Recommended Courses
While there is not a required program of study to transfer into UMW, we do have a few recommended courses. Completing these courses will not guarantee you admission to the College. The courses we mention are not required for admission. Yet, if taken, they satisfy several UMW degree requirements and prepare you for UMW's demanding program of study.
1. Take a college composition or writing course.
This course helps develop the writing skills necessary to be successful
with UMW's writing intensive program of study.
We recommend: ENG-111 "College Composition"
2. Take at least Finite Math or Calculus.
Precalculus mathematics courses will not complete the math requirement
at UMW! Take "Math for Liberal Arts", "Finite Math" or "Calculus" courses
in order to complete the math requirement. Some "Statistics" courses
will also count toward the math requirement.
We recommend:
MTH-151 & MTH 152, MTH 181 & MTH 182 or MTH 180 "Math for Liberal
Arts" or "Finite Mathematics"
MTH-173; 174; 175; 176; 270; 271; 272; 273; 274 "Calculus"
MTH-146; 157; 240; 241; 243 "Statistics"
3. Start a lab science sequence.
In order to complete the science requirement at UMW, you need to take
a lab science course in sequence. Part one of the course must be taken
before part two (i.e. Biology I before Biology II). Furthermore, you
must take the same discipline. You cannot split the sequence and take
two disciplines (i.e. Biology I then Chemistry I -- is not allowed).
We recommend any of the following sequences:
BIO-101 & 102 "General Biology"
CHM-101 & 102 or 111 & 112 "College Chemistry"
GOL-105 & 106 "Geology"
PHY-101 & 102 or 111 & 112 or 121 & 122 or 201 & 202 or 231 & 232 or 241 & 242
"Physics"
4. Start a foreign language.
All students at UMW in the BA/BS degree programs must show intermediate level foreign language competence by completing course work up to the 202-level of a language or passing the department's entrance exam or with AP or IB credit. You may take any non-English and spoken foreign language to complete the requirement. (American Sign Language does not complete the requirement.) Once you have passed the 202-level of the language the requirement is complete.