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Graduate Non-Degree & Visiting Students
Dive deeper into your areas of interest with graduate-level courses taken individually, outside of a degree-seeking program. Your topics. Your timing. Your choice.
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Degree Types
Non-Degree Options
Key
Format
Hybrid,Online
Clock
When to Enroll
Fall
Spring
Summer
Flexible Learning: One Course at a Time
Whether you're looking to upskill, explore a personal interest, renew a license, or grow professionally, McDaniel College has flexible, high-quality courses for you. Our graduate course catalog is filled with classes that are designed to help you enhance your skillset and are available to take individually, outside of a degree-seeking program.
Most courses are offered
100% online
or hybrid format, built for working adults & lifelong learners.
Why Enroll as a Non-Degree-Seeking Student?
Explore graduate-level learning
one course at a time
Learn on your own schedule
with flexible course options.
Discover more about your topic of choice with our
experienced faculty
Ready to Get Started?
Search Our Course Catalog
Browse our catalog to find the course that's right for you! Recommended topic areas and courses are also listed below.
Please be advised that some courses (including practicums & internships) are not eligible for non-degree registration.
Non-Degree Registration Application
Once you've found a course you're interested in, apply to enroll with our non-degree registration application.
Note: Additional documentation such as official transcripts and/or a valid teaching license is required.
Business & Other Professions
Enrich your personal & professional skills outside of the education sector with coursework from the following programs:
Data Analytics
Human Resources Management
Human Services Management
Coursework for Educators Seeking to Maintain Licensure or Grow Professionally
Maryland educators are required to earn 90 Professional Development (PD) points to renew a professional license every five years or to achieve
National Board Certification
. McDaniel is proud to offer an array of options ranging from 1-credit courses (15 PD clock hours each) to 3-credit courses (45 PD clock hours each), in addition to courses specifically tailored to help teachers achieve
National Board Certification
School Administration
EDL-530: Advanced Mentoring for School Leaders
(1 credit)
ITL-511: Explorations in Teacher Development
(3 credits)
Content or Pedagogy
EDU-567: Igniting Learner Motivation
(1 credit)
EDU-578: Inquiry’s Power: Transforming Learning
(1 credit)
EDU-579: Innovate: Engineering Across Curricula
(1 credit)
EDU-582: Engaging Students in a Technology Infused Classroom
(1 credit)
EDU-583: Personalizing Learning Through Technology
(1 credit)
EDU-584: Evidence-Informed Assessment
(1 credit)
ITL-504: Brain-Based Teaching & Learning
(3 credits)
ITL-510: Innovative Instruction
(3 credits)
MAT-501: Algebra for Elementary Teachers
(3 credits)
RDG-532: Literacy in the Content Areas I
(3 credits)
RDG-534: Literacy in the Content Areas II
(3 credits)
Culturally Responsive Teaching
ETM-521: Culturally Reflective Instruction
(3 credits)
Differentiated Instruction for Diverse Learning Needs
EDU-561: Impact of Trauma on Student Learning
(1 credit)
EDU-562: Strategies to Support Students of Trauma
(1 credit)
EDU-576: Whole Child Social Emotional Learning
(1 credit)
EDU-583: Personalizing Learning Through Technology
(1 credit)
GFT-501: Foundations of Gifted Education
(3 credits)
ITL-507: Social & Emotional Learning
(3 credits)
SED-500: Intro to Special Education
(3 credits)
English as a Second Language
SED-513: Bilingual Special Education
(3 credits)
TSL-500: Foundations of English Learner Education
(3 credits)
TSL-510: Teaching Reading to English Learners in the Content Areas
(3 credits)
TSL-532: Principles of Language Acquisition
(3 credits)
School Counseling
EDU-562: Strategies to Support Students of Trauma
(1 credit)
EDU-563: Schoolwide Approach to Trauma Care
(1 credit)
EDU-575: Adult Educator Social Emotional Learning
(1 credit)
EDU-577: School Organization Social Emotional Learning
(1 credit)
PDE-550: Youth Suicide Prevention
(Lauryn’s Law) (1 credit)
National Board Certification Support
McDaniel is proud to support teachers & administrators as they pursue National Board Certification (NBC). With an astounding
80% average achievement rate
, our NBC cohort candidates surpass the national averages for both first-time (50%) and retake candidates (71%).
Initial NBC support is delivered in three 3-credit courses offered in a hybrid format with some in-person class meetings.
