Board of Regents Committee on Education Policy
to Consider Academic Program Proposals
ADELPHI, Md. (September 8, 2005) - The Committee on Education Policy of the 蘑菇视频 (USM) Board of Regents will consider proposals for three academic programs at its next meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 am Wednesday, September 14, in the Albin O. Kuhn Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Committee members will review proposals for the following programs:
- Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, to be formed by joining five existing doctoral programs-Human Genetics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Pathology, Pharmacology, and Physiology;
- Master of Professional Studies and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Professional Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC);
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Senior Housing Administration at UMBC.
Also on the agenda as a discussion item is the role of the Board of Regents in the Middle States Commission on Higher Education accreditation process. John H.Erickson, deputy executive director of the commission, will give a presentation on this topic. Six USM institutions are undergoing regional accreditation review by the commission this year.
Access the full agenda for Wednesday's committee meeting at: /usm/regents/Agendas/ed091405.html. Full agendas and background information also will be available at the meeting. Sign language interpreters and/or other appropriate accommodations for eligible individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 301.445.2756 (voice) or 301.314.7683 (TTY/ITT) to make special arrangements.
