Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Transfer Guide
Biology, B.A.
This is a recommended program of study for students planning to obtain an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts at Northern Virginia Community College and transfer to George Mason University for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology.
| 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 | ||
| MTH 181,182,173 or 174 | 3 | MATH 110,111,113 or 114 | |||
| SDV 100 College Success Skills | 1 | UNIV 100 University Transition | |||
| PED 116 | 1 | General Elective | |||
| HIS 101 and 211 or 102 | 3 | 3 | HIST 101 and L321 or 102 | ||
| ECO 120 Survey of Economics | 3 | ECON--- Social and Behavioral Science Requirement | |||
| CST 110 Intro to Speech Comm | 3 | COMM 100, Public Speaking or 101 Interpersonal & Group Interaction | |||
| PED or RPK Elective | 1 | Does Not Apply | |||
| Foreign Language 101, 102, 201, 202 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Foreign Language Requirement |
| ENG 230 or 243 or 244; if not taking ENG 125 | ENGL 2-- Literature Requirement | ||||
| SOC 201 Intro to Sociology | 3 | SOCI 101 Intro to Sociology | |||
| BIO 101, 102 Gen Biol I,II | 4 | 4 | BIOL 103, 104 Intro Biol I,II | ||
| BIO 206 Cell Biology | 4 | BIOL 213 Cell Structure and Function | |||
| CHM 101, 102 General Chem I,II or 111, 112, College Chem I,II | 4 | 4 | CHEM 103, 104 Chem Sci in a Modern Society or 211, 212 Gen Chem | ||
| REL 100 Intro to Religion, or PHI 101 Intro to Philosophy | 3 | RELI 100, Human Religious Experience, or PHIL 100 Intro to Philosophy | |||
| ITE 115 Intro to Computer Apps and Concepts | 3 | IT 103 Intro to Computing | |||
| Total Credits: | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Notes
Total Minimum Credits for the Northern Virginia Community College A.A. Degree in Liberal Arts is 60 to 65.
For the Biology B.A. program at Mason, students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in required Biology courses; a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all major course work and a minimum of 2.9 in non-Biology major requirements.
The program requires 6 hours of social sciences chosen from ADJ, ANTH, GEOG (not 102 or 309), GOVT, HIST (not 100 or 125), LING, PSYC, or SOCI. Shown here are two history courses. One may be substituted for any from those listed above.
For the math requirement, you can take BIOL 312, Biostatistics. No equivalent at NVCC. STAT 250 is no longer being accepted for this major.
Students majoring in biology are required to complete 16 credits in the major at the 300 and 400 levels at Mason in addition to meeting the university residency requirement of at least 30 credits at Mason.
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.