Please follow the steps below to make an Advising Appointment prior to Orientation.
1. Check to see if your credits have transferred by checking your Unofficial Transcript through Patriot Web--> Student Services --> Student Records --> View Your Unofficial Transcript (select the current semester) --> Display Mason Transcript.
If you do not see that courses have been evaluated yet, review your transferring courses in which you received a grade of C or better and make a list of Mason equivalents using the Transfer Credit Matrix. If you do not bring this list with you to advising, we will not be able to discuss your remaining degree requirements or graduation timeline.
Please also review your record in Degree Works:
Your advisor will be using this system during the appointment.
2. This degree program requires intermediate foreign language proficiency, so your advisor will ask you if you already speak any foreign language (including ASL) or have taken a foreign language in high school.
3. To schedule a 30-60 minute pre-orientation advising appointment via Zoom please write to sspradli@gmu.edu with your Mason email address and three (3) time preferences between Monday – Friday from 10:30 am – 4 pm. We will schedule you for the first available appointment within the availability you share. Be sure to include your full name and G number in the email.
1. Please check to see if your credits have transferred by checking your Unofficial Transcript through Patriot Web--> Student Services --> Student Records --> View Your Unofficial Transcript (select the current semester) --> Display Mason Transcript.
If you do not see that courses have been evaluated yet, review your transferring courses in which you received a grade of C or better and make a list of Mason equivalents using the Transfer Credit Matrix. If you do not bring this list with you to advising, we will not be able to discuss your remaining degree requirements or graduation timeline.
2. This degree program requires intermediate foreign language proficiency, so your advisor will ask you if you already speak any foreign language (including ASL) or have taken a foreign language in high school.
3. To schedule a 30-60 minute pre-orientation advising appointment, please write to hdfs@gmu.edu using your Mason email address.
To schedule a 45 minute pre-orientation advising appointment please write to bis@gmu.edu OR to your assigned advisor with your full name, G-number, and a few days/times you are available to meet virtually. We will schedule you for the first available appointment within the timeframe you share.
BIS advisors are assigned according to students’ last names. Please refer to chart below.
| Student Last Name Beginning With | Primary Advisor | Primary Advisor Email |
| A - G | Jessica Shindler | jshindle@gmu.edu |
| H - L | Andrea Barabach | abarabac@gmu.edu |
| M - Q | Kurt Lazaroff | klazarof@gmu.edu |
| R - T | Janet Poirot | jha2@gmu.edu |
| U - Z | Jane Hugar | shugar@gmu.edu |
If you do not see that courses have been evaluated yet, review your transferring courses in which you received a grade of C or better and make a list of Mason equivalents using the Transfer Credit Matrix. If you do not bring this list with you to advising, we will not be able to discuss your remaining degree requirements or graduation timeline.
2. Please write down any questions you have and bring those as well.
3.To schedule a 30-60 minute pre-orientation advising appointment please write to ints@gmu.edu with your Mason email address and three (3) time preferences between Monday – Friday from 9:30 am – 4 pm. We will schedule you for the first available appointment within the availability you share. Be sure to include your full name and G number in the email.