Honors Program in General Education

Transfer Guides

HONORS TRANSFER GUIDE
for University General Education Requirements
Approved by the University Board of Visitors

Transferring from GMU

If a student transfers from GMU after completing the Honors Program, it is recommended that the credit be transferred as follows:

English composition

6 credits

Humanities

9 credits

Social Sciences

10 credits

Mathematics

6 credits
(8 credits if MATH 113-114 or MATH 115-116)

Laboratory Science

8 credits

TOTAL

39 credits (or 41 credits depending on math courses)

If a student leaves Honors before completing the Program, but remains at Mason, the following is recommended:

Equivalencies of Honors Courses (HNRS)

to Requirements in the University General Education Program

Approved by the Honors Program

Executive Committee February 17, 2006

University General Education	How HNRS Fulfills
Written communication: lower (ENGL 101)	HNRS 110 (Must earn grade of “C” or better)
Written communication: upper (ENGL 302)	HNRS 353 (Must earn grade of “C” or better)
Oral communication	Entire Honors curriculum*
Information technology: all	Entire Honors curriculum*
Quantitative reasoning	HNRS 125 or 226
Literature	HNRS 122 and 130**
Fine arts	HNRS 122
History (also fulfills CHSS Western Civilization)	HNRS 240
Social and behavioral science	HNRS 121 or 131 or 230***
Global understanding	HNRS 131 or 230***
Natural science	HNRS 227-228
Synthesis	Entire Honors curriculum* (starting Fall 2006)

*This means that a student must complete the Honors curriculum in its entirety to fulfill this requirement. If a student leaves the program before completion, he/she must complete a course in the university general education list to fulfill this requirement.

**Both courses taken together during the second semester of the first year.

***A student who leaves the program before completion must select one of these courses to fulfill the requirement. That course may then not be used to satisfy any other requirement. In other words, an Honors course in this category may fulfill only one university general education requirement.