Four-Year Plans
The Mason Korea four–year plan is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for each major offered at George Mason University Korea. Students in George Mason University Korea either spend their 6th and 7th semesters in Fairfax campus and then return to Korea campus to complete degree requirements as indicated on the four-year plan or spend their 7th and 8th semesters and graduate in the Fairfax campus. The best timing for transition to Fairfax campus may differ major by major or for other circumstances. All students must consult their academic plans with an academic advisor.
GMU Korea four-year plan specifically indicates courses for each major that should be completed prior to going to Fairfax. Thus, students who do not take suggested a four-year schedule of courses on the four-year plan would result in a delay in going to Fairfax.
Please be aware that course scheduling at George Mason University Korea is heavily influenced by the four-year plans. This is done in an effort to create a conflict-free schedule for each discipline offered at George Mason University Korea. Deviating from the four-year plan without consulting an academic advisor may leave students with conflicting courses.
The four-year plans are subject to change.
The following links contain four-year schedules covering all of the mandatory requirements for each major offered at George Mason University Korea:
Costello College of Business
- Business, BS
- Concentration in Accounting
- Concentration in Business Analytics
- Concentration in Finance
- Concentration in Financial Planning and Wealth Management
- Concentration in Management
- Concentration in Management Information Systems
- Concentration in Marketing
- Concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management
College of Humanities and Social Science
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution
College of Visual and Performing Arts
- Computer Game Design, BFA (Catalog Year 2021-22 & Under)
- Computer Game Design, BFA (Catalog Year 2022-23 & After)
College of Science
If you would like to build your own four-year schedule, please feel free to use our template. Please be sure to discuss your changes with your academic advisor.
Two-Semester Requirement Policy
All students at Mason Korea are required to spend at least two regular semesters (e.g. Spring, Fall) studying in Fairfax. You may choose to spend either your 6th and 7th semesters or your 7th and 8th semesters in Fairfax. Please make sure you read the following policy carefully.
One of the exciting and unique features of the curriculum at Mason Korea is that students are required to spend a year of their education at George Mason University’s main campus in Fairfax, Virginia. Students at the Korea campus build a strong foundation knowledge through the Mason Core and in their chosen academic field. They then move on to the Fairfax campus to deepen their subject area expertise and enjoy the wide variety of upper-level major electives to broaden their horizons. For these reasons, spending two semesters at the Fairfax campus is essential to achieve the best possible educational experience. Both campuses in Korea and Fairfax coordinate closely to help students prepare for transition and determine which courses should be taken at either campus.
Requirement
With this in mind, all students are required to spend at least two regular semesters (e.g. Spring, Fall) studying in Fairfax. You may choose to spend either your 6th and 7th semesters or your 7th and 8th semesters in Fairfax. Many students choose to stay in Fairfax for more than two semesters. While you are free to take summer courses in Fairfax during your transition year, summer session enrollment does not count toward the two-semester requirement. Students are not permitted to reduce the two-semester obligation by taking summer courses on the main campus, Mason Korea or other institutions, by taking credit overload, Study Elsewhere and Study Abroad courses, or through transfer credits from previous institutions. While these options may be useful tools for getting the most out of your Mason education, excessive or careless use of them may result in unnecessary credits and additional tuition costs. In order to avoid a situation where you must take additional courses beyond what is required for the degree to meet the two-semester requirement, students are strongly recommended to consult regularly with academic advisors about their course selection at Mason Korea and during their time in Fairfax.
Eligibility
In order to be considered eligible for transition to the Fairfax campus, students are required to complete all of the courses listed in semesters one through five (or six) of the four-year plans for their major prior to transition. They must also be in good academic standing (2.0 cumulative GPA or above). If you have any deviation from the four-year plan, you should meet with your academic advisor to confirm your eligibility and discuss the feasibility of transition to Fairfax campus.
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