Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Transfer Guide
Associates in Fine Arts / Art and Visual Technology, B.A.
This is a recommended program of study for students planning to obtain an Associate of Arts in Fine Arts at Northern Virginia Community College and transfer to George Mason University for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Visual Technology.
| 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 | ||
| Foreign Language 201,202 | 3 | 3 | Meets Foreign Language option in AVT major | ||
| ART 101, 102 History & Apprec of Art I,II | 3 | 3 | ARTH 200, 201 Survey of Western Art | ||
| ART 121, 122 or ART 131,132 | 4 | 4 | AVT 222, L323 or AVT 104,105 | ||
| HIS 101, 102 Western Civil | 3 | HIST 101 or 102 Western Civilization | |||
| SOC 201, ECO 201 or ECO 202 | 3 | SOCI 101, ECON 104 or 103 | |||
| ENG 243,244 or 251,252, or 297, if not taking ENG 125 | ENGL 2xxx, English Elective | ||||
| CST 110 Speech | 3 | COMM 100, Public Speaking | |||
| MTH 151,152 Math for Liberal Arts I,II | 3 | 3 | MATH 106 Quantitative Reasoning, plus Elective | ||
| PSY 201,202 Intro to Psyc I,II | 3 | 3 | PSYC 100 Basic Concepts in Psyc plus Elective | ||
| PED 116, PED,RPK elective | 1 | 1 | Does not apply | ||
| BIO 101, 102 or GOL 105,106, or NAS 101,102 or NAS 131,132, or PHY 101,102 | 4 | 4 | BIOL 101,102;GEOL 101,102;EVPP 110,111;ASTR 111,112 and 113,114; or PHYS 103,104 | ||
| SDV 100 College Success Skills | 1 | UNIV 100 University Transition | |||
| Total Credits: | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Notes
Total minimum credits for the NVCC A.A. degree in Fine Arts is 61.
The course options recommended in this chart are the ones that, in the judgment of the AVT faculty, will best prepare you for success in the B.A. in Art and Visual Technology. In some cases, you may have alternate choices available to meet the A.A. requirements.
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.
Please Note: The Associate of Arts to the B.A. uses the required Associate of Arts' foreign language credits to meet the B.A. foreign language option. For the Associate of Arts to BFA programs, the foreign language credits come in as electives as the BFA does not have the foreign-language-or-minor requirement.
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.