One of the standards expressed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is that graduate programs are to be progressively more advanced than undergraduate courses of study. As a result, graduate programs at the University of Mary Washington have entrance requirements designed to admit students whose preparation indicates the potential for a high level of performance in graduate work. The details in this section of the Catalog outline admissions procedures and also cover the general academic policies that pertain to graduate work at the University.