ADVANCE Program Milestones:
ADVANCE Milestone Requirements: 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 George Mason University and/or result in termination from ADVANCE. For Milestones #4-#7, failure to meet these milestones may delay matriculation to George Mason.
1. Students must graduate with the NOVA degree aligned with their ADVANCE academic pathway within 4 years of being admitted into ADVANCE. Students must ensure they are enrolled in the matching degree.
2. Students must maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA at NOVA and must have a minimum 2.5 GPA upon matriculation to George Mason.
3. Students who wish to enroll at George Mason for the fall semester must apply for NOVA spring graduation by March 1 or summer graduation by June 1. Students who wish to enroll at George Mason for the spring semester must apply for NOVA fall graduation by October 1.
4. Students must begin developmental coursework no later than the first semester in ADVANCE at NOVA.
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 college level math course with a C or better no later than one semester before NOVA graduation. Refer to your pathway to select the appropriate MTH course(s).
ADVANCE Program-Specific Requirements:
BAS programs have specialized admission criteria. In this pathway, the Mason Core Quantitative Reasoning course is completed at Mason. Refer to the courses below to select the appropriate math course at NOVA.
If English is not your first language or you have completed ESL coursework, you must complete ENG 111 and ENG 112 to meet the English Language Proficiency requirement. Please reach out to ADVANCE Admissions early if you have any questions about this requirement: advance@gmu.edu.
BAS degrees are designed for adult learners who have some work experience in their field of choice, but the degree is open to students of all ages. Further, BAS degrees are often considered terminal degrees (i.e., they may not lead to advanced study in master’s degree or doctoral programs), however students completing the Applied Science: Data Analytics, BAS degree may be eligible for admission to George Mason's Data Analytics Engineering, MS, provided they meet any program's admission requirements. Students who are interested in advanced study are encouraged to contact graduate programs early to determine if the BAS program fits their requirements. To explore possible Bachelor's to Accelerated Master's (BAM) program options from the BAS degree at Mason, visit: https://bas.gmu.edu/academics/bam/.
A.A.S Information Systems Technology
| Northern Virginia Community College | MASON | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOVA Degree Requirement | NOVA Course | Credits | Transfer to MASON As | MASON Degree Requirement |
| SDV Course | SDV 100 College Success Skills | 1 | UNIV 100 | General Elective |
| SDV 101 Orientation to Information Technology | UNIV 100 | |||
| ENG 111 | ENG 111 College Composition I | 3 | ENGH XXX | General Elective |
| ITD 110 | ITD 110 Web Page Design I | 3 | BAS XXX | General Elective |
| ITE 152 | ITE 152 Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications | 3 | IT 104 | Info Tech |
| ITN 100 or ITN 101 | ITN 100 Introduction to Telecommunications1 or | 3 | See ITE 221 | General Elective |
| ITN 101 Introduction to Network Concepts1 | See ITE 221 | |||
| MTH 161 Required (NOVA Catalog: MTH 154, or MTH 155, or higher) | MTH 161 PreCalculus I2 | 3 | MATH 103T | Prerequisite & General Elective |
| ITE 170 | ITE 170 Multimedia Software | 3 | IT XXX | General Elective |
| ITN 170 | ITN 170 Linux System Administration | 3 | IT XXX | General Elective |
| ITN 260 | ITN 260 Network Security Basics | 3 | IT XXX | General Elective |
| ITP 100 | ITP 100 Software Design | 3 | IT XXX | General Elective |
| IT Elective #1 | ITD 145 Applied Data Science Techniques | 3 | BAS XXX | General Elective |
| Approved Elective | ENG 112 College Composition II3 | 3 | ENGH 101 | Written Comm |
| ITD 256 | ITD 256 Advanced Database Management | 3 | IT XXX | General Elective |
| ITE 221 | ITE 221 PC Hardware and OS Architecture1 | 3 | IT 105 & IT XXX | General Elective |
| ITP Programming Elective | ITP 150 Python Programming4 | 4 | IT 109 | Major |
| IT Elective #2 | ITN 132 Structured Query Language | 3 | IT XXX | General Elective |
| IT Elective #3 | ITD 245 Advanced Applied Data Science Techniques | 3 | BAS 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 | |||
| IT Elective #4 | ITD 140 Machine Learning I | 3 | BAS XXX | General Elective |
| 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 Sciences #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 | |||
| Social/Behavioral Sciences #2 | ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics or | 3 | ECON 104 | Soc/Behav |
| GEO 210 People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography or | GGS 103 | |||
