🎉Upcoming Events and Deadlines🎉
Resume Review 
Wednesday, October 8 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Stem Library MPR
Join CMNS Career Services for an interactive workshop designed for Math graduate students. Sign up here: https://umd.joinhandshake.com/
Pizza and refreshments will be provided.
Fall Break 
Monday and Tuesday, October 13 & 14
No classes.
Pumpkin Crafting
Thursday, October 16 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Graduate Lounge
Join us for the monthly Graduate Office Social Event. You have the choice between making paper pumpkins or decorating fake mini pumpkins (or both!). Sweet fall treats and apple cider provided.
Annual Halloween Party
Friday, October 31 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Grad Lounge
Join us for our annual Halloween Party! Costumes are encouraged. Refreshments (and lots of candy!) will be provided.
Spring 2026 Registration Begins
Thursday, October 30
Class Registration Reminders
Auditing Courses
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Audited courses do not count towards your status as a full-time student. For example, if you are taking 8 credits, but 3 of those credits come from an audited course, you are technically enrolled in 5 credits, which may or may not be enough to keep you as a full-time student.
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Audited courses do count towards your tuition remission and mandatory fees. You can only take up to 10 credits with tuition remission. You cannot go over 10 credits, even if some credits are audited. Enrolling in 9 credits or more (even if some credits are audited) will result in mandatory fees of 727 dollars. However, enrolling in 8 credits or less will result in mandatory fees of 357.50 dollars.
Full- Time Status
To be a full-time student, you need 48 units. Please confirm you have 48 units on your schedule using the information below. Note: If you are a TA/RA/Grader, your assistantship is worth 24 units, therefore your course schedule only needs to carry 24 or more units.
Courses in the series 000-399 carry 2 units per credit hour.
Courses in the series: 400-499 carry 4 units per credit hour.
Courses in the series: 600-897 carry 6 units per credit hour.
Master's Research course: 799 carries 12 units per credit hour.
Pre-candidacy Doctoral Research courses: 898 carries 18 units per credit hour.
Doctoral Dissertation Research: 899 carries 18 units per credit hour. All doctoral candidates will be automatically registered for six (6) credit hours of 899; this defines all currently registered doctoral candidates as full-time.
Outside Courses: Not all classes outside the math department are covered by your tuition remission. Graduate Programs with Non-standard Tuition and Fees:
College of Information Studies
Office of Advanced Engineering Education
Office of Extended Studies – Professional Programs
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Registration Dates
Schedule adjustment period Jan 26, 2026 (Mon) - Feb 6, 2026 (Fri)
Last day to drop a course with 100% refund: January 31. After this date, only "even exchanges" may occur with no financial penalty until February 6. (i.e. drop a 3 credit course and add a 3 credit course within the same transaction)
Resource Reminders
All PhD students have access to the prospectus repository to upload and view peer's prospectus papers when applying for candidacy. If you have already advanced, it would be helpful to fellow students to upload your prospectus as they prepare for their own candidacy exams.
All students have access to the Math Job Page for internship, fellowship, and career opportunities. Please check periodically.
Find an Advisor SpreadsheetThis resource is designed to help you explore potential research advisors, whose research aligns with your interests. This spreadsheet includes information on faculty research areas, whether they are accepting students, their availability, their students' research, and more.
General overview of the MATH and STAT program policies (Includes information on obtaining an MA degree).