Congratulations on your admission to graduate study! We're as excited about your academic endeavors as you are. Knowing where to begin and what resources are available will ease your transition into graduate study. Feel free to stop by or contact us with any questions you may have. The Department of Anthropology office is available to help guide you through the many administration processes that you will encounter, and to inform you of policy, procedures and deadlines.

Knowing the infrastructure and levels of administration will help make sense of the levels of approvals that are needed for administrative actions. All official admission approvals for graduate students reside under the Graduate School's administration. In order to graduate, students must meet the requirements of the department and the Graduate School. All students are required to adhere to the requirements and policies of the Department and Graduate School, and to meet procedural deadlines. The department may set regulations and requirements above and beyond Graduate School requirements.

The following was compiled to provide a summarization of information and processes based on what new students encounter when entering graduate studies. Be sure to check out all of the links. This publication is a comprehensive summary of the Department of Anthropology requirements, policies and regulations. Department requirements are available from your advisor, or the department. The Graduate School requirements, policies and regulations are listed in the Graduate Catalog, which is only available on-line at www.gradschool.umd.edu/catalog.