| Title: | Graduate School records |
| Call Number: | Coll073 |
| Creator: | University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Graduate School |
| Dates: | 1971-2000 |
| Size: | 12 boxes (11.25 linear feet) |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | This collection contains records from the Graduate School, including Dean's office correspondence, program proposals, information regarding the UMBC/ UMAB graduate school merger to University of Maryland Graduate School Baltimore (UMGSB), information relating to the University System of Maryland, graduate council committee files, newsletters, commencement programs, reports, and surveys. |
| Citation: | Graduate School records, University Archives, Collection 73, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
The UMBC Graduate School offers Master's degrees, doctoral degree programs, and graduate certificate programs in the natural and social sciences, engineering, public policy, and arts and humanities. UMBC's first graduate programs were started in 1970 with a masters program in Applied Mathematics; the first Masters degrees were awarded to Applied Mathematics graduates in 1973. In 1976, Applied Mathematics began the university's first Ph.D. program. In 1985, UMBC's graduate school merged with University of Maryland, Baltimore to create the University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore (UMGSB).
This collection was transferred in 2003 and 2004 from the Graduate School. Accessions: UARC 2003-09, UARC 2004-19.
The collection is currently being processed. The records have been sorted and arranged based on folder name and subject information. Original folders have been placed in acid-free boxes. Publications have been removed and placed in University Publications. University publications relating to the Graduate School and the Office of Graduate Studies and Research are available under the call numbers UPUB G3 and UPUB G4.
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including PastPerfect.
Inventory lists are available for UARC 2003-09 and UARC 2004-19.
Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll073.php
This collection requires review by Special Collections staff prior to use by researchers. Users should submit their request to view this collection at speccoll@umbc.edu or 410-455-2353.
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. UMBC is the copyright owner; permission to reproduce is required.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Graduate School
University of Maryland (System). Graduate School, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Office of the Dean for Graduate Studies and Research
University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Administration
University of Maryland, Baltimore -- Graduate School
University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Graduate School
