Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology: Allied Health Concentration

Catalog Year 2025-2026

Based on VCCS Curriculum for KINESIOLOGY

Transfer Guidance

Transfer Admission Requirements

• Transfer applicants must present a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.

• Prior to applying, VCCS applicants must complete an English composition equivalent to ENGH 101 (ENG 112). Students may provide secondary school coursework or test scores demonstrating English language proficiency.

• Prior to applying, VCCS applicants must complete a college-level math course.

• GAA applicants must present a minimum 2.85 cumulative GPA. For more information about Guaranteed Admission Agreement Requirements, visit: https://www.vccs.edu/transfer-programs/

Important Links & Dates

• Office of Transfer Services: https://www.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now/how-apply/transfer/office-transfer-services

• Admission Application: By Oct 1 or March 1 at https://www.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now

• Financial Aid: https://www.gmu.edu/financial-aid

• FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid: March 15 for Fall admission and November 1 for Spring admission at studentaid.gov

What Should I Consider When Selecting Courses?

• Students must maintain an overall 2.5 GPA to be eligible for transfer into the major. The concentrations require maintaining a 3.0 GPA.

• Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year. For help, see Transfer Steps and Resource Center at www.TransferVirginia.org

• Connect with an advisor at your community college and George Mason within your first year. College Connect available in your account at www.TransferVirginia.org

Is This Degree Right For Me?

• Our curriculum and learning environments prepare students to excel in careers and advanced professional or graduate study by instilling strong scientific knowledge in health, wellness, and performance across the lifespan.

• Multiple internships provide students with the opportunity to apply their learning in general fitness, clinical, and sports performance settings.

• Students may choose from two concentrations or create their own path without a concentration.

What Is The Impact On My Degree Of Work I Have Already Completed?

• Associate Transfer Degree Completion: Students who complete a transfer associate degree (AS, AA, AA&S, or AFA) from a Virginia Community College will receive a waiver of the Foundation and Exploration (lower division) Mason Core general education categories. To be eligible for the waiver, students must provide the George Mason Office of Admissions with a final, official transcript reflecting the degree conferral date. As a prerequisite for ENGH 302, ENGH 101 is not waived. Students must transfer in or complete ENGH 100 or ENGH 101 at George Mason with a C or higher.

• Dual Enrollment - Completion of Associate Degree in HS: Applicants are required to apply as freshmen.

• Credit for Prior Learning: Credit by exam may be used to fulfill General Education and/or major requirements. See: https://www.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now/how-apply/transfer/transfer...

• Catalog Year: Catalog year is determined by first term of attendance at George Mason.

Is This College Right For Me?

• Located in Fairfax, Virginia, within the Washington metropolitan area, George Mason enrolls more than 28,000 undergraduate students from all 50 states and more than 130 countries in 78 in-demand majors.

• More than 4,500 new transfer students choose George Mason each year, and the university has been recognized as the most diverse in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report.

• Transfer students are welcome to live among our 7700-student residential community or off campus. The Office of Contemporary Student Services is dedicated to the support of off-campus transfers.

• 65% of George Mason students receive financial aid.

• 22 Division I men’s and women’s sports teams, plus club and intramural leagues, and more than 400 student organizations.

• For more information, visit: https://www.gmu.edu/transfer

• Learn more about our college at www.TransferVirginia.org

Did You Know That…

• Completing your Associate transfer degree post-high school satisfies all lower division general education requirements and increases the chance of completing your bachelor’s degree?

• Exceeding 3 years or 90 credits at your community college means you may have exhausted your financial aid at that college and have limited your future financial aid at George Mason University?

What Can I Do With This Degree?

• The Allied Health Sciences concentration prepares students with the prerequisite knowledge and skills needed to advance to graduate programs in pursuit of becoming an allied health professional, such as an athletic trainer, physical therapist, occupational therapist, sports medicine physician, or sports chiropractor.

• The Strength and Conditioning concentration prepares students with the requisite knowledge and skills needed to become Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists (CSCS). This certification is a requirement for many positions in personal training, strength and conditioning coaching, sport science, fitness, and player development.

• Explore possible careers, salaries, and job outlook at www.TransferVirginia.org

Program Successes & Highlights

• This program is recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

• A bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from George Mason is also a solid foundation for graduate study in the health care field, paving the way to study medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, athletic training, chiropractic medicine, and more.

• Students who complete our program are prepared to sit for national certification exams such as the American College of Sports Medicine’s Certified Exercise Physiologist exam and the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist exam.

Do More With Your Degree!

• Earn an Accelerated Master’s degree in Kinesiology. Apply by the beginning of junior year. The Bachelor’s to Accelerated Master’s (BAM) allows you to save time and money, obtaining an MS degree with one extra year of course work.

Other Than Classes, Are There Other Program Requirements?

• All Kinesiology students must have Emergency Cardiac Care (CPR, AED Certification at the level of a Healthcare Professional (e.g. American Heart Association’s Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals) and First Aid certifications before entering their first practicum experience (KINE 341 Kinesiology Practicum) and must maintain these certifications through the remainder of the Kinesiology degree program. The initial certification and all re-certifications must include successful completion of hands-on, practical skills, not just completion of online lessons/training.