European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 11,1988 paid advertisement special insert to the stars and stripes Page us a term 1 nearly 1,000 students receive a degrees first offered by the University of Mary land in 1951, associate in arts degrees have Long been a mainstay of Maryland s curriculum in Europe. More than 1,000 european division students received a degrees last year in areas ranging from business & management to paralegal studies. All a degrees have the following four requirements the completion of 60 semester hours including at least 15 semester hours with Maryland the completion of Maryland s Gen eral education requirements a cumulative Grade Point average of at least 2.0 for All Maryland course work and a Grade of a or better in each Core and discipline related course the completion of Libs 100, a 1 semester hour course in University Library skills. Paty Bustos Owen Balduf Alexandra Edson a graduates reach milestones further careers staff sgt. Wendy Saludares juggles a Maryland class per term with her full time air Force Job and the care of two and four year old daughters. It s rough she admits. At times i m simply exhausted. But i want my Bachelor s degree and i know that if i miss a term i May never Start Back. Some Day i la get  Saludares reached the Halfway Point toward her goal when she received her a general curriculum degree last year in Adana Turkey. She says that studying in Turkey has enhanced the european his tory courses she has taken with Maryland. This Region is where much of our civilization began. Many of the events we studied took place just Down the Road from where i  in addition to regular course offerings Saludares has taken part in Maryland s Field study program in Istanbul. Saludares plans to continue work toward a . In business and eventually to work in telecommunications. What really opened my eyes to the value of a College degree was working in the accounting department of a Bank in san Francisco says paty Bustos of Alcon Bury England. I would see people hired fresh out of school into Good Well paying positions even though they had no More experience than i  Bustos began studying with Maryland in England two years ago. She has since earned general curriculum and business and management a degrees and plans to finish her Bachelor s in business and management this year. Many people arrive in Europe and feel it will take them years to finish an a a degree she says. I m living proof that you can finish in two years if you Are willing to apply your self. I will have finished two a degrees and a Bachelor s in just Over three  Bustos plans to return to the san fran Cisco Bay area after graduation and pursue a master s degree in International business. Even before taking her first University class in 1984, Alexandra Edson of Tor Rejon had earned 30 semester hours to Ward her Maryland a degree. My Mother read about Clep College level examination program exams in a mag Azine my senior year of High school explains Edson. I decided it would be a Good idea to take  in 1986 Edson received her general curriculum a and this Spring her a in accounting and a in history. She is presently taking classes toward yet another a a in Spanish studies. Studying Spanish history in Spain gives you opportunities you would never have in the United states she says. When we were studying the Spanish civil War for instance we made Field trips to see the actual  in Addi Tion says Edson studying Spanish history has Given me a better understanding of current Spanish politics. I can see the connections Between what is happening to Day and what was going on 50 years  while Edson missed the atmosphere of an undergraduate Campus in the United states she feels the advantages of study in Europe outweigh the disadvantages. I would definitely encourage High school students to stay in Europe after graduation and take their degrees with  two years ago Petty officer second class Owen Balduf of Simonella Sicily Felt i just was t getting anywhere. I wanted to get ahead not just to go on doing what i was doing the rest of my  Balduf enrolled with Maryland received credit for military training he had completed and began taking classes toward a general curriculum a degree. A couple of us Down Here got a Little competitive he laughs. For a couple of terms i was in class four nights a week and took seminars on the  in january of this year he received his a degree and plans to Complete a . In management studies when he returns to the United states next year. Balduf considers his a degree a stepping Stone toward his Bachelor s de Gree and a Good Way of packaging the course work he has completed to Date. Instead of saying i have this Many credits i can say i have my a and am working on my Bachelor  he Hersity of m Teca re an cd Naticc Ufa com ice be 6� and a Noteru Nam a 100 Jascu by of 19niu? Salleg cum Tofy planted tax a a tic toxin a Fly of la. A us Udy and 4acid tvs this in Calfi atall each of of Fla advertisements in this special insert Are not endorsed by the department of defense the military departments or the stars and stripes