Virginia Wesleyan University works on a 4x4 system, which means students take four, four credit courses each fall and spring semester. Doing that for four years will garner enough credits to graduate on time. To graduate, you鈥檒l also need to satisfy all of the Academic Requirements.
The Academic Advisors have worked with your Building Your Schedule Survey responses to build your Fall 2020 schedule. The links below provide answers to your questions about making sense of your schedule, what it all means, and how to go about asking to change it. If you can鈥檛 find what you鈥檙e looking for, contact an Academic Advisor at academicadvising@vwu.edu anytime.
How Was My Schedule Created?
An explanation of how your schedule was put together.
How to Read Your Schedule
Reading your course schedule can be a little confusing. This guide explains the different parts of your schedule and the meaning of the abbreviations.
What Are Wesleyan Seminars?
Wesleyan Seminars bring students from across the university together in seminar-style courses in which the process of liberal education is begun (Seminar I) and developed (Seminars II and III).聽 Seminars focus on topics chosen by the faculty and represent a wide variety of interests each semester.聽
Placement Guides
The courses you took in high school and your SAT or ACT test scores determine which courses you are eligible or required to take in certain areas. These placements are listed on your schedule. The guides below explain and define those placements.