Step 1) Fill out the New Student Questionnaire

Step 2) Understand the term "liberal arts" and the UMW Degree Requirements

Step 3) Understand the benefits of a VCCS Associates Degree

Step 4) Understand Transfer credit and AP, IB, Dual Enrollment, and Cambridge Credit

Step 5) Understand Prerequisites & Vertically Building Coursework

Step 6) Consider Pre-Professional Interests

Step 7) Tips and other considerations when planning a schedule

Step 8) Review Your Pre-Matriculation Coursework

Step 9) Choose Possible Courses

Step 10) Fill Out the Course Registration Request Form

Step 11) How to Register

Transfer Student Academic Planning Guide
spring 2009

Step 10) Fill out the Course Registration Request Form

You should complete the Course Registration Request form and use it as a guide when you register online on December 15 & 16.

Students should consult the open course list to select courses for the fall semester. The complete schedule of courses for spring 2009 lists all courses offered. These may become available as other students add/drop classes or may be available through an instructor force add. The columns described in the list of courses are:

CRN = Course Registration Number Course = Course discipline & number in UMW Catalog Sec = Section of a course Title = Title of the course in UMW Catalog CO = Is there a co-requisite? (Y/N) PRE = Is there a prerequisite? (Y/N) ATC = Across-the-Curriculum designation

CR = Number of Credits TIME = Time the class meets Days = Days the class meets Bldg/s = Building(s) the class meets in Room/s = Room(s) the class meets in Instructor/s = Instructor(s) of the course Additional Requirements = Additional req. to register for course

Below are links to the Registration Form, as well as a Scheduling Worksheet that you may use in your course selection to avoid time conflicts. There are also links to examples showing you exactly how to fill out these forms. Please follow the instructions for completing the Course Registration Request Form below these links.

• Download the Course Registration Request Form
• Download Scheduling Worksheet (use to help plot out your schedule so that times do not overlap)
• Download filled out EXAMPLE of the Course Registration Request Form
• Download filled out EXAMPLE Scheduling Worksheet

Your first semester schedule should consist of four or five classes for a total of 12-16 credits. Students may take no more than 18 credits. If you have an area of academic interest, you should request courses recommended for that particular area. You should then select other courses to begin fulfilling the General Education requirements.

Please remember that if you still have academic questions or require advice after reading the Transfer Student Academic Planning Guide, you may take advantage of the various services that the Office of Academic Services offers new students as they plan for their first semester.

Complete all of the information at the top of the form, and list your course selections. The completed form will be invaluable as you register online. Please note the following:

1. Fill in the course information completely! Use the following key:
   • CRN No. = Course Registration Number; a 5-digit number to identify course when registering (e.g. 80021)
   • COURSE NUMBER = course number; according to the Catalog (e.g. SPAN 101 or FSEM 100E)
   • SECT. = course section; the same course can be taught at different times by different instructors, so there are multiple "sections" of a course to differentiate which is which. (e.g. 02)
   • No. of Credits = number of credits the course is worth; most courses carry 3 credits
   • GRADE TYPE = whether the course will receive a grade (A-F) or a pass/fail/satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Choose either:
     • GRADED* = course taken for graded credit (A-F), or
     • P/F or S/U = Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory options. Physical Education courses and all 100-level DANC courses are always S/U.
       Only elective courses may be completed on a P/F basis. No course taken for General Education or Major Requirements may be taken on a P/F basis. You may take up to one P/F and two S/U courses in the same semester.
   • ABBREVIATED COURSE TITLE = the abbreviated course title (e.g. Writing Workshop or Bio Concepts I w/lab)
2. Indicate the maximum number of credits you wish to take in the Total Credits box.
3. List a variety of alternate courses.

*Please be careful to remember that all courses taken for General Education or Major requirements MUST be taken for graded credit.

Banner Discipline Key:

Please note that some discipline codes used on the Banner list of courses are not listed here. UMW does not recommend that students take those courses during their first semester at UMW.