Graduate Non-Degree & Visiting Students
Flexible Learning: One Course at a Time
Dive deeper into your areas of interest with flexible, high-quality courses designed to help you enhance your skillset. Whether you're looking to upskill, explore a personal interest, renew a license, or grow professionally, McDaniel College has courses for you.
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?
Start by browsing our course catalog. Once you find the course for you, apply to enroll with our non-degree registration application. Please be advised that not all courses, including practicums & internships, are eligible for non-degree registration.
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:
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 83% achievement rate, our first cohort of NBC candidates surpassed the national averages for both first-time (50%) and retake candidates (71%).
NBC support is delivered in three 3-credit courses offered in a hybrid format with some in-person class meetings.
- EDU-572: National Board Certification Part 1 (3 credits)
- EDU-573: National Board Certification Part 2 (3 credits)
- EDU-574: National Board Certification Part 3 (3 credits)
To learn more about our NBC support offerings, email Laura Doolan at ldoolan@mcdaniel.edu

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.
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
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.
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