Academic Affairs Policies
USM Policy on Faculty, Student, and Institutional Rights and Responsibilities for Academic Integrity
III-1.00 | USM Policy | Approved December 12, 2014
UMB Policy on Faculty, Student, and Institutional Rights and Responsibilities for Academic Integrity
III-1.00(A) | Approved January 1, 2011
USM Policy on Misconduct in Scholarly Work
III-1.10 | USM Policy | Approved December 12, 2014
UMB Policy and Procedures Concerning Research Misconduct
III-1.10(A) | Approved August 1, 2015
USM Policy on Conflicts of Interest in Research and Development
III-1.11 | USM Policy | Approved June 16, 2017
Procedures Implementing Board of Regents Policy on Conflicts of Interest in Research or Development
III-1.11(A) | Approved August 1, 1997
Policy and Procedures on Financial Conflict of Interest to Promote Objectivity in Public Health Service-Funded Research
III-1.11(B) | Approved August 24, 2012
Policy on Identifying and Addressing Institutional Conflicts of Interest to Preserve Integrity of Research and Other Academic Activity
III-1.11(C) | Approved December 21, 2023
UMB Policy on Authorship on Scholarly Publications
III-1.11(D) | Approved August 1, 2015
USM Policy for Review of Alleged Arbitrary and Capricious Grading
III-1.20 | USM Policy | Approved July 11, 1990
UMB Policy for Review of Alleged Arbitrary and Capricious Grading
III-1.20(A) | Approved October 1, 1992
USM Policy on Academic Clemency
III-1.30 | USM Policy | Approved February 22, 1990
UMB Policy on Academic Clemency
III-1.30(A) | Approved October 1, 1992 | Last Reviewed June 25, 2025
USM Policy on Credit for Competency-Based Education and Prior Learning
III-1.41 | USM Policy | Approved September 19, 2014
UMB Policy on Credit for Competency-Based Education and Prior Learning
III-1.41(A) | Approved December 1, 2014
USM Policy on Continuing Education
III-2.00 | USM Policy | Approved November 30, 1989
USM Policy on Summer and Special Sessions
III-2.10 | USM Policy | Approved January 11, 1990
USM Policy on Combined Bachelor's/Master's Programs
III-2.20 | USM Policy | Approved January 11, 1990
USM Policy on Eligibility to Register
III-2.30 | USM Policy | Approved February 22, 1990
UMB Policy on Eligibility to Register
III-2.30(A) | Approved January 1, 2001
USM Policy on Undergraduate Student Concurrent Inter-Institutional Registration
III-2.40 | USM Policy | Approved December 12, 2014
UMB Policy on Undergraduate Student Concurrent Inter-Institutional Registration
III-2.40(A) | Approved January 1, 2001
USM Policy on Graduate Student Inter-Institutional Registration
III-2.41 | USM Policy | Approved December 12, 2014
UMB Policy on Graduate Student Inter-Institutional Registration
III-2.41(A) | Approved January 1, 2001
USM Policy on Academic Advising
III-2.50 | USM Policy | Approved June 21, 1990
UMB Policy on Academic Advising
III-2.50(A) | Approved October 2, 2025
USM Policy on Awarding of Honorary Degrees
III-3.00 | USM Policy | Approved June 21, 2019
UMB Policy on Awarding Honorary Degrees
III-3.00(A) | Approved October 16, 2019
USM Policy on Undergraduate Admissions
III-4.00 | USM Policy | Approved October 20, 2017
UMB Policy on Undergraduate Admissions
III-4.00(A) | Approved January 1, 2011
USM Policy on Enrollment
III-4.10 | USM Policy | Approved December 12, 2014
USM Policy on Academic Calendar
III-5.00 | USM Policy | Approved April 6, 2001
UMB Policy on Academic Calendar
III-5.00(A) | Approved January 1, 2011
USM Policy Concerning the Scheduling of Academic Assignments on Dates of Religious Observance
III-5.10 | USM Policy | Approved January 11, 1990
UMB Policy Concerning the Scheduling of Academic Assignments on Dates of Religious Observance; Campus Space for Faith-Based or Religious Practices
III-5.10(A) | Approved September 17, 2024
USM Policy on Academic Transcripts
III-6.00 | USM Policy | Approved June 19, 2020
UMB Policy on Academic Transcripts and Financial Aid Records
III-6.00(A) | Approved January 1, 2011
USM Policy for the Numbering of Academic Courses
III-6.10 | USM Policy | Approved December 12, 2014
USM Policy on Grading Symbol Identification
III-6.20 | USM Policy | Approved January 11, 1990
UMB Policy on Grading Symbol Identification
III-6.20(A) | Approved January 1, 2011
USM Policy on Confidentiality and Disclosure of Student Records
III-6.30 | USM Policy | Approved January 11, 1990
UMB Policy on Confidentiality and Disclosure of Student Records
III-6.30(A) | Approved August 17, 2020
USM Policy on Classification of Undergraduate Students
III-6.40 | USM Policy | Approved April 26, 1990
USM Policy on Curricular and Degree Requirements
III-7.00 | USM Policy | Approved April 26, 1990
UMB Policy on Technology Fluency
III-7.00(A) | Approved April 30, 2002
USM Policy on the Review and Approval of New Academic Programs That Do Not Require New Resources
III-7.01 | USM Policy | Approved April 7, 2000
USM Policy on the Review and Abolition of Existing Academic Programs
III-7.02 | USM Policy | Approved October 27, 2000
USM Policy on the Resolution Regarding Action By the Board of Regents to Delegate to the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland the Authority to Approve Period Reviews of Existing Programs, and to Approve Annual Institutional Submissions to MHEC Regarding Low-Productivity Programs
III-7.04 | USM Policy | Approved June 18, 2003
USM Policy on the Creation/Development by University System of Maryland Institutions of Schools or Colleges
III - 7.05 | USM Policy | Approved February 10, 2006
USM Policy on Graduate Education
III-7.10 | USM Policy | Approved January 21, 1990
USM Policy on Graduate Assistantships
III – 7.11 | USM Policy | Approved June 22, 2012
UMB Policy on Graduate Assistants
III-7.11(A) | Approved August 31, 2011
UMB Graduate Assistant Grievance Policy
III-7.11(B) | Approved August 31, 2011
USM Policy on Undergraduate General Education Transferability Between USM Institutions
III-7.20 | USM Policy | Approved December 12, 2014
USM Policy on the Awarding of Posthumous Degrees
III-7.30 | USM Policy | Approved June 19, 2015
USM Policy on the Admission of First-Time Freshmen in the Spring Admits Semester
III-8.00 | USM Policy | Approved February 18, 2005
USM Policy on Alternative Means of Earning Academic Degree Credit
III-8.01 | USM Policy | Approved February 18, 2005
USM Policy on Standard Credit Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree Programs
III-8.02 | USM Policy | Approved February 18, 2005
USM Policy on Guidelines on Non-USM Institutions Offering Programs at USM Regional Centers
III-9.00 | USM Policy | Approved June 22, 2005
USM Policy on Textbook Affordability Measures
III-10.00 | USM Policy | Approved February 13, 2009
UMB Policy on Heroin and Opioid Addiction and Prevention
III-99.00(A) | Approved October 1, 2018
UMB Policy Prohibiting Participation in Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs and Requiring Disclosure of Participation in Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
III- 11.00 | Approved September 23, 2024
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