MASON
CORE/DEGREE
EQUIVALENT
SDV 100 College Success Skills OR
SDV 101 Orientation to Fine Arts (strongly recommended)
UNIV 100 General Elective
ENG 111 3
ENG 111 College Composition I
1
ENGH 101 Written Comm
ITE 152 Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and
Computer Applications OR
CSC 110 Principles of Computer Science
IT 104
CS 100
General Elective
MTH 154 or Higher 3 MATH 154 Quantitative Reasoning MATH 106 Quantitative
BIO 101 General Biology I OR
CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry OR
ENV 121 General Environmental Science I OR
GOL 105 Physical Geology
BIOL 103/105
CHEM 103
EVPP 108/109
GEOL 101/103
CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking OR
CST 110 Introduction to Human Communication
ENG 112 3
ENG 112 College Composition II
1
ENGH XXX General Elective
HIS 101 Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE OR
HIS 102 Western Civilizations Post-1600 CE OR
HIS 112 World Civilizations Post-1500 CE (recommended)
Humanities/Fine Arts #1 3 CST 151 Film Appreciation I ENGH L372 Arts & Major
Science Course #2 4 PHY 100 Elements of Physics PHYS 103 Nat Science
ADVANCE Program Milestones
ADVANCE Milestone Requirements: All ADVANCE students must adhere to the following requirements. For Milestones #1-#3, failure to meet these
milestones will prevent a student from matriculating to Mason and/or result in termination from ADVANCE. For Milestones #4-#7, failure to meet these
milestones may delay matriculation to Mason.
1. Students must complete their NOVA degree within 4 years of being admitted into ADVANCE. Students are highly encouraged to be continuously
enrolled at NOVA/Mason to support progress towards degree completion.
2. Students must maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA at NOVA and must have a minimum 2.5 GPA upon matriculation to Mason.
3. Students who wish to enroll at Mason for the fall semester must apply for NOVA spring graduation by March 1 or summer graduation by June 1.
Students who wish to enroll at Mason for the spring semester must apply for NOVA fall graduation by October 1.
4. Students must begin developmental coursework no later than the first semester in ADVANCE at NOVA.
5. Students must take first college-level MTH course and ENG 111 in the semester immediately following the completion of any MDE or EDE courses
(excluding summer).
6. In the first 30 credits, students must complete ENG 111 and ENG 112 with a C or better.
7. Students must complete a Mason Core Quantitative Reasoning course equivalent with a C or better no later than one semester before NOVA
graduation. Refer to your pathway to select the appropriate MTH course(s).
ADVANCE Program-Specific Requirements:
Portfolio Requirement:
• All students in this pathway must submit a writing sample before they can matriculate in the Computer Game Design program at George Mason
University. For Game Design, BFA Application Guidelines, please visit: https://cvpa.gmu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/computer-game-
design-admissions
• For Game Design, the writing sample review requires students to complete two essays. Students should submit their essays during the term before
they intend to matriculate to Mason. The portfolio deadline is October 1st for spring matriculation and March 1st for fall matriculation.
A.S. General Studies /
B.F.A. Computer Game Design
2023-2024