International Year One in Business

International Year One in Business will prepare you to enter your next semester of a bachelor's degree program at George Mason University. Upon successful completion of International Year One and meeting university requirements for undergraduate admission, you may enter your next semester of undergraduate study at George Mason University. This transition from an INTO Mason program to a university degree program is called progression.

A Pathway program provides academic, language and cultural support in order to succeed at a US university. Students are guaranteed progression to an undergraduate degree program through a curriculum consisting of credit-earning courses. Students will benefit from fully integrated classes with both domestic and other international students on campus while learning from highly trained university instructors and tutors.

Age requirements: 17 years and above

3-Semester program

Academic requirements: High school diploma; 2.3 minimum GPA equivalent.

English language requirements: TOEFL iBT 50 (10 all subscores), IELTS 5.0 (4.5 all subscores), PTEA 41, Duolingo 80, TOEFL Essentials 6.0 (5.0 all subscores), or Completion of AE Core and OCS Level 3 or higher.