Spring 2026 Course by Requirement_ Catalog Year 2025-2026

The table below lists Spring 2026 course options that can be used to fulfill Mason Core, major concentrations, and college-level requirements under the catalog year 2025-2026. A PDF archived catalogs are available here. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with an academic advisor to confirm how the courses will count toward their degree requirements.

Mason Core Course Options

* Certain Mason Core requirements may be fulfilled by major courses. Please check with your academic advisor.

** Depending on the majors, Quantitative Reasoning requirements may vary. Please check with your academic advisor.

College Degree (BA) Requirements Course Options: GLOA, ECON

* Students must have an intermediate level proficiency in one foreign language, fulfilled by 1) completing a course in a foreign language numbered 202 (or higher level courses or 2) achieving a satisfactory score on an approved proficiency test. Students who are already proficient in a second language may be eligible for a waiver of this requirement. Please consult the waving options with your advisor.  

** Students who completed high school in a non-western country may qualify for a Non Western Culture waiver. Please consult with your advisor to request the waiver.  

Course Electives Options per Major Program

* Course approved by the program director. On completion, Advisor(s) will submit Program Elective Form to apply to the concentration. 

* Students may opt to complete their major in Conflict Analysis and Resolution without a concentration. Students are required complete the conflict resolution core and 18 credits of unique elective conflict coursework.

** Declaring a concentration is optional. To fulfill the concentration requirement students select six concentration courses. Four of those six courses must be taken from within their chosen concentration. The remaining two concentration courses may be taken from any of the concentration course lists. At least THREE of the six concentration courses must be CONF (prefix) courses. All six courses must be approved concentration courses in the appropriate concentration.

*** Special topics course approved by the program director. On completion, program elective form should be submitted to apply to the concentration. 

**** Students in CONF BA must have an intermediate level proficiency in one foreign language, fulfilled by 1) completing a course in a foreign language numbered 202 (or higher level courses or 2) achieving a satisfactory score on an approved proficiency test.  Students who are already proficient in a second language may be eligible for a waiver of this requirement. Please consult about  the waiver options with your advisor. 

***** Students in CONF BS must have at least 6 credits from the approved course list. See catalog for more information. 

Degree Works

Degree Works is the degree evaluation system students can use to see the courses you have taken and you still need to complete your degree program. Review your degree works before your registration. To access Degree Works, please login to Patriot Web, Select Student Services, Select Student Records, Select Degree Evaluation Menu, and then Select Degree Works. The degree evaluation presents your requirements in areas called blocks. A green check box will appear next to individual requirements that are completed. Students should contact their academic advisor if they have a question about how courses are applying in the degree evaluation. 

Questions?

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