Mount St. Mary’s University offers graduate degree programs in the fields of business, education and liberal arts. Each program has unique admissions requirements and curricula, described in the section on that program. In the field of business, the Mount offers the Master of Business Administration. In education, the Master of Education and the Master of Arts in Teaching are offered, along with a Maryland state-approved graduate certificate as Reading Specialist.

Degree Requirements
Students are responsible for ensuring that all of the following graduation requirements have been satisfied:

• Completion of all undergraduate prerequisites and a minimum of 36 graduate hours comprising required core courses, electives and independent research (MALS program is 30 hours)
• A cumulative GPA of at least 3.00
• Completion of course work within the five-year time limit

Requests for time extensions must be submitted in writing and may be granted at the sole discretion of the program director.

No foreign language or comprehensive examination is required.