Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Transfer Guide
Administration of Justice, B.S.
This is a recommended program of study for students planning to obtain an Associate in Science Degree in General Studies at Northern Virginia Community College and transfer to George Mason University for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administration of Justice.
| Semesters | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | GMU Equivalent |
| ENG 111, Engl Comp, and 125 or 112, Engl Lit or Engl Elective | 3 | 3 | ENGL 101; English Literature or ENGL Elective | ||
| Laboratory Science - BIO 101,102 recommended | 4 | 4 | BIOL 103,104 - sequential sciences | ||
| Social & Behavorial Science - ECO 201 recommended | 3 | ECON 104 Macro Economics | |||
| PLS 135 or PHI 220 or PSY 216 - ADJ Elective credit | 3 | GOVT 103 or PHIL 151 or PSYC 231 | |||
| MTH 151,152 Math for Liberal Arts I,II | 3 | 3 | MATH 106 Quantitative Reasoning plus elective credit | ||
| MUS 101 Basic Musicianship I or 140 Intro to Recording Techniques | 3 | MUSI 100 Fundamentals of Music or MUSI 115 Theory I | |||
| SDV 100 College Success Skills | 1 | UNIV 100 University Transition | |||
| HIS 101,102 or HIS 211 Western Civil | 3 | HIST 100 or HIST L321Western Civil | |||
| PED 116, PED or RPK elective | 1 | PHED 1x1 or elective | |||
| ADJ 100 Survey of Criminal Justice, can take additional 15 hours of ADJ credit | 3 | 6 | 9 | ADJ 100 - plus 15 hours of ADJ credit from NVCC can be applied | |
| CST 110 or 126 Speech Comm | 3 | COMM 100 or 101 Speech Comm | |||
| ITE 115 or CSC 110 Intro to Computing | 3 | IT 103, Intro to Computing | |||
| English Literature 200 level if not taking ENG 125 | English Literature | ||||
| Total Credits: | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
Notes
Note 1: A maximum of 18 ADJ credits from NVCC may satisfy requirements for the ADJ major. There are no restrictions as to which ADJ courses will transfer to the program.
Note 2: There are five core courses (16 credits): ADJ 100, 300,303,306,424.
Note 3: ADJ majors have the option of obtaining a concentration by completing 15 of their credits in one of six offered: Research and Policy Analysis; Management and Planning; Computers and Information Management; Social Work; Foreign Language; or Field Experience (Internship).
Note 4: For additional information, consult the website entitled "NVCC Transfer Credits Applied to Administration of Justice B. S. Degree, George Mason University"
Note 5: If you are transferring from a community college other than NVCC, you will need to take a 200 level English literature course.
Please Note: Not all NVCC Humanities/Fine Arts electives qualify as General Education Elective requirements (i.e. ENG 211-212, Creative Writing I&II and ART 121-122, Drawing I&II) for NVCC.
While other VCCS courses may also qualify for some of the categories above, we have included those that are most often available. We strongly recommend that you work closely with your VCCS Counselor or Faculty Advisor to assure the most appropriate choices for your major.