Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Transfer Guide
Electrical Engineering, B.S.
This is a recommended program of study for students planning to obtain an Associate of Science Degree in Engineering-Electrical Specialization at Northern Virginia Community College and transfer to George Mason University for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering.
| Semesters | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer Course | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | GMU Equivalent |
| ENG 111 and 125 or 112, English Composition and Literature or elective | 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 Composition and Literature or elective | ||
| CSC 201 Computer Science I | 4 | CS 112 Intro to Computer Programming | |||
| MTH 173, 174 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I, II | 5 | 5 | MATH 113, 114 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I,II | ||
| EGR 120 Intro to Engineering | 2 | ENGR 107 Intro to Engineering | |||
| SDV Elective | 1 | Does not apply to degree | |||
| ECO 202 Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 103 Microeconomics | |||
| PED 116, PED or RPK Elective | 1 | 1 | Does not apply to degree | ||
| PHY 231, 232 General Univ Physics I,II | 5 | 5 | PHYS 160, 161, 260, 261 Univ Physics I,II plus labs | ||
| EGR 251, 252, 255 Basic Electric Circuits I,II | 3 | 4 | ECE 280 Electric Circuit Analysis | ||
| HIS 101 or 102 History of Western Civil I,II | 3 | HIST 100 Western Civilization | |||
| MTH 277 and 291 Vector Calculus and Differential Equations | 4 | 3 | MATH 213 and 214 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III and Differential Equations | ||
| MTH 285 Linear Algebra | 3 | MATH 203 Matrix Algebra | |||
| Literature, if not taking ENG 125 | 3 | Literature Requirement | |||
| CST 110 Intro to Speech Comm | 3 | COMM 100 Oral Communication | |||
| Total Credits: | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | |
Notes
Please Note: CSC is covered in EGR 120. CSC 201 has a corequisite of MTH 173.
Since NVCC students will have completed EGR 251, they will not be required to take ECE 101 at Mason for the B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Students with credit for EGR 251, 252, and 255 will have satisfied Mason's ECE 280 and may be eligible for a Waiver of ECE 201. If granted the Waiver, the student is responsible for mastering MATLAB, at a level above that in EGR 251, 252, and 255, prior to enrolling in ECE 220. Students should access: http://ece.gmu.edu/matlab/matlab.html. Students with Waivers for ECE 101 and/or ECE 201 must contact the ECE Department to determine appropriate courses to fill in for the "missing" credit hours.
Some of the engineering programs at the community colleges differ slightly, which means that the student must work closely with their Faculty Advisor to obtain the appropriate Petititon for Substitution Waiver forms in order to graduate in the engineering major at a VCCS institution.
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.