2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Welcome to the McDaniel College Undergraduate catalog. To learn about the College’s comprehensive liberal-arts undergraduate education, The McDaniel Plan, click on “Degree and McDaniel Plan Requirements.” You may search this site using keywords or by clicking on the section heads located to the left. To review the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog, please select from the drop-down box at the top right of this page and click the “go” button. You may refer catalog questions to the Registrar’s Office by emailing regoffice@mcdaniel.edu.

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Accreditation

McDaniel College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission of Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. Accreditation was first granted in 1922, with the last reaffirmation occurring in 2023.

Also accredited by:
American Chemical Society
Council on Social Work Education
Maryland State Department of Education

McDaniel College is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The programs listed below have been awarded initial accreditation status by AAQEP through June 30, 2029. Accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective educators who continue to grow as professionals and has demonstrated the commitment and capacity to maintain quality.

AAQEP-Accredited Undergraduate Programs at McDaniel College:

• Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
• Secondary Education Minor: Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies
• PK-12 Education Minor: Art, Physical Education, Spanish

Professional Licensure

Requirements for professional licensure in fields such as accounting, education, counseling, psychology, and social work vary from state to state. McDaniel’s academic programs are designed to meet Maryland’s licensure requirements and may not meet requirements from other states. Before beginning any academic program that leads to licensure, McDaniel highly recommends that you contact the appropriate state licensing board where you wish to seek licensure to determine whether the program you are considering will meet that state’s licensing requirements. You may also contact McDaniel’s Professional Licensure Representative at gps@mcdaniel.edu to inquire.

For more important information regarding professional licensure and the completion of McDaniel degrees, please review our Professional Licensure Disclosure Statement.

The College reserves the right and authority to change any programs, policies, requirements, or regulations published in this catalog. Students are responsible for keeping informed of official policies and regulations and for meeting all appropriate requirements.

McDaniel College supports equal opportunity in admissions, education, employment, housing, and use of facilities by prohibiting discrimination in those areas based on age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion or creed, sex or gender, gender identity and gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis in law. This policy implements state and federal laws (including Title IX); inquiries about it should be directed to the Director of Human Resources.