BIS Individualized Study at George Mason University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Individualized Study (BIS) Program in the School of Integrative Studies is an undergraduate degree completion program serving adult students since 1975. It offers students a distinctive educational opportunity that allows them to integrate previous experiences into university coursework. Recognizing that college-level learning may be acquired through varied professional, military, and personal experience, the BIS program provides mechanisms for translating experiential learning into academic credit.

Faculty: College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Duration: 12 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fairfax, VA, United States

What you will study

Total 12 credits. Curriculum courses listed include Understanding Interdisciplinary Research; Adult Learner Transition; The Research Process (Mason Core); RS: Senior Project (Mason Core); Composition (Mason Core); Advanced Composition (Mason Core).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students who are interested in the bachelor of individualized study degree must attend an information session. The schedule of BIS information sessions and the BIS application are available on the BIS Program website . Eligibility Adult transfer applicants, age 22 or older may be considered for the BIS only with the following minimum criteria: 12 credits of transferable college coursework as determined by the Office of Admissions Cumulative collegiate grade point average of 2.00+ across coursework on all transcripts. Admission is directly to BIS with no change to another major without reapplying. The concentration in education studies is an exception to the age requirement.

Entry terms: Fall (August start) and Spring (January start) for freshmen and transfer students.

Transfer students may start in the Spring (January) or Fall (August) semester.

Freshman: Non-binding Early Action deadline is November 1 (priority consideration for Honors College, University Scholars and merit-based scholarships); Regular Decision deadline is February 1 (Honors College considered on a space-available basis); the Spring semester priority deadline is October 1. FAFSA/VASA priority deadline is March 1.

International freshman: Fall (August start) Non-Binding Early Action November 1, Regular Decision February 1, final deadline June 1; Spring (January start) priority deadline October 1 and enrollment deposit deadline December 1.

Transfer priority deadlines: October 1 for Spring (January) and March 1 for Fall (August); applications after these dates are reviewed on a space-available basis.

The freshman application fee is $75 and the transfer application fee is $75; applicants apply through the Common App or George Mason's own online application. SAT/ACT scores are optional (score optional since 2007).

The transfer application fee is $75; transfer applicants use George Mason's Transfer Application.

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