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Admission and advising for the Information Risk Management, Ethics, and Privacy minor is managed by the UMD Information Science undergraduate team at the Universities at Shady Grove campus (Rockville, MD).
Please note that advising questions related to how the Minor courses may count towards degree requirements or other program requirements should be directed to a student’s academic advisor.
Student Qualifications
All University of Maryland undergraduate students with an interest in information and data privacy and ethics, holding 45 credits or more are encouraged to apply to the Risk Management, Ethics, and Privacy minor.
Application Process
The Risk Management, Ethics, and Privacy minor within the Information Science undergraduate program offered at the Universities at Shady Grove opens applications each spring (for a subsequent Fall semester). Students who wish to add the minor should do so at least two academic semesters prior to their graduation.
To apply students must complete the Minor online application form.
Minor Completion Requirements
In order to complete the minor, students must:
- Complete all 15 required credits.
- Achieve a minimum grade of “C-” or better in all minor courses.
- At least nine credits must be completed at the 400-level to earn the minor.
- Only six credits or two courses from the minor are allowed to satisfy a degree requirement towards your major. Please consult with your academic advisor for more information.
- Students who matriculate to the university starting in fall 2012 (freshmen and transfers) must achieve a cumulative 2.0 GPA in their minor and major courses.
- No more than 6 credits can be completed at an institution other than the University of Maryland, College Park.
- The posting of a minor on a student’s official transcript is done concurrently with the posting of the bachelor’s degree. Therefore, all minor classes must be completed prior to graduation.