382/Maryland Manual

school to offer academic work at the college level.
The school remained under church jurisdiction
until the State of Maryland purchased it in 1939.

By Chapter 550, Acts of 1975, Morgan State
was granted university status. A public university,
Morgan now includes the Schools of Business
and Management, Education and Urban Studies,
Graduate Studies, and a College of Arts and Sci-
ences.

The University is governed by an independent
Board of Regents consisting of twelve members
appointed by the Governor for six-year terms. By
Chapter 538, Acts of 1976, a student in good
standing at the University is appointed a member
of the Board for a one-year term.

Morgan received its initial accreditation in
1925 and is fully accredited by the Middle States
Association of Colleges and Schools and the State
Department of Education. The National Associa-
tion of Schools of Music has accredited the Bach-
elors of Arts degree in Music. The School of
Business and Management and the School of Ed-
ucation's Undergraduate Education Program are
accredited by the Maryland State Board of Public
Accountancy and the National Council for Ac-
creditation of Teacher Education, respectively.

The University offers a comprehensive under-
graduate program built upon basic degree offer-
ings in the liberal arts. Baccalaureate degrees are
offered in many disciplines, including pre-profes-
sional programs. The major bachelor degree pro-
grams are African-American Studies, Art, Art
Education, Biology, Medical Technology, Busi-
ness Administration, Business Education, Chem-
istry (General), Chemistry (Pre-Professional),
Economics, Elementary Education, English, For-
eign Languages, Geography, Gerontology, Health
Education, History, Home Economics, Interna-
tional Studies, Mathematics, Mental Health, Mu-
sic Education, Philosophy, Physical Education,
Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Science
Education, Sociology, Social Welfare, Speech
Communication, and Theatre Arts.

The University's School of Graduate Studies
provides graduate education in a variety of pro-
fessions for individuals seeking advanced training.
It first offered advanced degrees in education in
1964. Since then, the scope of the graduate stud-
ies program has broadened considerably to in-
clude a wide range of degree options in the arts
and sciences as well as in professional fields.

The School of Graduate Studies offers a doc-
toral program in Urban Educational Leadership.
It also provides Master's Degree programs in Ar-
chitecture; Art (Studio and Muscology); Business

Administration (Accounting, Finance, Interna-
tional Management, Management and Market-
ing); City and Regional Planning; Economics;
Educational Administration and Supervision; Ele-
mentary Education; English; History; History-So-
cial Science; Landscape Architecture; Mathemat-
ics; Music (Choral and Instrumental)—Conduct-
ing, Musicology, Theory; Music Education;
Physical Education; Popular Culture; Reading
Specialist; Recreation Administration and Super-
vision; Science; Sociology; Teachers of Business
Education; Transportation Studies; Urban De-
sign; and Urban Education. In addition, specific
programs are approved by the Regents of the
University of the State of New York, the Ameri-
can Chemical Society, the American Medical As-
sociation, and the Maryland State Board of Pub-
lic Accountancy.

The University, which consists of thirty
departments, offers forty-one baccalaureate and
twenty-four master's degree programs, and one
doctoral program. The faculty, which approves
all academic programs, consists of 88 full profes-
sors, 72 associate professors, 87 assistant profes-
sors, and 32 instructors.

During the academic year 1981-82, 4,845 stu-
dents were enrolled at Morgan. Of these, 3,818
were full-time students and 1,027 were part-time
students (Code Education Article, secs. 13-201
through 13-204).

NORTHEAST MARYLAND WASTE
DISPOSAL AUTHORITY

Parker Andrews, 1984; Gene L. Neff, 1984; Todd
E. Stevenson, 1984; Richard H. Trainor, 1984.

Ex officio; Thomas D. McKewen, Director, Mary-
land Environmental Service

Robert Schoenhofer, Executive Director

1 E. Redwood Street
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 659-2730

The Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Au-
thority was established as a public corporation by
Chapter 871, Acts of 1980. The Authority is co-
ordinating agency and a financing vehicle. It as-
sists the participating political subdivisions of
Maryland, other public entities, and the private
sector of the economy in providing adequate
waste disposal facilities. The Authority also helps
them provide facilities for the generation of
steam, electricity, or other forms of energy from
fuels that are derived from or are otherwise relat-
ed to waste disposal. Participating jurisdictions
are Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Harford
County, and Anne Arundel County.