TCH-521: National Board Certification Part 1
(3 credits)
TCH-522: National Board Certification Part 2
(3 credits)
TCH-523: National Board Certification Part 3
(3 credits)
Additionally, McDaniel offers support for NBC retake and maintenance:
TCH-525: Maintenance of NBC
(3 credits)
TCH-526: NBC Retake Support
(3 credits)
To learn more about our NBC support offerings, visit our
National Board Certification webpage
McDaniel College's first cohort of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs).
Coursework for Educators Seeking Additional Areas of Licensure
Elementary Math Instructional Leader (EMIL) Program
Our non-degree-seeking process is also used for the application to our
EMIL program
. Connect with other math specialists, engage with leading experts in the field, and choose the pace of your completion with this specialized, online program.
Designed to meet licensure requirements as a mathematics instructional leader (Pk-6) in the state of Maryland, this program provides practicing elementary or early childhood educators with the curriculum and community they need to help develop their knowledge and skills in mathematical content, pedagogy, and leadership specific to the elementary setting. To learn more about this program’s eligibility to meet licensure requirements in other states, refer to our
Professional Licensure webpage
To connect with the program coordinator for the EMIL program, fill out our
contact request form
Admission Requirements
Official undergraduate transcript
AND
Current teaching certificate
Pupil Personnel Worker
McDaniel College offers coursework that satisfies the topic areas required by the Maryland State Department of Education for licensure as a pupil personnel worker:
School Law
EDL-540: School Law
(3 credits)
Counseling Methods
CED-541: Basic Helping Skills
(3 credits)
OR
CED-527: Solution Focused Brief Therapy
(3 credits)
OR
CED-542: Trauma Informed Counseling Practices
(3 credits)
Early Childhood or Adolescent Psychology
PSY-514: Human Growth & Development Throughout the Lifespan
(3 credits)
Multicultural Issues
CED-505: Diversity Sensitive Counseling
(3 credits)
Family Systems/Dynamics
CED-509: Family Counseling
(3 credits)
Delivery of Pupil Personnel Services & Programs
CED-513: Delivery of Pupil Personnel Services
(3 credits)
Abnormal Psychology or Juvenile Delinquency
PSY-511: Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
(3 credits)
Educational Assessment Interpretation
CED-515: Appraisal Procedures for Counseling
(3 credits)
Admission Requirements
Official undergraduate transcript
Special Education Praxis Prep
SED-500: Introduction to Special Education
(3 credits)
SED-502: Teaching Strategies for Exceptional Students (Focus: Grades 1-8)
(3 credits)
OR
SED-511: Teaching Strategies for Exceptional Students (Focus: Grades 6-12)
(3 credits)
SED-504: Classroom Management for Exceptional Students
(3 credits)
SED-507: Special Education Law
(3 credits)
TESOL Praxis Prep
TSL-500: Foundations in English Learner Education
(3 credits)
TSL-503: Assessment of English Learners
(3 credits)
TSL-510: Teaching Reading to English Language Learners
(3 credits)
TSL-532: Principle Language Acquisition
(3 credits)
TSL-535: Linguistics for ESOL Teachers
(3 credits)
Common Ground on the Hill
McDaniel College partners with Common Ground on the Hill to provide graduate credits for their signature summer Traditions Weeks. For more information on Common Ground, visit their webpage at
commongroundonthehill.org
School Partnerships
McDaniel College is proud to have partnerships with many Maryland school systems & private schools.
If you work in a Maryland school system or private school, be sure to indicate your school or district on your registration application & inquire with your human resources department about special rates or direct billing.
Explore Current Course Offerings
Search Our Catalog
Non-Degree Registration Application
Apply Here
New Courses Are on the Way!
We have even more courses in the works for our non-degree-seeking students. Be sure to check this page in the future to see what we have in store!
Questions?
Graduate & Professional Studies
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Email:
gps@mcdaniel.edu
Phone:
410-857-2500
Related Programs
Data Analytics, M.S. (STEM Designated with Day-1 CPT)
Elementary Math Instructional Leader Certification
Human Resources Management, M.S.
Human Services Management, M.S.
School Partnerships
McDaniel College is proud to have partnerships with many Maryland school systems & private schools.
If you work in a Maryland school system or private school, be sure to indicate your school or district on your registration application & inquire with your human resources department about special rates or direct billing.
Explore Current Course Offerings
Search Our Catalog
Non-Degree Registration Application
Apply Here
New Courses Are on the Way!
We have even more courses in the works for our non-degree-seeking students. Be sure to check this page in the future to see what we have in store!
Questions?
Graduate & Professional Studies
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Email:
gps@mcdaniel.edu
Phone:
410-857-2500
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