FOOTNOTES

1. Required: 6 credits: 3 lower, 3 upper) ENGL 100 or 101, and ENGL 302, approved writing-intensive course in major, and increased emphasis on reading and writing in appropriate General Education courses.
2. Required: (3 credits) One approved course; increased emphasis on oral communication in appropriate General Education courses. COMM 100 is required for all engineering programs.
3. Required: Satisfactory scores on a test of skills plus passing a one-credit course in IT ethics and law; or by passing one approved three-credit course to meet all IT requirements including ethics.
4. Required: (3 credits) MATH 106 (MTH 151) or if the student has achieved an appropriate placement score on quantitative skills, one of the following:  MTH 162,182,181,173 or 273, 286 or 146. (Students are assumed to have achieved satisfactory completion of the high school math required for admission.) MTH 173 (Calculus I, MATH 113) is required for all engineering programs.
5. Required: one approved course.
6. Required: one approved course. Not required for all engineering programs.
7. Requirement for HIST 120 (U.S. History) met by any college level history course in American History.
8. Requirement for HIST 100 (Western Civilization) met by any college level course in European History.
9. Required: one approved course. ECON 103 is required for engineering programs.
10. Required: one approved course.  All courses in this category will involve the study of both international institutions and cultural values as they are related to global affairs.
11. Required: Two approved science courses; a course offering an overview of the principles of physics, chemistry and life sciences will be one of the two courses required of some students.  At least one course will have a laboratory experience. PHYS 160, 260 and 261 are required for all engineering programs. The College of Arts and Sciences requires 8 credit hours of a sequential lab science.
12. See above footnote.

COMMENTS

Note 1:

Note that each degree program and College has its own General Education requirements.  Please consult the Mason catalog or the individual transfer information sheets for specifics.

Note 2:

When a student transfers into Mason with an A.A., A.S., or A.A.and S. degree from a Virginia Community College System (VCCS) institution (i.e. NOVA), they will be given credit for meeting all of the lower-level General Education requirements. See your GMU advisor immediately for details and clarifications.

While other VCCS courses may also qualify for some of the categories above, we have included those that are most often available. We strongly recommend that you work closely with your VCCS Counselor or George Mason Faculty Advisor to assure the most appropriate choices for your major.