Universities at Shady Grove

Universities at Shady Grove

University of Maryland Shady Grove
Type	Public
Established	2000
Parent institution	University System of Maryland
Executive Director	Anne Khademian[1]
Location	Rockville , Maryland , United States 39°5′38.2″N 77°12′5.9″W / 39.093944°N 77.201639°W / 39.093944; -77.201639
Chair, Board of Advisors	Michael Knapp[2]
Chair, Governing Council	Joann Boughman[3]
Website	www.shadygrove.umd.edu

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) is a multi-university higher education center of the University System of Maryland for mid-career working professionals and non-traditional students. Degrees taught by the cooperative are conferred by the individual universities as opposed to it being conferred in the name of the education center.

It originally began in 1992 as part of the University of Maryland University College. In 2000, it reformed under its present name. Daytime, evening and weekend classes are offered at Shady Grove to students studying in 80 undergraduate, graduate, degree and certificate programs.

Established in 2000, The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) is a regional higher education center of the University System of Maryland that offers students access to undergraduate and graduate degree programs from nine universities on one campus in Rockville, Maryland.

There is no separate application for USG; prospective students seeking to enroll in a program at USG apply directly to the university offering their desired program. Students are taught by the same professors, take the same courses, and have the same curriculum as students enrolled in that program at their university's main campus. Students take their classes at USG, but earn their degree from the university offering their program.

There is an on-campus library, the Shannon and Michael Priddy Library.^[4]