Transfer Agreement
George Mason University
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The purpose of this articulation
agreement is to assist students at various levels of higher education to
achieve their goals in an efficient and timely way. This purpose may be achieved through the coordination between
George Mason University and Richard Bland College of The College of William and
Mary of transfer policies, enhanced advising, and acceptance of equivalent
courses. This agreement is in support
of the State Policy on Transfer.
1. Upon application, George Mason University
(Mason) will guarantee acceptance of all Richard Bland College graduates with
an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree who have earned a minimum
grade point average of 2.5. This
guarantee assumes that there are no other factors in a student’s academic or
personal record that might prevent acceptance.
For guaranteed acceptance, applications must be received by April 1 for
fall term and November 1 for spring term.
Students with grade point averages below 2.5 or who apply after the
stated deadlines also will be considered for admission but without the
guaranteed acceptance. Students seeking
admission to certain schools or departments will be admitted conditionally and
must meet the admission requirement of the School or College for full admission
to the major. For example, some of the
Schools or majors with second tier requirements are the School of Management,
the School of Nursing, and the Bachelor of Individualized Study.
2. Mason
will evaluate courses/credits awarded by Richard Bland College and earned
through AP, CLEP, or other testing programs.
3. Mason
agrees that Richard Bland College graduates who are accepted under the
provision of the State Policy on Transfer, excluding reference to the transfer
Module, will be designated as junior-level students, but may be required to
complete any unfulfilled Mason upper-division general education requirements or
specific requirements for a BA/BS degree.
Students transferring from Richard Bland College to specific Mason
programs must meet he same prerequisites, GPA, and other admission criteria as
for other transfer or native students applying to those programs.
4. Richard
Bland College graduates transferring to Mason can generally expect to graduate
in two years, assuming they take normal course loads, have met the specific
prerequisites for their majors, and make satisfactory progress.
5. Students who are not native speakers of
English should score at least 230 on the TOEFL examination and have the minimum
grade point average of 2.5 in order to be guaranteed admission.
6. Students
transferring from Richard Bland College will be required to complete a minimum
of 45 semester hours of upper division coursework to be eligible for the Mason
degree. As defined in the transfer
guides, 100/200 level courses may be used to fulfill certain 300/400 level
requirements of a degree at Mason. However,
no Richard Bland College courses may be applied toward the requirement for 45
upper-level course credits. Transfer
credit will not be granted for Richard Bland College courses numbered below
100. Two courses with essentially the
same content (as determined by Mason) cannot both be counted toward the same
degree. Transfer of credit does not
necessarily imply applicability to specific degree requirements.
7. Mason
will offer accepted applicants from Richard Bland College consideration for
available financial aid if they apply for aid by the recommended deadline of
February 1st.
8. The
faculty and staff of the two institutions will work together to maintain a
course-by-course evaluation of all courses listed in the Richard Bland College
Catalogue. Richard Bland College
faculty and advising staff will encourage prospective Mason transfer students
to meet the spirit and content of the Mason general education requirements to
the greatest extent possible in preparing for transfer.
9. Richard
Bland College agrees to support this articulation agreement by indicating the
relationship in appropriate literature and through its web site.
10. This agreement may be amended, as needed, for specific program articulation without affecting the currency of the master agreement. All course-by-course transfer guides may be amended as needed.
11. This
transfer Agreement will remain in effect until terminated by either party upon
written notice to the other party of an intention to terminate. Such notice shall be effective only if given
180 days prior to the intended date of termination. Upon termination, the agreement will remain in effect for two
additional years to accommodate students currently pursuing the articulated
program at Richard Bland College
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