UMUC

Adelphi (UMUC Headquarters)

Classes and Services

The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) headquarters in Adelphi, Maryland is a comprehensive education complex comprised of the Student and Faculty Services Center and the Inn and Conference Center. These buildings house the university’s administrative and student service offices, as well as classrooms and computing facilities. In addition, the Inn and Conference Center features nearly 30 meeting rooms, a hotel, a restaurant, and an art gallery.

Services Academics

Office of Enrollment Management Hours

  • Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

topDirections and Parking

From I-495, take Exit 25B (U.S. Route 1 South). Turn off at Route 193 West (University Boulevard). At Adelphi Road, make a U-turn onto Route 193 East to enter the UMUC parking garage. UMUC’s Student and Faculty Services Center and Inn and Conference Center are both accessible from the parking garage.

If you are taking a course that meets weekdays in the Student and Faculty Services Center or the Inn and Conference Center before 4 p.m., you will be allowed to park free in the adjacent garage. Your teacher will give you a parking permit and first-day voucher at your first class meeting. You may need to show identification to parking personnel upon leaving the garage. If you are taking a course that meets in the Student and Faculty Services Center or the Inn and Conference Center weekdays after 4 p.m. or on the weekend, you may park in Lot 1 free of charge. If you are visiting UMUC offices, parking is available in the adjacent garage at an hourly rate (posted at the entrance).

topAdvising

Advisors are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Call 800-888-UMUC (8682) for an advising appointment at the Student and Faculty Services Center.

topComputer Labs

At the Adelphi Student and Faculty Services Center, UMUC is equipped with one open-access computing lab and several instructional labs available Monday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the standard semester. Please call 301-985-7816 for any changes to hours of operation. For more details, call 800-888-UMUC (8682).

topLibrary Services

UMUC’s Information and Library Services provides a wide range of resources and services, available 24 x7, to best meet the information needs of UMUC's students, faculty, and staff.

UMUC librarians are available 24 x 7 via email and chat. In addition, librarians can be reached for assistance via phone, instant messaging, and in person during regularly scheduled hours at the Adelphi Student and Faculty Services Center, Dorsey Station, and at McKeldin Library on week-ends. Please see the library’s Ask a Librarian page for more information and service hours.

Information and Library Services provides access to a rich collection of research materials on business, social science, science, arts and humanities, computer and information systems, and other topics related to UMUC's curriculum. Students can access an extensive array of subscription databases containing tens of thousands of full-text articles as well as thousands of electronic books, through the Information and Library Services home page or through WebTycho.

Currently enrolled students in the continental United States have borrowing privileges at the 16 University System of Maryland and affiliated institutions (USMAI) libraries. The library collections can be searched and books can be requested through the USMAI online catalog, available via the library home page. All UMUC students may use the DocumentExpress service to request journal articles or book chapters not available online in full text be sent to them electronically.

topTest Proctoring for Undergraduate Students

Cole Field House on the University of Maryland College Park campus is an approved proctoring site for undergraduate online course examinations during standard fall and spring semesters. The Inn and Conference Center at UMUC's Adelphi headquarters is an approved proctoring site for the mid-spring, summer, and mid-fall semesters. Proctored exam schedules for the Student and Faculty Services Center are available online at http://www.umuc.edu/prog/ugp/ets/ exam_schedules.html.