ADDENDA TO THIS CATALOG
The Undergraduate Catalog is published each academic year in June prior to the fall semester. The provisions of the Undergraduate Catalog are not to be regarded as a contract between the student and the University of Maryland. The university reserves the right to change its policies, rules, regulations, requirements for graduation, course offerings, tuition, fees, other charges, or any other contents of this catalog at any time.
When necessary, the university will track changes to the Undergraduate Catalog in this addenda section:
- For addenda related to policies, rules, regulations, tuition, fees and general information, see General Addenda
- For addenda related to curricula (i.e., descriptions, learning outcomes, and requirements for majors, minors, and certificates), see Curricular Addenda
Note: Updates to course offerings (e.g., course description changes), will be reflected in the following year's catalog and are not tracked in this addenda section.
This section contains addenda related to policies, rules, regulations, tuition, fees and general information. Each addendum contains an excerpt from the catalog as it was originally published as well as the change that was made. To view the full original text, see the catalog page referenced in the addendum.
Belonging & Community at UMD
Under Belonging & Community at UMD
- Effective July 10, 2026, an Interim Vice President for Belonging was appointed (published July 14, 2026).
Original
Vice President for Belonging: Georgina Dodge, Ph.D.
Change
Vice President for Belonging: Stephanie H. Chang, Ph.D. (Interim)
This section contains a list of addenda related to undergraduate academic and program changes. Each listing details changes that have been made to the program or indicates if the program is new.
- Environmental and Resource Economics Major
- HGLO - Honors Global Communities
- Survey Methodology Minor
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major
Environmental and Resource Economics Major
- Effective Fall 2026, the Environmental and Resource Economics Major was established (published August 5, 2026).
Program Director: Maria Soppelsa
The Environmental and Resource Economics major prepares students to address complex environmental and natural resource challenges through a rigorous curriculum. Foundational courses in economics, analytics, and business statistics are paired with specialized coursework in environmental economics, energy economics, economic development, and natural resource policy.
Students enhance their knowledge by selecting complementary fields such as Environmental Data Science, Sustainable Development, Environmental and Resource Management and Policy, or Advanced Degree Preparation. The program attracts a small, diverse cohort, fostering personalized learning and collaboration.
Graduates are equipped with the analytical tools to succeed in impactful careers across the private, public, and non-profit sectors, nationally and internationally, addressing critical issues in environmental policy, sustainable development, and resource management. Many also secure placements in competitive graduate programs or pursue advanced degrees in applied economics, law, or related fields.
Students majoring in Environmental and Resource Economics may not pursue a double-major or double-degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Disciplinary Foundation: EREC majors will demonstrate knowledge of economic principles, terms and concepts and their application to analysis of economic problems in environmental and resource economics.
- Critical and Analytical Thinking: EREC majors will demonstrate an ability to think critically about economic issues and to analyze and draw inferences from data.
- Understanding Economic Policy: EREC majors will demonstrate knowledge of laws, policies and institutional arrangements in environmental and resource economics, their role in determining resource allocation, and how economics can inform policy design.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: EREC majors will demonstrate an understanding of the causes and consequences of differences in the distribution of environmental and natural resources across diverse socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic groups.
Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Courses | ||
| AREC250 | Elements of Agricultural and Resource Economics | 3 |
| or AREC240 | Introduction to Economics and the Environment | |
| or AREC241 | Environment, Economics and Policy | |
| or ECON200 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| ECON201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| AREC326 | Intermediate Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH120 | Elementary Calculus I | 3-4 |
| or MATH140 | Calculus I | |
| Statistics Requirements | 6 | |
| Elementary Statistics and Probability | ||
or MATH107 | Introduction to Math Modeling and Probability | |
And | ||
| Business Statistics | ||
or ECON230 | Applied Economic Statistics | |
Or | ||
| Applied Probability and Statistics I | ||
| Upper-Level AREC Courses. Select five of the following courses | 15 | |
| Data Science for Environmental and Resource Economics | ||
| Economics of Production | ||
| Econometric Analysis in Agricultural and Environmental Economics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural and Resource Law | ||
AREC431 | ||
| Agricultural Development, Population Growth and the Environment | ||
| Sustainable Economic Development | ||
| Natural Resources and Public Policy | ||
| The Economics of Climate Change | ||
| Economics of Land Use | ||
| Energy and Environmental Economics | ||
| Transportation Engineering, Economics, and Policy | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
Other upper-level AREC courses with permission of advisor | ||
| Select three courses from one of the following fields (minimum 9 credits) | 9 | |
Advanced Degree Preparation | ||
Environmental Data Science | ||
Environmental and Resource Management and Policy | ||
Student Designed Field | ||
| Total Credits | 42-43 | |
Fields:
ADVANCED DEGREE PREPARATION
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose three of the following courses: | ||
| ECON406 | Advanced Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON414 | Game Theory | 3 |
| ECON415 | Market Design | 3 |
| ECON422 | Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON423 | Advanced Topics in Econometrics | 3 |
| MATH141 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH240 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MATH241 | Calculus III | 4 |
| STAT401 | Applied Probability and Statistics II | 3 |
| STAT420 | Theory and Methods of Statistics | 3 |
| STAT430 | Introduction to Statistical Computing with SAS | 3 |
| Any other upper-level ECON/MATH/STAT course chosen in consultation with advisor | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SCIENCE
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose three of the following courses: | ||
| AREC280 | Harvesting Big Data to Examine Agriculture and Climate Change | 3 |
| AREC380 | Data Science for Environmental and Resource Economics | 3 |
| AREC422 | Econometric Analysis in Agricultural and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| FIRE298 | FIRE Semester 3 | 3 |
| AOSC247 | Scientific Programming: Python | 3 |
| or GEOG276 | Principles of Python Programming and Geocomputing | |
| GEOG272 | Introduction to Earth Observation Science | 3 |
| GEOG373 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| AOSC447 | Machine Learning in Earth Science | 3 |
ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND POLICY
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose three of the following courses: | ||
| AREC200 | The Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem: Intersection of Science, Economics, and Policy | 3 |
| AGNR301 | Sustainability | 3 |
| or PLCY301 | Sustainability | |
| ANTH242 | Fire, Farming and Climate Change: An Archaeology Take on the History of Human Impacts on our Planet | 3 |
| or ANTH266 | Changing Climate, Changing Cultures | |
| AOSC375 | Introduction to the Blue Ocean | 3 |
| ENST403 | Invasive Species Ecology | 3 |
| ENST485 | Water Management in Urban Environment | 3 |
| FGSM340 | Energy and Environmental Policy | 3 |
| GEOG332 | Economic Geography | 3 |
STUDENT DESIGNED FIELD
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| This field requires a written proposal listing at least three courses totaling at least 9 credits. | 9 | |
The proposal must be submitted to the Undergraduate Committee of the AREC department. Committee approval must be obtained 30 or more credit hours before graduation. A student designed field may be used to study a foreign language as part of the AREC curriculum. | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
All courses must be passed with a grade of "C-" or better to count towards prerequisite courses, major core courses, or field requirements. "C- or better" means any grade for which the University awards 1.7 or more quality points in calculating GPA. Beginning with students matriculating Fall 2012, to be awarded a baccalaureate degree, students must have a minimum (2.00) cumulative grade point average across all courses used to satisfy major degree requirements.
HGLO - Honors Global Communities
Under Approved Courses and HGLO - Honors Global Communities
- Effective Fall 2026, the HGLO course prefix was renamed to Honors Global Challenges and Solutions (published July 14, 2026).
Original
Course Prefix: HGLO - Honors Global Communities
Change
Course Prefix: HGLO - Honors Global Challenges and Solutions
Survey Methodology Minor
Under Survey Methodology Minor
- Effective Fall 2026, the Survey Methodology Minor was suspended (published September 24, 2026).
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major
Under Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major
- Program Learning Outcomes: Effective Spring 2027, the program learning outcomes were updated (published October 21, 2026).
