A minimum of 166 semester units of course work, including Research in Consciousness (RC) and transfer credit, is required for students to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. Within these units students must fulfill the following requirements:

First Year Courses

• MVS 101 The Science and Techonology of Consciousness
• MVS 102 or MVS 192 Sanskrit and Maharishi Vedic Science
• PHYS 110 Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
• PH 101 Physiology Is Consciousness
• WTG 191 College Composition 1 (may be waived based on diagnostic assessment)
• WTG 192 College Composition 2
• FOR 103 Health-Related Fitness
• MGT 405 Cross-Cultural Communication

Distribution Courses

• 4 units from Fine Arts
• 4 units from Humanities
• 4 units from Applied Social Sciences
• 4 units from Natural and Applied Sciences
• 4 units from Mathematics (MATH 153 or higher)

Courses That May Be Used to Satisfy Distribution Requirements

Fine Arts (4 units)

• Any writing course numbered higher than 192
• Any music course numbered higher than 199
• FA 201 Art in Nature
• FA 301 Drawing 1
• FA 311 Painting 1
• FA 341 Ceramics 1
• FA 351 Sculpture 1
• ESS 332 and 333 Movement and Improvisation I and II
• ESS 337 Introduction to Physical Theater
• SL 320 Sustainable Woodworking

Humanities (4 units)

• Any literature course
• CMM 300 Narrative
• FA 203 Understanding Art
• FA 229 Art and Culture (Rotating University)
• FA 381, 382, 383, 384 Art History I, II, III, IV
• HUM 231 Great Civilizations
• SL 215 Critical Thinking

Applied Social Sciences (4 units)

• Any education, business, or government course
• MVS 308 Research Design
• MVS 309 Peace Studies
• Any ESS Leadership course
• Many Sustainable Living courses including:
• SL 202 Leadership, Team-Building, and Creativity
• SL 210 Ideal Human Relationships
• SL 325 Green Real Estate Development
• SL 330 Bio-Cultural Ethics
• SL 445 Environmental Law
• SL 350 Environmental Planning and Landscaping
• SL 421 Energy Policy for Sustainability

Natural and Applied Sciences (4 units)

• Any computer science, biology, chemistry, Physiology and Health, or any physics course other than PHYS 110
• Some Sustainable Living courses including:
  • SL 200 Field Ecology
  • SL 205 Physiology, Health, and the Environment
  • SL 326 High Performance Gren Building
  • SL 327 Building Biology
  • SL 405 Ecology
  • SL 420 Renewable Energy and Engineering
  • ESS 336 Movement Science

Mathematics (4 units)

• Any mathematics course numbered 153 or higher
• MGT 314 Statistics, if a student has been placed by the Department of Mathematics higher than MATH 153

Maharishi Vedic Science

• MVS 202 Higher States of Consciousness (4 units)
• MVS 220 Constitution of the Universe (4 units) or
• For students who are eligible for the advanced course in Constitution of the Universe, MVS 292 Constitution of the Universe (4 units) replaces both MVS 202 and MVS 220.

Additional Courses

• MGT 346 Career Strategies (2 units) (taken in the third year)
• MVS 475 Senior Capstone (2 units) (taken in the fourth year)

Forest Academies

A Forest Academy is a two-week period of study of particular themes of Vedic Science, where students will explore, through direct experience and understanding, the most vital element in creation — the field of pure consciousness that is the inner intelligence at the basis of every individual and the entire universe.

Students are enrolled for one Forest Academy each semester, if they are enrolled for at least 4 blocks of classes. Students enrolled one year or less may not miss any Forest Academies. Students enrolled 1 1/2 years or longer may miss one Forest Academy.

Research in Consciousness (RC) Courses

All of our students practice the Transcendental Meditation technique for optimal brain functioning, improved learning ability, and reduced stress. This twice-daily practice is a credit-bearing course known as “Research in Consciousness” (RC). All students are automatically enrolled in this course and receive academic credit toward graduation requirements. The grade for the course is based on daily attendance at a group meditation program. A special Research in Consciousness grade point average (RC GPA) is listed on the transcript that includes just these courses.

Students are required to complete each semester’s Research in Consciousness course with a grade of C or higher. Students are automatically enrolled in RC 320 or RC 332 for each block they are enrolled in an instructional course.

Major

Completion of requirements for a major field of study, listed under “Academic Programs.” (A maximum of 50% of the units in a major may be satisfied by transfer credit.)

Instructional Grade Point Average (GPA)

Cumulative instructional GPA of 2.0 or higher

Recreation

• Completion of Forest Academy course entitled “Health Related Fitness”

Students 35 years of age or older on entry to the University are exempt from the following two requirements:

• Participation in four hours of dynamic physical activity each week
• Completion of a fitness assessment each semester

Assessment Tests

Assessment tests are required both upon entry to the University and during the student’s Senior Capstone course.

Mathematics Placement Policies

On entry into Maharishi University of Management, every entering and readmit student is required to take a comprehensive placement test in mathematics, with the following exceptions:

• Students who have been granted transfer credit for MATH 162 Functions and Graphs 2 or any course for which MATH 162 is prerequisite
• Students who have submitted an official score report of advanced placement in calculus or statistics
• Students who have submitted a high school transcript showing that they passed a course in calculus
• Students who previoulsy passed a mathematics course at MUM and are readmitted to Maharishi University of Management after an absence of five years or less

Students may request one opportunity to place higher than they did on the comprehensive placement test by taking a placement test in a specific course. The placement test to satisfy prerequisites to a specific course must be taken at least one month prior to the beginning of the course for which it is prerequisite.

Initial placement testing in mathematics takes place during the first six weeks after arrival at M.U.M. Students who miss the comprehensive placement test when they first enroll must take it by the end of their first year.

If a student places lower on the test than the level of their transfer credit, transfer credit is maintained to satisfy the graduation requirement of a mathematics distribution course. However, students need to pass at the appropriate level to meet the prerequisite for a specific course.

Mathematics placement is based on

• Transfer credit from another university or college.
• Advanced placement for any of the following:
• A score of 4 or above in College Board Advanced Placement Calculus AB or BC or Statistics
• A score of 60% or above in the CLEP Calculus Test
• Passing a course in calculus in high school (no units of credit are given)
• Taking a placement test given by the Department of Mathematics (no units of credit are given)

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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