The Graduate School at the University of Maryland advances graduate education and enhances the graduate student experience.

The Graduate School assumes academic leadership for graduate education at the campus level and provides oversight for policies and standards for graduate education at the campus level; it provides administrative support for graduate education to other campus units, colleges, programs, graduate faculty and graduate students; service to those constituencies as well as to prospective students and to alumni; and advocacy for graduate education and graduate students on campus, in the state capital, in the national graduate community, and in the profession at large.

The Graduate School
University of Maryland
2123 Lee Building
College Park, MD  20742

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST) Monday–Friday

1.800.245.GRAD (4723)
gradschool@umd.edu
@UMDgradschool

Welcome to the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS). We are delighted that you aspire to join us in our mission to “Be the Solution” to the world’s greatest challenges! Joining one of our graduate programs is a great place to learn the knowledge and skills to have an impact in your chosen discipline and profession.

The hallmark of a graduate education in BSOS is research. Graduate students work closely with faculty in the academic departments and research centers across the College in order to build the research experience, grant writing, presentation and publications skills they need for future work in the academic, public and private sectors. BSOS draws on its proximity to Washington, D.C. and on its worldwide connections to enrich its teaching, research and service agendas.

To learn more about the graduate programs in BSOS, please visit specific academic departments of interest.

Please also visit The Graduate School at the University of Maryland for more information about the University of Maryland graduate programs and applications.