Mission and Vision Statements, Accreditation, and State Authorization

Mission

The mission of the Graduate School is to empower scholars, practitioners, and researchers to become agents of innovation and leaders of change through distinctive, relevant, and rigorous education.

Vision

The Graduate School aspires to be the global leader in health and biomedical graduate education and research by cultivating students who solve critical world problems.

Accreditation

The University of Maryland, Baltimore is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

3624 Market St

Philadelphia, PA 19104

267-284-5000

www.msche.org

State Authorization

The Graduate School at the University of Maryland, Baltimore is authorized by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), the State Licensing Authority, to confer degrees.

Maryland Higher Education Commission

6 North Liberty St., 10th Floor Baltimore, MD 21201

410-767-3300; 410-332-0270 (fax)