| HIS 121 United States History to 1877 or | HIST 121 | |||
| PSY 200 Principles of Psychology or | PSYC 100 | |||
| PLS 135 U.S. Government and Politics or | GOVT 103 | |||
| SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology | SOCI 101 | |||
| Total Credits: 65 | ||||
For academic policies and procedures, please see NOVA catalog - http://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/index.html
B.A.S. Concentration in Data Analytics
| MASON Degree Requirement Sequence | Course | Credits | MASON Core/Degree Equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Ed: Written Communication (LL) | ENGH 101 ENGH 101 Composition3 (if ENG 112 is not completed at NOVA) | 0-3 | Written Comm | |
| Concentration Requirements | MATH 108 Introductory Calculus with Business Applications | 4 | Major & Quant | |
| Gen Ed: Literature | Approved Upper-level Literature Course5 | 3 | Literature | |
| Core Requirements | BAS 300 Building Professional Competencies | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Requirements | STAT 250 Introductory Statistics I | 3 | Major | |
| Gen Ed: Global Contexts | Approved Upper-level Global Contexts5 (See: Advisor) | 3 | Global Contexts | |
| Concentration Requirements | IT 102 Discrete Structures | 3 | Major | |
| Gen Ed: Natural Science (Lab) | Approved Natural Science with Lab5 | 4 | Nat Science | |
| Concentration Requirements | IT 343 Project Management | 3 | Writing Intensive | |
| Concentration Requirements | STAT 350 Introductory Statistics II | 3 | Major | |
| Core Requirements | BAS 490 Introduction to Research Methods | 3 | Major | |
| Gen Ed: Natural Science (Non-Lab) | Approved Upper-level Natural Science without Lab5 | 3 | Nat Science | |
| Concentration Requirements | Applied Coursework (Upper-level, See: Advisor) | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Requirements | IT 209 Introduction to Object Oriented Programming | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Requirements | STAT 362 Introduction to Computer Statistical Packages | 3 | Major | |
| Gen Ed: Written Communication (Upper-Level) | ENGH 302 Advanced Composition | 3 | Written Comm | |
| Concentration Requirements | STAT 463 Introduction to Exploratory Data Analysis | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Requirements | Applied Coursework (Upper-level, See: Advisor) | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Requirements | Applied Coursework (Upper-level, See: Advisor) | 3 | Major | |
| Concentration Requirements | IT 309 Data Structures and Algorithms in Python | 3 | Major | |
| Core Requirements/Gen Ed: Apex | BAS 491 Applied Sciences Capstone | 3 | Apex | |
| Total Credits: 126-129 | ||||
*Denotes a course that must be taken at George Mason University while attending NOVA. Failure to complete your co-enrollment course(s) while attending NOVA can significantly affect your timeline for Mason graduation. Please see your ADVANCE Coach for more information and to enroll.
Important Academic Information:
1Students must take ITN 100 and ITE 221 or ITN 101 and ITE 221 in order to receive credit for IT 105. Students may need a substitution to fulfill the IT 105 credit. See Mason advisor as needed.
2Students must earn a C or higher in MTH 161 (MATH 103T) to progress to MATH 108 at Mason. Students who place out of MTH 161 may take MTH 261 to fulfill MATH 108.
3Students should use the "Approved Elective" to complete ENG 112. If students matriculate without an ENGH 101 equivalent complete with a C or higher, ENGH 101 will be required in the first semester at George Mason.
4Students with a conferred AAS degree and a grade of C or higher in ITP 150 will be granted a substitution for IT 109. This substitution is available to BAS students only, and will be processed by the BAS advisor upon matriculation to Mason.
5 For approved Mason Core courses, please visit - https://catalog.gmu.edu/mason-core/ .
Additional General Notes & Resources:
• Students must have a C or better in any course that satisfies a prerequisite for an IT course. To graduate with the BAS with a Data Analytics concentration, students must have a C or better in their major core, concentration, and applied coursework courses.
• If English is not your first language or you have completed ESL coursework, you must complete ENG 111 and ENG 112 prior to matriculating to George Mason University to meet the English Language Proficiency requirement.
• For more information about Accelerated Master's program options, visit: https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/interdisciplinary-programs-courses/applied-science-bas/#acceleratedmasterstext. Students interested in an Accelerated Master's should consult their Mason academic advisor in their first term after matriculation regarding program benefits, admission criteria, and application process.
• 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.