Basic and applied research covers International and Domestic Agriculture Sciences, Marine and Environmental Sciences, and Computer and Mathematical Sciences. Professional accreditation includes Chemistry (ACS); Construction Management (ACCE); Education (NCATE); Human Ecology (ADA); Physician Assistant (ARC-PA); Physical Therapy (CAPTE); and Rehabilitation Service (NCRE). The University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The Eastern Shore campus of the University System of Maryland had diverse affiliations and several names before becoming the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) at Princess Anne in 1970. The institution was founded in 1886 as the Delaware Conference Academy for Negroes, under the general control of Centenary Bible Institute in Baltimore. By the Morrill Act of 1890, the Academy received federal funds and was renamed the Princess Anne Academy. This funding created a relationship with the then Maryland Agricultural College, although the campus continued to be a part of Morgan College. College level work began at Princess Anne in 1927. The State authorized purchase of the Academy in 1935 (Chapter 548, Acts of 1935) and, in 1936, Princess Anne Academy became part of the University of Maryland, bearing the name of Maryland State College from 1948 until 1970. In 1970, the College was renamed University of Maryland Eastern Shore and, in 1988, it joined the University of Maryland System (Chapter 246, Acts of 1988). The System was renamed University System of Maryland in 1997 (Chapter 114, Acts of 1997).
Today, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is home to five schools: Agricultural and Natural Sciences; Arts and Professions; Business and Technology; Graduate Studies; and Pharmacy and Health Professions.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL & NATURAL SCIENCES
The School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences includes three academic departments: Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences; Human Ecology; and Natural Sciences.
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & PROFESSIONS
Within the School of Arts and Professions are five departments: Criminal Justice; Education; English and Modern Languages; Fine Arts; and Social Sciences.
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY
Five departments make up the School of Business and Technology: Business, Management, and Accounting; Engineering and Aviation Sciences; Hotel and Restaurant Management; Mathematics and Computer Science; and Technology.
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
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SCHOOL OF PHARMACY & HEALTH PROFESSIONS
The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions was established as the School of Health Professions on July 1, 2005. It reformed under its present name in 2008.
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