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Online Brightspace Orientation

Newly matriculated students are being added to the USM Graduate Student Online Brightspace Orientation every week. From ordering textbooks to navigating library resources, this space is designed to give you an overview of what – and who – you need to know to get started in your graduate studies at USM. Use your maine.edu credentials to access all the info!

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Graduate Programs

USM offers flexible and relevant degree and certificate programs — in a variety of professional and academic fields — designed to meet the needs of busy, working professionals. Some programs are partially or completely online.

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