Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Transfer Guide
Computational and Data Science, B.S.
This is a recommended program of study for students planning to obtain an Associate in Science degree at Northern Virginia Community College (60 to 65 credits) and transfer to George Mason University for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computational and Data Sciences.
| 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, ENGL Literature or ENGL Elective | ||
| ENG 230 or 200 level literature if not taking ENG 125 | ENGL---English Literature Requirement | ||||
| SDV 100 College Success Skills | 1 | UNIV 100 University Transition | |||
| PED 116 | 1 | PHED 1X1 | |||
| HIS 101,102 or 211 Western Civilization | 3 | 3 | HIST 100, L321 or 101 Western Civilization | ||
| ECO 201 Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 104 Macroeconomics | |||
| CST 110 or 126 Speech | 3 | COMM 100 or 101 Communications | |||
| PED or RPK elective | 1 | 1 | Does not Apply | ||
| MTH 173,174 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I,II or MTH 181,182 Finite Math I,II | 5 | 5 | MATH 113,114 Analytic Geometry & Calc I,II or MATH 110,111Intro Prob & Linear Math Modeling | ||
| CSC 110 or ITE 115 Intro to Computing | 3 | IT 103 Intro to Computing | |||
| CHM 111,112 or PHY 201,202 or BIO 101,102 | 4 | 4 | CHEM 211,212 or PHYS 243,244 or PHYS 245,246, or BIOL 103,104 | ||
| REL 100 Intro to Religion or PHI 101 Intro to Philosophy | 3 | RELI 100 Human Religious Exp or PHIL 100 Intro to Philosophy | |||
| CSC 201, 202 Computer Science I,II | 4 | 4 | CS 112, 211Intro to Computer Science & Object Oriented Computing | ||
| MTH 285 Linear Algebra | 3 | MATH 203 Matrix Algebra | |||
| MTH 277 Vector Calculus | 4 | MATH 213 Analytic Geometry & Calculus III | |||
| Total Credits: | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Notes
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.
For additional information on this program, please see the Mason catalog or web site at: http://www.gmu.edu/departments/cds.
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.