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Senior Check

Once a student submits a Degree Application to the Office of the Registrar, the BLS Office will begin the Senior Check process. The permanent record of each degree candidate is checked for completion of requirements and a senior check sheet is prepared that shows what requirements still need to be fulfilled. A Senior Check packet will be mailed to the student. After verification of the senior check sheet by the student and major advisor(s), the student’s name will be included on the official list of verified degree candidates.

The following is a reminder list for students seeking a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree who matriculated fall 2003 and after.

The final responsibility for meeting specific requirements for a degree rests entirely with the student. The following is a brief reminder list; for details and other requirements, consult the Dictionary of Academic Regulations, and the University of Mary Washington Catalog.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • A Degree Application (with correct completion and diploma dates) filed in the Office of the Registrar one year prior to the anticipated graduation date
  • Senior graduation check complete the semester before the planned semester of completion
  • An officially declared and successfully completed major
  • BLS Committee approval of interdisciplinary major (and subsequent changes in the major) as evidenced by an approved Degree Plan and appropriate follow-up paperwork
  • At least 120 valid credits earned
  • At least a 2.00 grade-point average in the major (UMW coursework) and at least a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average for all UMW coursework
  • Technology competence for students matriculating between fall 2003 and spring 2007
  • Successful completion of all General Education Distribution Area requirements. 25 credit minimum

                  English Competence: 3 credits
                  Humanities: 3 credits
                  Social Science: 3 credits
                  Natural Science: 4 credits in lab science
                  Mathematics: 3 credits
                  Natural Science Mathematical Applications: 3 credits
                  Literature: 3 credits
                  Western Civilization: 3 credits

  • Successful completion of all Across-the-Curriculum requirements

                  Writing Intensive: 6 credits (not including English Competence)
                  Speaking Intensive: 3 credits
                  Cultural Difference: 3 credits

  • No more than 20% pass/fail courses in all, provided the courses are not transfer courses or general education/major courses
  • Pass/fail courses used only as electives
  • No more than 6 PHYD credits in all
  • No more than 8 credits in theatre practicum (THEA 390)
  • No more than 8 credits in debate practicum (SPCH 470)
  • No more than 7 repeated courses (for courses in which the original grade was C-, D+, D, F, or FA) Only 2 repeats per semester
  • At least 30 resident credits at UMW
  • At least 15 credits in major at UMW
  • Minimum 30 semester credits earned through traditional classroom experience
  • No more than 30 credits for Life/Work Portfolio submitted within one year of successfully completing BLST 101 and  before the maximum of 90 transfer credits reached
  • No more than30 credits total in alternative credit testing (i.e. DANTES, CLEP)
  • No more than 30 military-based credits
  • No more than 12 credits (combined total) in internship and supervised teaching
  • Transfer coursework approved by the BLS Office prior to enrollment in a course (Failure to obtain permission may result in non-credit)
  • No more than 12 credits of individual instruction in music counted in the required 120 credits, and no more than 10 credits in music ensemble courses (orchestra, chorus, ensemble)