Summary of Degree Requirements

I. General Education Requirements

a. May be satisfied by a demonstration of proficiency upon entrance to the University without carrying credit (Language courses carry variable credit).
b. Described in preceding text.

II. Wellness Requirement

In keeping with the University's objective of fostering knowledge and personal wellness, every undergraduate at the University of Richmond is required to complete a three-part series on wellness. The wellness series covers 1) an alcohol awareness program called URAWARE and 2) a choice of two mini-workshops on health and wellness-related topics such as nutrition, sexual health, and fitness, called the Plus2 program. The URAWARE component, Wellness 085, is to be taken and satisfactorily completed in the first semester of matriculation. Students who have not satisfactorily completed WELL 085 by registration for the spring semester of their second year will have an administrative hold put on their record and will not be able to register until they have made arrangements to take the class. The Plus2 component, Wellness 090, is strongly urged to be taken and satisfactorily completed before or during the third year.

III. Library and Information Skills

Students must complete two library and information skills workshops, Library 100 and 101, during their first year. They are hands-on workshops: Library 100 emphasizes the use of the libraries' Web page, the library catalog, and the Expanded Academic Index database; Library 101 focuses on issues related to academic integrity. Students who have not satisfactorily completed both Library 100 and 101 by registration for the fall semester of their third year will have an administrative hold put on their record and will not be able to register until they have made arrangements to take the class.

IV. Completion of a Major

All undergraduate degrees at the University of Richmond require satisfactory completion of one major. Multiple majors and/or minors may also be pursued and upon completion will be recorded on the permanent academic record.

The major is a field of academic study chosen as an area of specialization. A major may be in a subject area and will include courses in that subject area along with courses prerequisite to those required courses and may also include designated courses outside the subject area. Interdisciplinary programs will include courses from a number of different subject areas. Majors require between 9 and 18.5 total units, counting all courses both inside and outside the subject area, including all prerequisites for those courses. (See the section for each school for specific major or minor requirements.)

The School of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees. The Robins School of Business offers the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. The Jepson School of Leadership Studies offers the Bachelor of Arts degree.

In addition to the degree requirements previously stated under Graduation, a candidate must satisfy major requirements outlined in the following sections.

V. Curriculum and Achievement

Undergraduate degree candidates must earn a grade point average of not less than 2.00 on all coursework attempted.

Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Science in Business Administration must complete 35 units.

VI. Additional Degree Requirements

• 17.5 unit on-campus residency requirement
• 28 unit residency requirement, to include work taken on approved exchange and study abroad programs and visiting away and off-campus programs as well as courses taken through dual degree and cross-registration programs
• Application for degree and attendance at Commencement
• Completion of financial and administrative obligations