George Mason will consider transfer credit earned at institutions of higher education outside of the United States that are fully recognized by the Ministry of Education or equivalent authorizing agency, provided that such credits have been earned through university-level coursework and are presented with equivalent grades of a US grade of C or better. The Office of Admissions will make the final determination of the award and applicability of any international credit.
Evaluation of International Education for Transfer Credit
The Admissions Transfer Credit team evaluates international transfer credit, reviewing the course context as well as how the credits and grades transfer to George Mason.
All undergraduate students with international transfer credit must present the following documents in order for credit to be evaluated:
- Official transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended sent directly to George Mason from the institution
- A certified course-by-course evaluation for all post-secondary level studies completed outside of the U.S at institutions that do not hold an accreditation in the United States from a George Mason-recognized organization. GPA and degree equivalencies must be included with your course-by-course evaluation. All fees charged by translators or external evaluators must be paid by the student. We require an evaluation from one of the following:
- Or any company recognized by the
- A certified English translation for documents not already in English, prepared by the university attended, , or a government-certified translator (accepted on a case-by-case basis), or as a separate translation included with the course-by-course NACES transcript evaluation.
Criteria for transfer credit:
Please refer to the information on the GM Transfer Credit page and the linked pages listed.
Admission to George Mason is contingent upon receipt of all official, final transcripts. Failure to submit official, final transcripts will result in a registration hold applied to your account, which will prohibit you from registering for classes in the second semester.
Please note the following:
- Courses graded on a Pass/Fail scale do not transfer.
- English-language courses completed at non-US institutions with George Mason-recognized accreditation transfer in for elective credit. Students may with the English department.
- Catalog course descriptions or syllabi are required for courses being considered for a GM course equivalent.
- Course information must be in English. If your institution does not issue English-language course descriptions, you may use a certified translator( see above for approved translators).
The maximum total number of credits that may transfer, from all previously attended institutions combined, is 75 lower-level credits and 90 credits if upper-level courses were taken. The Office of Admissions will make the final determination of the award and applicability of any international credit.
Students may appeal their transfer credit evaluation by sending course appeals to the academic department using the at the bottom of the Transfer Credit page at gmu.edu/transfer/credits. Requests to re-evaluate credit hours or grades may be made by emailing the Transfer Credit Evaluation team at credeval@gmu.edu.
Academic Credit by Exam
The Admissions Transfer Credit team provides a comprehensive list of equivalencies for previously evaluated international credit-by-exam.