ADVANCE Program Milestones:
All ADVANCE students must adhere to the following requirements. For Milestones #1-#3, failure to meet these milestones will prevent a student from matriculating to Mason and/or result in termination from ADVANCE. For Milestones #4-#7, failure to meet these milestones may delay matriculation to Mason.
1. Students must complete their 91³Ô¹Ï degree within 4 years of being admitted into ADVANCE. Students are highly encouraged to be continuously enrolled at 91³Ô¹Ï/Mason to support progress towards degree completion.
2. Students must maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA at 91³Ô¹Ï and must have a minimum 2.5 GPA upon matriculation to Mason.
3. Students who wish to enroll at Mason for the fall semester must apply for 91³Ô¹Ï spring graduation by March 1 or summer graduation by June 1. Students who wish to enroll at Mason for the spring semester must apply for 91³Ô¹Ï fall graduation by October 1.
4. Students must begin developmental coursework no later than the first semester in ADVANCE at 91³Ô¹Ï.
5. Students must take first college-level MTH course and ENG 111 in the semester immediately following the completion of any MDE or EDE courses (excluding summer).
6. In the first 30 credits, students must complete ENG 111 and ENG 112 with a C or better.
7. Students must complete a Mason Core Quantitative Reasoning course equivalent with a C or better no later than one semester before 91³Ô¹Ï graduation. Refer to your pathway to select the appropriate MTH course(s).
ADVANCE Program-Specific Requirements:
Enhance your World Language experience through study abroad
91³Ô¹Ï offers a wide array of opportunities to study abroad in a variety of subjects, for more information please see the 91³Ô¹Ï Study Abroad website: /academics/study-abroad/index.html
Mason offers a variety of study abroad programs that can fulfill elementary, intermediate, or upper level Foreign Language degree requirements. Please visit the following webpages for more information.
Mason Global Education Office (GEO): http://www.gmu.edu/depts/cge/
MCL Undergraduate Advisor Xi Chen: xchen8@gmu.edu for help in selecting an appropriate study abroad experience.
A.A. Liberal Arts
| 91³Ô¹Ï | MASON | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91³Ô¹Ï Degree Requirement | 91³Ô¹Ï Course | Credits | Transfer to MASON As | MASON Degree Requirement |
| SDV Course | SDV 100 College Success Skills or | 1 | UNIV 100 | General Elective |
| SDV 101 Orientation to XXX | UNIV 100 | |||
| ENG 111 | ENG 111 College Composition I1 | 3 | ENGH XXX | General Elective |
| CST Course | CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking or | 3 | COMM 100 | Oral Comm |
| CST 110 Introduction to Human Communication | COMM 101 | |||
| World Language #1 | ARA 101 Beginning Arabic I or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | CHSS For. Lang or General Elective |
| CHI 101 Beginning Chinese I or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| FRE 101 Beginning French I or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| SPA 101 Beginning Spanish I or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| Any General Education Elective (if placed out of World Language 101)2 | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| MTH 154 or MTH 155 or higher | MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | MATH 106 | Quantitative |
| MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning3 | STAT 105T | |||
| ENG 112 | ENG 112 College Composition II1 | 3 | ENGH 101 | Written Comm |
| World Language #2 | ARA 102 Beginning Arabic II or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | CHSS For. Lang or General Elective |
| CHI 102 Beginning Chinese II or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| FRE 102 Beginning French II or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| SPA 102 Beginning Spanish II or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| SPA 115 Intensive Beginning Spanish or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| Any General Education Elective (if placed out of World Language 102)2 | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| MTH 245<sup>3</sup> or Transfer Elective | PHI 100 Introduction to Philosophy or | 3 | PHIL 100 | CHSS Phil/Rel |
| PHI 111 Logic or | PHIL 151 | |||
| PHI 220 Ethics and Society or | PHIL 173 | |||
| REL 100 Introduction to the Study of Religion or | RELI 100 | |||
| REL 230 Religions of the World or | RELI 100 | |||
| REL 233 Introduction to Islam | RELI L312 | |||
| REL 237 Religions of the East or | RELI 212 | |||
| REL 238 Religions of the West | RELI 211 | |||
| Science Course #1 | BIO 101 General Biology I or | 4 | BIOL 103/105 | Nat Science |
| CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry or | CHEM 103 | |||
| ENV 121 Foundations of Environmental Science or | EVPP 108/109 | |||
