Shady Grove
Location Address:
9636 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Telephone Number:
301-738-6090
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Classes and Services
USM Shady Grove is a comprehensive education center located in Rockville, MD. This location offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs to students in and around Montgomery County. Shady Grove can be reached by the Ride-On-Bus #43 from the Shady Grove Metro Station and can easily be accessed from I-270.
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Office Hours
The UMUC office at Shady Grove is located at 9636 Gudelsky Drive (SG III -4th Floor).
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Contact Information:
Office Phone: 301-738-6090
Fax Number: 301-738-6340
Directions and Parking
USM Shady Grove is located at 9636 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850.
Take I-270 to Exit 8, Shady Grove Road West. Go 1.5 miles, cross the intersection with Darnestown Road, and turn right onto Gudelsky Way, turn left at the stop sign onto Gudelsky Drive. Follow the road around to the parking area. Parking is free.
For parking information refer to: http://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/about/directions /parking.cfm
Undergraduate Advising
Advisors are available Monday through Thursday by appointment only. Call 301-738-6090 to make an appointment with a UMUC undergraduate advisor.
Computer Labs
Shady Grove is equipped with a computer lab. For computer lab information call 301-738-6035 or refer to: http://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/resources/it-services/
Library Services
For more information on Shady Grove Library Media Center refer to: http://www.lib.umd.edu/shadygrove/
Textbook Distribution
Books for classes held at Shady Grove will be available for purchase at the Shady Grove bookstore.
For updated information on the bookstore refer to: http://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/about/ facilities/bookstore
Test Proctoring for Undergraduate Students
Shady Grove is an approved proctoring site for undergraduate on-line course examinations. Scheduling for Distance Education Exams can be accessed on-line at the beginning of each semester at http://www.umuc.edu/prog/ugp/ets/ ets_transition.shtml.
*Shady Grove is not a proctoring site for make-up exams.
Other Important Information
The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) is a unique model for delivering quality higher education to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Eight of the University System of Maryland's (USM) 11-degree granting institutions collaborate programs at Shady Grove.
Classes are held in all three buildings of the Shady Grove Center.
*Please verify room numbers in the building lobby the first night of class.
Participating Institutions Bowie State University (BSU); Towson University (TU); University of Baltimore (UB); University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC): University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB); University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP); University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and University of Maryland University College (UMUC).
Current Programs For more information about programs offered at Shady Grove refer to: http://shadygrove.umd.edu/
Scholarships Several scholarships are available for UMUC students at Shady Grove:
Shady Grove Scholarship
Universities at Shady Grove Excellence in Technology Fund

