Md. Code Regs. 13B.07.05.02 - Capital Guidelines

Space allocation guidelines for college campuses are as follows:

Room Use Category		Space Factor by Size of FTDE
HEGIS Code	Space	Base	3000 & Under	3001 & Up
100	Classroom Facilities	WSCH1	1.50	1.11
110	Classroom
200	Laboratory Facilities	WSCH2	7.00	5.83
210	Class Laboratory
220	Open Laboratory	FTDE	4.20	4.20
300	Office	FTEF3	166.00	166.00
FT Staff
Student Offices4
320	Testing & Tutoring Centers	FTDE5	Core of 1,500 NASF and 0.5 NASF/FTDE in excess of 1,500 FTDE.
400	Library
410	Study/Seating	FTDE	6.25	6.25
420	Stack	BVE6	.10-	.10+
400-455	Processing	Percent of 420 with minimum of 1,200 NASF7	.40	.40
500	Special Use
520	Physical Education-Pool, Gym, and Fitness/Wellness Center	FTDE8	Core of 28,000 NASF (consisting of 14,000 for a gym, 8,000 for a pool, and 6,000 for a fitness center) and 10 NASF/FTDE in excess of 1,500 FTDE and 6,000 NASF of service space (consisting of 3,500 for lockers and 2,500 for storage).
530	Audiovisual, Radio, TV	FTDE	Core of 1,600 NASF and 0.8 NASF/FTDE in excess of 1,500 FTDE up to 3,000 FTDE and 2 NASF/FTDE in excess of 3,000 FTDE.
580	Greenhouse	Campus	Core of 1,000 NASF
600	General Use
610	Assembly	FTDE	Core of 12,000 NASF and 2 NASF/FTDE in excess of 1,500 FTDE.
620	Exhibition	FTDE	Core of 1,500 NASF and 0.5 NASF/FTDE in excess of 1,500 FTDE.
630	Food Facilities	PHC9	10.2	8.4
650	Lounge Facilities	PHC10	3.0	3.0
660	Merchandising	FTDE	Core of 1,600 NASF and 0.5 NASF/FTDE in excess of 1,500 FTDE.
680	Meeting Space	FTDE	Core of 6,000 NASF	Core of 8,000 NASF
700	Support
710	Data Processing, Telecomm	FTDE11	Core of 2,500 NASF for the first 4,000 FTDE and 0.75 NASF/FTDE beyond 4,000 FTDE.
720-745	Shops, Storage, Vehicle Storage, and Repair	Total Campus Allowance minus this category12	0.04	0.04
750	Central Service	FTDE	Core of 4,000 NASF for the first 4,000 FTDE and 1 NASF/FTDE beyond 4,000 FTDE.
760	Hazardous Materials	Total Storage	2% of existing inventory in Room Use Categories 720-745.
800	Health Care	FTDE	Core of 500 NASF and 0.2 NASF/FTDE in excess of 1,500 FTDE.

¹WSCH-Lecture. Weekly student contact hours for on-campus day students in credit courses and eligible noncredit courses where instruction is lecture.

²WSHC-Lab. Weekly student contact hours for on-campus day students in credit courses and eligible noncredit courses where instruction is lab.

³FTEF-Full-time equivalent faculty, including librarians, plus 25% of all part-time faculty.

⁴1,120 square feet maximum for student offices.

⁵FTDE-Full-time day equivalent is total credit hours taught on campus between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. divided by 15 credit hours.

⁶BVE-Bound volume equivalent which is 20,000 BVE for the first 1,000 FTE and 1,000 BVE for every 100 FTE above 1,000.

⁷A minimum allowance is needed for cataloging, binding, and maintenance regardless of collection size.

⁸Minimum size of gym is 14,000 NASF for activity space, 8,000 NASF for pool, 6,000 NASF for fitness space, 3,500 NASF for lockers, and 2,500 NASF for storage.

⁹PHC-Planning headcount is 50% of FTDE for on-campus credit and eligible noncredit courses plus FTEF and FT Staff and includes space for seating, preparation, and storage.

¹⁰Allowance includes quiet, study, and building lounges.

¹¹FTDE for on-campus credit courses and eligible noncredit courses.

¹²Allowance related to required service space on campus total square footage.

¹³ Computed need in any larger institutional size category may not be less than the maximum amount for any smaller institutional size category.

Notes

Md. Code Regs. 13B.07.05.02

Regulations .02 and new Regulation .02 adopted effective April 15, 2002 (29:7 Md. R. 621); amended effective 43:25 Md. R. 1385, eff. 12/19/2016