Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Transfer Guide

Chemistry, B.S.

This is a recommended program of study for students planning to obtain an Associate in Science Degree in Science at Northern Virginia Community College and transfer to George Mason University for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry.

 Semesters 
Transfer Course1st2nd3rd4thGMU Equivalent
ENG 111, Engl Comp, and 125 or 112, Engl Lit or Engl Elective 33 ENGL 101, English Literature or ENGL Elective
MTH 173, 174 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I,II5  5MATH 113, 114 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I,II
CHM 111, 112 College Chemistry I,II 44 CHEM 211, 212 General Chemistry
ECO 201 Macroeconomics3   ECON 104 Macroeconomics
SDV 100 College Success Skills   1UNIV 100 University Transition
ENG 230 or 243 or 244, if not taking ENG 125    ENGL 2---ENGL Literature
CHM 241, 245 plus CHM 242, 246 Organic Chemistry I,II5 5 CHEM L313,L 314,L 318 , Organic Chemistry and lab I, II
PHY 201, 202 or 241, 242 or 231, 232 note some classes are 5 credits 4 4PHYS 243, 245 plus labs or PHYS 160, 260 plus labs
PED 116, or PED or RPK elective   1PHED 1 X 1
CSC 110 Intro to Computing  3 IT 103 Intro to Computing
HIS 101, 102 or 211 Western Civil   3HIST 100, L321, or 101
CST 110 or 126 Speech 3  COMM 100 or 101 Communication
Fine Arts3   Fine Arts Requirement
Total Credits:16141514 

Notes

Total Minimum Credits for the Northern Virginia Community College A.S. Degree in Science equals 63 (64).

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.