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: All ADVANCE students in this degree program must adhere to the following requirements prior to matriculation. Failure to do so may prevent a student from matriculating into this program at Mason or progressing in coursework at Mason.
1. Engineering students must begin the calculus sequence within the first 30 credits and complete Calculus I and II with a B or better.
2. While not required to matriculate to Mason, Bioengineering students must complete MTH 267 Differential Equations with a B- or better.4
3. Bioengineering students must complete Matlab applications concurrently with MTH 2665
A.S. Engineering
| 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 Engineering | UNIV 100 | |||
| ENG 111 | ENG 111 College Composition I1 | 3 | ENGH XXX | General Elective |
| MTH 263 | MTH 263 Calculus I | 4 | MATH 113 | Major & Quantitative |
| CHM 111 Required (91³Ô¹Ï Catalog: Lab Science #1) | CHM 111 General Chemistry I | 4 | CHEM 211-213 | Major |
| ECO 202 | ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics or | 3 | ECON 103 | Soc/Behav & Major |
| ENG 112 | ENG 112 College Composition II1 | 3 | ENGH 101 | Written Comm |
| MTH 264 | MTH 264 Calculus II | 4 | MATH 114 | Major |
| Technical Elective #1 | CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking or | 3 | COMM 100 | Major & Oral Comm |
| CST 110 Introduction to Human Communication | COMM 101 | |||
| PHY 241 Required (91³Ô¹Ï Catalog: Lab Science #2) | PHY 242 University Physics I | 4 | PHYS 160-161 | Major & Nat Science |
| Technical Elective #2 | CHM 112 General Chemistry II | 4 | CHEM 212-214 | General Elective |
| Humanities/Fine Arts #1 | 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 Appreciation I | MUSI 101 | |||
| Technical Elective #3 | PHY 242 University Physics II | 4 | PHYS 260-261 | Major & Nat Science |
| EGR 121 |
BENG 101 Intro to Bioengineering (Fall recommended)
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3 | BENG 101 | Major |
| Technical Elective #4 |
BIOL 213 Cell Structure and Function
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4 | BIOL 213 | Major |
| MTH 265 | MTH 265 Calculus III | 4 | MATH 213 | Major |
| HIS Course | 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 | |||
| Humanities/Fine Arts #2 | 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 course2 | ENGH 202 or FRLN L330 (ENG 255 only) | |||
| MTH 267 | MTH 267 Differential Equations3 | 3 | MATH 214 | Major |
| Technical Elective #5 | MTH 266 Linear Algebra4 | 3 | MATH 203 | Major |
| Technical Elective #6 | EGR 125 Introduction to Computer Programming for Engineers5 | 4 | ENGR 125T | Major & Info Tech |
| Total Credits: 67 | ||||
For academic policies and procedures, please see 91³Ô¹Ï catalog - http://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/index.html
B.S. Bioengineering
Concentrations: Bioengineering Healthcare Informatics; Biomaterials and Nanomedicine; Biomedical Imaging and Devices; Computational Biomedical Engineering; Neurotechnology and Computational Neuroscience.
NOTE: Students interested in the Bioengineering Prehealth concentration should speak with a Bioengineering Advisor before matriculating. Email bioeng@gmu.edu.
| MASON Degree Requirement Sequence | Course | Credits | MASON Core/Degree Equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentration Courses | CHEM 310 Survey of Organic Chemistry (Bioengineering Prehealth students: See Advisor) | 4 | Major | |
| Bioengineering | BENG 214 Physiology for Engineers | 3 | Major | |
| Gen Ed: Written Communication (Upper-level) | ENGH 302 Advanced Composition (Natural Science Section) | 3 | Written Comm | |
| Bioengineering | BENG 391 Bioengineering Professional Development | 1 | Major | |
| Bioengineering | BENG 320 Bioengineering Signals and Systems | 3 | Major | |
| Bioengineering | BENG 230 Continuum Biomechanics and Transport I | 3 | Major | |
| Bioengineering | BENG 240 Biomaterials AND | 4 | Major | |
| BENG 241 Biomechanics and Biomaterials Lab | ||||
| Bioengineering | BENG 375 Intellectual Property, Regulatory Concepts and Product Development | 3 | Major | |
| Bioengineering | BENG 370 Bioinstrumentation and Devices I AND | 4 | Major | |
| BENG 371 Bioinstrumentation and Devices Lab | ||||
| Bioengineering/Synthesis | BENG 492 Senior Advanced Design Project I | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Courses | Concentration Specialization Course6 | 3 | Major | |
| Bioengineering | BENG 330 Computational Methods in Bioengineering AND | 4 | Major | |
| BENG 331 Computational Methods in Bioengineering Lab | ||||
| Bioengineering | BENG 360 Biomedical Imaging | 3 | Major | |
| Bioengineering | BENG 350 Neural System Designs | 3 | Major | |
| Gen Ed: Apex/Bioengineering | BENG 493 Senior Advanced Design Project II | 3 | Apex | |
| Concentration Courses | Concentration Specialization Course6 | 3 | Major | |
| Mathematics and Statistics | STAT 360 Introductory Statistics II | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Courses | Concentration Specialization Course6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Courses | Technical Elective6 | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Courses | Technical Elective6 | 3 | Major | |
| Total Credits: 128 | ||||
*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.
2200-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.
3Students must earn a B- or higher in MTH 267 to progress to Bioengineering coursework at Mason.
491³Ô¹Ï students must register for Matlab applications to obtain content that is not included in non-Bioengineering sections of Linear Algebra prior to matriculation. Please email bioeng@gmu.edu for registration information.
5Students need departmental approval to enroll in EGR 125. Contact your campus dean for Engineering for permission to register for this course:
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6For approved Concentration Courses and Technical Electives, please visit - https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/engineering-computing/engineering/bioengineering/bioengineering-bs/#requirementstext
Additional General Notes & Resources:
• Students must complete each BENG, BIOL, CHEM, CS, ECE, ME course presented as part of the required credits for the degree with a grade of C or better.
• 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 requirements.
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.