Bowie State University welcomes students who live off-campus and commute to their classes and students pursuing degree programs part-time or while they work.

The Office of Commuter Affairs and Community Services provides support, social events, and award programs for commuting students.

To accommodate working students, the University offers all of its graduate and certificate courses in the evenings or on weekends.

The University also offers eight-week education courses in the evenings at three satellite locations:

  • University System of Maryland-Shady Grove
    9630 Gudelsky Drive
    Rockville, MD 20850
    301-738-6043
  • Meade Senior High School
    1100 Clark Road
    Fort Meade, MD 20755
  • Thomas Stone High School
    3785 Leonardtown Road
    Waldorf, MD 20601


For more information on offerings at Meade and Thomas Stone high schools, contact Dr. Marsha Mims-Word, assistant to the dean of the School of Education, at 301-860-3412 or mmword@bowiestate.edu