In addition to the requirements below for the B.A. in Maharishi Vedic Science, students need to satisfy the general requirements for a bachelor’s degree.

To graduate with a B.A. in Maharishi Vedic Science, students must successfully complete the following:

32 units of required courses:

• MVS 208 Fundamentals of Maharishi Vedic Science (4 units)
• MVS 210 Veda and Vedic Literature in Maharishi Vedic Science (4 units)
• MVS 225 Maharishi Vedic Science and Religion (4 units)
• MVS 240 EEG, Brain and Enlightenment (4 units)
• MVS 300 Science of Being (4 units) or MVS 302 Bhagavad-Gita (4 units)
• MVS 308 Individual Benefits from the Transcendental Meditation Program (4 units)
• MVS 309 Fundamentals of World Peace (4 units)
• MVS 391 Senior Capstone Writing and Speaking Project (4 units)

plus 16 units consisting of:

• MVS 321 Reading the Vedic Literature 1
• MVS 322 Reading the Vedic Literature 2
• MVS 323 Reading the Vedic Literature 3
• MVS 324 Reading the Vedic Literature 4

Optional courses

Options to MVS 321–324 Reading the Vedic Literature are available to qualified students. However, students are not guaranteed admission into the optional courses described below. Approval of the Maharishi Vedic Science faculty is required.

Transcendental Meditation Teacher Training option

• MVS 490 Transcendental Meditation Program Teacher Training — Part 1
• MVS 491 Transcendental Meditation Program Teacher Training — Part 2
• MVS 492 Transcendental Meditation Program Teacher Training Program Fieldwork Internship

Transcendental Meditation Internship option

• MVS 497 Transcendental Meditation Program Research Internship (24 units), or
• MVS 480 Topics in Maharishi Vedic Science — Invincible America (20 units)

Maharishi Gandharva Veda Music option

16 units taken within one year from the following:

• MVS 340 Maharishi Gandharva Veda Musicianship
• MVS 342 Health Benefits of Maharishi Gandharva Veda
• MVS 345 Melody in Maharishi Gandharva Veda
• MVS 346 Rhythm in Maharishi Gandharva Veda
• MVS 452 Recital Prep
• Plus a recital or final thesis

The above information is subject to change any time. Students already enrolled at the University should contact the graduation director for their degree requirements. The content of this page was reviewed in September 2008.

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