Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Transfer Guide
Global and Environmental Change, B.S.
This is a recommended program of study for students planning to obtain an Associate of Science Degree in General Studies at Northern Virginia Community College and transfer to George Mason University for a Bachelor of Science in Global and Environmental Change (B.S.).
| 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 | ||
| GEO 210 Intro to Cultural Geography | 3 | GEOG 103 Human Geography | |||
| GOL 105 Physical Geology | 4 | GEOL 101 Intro Geology | |||
| GOL 111, 112 Oceanography I&II | 4 | 4 | GEOL L309 plus GEOL elective | ||
| GEO 220 World Regional Geography | 3 | GEOG 101Major World Regions | |||
| CHM 111, 112 College Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 211, 212 General Chemistry | ||
| MTH 173, 174 Calculus plus Analytic Geometry | 5 | 5 | MATH 113, 114 plus MATH elective | ||
| HIS 101or 211 or 102 | 3 | HIST 101 or L321 or 101 | |||
| MUS 101 or ART 131 or 140 | 3 | MUSI 100 or AVT 104 or 215 | |||
| ITE 115 Introductory Computing | 3 | IT 103 Introductory Computing | |||
| PED 116, PED or RPK Elective | 1 | 1 | Does Not Apply | ||
| CST 110 or 126 Speech | 3 | COMM 100 or 101Communication | |||
| ENG 230 or 243, 244, 251, 252, if not taking ENG 125 | ENGL --- Literature Requirement | ||||
| SDV 100 College Success Skills | 1 | UNIV 100 University Transition | |||
| Total Credits: | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | |
Notes
Total Minimum Credits for the Northern Virginia Community College A.S. Degree in General Studies is 60.
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.