| GOL 105 Physical Geology or | GEOL 101/103 | |||
| GOL 111 Oceanography I or | GEOL 120/121 | |||
| PHY 100 Elements of Physics | PHYS 103 | |||
| ENG Literature Elective | ENG 225 Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas or | 3 | ENGH 202 or FRLN L330 (ENG 255 only) | Literature |
| ENG 245 British Literature or | ENGH 202 or FRLN L330 (ENG 255 only) | |||
| ENG 246 American Literature or | ENGH 202 or FRLN L330 (ENG 255 only) | |||
| ENG 255 World Literature or | ENGH 202 or FRLN L330 (ENG 255 only) | |||
| ENG 258 African American Literature or | ENGH 202 or FRLN L330 (ENG 255 only) | |||
| ENG 275 Women in Literature or | ENGH 202 or FRLN L330 (ENG 255 only) | |||
| ENG Any 200-Level ENG Literature course4 | ENGH 202 or FRLN L330 (ENG 255 only) | |||
| World Language #3 | ARA 201 Intermediate Arabic I or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | CHSS For. Lang or General Elective |
| CHI 201 Intermediate Chinese I or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| FRE 201 Intermediate French I or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| SPA 205 Spanish for Heritage Speakers I or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| Any General Education Elective (if placed out of World Language 201)2 | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| HIS Course #1 | HIS 101 Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE or | 3 | HIST 101T | Global History |
| HIS 102 Western Civilizations Post-1600 CE or | HIST 102T | |||
| HIS 112 World Civilizations Post-1500 CE (recommended) | HIST 125 | |||
| Science Course #2 or General Education Elective | BIO 101 General Biology I or | 3-4 | BIOL 103/105 | Nat Science |
| BIO 102 General Biology II or | BIOL 102 | |||
| CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry or | CHEM 103 | |||
| ENV 121 Foundations of Environmental Science or | EVPP 108/109 | |||
| ENV 122 Applications in Environmental Science or | EVPP 112/113 | |||
| GEO 200 Introduction to Physical Geography or | GGS 102 | |||
| GOL 105 Physical Geology or | GEOL 101/103 | |||
| GOL 106 Historical Geology or | GEOL 102/104 | |||
| GOL 111 Oceanography I or | GEOL 120/121 | |||
| PHY 100 Elements of Physics | PHYS 103 | |||
| Social/Behavioral Sciences #1 | ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics or | 3 | ECON 104 | Soc/Behav |
| ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics or | ECON 103 | |||
| GEO 210 People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography or | GGS 103 | |||
| HIS 121 United States History to 1877 or | HIST 121 | |||
| HIS 122 United States History Since 1865 or | HIST 122 | |||
| PLS 135 U.S. Government and Politics or | GOVT 103 | |||
| PSY 200 Principles of Psychology or | PSYC 100 | |||
| PSY 230 Developmental Psychology or | PSYC 211 | |||
| SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology or | SOCI 101 | |||
| SOC 211 Cultural Anthropology | ANTH 114 | |||
| World Language #4 | ARA 202 Intermediate Arabic II or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | CHSS For. Lang or General Elective |
| CHI 202 Intermediate Chinese II or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| FRE 202 Intermediate French II or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
| SPA 206 SPA 206 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II or | 3-4 | GMU Equivalent | ||
|
SPAN 215 Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers (co-enrollment course) or
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|
3-4 | |||
| Any General Education Elective (if placed out of World Language 202)2 | 3-4 | |||
| Open Elective #1 | ITE 152 Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications | 3 | IT 104 | Info Tech |
| Open Elective #2 (This elective must be taken at Mason if total language credits are 15 or more - Please see your ADVANCE Coach) | CST 229 Intercultural Communication or | 3 | COMM L305 | General Elective |
| ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics or | ECON 104 | |||
| GEO 210 People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography or | GGS 103 | |||
| HUM 210 Intro to Women and Gender Studies or | WMST 200 | |||
| HUM 259 The Greek and Roman Tradition or | CLAS 260 | |||
| PHI 100 Introduction to Philosophy I or | PHIL 100 | |||
| PSY 200 Principles of Psychology or | PSYC 100 | |||
| SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology or | SOCI 101 | |||
| SOC 211 Cultural Anthropology | ANTH 114 | |||
| HIS Course #2 | HIS 203 History of African Civilization or | 3 | HIST 261 | CHSS Non-Western |
| HIS 231 Introduction to Latin American History or | HIST 271 | |||
| HIS 251 History of Middle East Civilization I or | HIST 281 | |||
| HIS 254 History of Modern East Asian Civilizations | HIST 252 | |||
| Humanities/Fine Arts | ART 100 Art Appreciation or | 3 | ARTH 101 | Arts |
