A minimum of 128 credits of course work — including up to a maximum of 16 credits of Development of Consciousness (DC) and up to a maximum of 70 credits of transfer credit — is required for students to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. Within these credits, students must fulfill the following requirements:
Required Courses
- MVS 100 or ED 101 The Transcendental Meditation Program
- STC 108 or STC 109 The Science and Technology of Consciousness
- PHYS 110 Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
- PH 101 Physiology Is Consciousness
- WTG 191 College Composition 1 (may be waived based on transfer credit or the results of a diagnostic assessment)
- WTG 192 College Composition 2 (may be waived based on transfer credit)
- FOR 103 Health-Related Fitness
- MVS 202 Higher States of Consciousness
- MGT 346 Career Strategies (2 credits)
- MVS 475 Senior Capstone (2 credits)
Distribution Course Requirement
- 4 credits from Fine Arts
- 4 credits from Humanities
- 4 credits from Applied Social Sciences
- 4 credits from Mathematics (MATH 153 or higher)
Courses That May Be Used to Satisfy Distribution Requirements
Fine Arts (4 credits)
- 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–G110 Sustainable Woodworking
Humanities (4 credits)
- Any literature course
- MC 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
- MVS 225 MVS and Judaism, Christianity, and Islam or
MVS 226 MVS and Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism
Applied Social Sciences (4 credits)
- Any education, business, or government course
- MVS 308 Research Design
- MVS 309 Peace Studies
- Any ESS Leadership course
- Many Sustainable Living courses including:
- SL–G150 Ideal Human Relationships
- SL–P302 Energy Policy for Sustainability
- SL–G370 Environmental Law
- SL–G220 Environmental Planning and Landscaping
Mathematics (4 credits)
- 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
- For the B.S. in Sustainable Living, the mathematics distribution requirement is satisfied by taking either:
- MATH 170 Math for Sustainability
- MATH 161 Functions and Graphs I
- MGT 314 Statistics
Forest Academies
Forest academies are two-week courses offered at the beginning of each semester. They provide the opportunity for students to explore more deeply the principles associated with the development of their own inner intelligence—through their daily TM and TM-Sidhi practice—and to understand how it applies practically to specific areas of life. At the end of each Forest Academy, students experience a new wave of freshness in body, mind, and perception, returning to studies with an expanded awareness, a clearer mind, and a greater desire to learn.
All students are required to take a Forest Academy in each semester they are enrolled in at least four blocks of classes. Students enrolled one year or less may not miss any Forest Academies. Students enrolled 1½ years or longer may miss one Forest Academy.
Forest Academy course descriptions
Development of Consciousness (DC) Courses
Each semester, all students who have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique need to fulfill requirements for at 1 credit in Development of Consciousness. Students who have also learned the TM-Sidhi program need to fulfill requirements for 2 credits in Development of Consciousness. Students may apply up to 16 credits in Development of Consciousness toward required graduation credits. Since all students are required to practice the Transcendental Meditation technique, students learn the Transcendental Meditation technique in their first course as part of their Development of Consciousness course requirement.
MVS 100 Instruction in the TM technique (1 credit, first semester only)
DC 320 Development of Consciousness: TM technique (1 credit each semester)
DC 332 Development of Consciousness: TM and TM-Sidhi program (2 credits each semester)
Major
Completion of requirements for a major field of study, listed under Academic Programs. (A maximum of 50% of the credits in a major may be satisfied by transfer credit.)
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Cumulative 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 by MUM transfer credit for Math 162 Functions and Graphs 2 or any course for which Math 162 is prerequisite
- Students who have submitted to MUM an official score report of advanced placement in calculus or statistics with the minimum required score or a higher score (see below)
- Students who have submitted to MUM a high school transcript showing that they passed a course in calculus
- Students who 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 MUM 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 for a course evaluated at the level of Math 162 or higher 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
- A score of 5 or higher on IB HL math exam
- Passing a course in calculus in high school (no credits are given)
- Taking a placement test given by the Department of Mathematics (no credits 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 August 2011.