- Requirements: Effective Spring 2027, several new courses were added as requirement options (published October 21, 2026).
Original
(1) Program Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to critically analyze issues of power related to women, race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class.
- Students will understand and be able to critique key developments in gender, critical race, and queer thought as strategies for social change.
- Students will demonstrate familiarity with major concepts and vocabulary of gender, critical race, and queer thought in the field of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
(2) Requirements: See Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major
Change
(1) Program Learning Outcomes:
- Students will demonstrate familiarity with major concepts related to gender, sexuality, colonialism, nationality, race/ethnicity, caste, class, and/or ability; their intersections; and the power structures linking them.
- Students will develop critical reasoning and research skills in the field of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and demonstrate an understanding of the different perspectives on the ethics and politics of knowledge production in the field.
- Students will understand and be able to critique key developments in the field of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as tools and strategies for cultural analysis and/or social change.
(2) Requirements:
Students will earn a total of 33 credit hours, distributed as indicated below. Drawing from more than 50 courses, including many cross-listed with other academic units, students will have the opportunity to explore broadly within the field and to create their own path through the major relevant to their special interests. At least 24 credits must be at or above the 3xx level. No course with a grade less than "C-" may be used to satisfy the major. An overall GPA of 2.0 in the major is required for graduation. Students will design their programs in consultation with a Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies advisor.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| College Requirements | ||
| Introductory Course | 3 | |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| Queer Worlds: Studies in Gender and Sexuality | ||
| Introduction to Disability Studies (Introduction to Disability Studies) | ||
| Gender, Power, and Society | ||
| Reproductive Justice: An Introduction | ||
| Gender, Art, and Culture | ||
| Introduction to Black Women's Studies | ||
| Lower Level Requirements | 6 | |
| Lower Level Core (LLC) | ||
Minimum 3 credits from LLC | ||
| Queer Worlds: Studies in Gender and Sexuality | ||
| Quare/Queer Contentions: Exploration of Sexualities in the Black Community | ||
LGBT298 | ||
| Introduction to Disability Studies (Introduction to Disability Studies) | ||
| Gender, Race and Computing | ||
| Gender, Power, and Society | ||
| Queer Worlds: Studies in Gender and Sexuality | ||
| Reproductive Justice: An Introduction | ||
| Gender in Sequence: Queering Comics | ||
| Gender, Art, and Culture | ||
| Introduction to Black Women's Studies | ||
| Quare/Queer Contentions: Exploration of Sexualities in the Black Community | ||
| Constructions of Manhood and Womanhood in the Black Community | ||
| Introduction to Black Women's Cultural Studies | ||
| Monsters and Racism: Black Horror and Speculative Fiction | ||
| Gender and Science in Film and Media | ||
| Bodies in Contention | ||
| Racialized Gender and Rebel Media | ||
| Lower Level Electives (LLE) | ||
Maximum of 3 credits of LLE | ||
Students may also take a second course from the Intro or LLC list instead of from the LLE list | ||
| LGBTQ+ Literatures and Media | ||
| Love, Labor, and Citizenship: Women in America to 1880 | ||
| Women in America Since 1880 | ||
| Women in Western Europe 1750-Present | ||
| Introduction to Humanities, Health, and Medicine | ||
| Reading Women Writing | ||
| World Literature by Women | ||
| Special Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ||
| History of Sexuality in America | ||
| The Politics of Sexuality in America: A Historical Approach | ||
| Man Up! Where Are The Fathers? | ||
| Women in Western Europe to 1750 | ||
| Hoop Dreams: Black Masculinity and Sport | ||
