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) Video Guides & How to Register

Transfer Student Academic Planning Guide

Step 3) Understand the benefits of a VCCS Associate's Degree

Students who have received an appropriate Associates degree from a VCCS (Virginia Community College System) school before matriculating at the University of Mary Washington will have satisfied all of the General Education requirements except for the Foreign Language Requirement and Experiential Learning. Such students will be considered to have attained junior standing (defined as 60 or more credit hours).

Although most of the General Education requirements are satisfied, transfer students who fit into this category must still complete the Across-the-Curriculum requirements (Writing Intensive & Speaking Intensive) and course prerequisites. Some transfer coursework may fulfill parts of these requirements on a course-by-course basis, but students should carefully review the transfer credit they are awarded at UMW to see if coursework completed at other institutions satisfies these requirements at UMW.

Official transcripts and examination scores for all pre-matriculation transfer work must be received by UMW no later than the last day of your first semester at UMW.