*Denotes a course that must be taken at George Mason University while attending 91³Ô¹Ï. Failure to complete your co-enrollment course(s) while attending 91³Ô¹Ï can significantly affect your timeline for Mason graduation. Please see your ADVANCE Coach for more information and to enroll.

Important Academic Information:
¹Students who complete ENG 111 after Spring 2024 will earn ENGH elective for ENG 111 and ENGH 101 for ENG 112.
²Students who are placed directly into MTH 263 may take PHY 201 instead of MTH 167.
³200-level ENG literature classes include: ENG 225, ENG 230, ENG 236, ENG 237, ENG 245, ENG 246, ENG 250, ENG 255, ENG 256, ENG 257, ENG 258, ENG 271, ENG 275, and ENG 279.
⁴Students may need permission to register for BIO 256. Please contact your ADVANCE Coach if you have any questions.
⁵Students may substitute lower-level BIOL 124 and BIOL 125 for the upper level BIOL 430 and BIOL 431 requirement, although this may have implications if a student later changes majors. Students should contact their Mason advisor to discuss this option before selecting BIOL 124 and BIOL 125.
⁶For approved Mason Core courses, please visit - https://catalog.gmu.edu/mason-core/
⁷For approved Professional Study concentration courses, please visit: https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/science/biology/medical-laboratory-science-bs/#requirementstext

Additional General Notes & Resources:
• This program requires the equivalent of three years of full-time pre-professional study at the college level preceding a senior year of professional
education in an affiliated school of medical laboratory science. All affiliated schools (see below) are accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical
Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS):
1. Students must complete MLAB 200 Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science and present their biology coursework and supporting requirements with a
minimum GPA of 2.00.
2. A grade of 'C' or better must be earned in BIOL 213 Cell Structure and Function (Mason Core) in order to advance to other major requirements. Students
may repeat BIOL 213 Cell Structure and Function (Mason Core) once and a second time only with permission of the Department of Biology.
3. Medical laboratory science majors must earn a minimum of 'C' in all biology core courses.
• Senior Year: Students should be aware that the senior year spent off campus requires the following special interpretation of university policies. Transfer
students must present at least 16 credits of 300 to 400-level biology or chemistry coursework taken at Mason. Students may present no more than 6 credits
of ‘D’ grades in biology and chemistry courses required in three years of pre-professional study. No unsatisfactory grades may be presented for courses in
the senior year of professional study. Transfer students entering with more than 45 transfer credits are often unable to complete the pre-professional phase
of their program in the usual three years of full-time study. Senior students are registered at the university through special procedures. For details, consult
the program director.
• For academic policies and procedures, please see Mason catalog - https://catalog.gmu.edu/policies/

General Education Waiver Policy and Guidance:
• Students who complete a VCCS transfer associate degree (AS, AA, or AFA) will receive a waiver of the Foundation and Exploration (lower division) Mason Core general education categories, which can be found here: https://catalog.gmu.edu/mason-core/ . To be eligible for the waiver, the students must provide
the Mason Office of Admissions with a final, official transcript reflecting the degree conferral date. As a prerequisite for ENGH 302, ENGH 101 is not waived. Students must complete ENGH 100 or ENGH 101, or an equivalent, with a C or higher.
• When a course fulfills a Mason Core requirement and a major or college requirement (e.g. Major & Quant), students must complete the course listed on the pathway to fulfill the major/college requirement. Courses that fulfill only Mason Core Foundation and Exploration categories are recommendations. In most pathways, ADVANCE students must complete a Quantitative Reasoning course to matriculate through ADVANCE.
• ADVANCE students must complete the associate degree indicated on their pathway (see the ADVANCE Program Milestones listed above). Students who withdraw from ADVANCE and transfer without the associate degree or UCGS are required to complete each Mason Core general education category.