Forms

Form	Description
Change in Registration Request (Add/Drop/Change)	Request a registration change after the term begins
Withdrawal Request Form	Request withdrawal from: your only course in a term, all courses in a term, and/or your graduate studies prior to degree completion
Inter-Institutional Enrollment Form	Request enrollment in a course at another USM institution
Leave of Absence (LOA) Request	Request a leave of absence if unable to take any courses during a fall or spring semester
Returning Student Request	Request reactivation of your enrollment eligibility after an absence‌
Transfer of Credits Request	Request that graduate-level courses completed at other accredited institutions be approved for your MS degree at UMB ‌‌
Registration Deadlines	View deadlines and dates related to class registration.

Academic Progress Forms ▾

Admission to Candidacy Form

Nomination of Members for Master's Final Examination Committee

Nomination of Members for Final Doctoral Examination Committee

If you require the Word form of any documents listed above please contact gradinfo@umaryland.edu.

Financial Support Forms ▾

Graduate Assistant Guide 2018-2019

GRA Stipend Levels

School	Stipend Level I	Stipend Level II
Dentistry	$28,000	$29,000
Medicine	$28,000	$29,000
Nursing	$25,000	$27,000
Pharmacy	$25,000	$26,000
Social Work	$23,000	$24,000
Gerontology	$20,000	$21,000

Supplemental Compensation Request for Graduate Assistants can be found on the Human Resources Website

Criterion of appointment:

Stipend Level I - Graduate student in good standing who lacks previous teaching or research experience.

Stipend Level II - Graduate student in good standing who has passed the departmental preliminary exam and has been formally admitted to candidacy for the doctoral degree.

If you should have any questions, please contact Celeste Gerhart at (410)706-8323

The Graduate Assistant Advisory Committee (GAAC) meets through the meet and confer process with President Perman and the Graduate School leadership team each term. Direct any agenda items to umb.gsa.president@gmail.com

Graduation & Degree Certification Forms ▾

A‌ll Students

Registration Deadlines

Graduation Deadlines

Commencement

Verification Request Form

Application for Diploma: Log into SURFS for form

Certificate Students

Certificate - Fulfillment of Course Requirements Form

Certificate - Certification of Requirements Form

Students in a ‘stackable’ Master’s degree program that decide not to complete the Application for Diploma for a Certificate and thereby not receive the Certificate(s) the semester of graduation, forfeit the awarding of the Certificate at any later date. This determination has no bearing on the Master of Science degree completion.