Approval from Mason academic advisors in the units and the Success Coach is required in order for a Mason ADVANCE student to take courses at NOVA after they have completed their associate’s degree. The maximum number for ADVANCE has not yet been decided, but total transferrable...
ADVANCE students do not have to take Mason classes prior to officially becoming Mason students, post-Associate's degree. Some classes may be recommended to take at Mason as per the curricular pathway....
ADVANCE students can take Mason courses once they have at least 15 native NOVA credits. The courses they take at Mason prior to earning their Associate's degree will be limited to 9 credit hours total and must be accretive to the associate's degree in order...
Each pathway will determine criteria/restrictions for swirling between institutions....
Yes, students can take classes at both schools at the same time. NOVA students would (behind the scenes) have credits transferred back to NOVA and Mason students would have their credits transferred back to Mason. Any courses taken would have to be part of the...
ADVANCE students will take the same courses as general population. Regarding UNIV and SDV, Financial Aid will only cover 1 student success course at NOVA. NOVA will continue with having SDV/UNIV during first term and possibly add in ADVANCE specific workshops/seminars (nothing extensive) closer to student’s...
The pathways will be available on the ADVANCE website....
Pathways will be added each academic year....
ADVANCE is not intended to be a pathway to other schools. If a student has declared their intention to be part of ADVANCE, they will attend Mason, and therefore the established course requirements will transfer in and not waste credits....
ENG 111 and ENG 125 are the required English courses for ADVANCE because they transfer in as a composition course and a literature course. An ADVANCE student may take ENG 112, but it is not required as part of the Pathway, and they will still...