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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - EASTERN SHORE
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore
1 Backbone Road
Princess Anne, MD 21853

Official telephone: (410) 651-2200
Fax number: (410) 651-6105

Website: www.umes.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in June and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: criminal justice, sociology, hotel and restaurant management
Majors with the lowest enrollment: applied design, art education, music education
Average freshman GPA: 2.6 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 70%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 159 men, 140 women, 299 total
Full-time faculty: 100 men, 78 women, 178 total
Part-time faculty: 59 men, 62 women, 121 total
Graduation rate: 32% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Undergraduate studies homepage: www.youtube.com/
discoverumes
Special programs offered:
dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-pharmacy
Education certifications are offered: yes
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, vocational arts
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Ghana.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American Studies
  • Agribusiness
  • Agriculture
  • Applied Design
  • Art Education
  • Aviation Science
  • Biology/General
  • Business Administration
  • Business Education
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry Education
  • Computer Science/Data Processing
  • Construction Management/Technology
  • Criminal Justice
  • Elementary/Special Education
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Technology
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Science
  • General Studies
  • Golf Management
  • History
  • Hotel/Restaurant Management
  • Human Ecology
  • Mathematics
  • Music Education
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physician Assistant
  • Rehabilitation Services
  • Sociology
  • Technology Education

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for international baccalaureate



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