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Transferring from Another Institution
Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) Students
VCCS Students interested in transferring to Mason should first contact their VCCS advisors/counselors, as they are trained to help students know which paths are the best to take in the VCCS system to transfer to Mason.
To help students decide which courses they would like to take to transfer to Mason, we have provided a helpful guide of how courses will transfer to Mason from the VCCS system, in the chart below. Be sure to communicate with your VCCS advisors to discuss each semester’s course options.
The only office authorized to evaluate transcripts and verify how courses are accepted is the Transfer Admissions office. Their office and website have many resources available to help students determine how prior institution’s credits could be accepted at Mason.
- Transfer Credit Policy: https://www2.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/how-apply/transfer/transfer-credit-policy
- Transfer Credit Matrix: http://admissions.gmu.edu/transfer/transferCreditSearch.asp
See how the classes you’ve taken at other institutions will be accepted at Mason - To compare these courses to Mason Core options, please visit http://masoncore.gmu.edu/general-education-at-mason-2/ or visit http://advising.gmu.edu/mason-core-vccs-equivalency/ for a helpful guide to see if your VCCS credits are approved Mason Core courses.
- To view the current catalog requirements for the BS INFT, please visit catalog.gmu.edu and search for “Information Technology, BS.”
A typical 4-year plan can be found on our program sheets at ist.gmu.edu/go/advising. These are put in order based primarily on the prerequisite system and course loads. To view a useful prerequisite guide, please visit IST.gmu.edu/go/prereq.
Tuition and fee information can be found at https://studentaccounts.gmu.edu/tuition-fees/.
Transfer Guide
2021-2022 Information Technology, B.S.
These are suggested courses which fulfill some degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. Transfer associate’s degree programs and courses vary among the 23 VCCS colleges. Be sure to consult your community college academic advisor each semester to make sure you are on track to graduate in an A.A. or A.A.& S or A.S. degree.
The Department of Information Technology strongly encourages VCCS transfers to meet the requirements for and enroll as GAA transfers.
| VCCS | Mason Equivalent | Notes |
| ENG 111 | ENGH 101 | ENG 112 does not satisfy the Mason Core Literature. |
| CST 100 or 105 or 110 | COMM 100 or 101 | |
| MTH 245 or 240 or 241 | STAT 250 | |
| MTH 261 or 270 or 271 or 272 | MATH 108 | Only one from MATH 108 or 113 is required for the BS INFT. |
| MTH 263 or 173 or 273 or 175+176 | MATH 113 | |
| ITE 115 | IT 103 | To satisfy IT 104, a student who has completed ITE 115 would need to either take IT 104, the CLEP Information Systems, or IT 191*. |
| ITE 119 or ITE 152 | IT 104 | |
| Arts | Arts | |
| Global Understanding | Global Understanding | |
| 200 level English Literature | ENGH 202 | |
| Natural Science Lecture and Lab | Natural Science Lecture and Lab | |
| Natural Science Lecture | Natural Science Lecture | |
| HIS 101 or 102 or 112 | HIST 101 or 102 or 125 | |
| Social-Behavioral Science | Social-Behavioral Science | |
| ITD 210+ITD 212 | IT L331 + IT — | |
| ITD 256 | IT elective | Does not satisfy IT 214 on its own, unless student is in ADVANCE. To satisfy IT 214, a student who has completed ITD 256 would need to either take IT 214 or IT 194*. |
| ITN 100 and ITE 221 | IT 105 and IT —- | |
| ITP 100 | IT elective | |
| ITP 120 | IT elective | Does not satisfy IT 106 on its own, unless student is in ADVANCE. To satisfy IT 106, a student who has completed ITP 120 would need to either take IT 106 or IT 196*. |
| CSC 201 or CS 222 | CS 112 |
Used as substitution of IT 106 only if both CS 112 and CS 211 are completed with min grades of C. |
| CSC 202 or CS 223 | CS 211 | Used as substitution of IT 206 only if both CS 112 and CS 211 are completed with min grades of C. |
| ITP 150 | IT elective | Students in ADVANCE can receive equivalency for IT 109 through substitution. |
| ADDITIONAL COURSE OPTIONS: | ||
| MTH 288 or CSC 208 | MATH 125 | |
| ACC 211 and ACC 212** | ACCT 203 and ACCT 2— | Used as lower-level substitution of MBUS 300 |
| (ITN 154 and ITN 155**) or (ITN 101 and ITN 257**) | IT L341 and IT —- | Lower-level credit (BS INFT core) |
| ITN 156 and ITN 157** | IT L445 and IT —- | Lower-level credit (BS INFT concentration course option) |
| ITN 260 and ITN 266 | IT 223 and IT —- | |
| EGR 265** | ECE 301 | Lower-level credit (BS INFT concentration course option) |
Additional Notes
- *Students in ADVANCE who have completed (ITN 100+ITE 221), ITE 170, ITP 120/ITP 150, and ITD 256 will receive substitutions for IT 213, IT 106/IT 109, and IT 214, respectively if they have earned a minimum grade of B in ALL courses. If ITE 115 was completed, a substitution of IT 104 can be generated if the student also completes IT 191. Students not in ADVANCE who have completed ITE 170, ITP 120, ITE 115, ITD 256 will need to satisfy the Mason major requirement by either completing the full course, CLEP, or taking a bridge course (IT 191, IT 193, IT 194, IT 196) to pair with the VCCS course. Information about bridge courses can be found at ist.gmu.edu/go/bridge. There is no bridge course currently to pair with ITP 150 to satisfy IT 109. To satisfy IT 109, if a student has completed ITP 150, the student will need to take IT 109.
- **If a student has a lower level substitution for an upper level course, they will need to still earn a minimum of 45-upper level credits in order to graduate. A student may opt to take their Mason Core courses as upper level (300/400 level) credits, declare a second concentration, declare a minor, or take general electives at the upper level in order to satisfy this requirement.
- ENG 125 will continue to transfer to fulfill the Mason Core literature requirement until 2025.
All Other Students
For transfer students not coming from NVCC, we recommend visiting the Office of Admissions’ Transfer Center.
Additional Benefit of Transferring to Mason: Data Analytics Credential
For information about the opportunity to earn a Data Analytics Credential, please visit https://ist.gmu.edu/advising-corner/data-analytics-credential/.