Attention students who transferred to Mason from a VCCS school

If you transferred to Mason from a Virginia Community College School, and if you earned an AA or AS or are/were dual-enrolled at Mason and a VCCS school to complete the associates, PLEASE pay close attention to this email!
You may already be aware of the Articulation agreement between VCCS and Mason, but please re-familiarize yourself with it http://admissions.gmu.edu/TransferGuide/articulationAgreement.asp
One of the most critical points of this agreement states:

If a student transfers to Mason prior to receiving the AA or AS degree, the benefits of this articulation will only be available if the student submits to Mason an official NVCC transcript with the associate’s degree posted prior to accumulating 90 credit hours at Mason, inclusive of transfer credit, and if the student meets all requirements of the articulation at the point of graduation, as noted above. Students are strongly encouraged by both institutions to complete all requirements for their associate degrees prior to starting Mason course work and/or completing the transfer process.

I cannot stress enough how critical this statement is. You only have a limited amount of time to complete the AA or AS and get it posted to your Mason transcript before you become INELIGIBLE to received the waiver of all lower-level university general education requirements. It is CRUCIAL that YOU follow through with making sure the university has ALL transcripts from your VCCS school. Transcripts will never be sent to Mason without your request. Failure to submit final transcripts in time will result in you having to take more classes at Mason.
If you are unsure if your AA or AS has posted email me your G# and I can check for you. You can also check this yourself by running a degree audit in Patriot Web. DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT wait until you are applying to graduate to address this. It will be too late to rectify any transfer issues you may have at that point.
As always, ask me if you have any questions.