A.A.S. Information Systems Technology/B.A.S. Applied Science - Technology & Innovation Concentration 2018-19

ADVANCE Program Milestones

  1. Students must take SDV 100 or SDV 101 in the first semester at 91³Ô¹Ï.
  2. Students must begin Developmental coursework in the first semester in ADVANCE at 91³Ô¹Ï.
  3. Students must take first college-level MTH course and ENG 111 in the semester immediately following the completion of any MTE or ENF courses (excluding summer).
  4. In the first 30 credits, students must:
    1. Complete ENG 111 and ENG 125 with a C or better.
    2. Complete the first college-level MTH course with a C or better.
    3. Engineering students must begin the calculus sequence and complete Calculus I and II with a B or better.
  5. Students must complete at least six degree-applicable credits with a C or better each fall and spring semester.
  6. Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA

Students interested in the ADVANCE Adult Learning Pathways must be at least 25 years of age or older to be


91³Ô¹Ï DEGREE REQUIREMENT SEQUENCE


Credits


Courses

MASON TRANSFER EQUIVALENT

MASON CORE/DEGREE EQUIVALENT
1 SDV 101

1

SDV 101 Orientation to Information Technology

UNIV 100

ELECTIVE
2 ENG 111

3

ENG 111 College Composition I

ENGH 101

Written Comm
3 MTH 154 or higher

3

MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning

MATH 106

QUANT
4 ITP 100

3

ITP 100 Software Design

IT XXX

ELECTIVE


5


Humanities/Fine Arts


3

ART 101 History and Appreciation of Art I OR

ART 102 History and Appreciation of Art II OR

CST 130 Introduction to Theatre OR

CST 151 Film Appreciation OR

MUS 121 Music Appreciation I

ARTH 200

ARTH 201

THR 101

ENGH L372

MUSI 101


Arts
6 ITN 100

3

ITN 100 Intro to Telecommunications

See #16

ELECTIVE
7 ITE 115

3

IT 104 Introduction to Computing

IT 104

Info Tech


8


ITP Programming Elective


4

ITP 112 Visual Basic.net I OR

ITP 120 Java Programming I OR

ITP 130 C Programming I OR

ITP 132 C++ Programming I OR

ITP 136 C# Programming I OR

ITP 225 Web Scripting Languages


IT XXX


ELECTIVE


9


Social/Behavioral Sciences #1


3

HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I OR

HIS 102 History of Western Civilization II OR

HIS 112 History of World Civilization II

HIST 101

HIST 102

HIST 125


Western Civ


10


Social/Behavioral Sciences #2


3

ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics OR

GEO 210 Introduction to Cultural Geography OR

HIS 121 United States History I OR

PLS 211 United States Government I OR

PSY 200 Introduction to Psychology OR

SOC 200 Principles of Sociology

ECON 104

GGS 103

HIST 121

GOVT 103

PSYC 100

SOCI 101


Soc/Behav
11 ITE 221 or ITN 107

3

ITE 221 PC Hardware and OS Architecture

IT 105 & IT

XXX

DEGREE
12 ITE 170

3

IT 213 Multimedia & Web Design

IT 213

DEGREE
13 ITD 110

3

ITD 110 Web Design I

BAS XXX

ELECTIVE


14


CST Course


3

CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking OR

CST 110 Introduction to Communication OR

CST 126 Interpersonal Communication

COMM 100

COMM 100

COMM 101


Oral Comm
15 ITN 171

3

ITN 171 Unix I

BAS XXX

ELECTIVE
16 IT Elective #1

3

IT Electives*

BAS XXX

ELECTIVE
17 IT Elective #2

3

IT Electives*

BAS XXX

ELECTIVE
18 ITN 260

3

ITN 260 Network Security Basics

See #22

ELECTIVE
19 IT Elective #3

3

IT Electives*

BAS XXX

ELECTIVE
20 IT Elective #4

3

IT Electives*

BAS XXX

ELECTIVE
21 ITD 256

3

IT 214 Database Fundamentals

IT 214

DEGREE
22 IT Elective #5

3

ITN 266 Network Security Layers

IT 223 & IT

XXX

DEGREE

A.A.S. INFO. SYSTEMS TECH. TOTAL

65




MASON DEGREE REQUIREMENT SEQUENCE

Credits

Course

MASON EQUIVALENT
23 Concentration Requirements

3

IT 304 IT in the Global Economy

DEGREE
24 Concentration Requirements

3

MBUS 301 Managing People & Organizations in a Global Economy

DEGREE
25 Core Requirements

3

BAS 300 Building Professional Competencies

DEGREE
26 Gen Ed: Literature

3

Approved Literature Course**

Literature
27 Gen Ed: Natural Science (Lab)

4

Approved Natural Science with Lab**

NAT SCIENCE
28 Concentration Requirements

3

IT 343 Project Management

DEGREE
29 Gen Ed: Written Communication

3

ENGH 302 Advanced Composition

Written Comm
30 Concentration Requirements

3

MBUS 300 Accounting in a Global Economy

DEGREE
31 Concentration Requirements

3

MBUS 302 Managing Information in a Global Economy

DEGREE
32 Gen Ed: Natural Science (Non-Lab)

3

Approved Natural Science without Lab**

NAT SCIENCE
33 General Electives

3

Upper-level Elective***

DEGREE
34 Concentration Requirements

3

IT 343 Project Management

DEGREE
35 Core Requirements

3

BAS 490 Introduction to Research Methods

DEGREE
36 Concentration Requirements

3

MBUS 303 Marketing in a Global Economy

DEGREE
37 Concentration Requirements

3

MBUS 305 Introduction to International Business

DEGREE/GLOBAL
38 General Electives

3

Upper-level Elective***

DEGREE
39 General Electives

3

Upper-level Elective***

DEGREE
40 General Electives

1

General Elective

DEGREE
41 Core Requirements/Synthesis

3

BAS 491 Applied Sciences Capstone

Synthesis

B.A.S. APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE TOTAL

120



Denotes a course that must be taken at George Mason University. Please see your Success Coach to enroll.

* IT Electives must be met through any combination of IT courses (ITD, ITE, ITN, ITP) that are not already included in the degree.

**For approved Mason Core courses, please visit - https://catalog.gmu.edu/mason-core/

***Upper-level electives must be selected in consultation with an advisor.

General Note: If English is not your first language or you have completed ESL coursework, you must complete ENG 111 and ENG 125 prior to matriculating to George Mason University to meet the English Language Proficiency requirement.

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Students seeking a bachelor's degree must apply at least 45 credits of upper-level courses (numbered 300 or above) toward graduation requirements