What are some of the pitfalls?
Here is a partial list, but there are many others. (a) Forty five hours of upper division courses not taken, or the number of hours taken in any of the required categories is not met. (b) There is a difference of opinion with regard to transfer of a course. Either the GMU equivalent or the number of credits given for the transfer are disputed. If, for example, someone transferred only 3 hours of math 113 or math 114, they may end up with an insufficient total of degree hours. (c) English 302 is either not taken or a grade of “C” or better was not achieved. (d) More than 12 hours of “D” are included in the 120 needed for graduation, or more than 6 hours of “D” are submitted for the major requirements. (e) A student takes a course at another university without prior permission and the course will not be accepted as equivalent to the desired GMU course. (f) A course fulfills more than one category for the general education requirement, but using it for both leaves the total short of what