| ART 101 History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic or | ARTH 200 | |||
| ART 102 History of Art: Renaissance to Modern or | ARTH 201 | |||
| CST 130 Introduction to Theatre or | THR 101 | |||
| CST 151 Film Appreciation I or | ENGH L372 | |||
| MUS 121 Music in Society | MUSI 101 | |||
| Social/Behavioral Science #2 (Must take different discipline than Social/Behavioral Science #1) | GEO 220 World Regional Geography or | 3 | GGS 101 | CHSS Soc/Behav |
| PLS 140 Introduction to Comparative Politics or | GOVT 133 | |||
| PLS 241 Introduction to International Relations or | GOVT 132 | |||
| PSY 219 Cross-Cultural Psychology or | PSYC L379 | |||
| SSC 115 Introduction to Global Affairs | GLOA 101 | |||
| HUM 298 | HUM 298 Seminar and Project - Liberal Arts | 1 | GENL XXX | General Elective |
| Total Credits: 60-62 | ||||
For academic policies and procedures, please see 91³Ô¹Ï catalog - http://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/index.html
B.A. Foreign Languages
Concentrations: Arabic; Chinese; French; Spanish
| MASON Degree Requirement Sequence | Course | Credits | MASON Core/Degree Equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentration Course | Concentration Course5,6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Course | Concentration Course5,6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Course | Concentration Course5,6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Course | Concentration Course5,6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Course | Concentration Course5,6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Course | Concentration Course5,6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Course | Concentration Course5,6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Course | Select the writing intensive course in your language concentration: | 3 | Writing Intensive | |
| ARAB 331 Reading and Conversation II OR | ||||
| CHIN 480 Fourth-Year Chinese I OR | ||||
| FREN 309 Reading and Writing Skills Development OR | ||||
| SPAN 370 Spanish Writing and Stylistics | ||||
| Concentration Course | Concentration Course5,6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Course | Concentration Course5,6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Course or General Electives | Concentration Course5,6 | 3 | Major or Elective | |
| General Elective (Upper-level, See: Advisor) | ||||
| General Electives | General Elective | 3 | General Elective | |
| Gen Ed: Written Communication | ENGH 302 Advanced Composition | 3 | Written Comm | |
| General Electives | General Electives (Upper-level, See: Advisor)6 | 3 | General Elective | |
| General Electives | General Electives (Upper-level, See: Advisor)6 | 3 | General Elective | |
| General Electives | General Electives (Upper-level, See: Advisor)6 | 3 | General Elective | |
| General Electives | General Electives | 3 | General Elective | |
| General Electives | General Electives | 3 | General Elective | |
| General Electives | General Electives | 3 | General Elective | |
| General Electives | General Electives | 1-3 | General Elective | |
| Total Credits: 120 | ||||
*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 may use credit by exam to fulfill language requirements; minimum exam scores needed for requirements may be different at 91³Ô¹Ï and Mason. Student must carefully check that the requirements fulfill BOTH 91³Ô¹Ï (/prior-learning/) and Mason requirements (https://www.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now/how-apply/transfer/transfer-credit-policy). If students plan to use credit by exam for languages at 91³Ô¹Ï/Mason, students must complete the exams no later than the semester prior to matriculation. Consult with your ADVANCE Coach or advisor.
3Students who plan to take MTH 245 should take MTH 154 or MTH 161 first. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 and MTH 245.
4200-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.
5For a list of concentration courses, please visit - https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/modern-classical-languages/foreign-languages-ba/#requirementstext.
6One of the foreign language concentration courses or upper level general electives must satisfy the Mason Core Apex requirement. Consult your Mason advisor for options that apply to your language concentration. For approved Mason Core courses, please visit: https://catalog.gmu.edu/mason-core/ .
Additional General Notes & Resources:
• Students pursuing this degree must complete 30-33 credits within the major, with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
• For academic policies and procedures, please see Mason catalog - https://catalog.gmu.edu/policies/.
• Students seeking a bachelor's degree must apply at least 45 credits of upper-level courses (numbered 300 or above) toward graduation.
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.