| Foundation Courses | 6 | |
| Feminist Knowledge Production | ||
| Advanced Projects Seminar in Gender, Race, and Queer Studies | ||
| Upper Level Requirements | 18 | |
9 of the 18 credits are required to be ULC, 6 are required to be ULE, the remaining 3 credits can come from either the ULC or ULE lists | ||
| Upper Level Core (ULC) | ||
| Minimum of 9 credits | ||
| Transgender Studies | ||
| LGBTQ Film and Media | ||
| LGBTQ+ Public Speaking and Facilitation | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Organization Internship | ||
| Special Topics in LGBTQ Studies | ||
| Black Queer Studies (Black Queer Studies) | ||
| Special Topics in LGBTQ Studies | ||
| Magical Black Femmes: Queering Black Femininity | ||
| Seminar in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Feminist, Critical Race, and Queer Theories | ||
| Disability Justice | ||
| Intro to Fat Studies: Fatness, Blackness and Their Intersections | ||
WGSS317 | ||
| Workshops in Gender, Race, and Queer Studies | ||
| Indigenous Feminisms (Indigenous Feminisms) | ||
| Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship | ||
| Caribbean Women | ||
| Undergraduate WGSS Internship | ||
| Black Feminist Thought | ||
| Undergraduate Research and Creative Works Assistantship | ||
| Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ||
| Women of the African Diaspora | ||
| Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ||
| Feminism, AI, and Health | ||
| Feminist Cultural Studies | ||
| Advanced Feminist, Critical Race, and Queer Theories | ||
| Advanced Seminar | ||
| Individual Research in Gender, Race and Queer Studies | ||
| Professional Development | ||
WGSS498Z | (Black Women's Art and Culture) | |
| Independent Study | ||
| Upper Level Elective | ||
| Minimum of 6 credits | ||
| Special Topics in LGBTQ+ Literatures and Media | ||
or ENGL359 | Special Topics in LGBTQ+ Literatures and Media | |
LGBT448C | (Sex and the City) | |
| Sex, Gender, and Jewish Identity | ||
LGBT448Y | (Spotlight on Major Writers Dickinson, Erotics, Poetics, Biopics: Some (Queer) Ways We Read Poetry) | |
or ENGL439D | ||
| Black Women in United States History | ||
| Women in Classical Antiquity | ||
| The Sociology of Gender | ||
| Biology of Reproduction | ||
| Psychology of Women | ||
| Literary Works by Women | ||
or ENGL348 | Literary Works by Women | |
| Literature by Women Before 1800 | ||
or ENGL408 | Literature by Women Before 1800 | |
WGSS420 | ||
| Asian American Women and Gender | ||
| Gender Roles and Social Institutions | ||
| Feminist Critical Theory | ||
or ENGL444 | Feminist Critical Theory | |
| Literature by Women of Color | ||
or ENGL448 | Literature by Women of Color | |
| Women in the Media | ||
| Women in Medieval Culture and Society | ||
| Women and Society in the Middle East | ||
WGSS457 | ||
| Literature by Women After 1800 | ||
| Study Abroad Special Topics IV | ||
| Women's Health | ||
| Judaism and the Construction of Gender | ||
| Sex, Gender, and Jewish Identity | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ||
| Feminist and Nationalist Thought in Black Communities | ||
| (Dis)ability in American Film | ||
| Queer Anthropology (Queer Anthropology) | ||
| Domestic Violence | ||
| Women and French Cinema | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
ENGL329A | (Cinema of Liberation) | |
ENGL329C | (Sexuality in the Cinema) | |
or CMLT398L | ||
ENGL329Y | (A Cinema of Migration as Message) | |
| Caribbean Literature in English | ||
ENGL388D | ||
| Maternal, Child and Family Health | ||
| Family Health: Health Happens in Families | ||
| Women and Leadership | ||
HIST338A | (Civil Rights Movement) | |
| Women and the Civil Rights Movement | ||
or WGSS498M | ||
| History of Women and Gender in Africa | ||
| Women and Reform Movements in the Twentieth-Century United States | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Health | ||
| Women and Japanese Literature: Japanese Literature in Translation | ||
| Sexuality in Jewish Literature and Culture | ||
| Women in Leadership | ||
| Multicultural Psychology in the U.S. | ||
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
| Society, Biology, and Health | ||
| Pregnancy and Parenthood in an Unequal Society | ||
SPAN412 | ||
SPAN433 | ||
SPAN471 | ||
| Total Credits | 33 | |