George Mason University

Bachelor of Applied Science in Cloud Computing

Degree Requirements

Total credits: 120-126

In addition to satisfying all Mason Core requirements, students must satisfy the requirements for one of the eight concentrations. 

This concentration is in collaboration with the School of Business and the College of Engineering and Computing and is only available to students who graduate with an AAS degree in a related field. 

To graduate with the BAS with a Cloud Computing concentration, students must have a C or better in their core and concentration courses.

Core Requirements

• BAS 300 Building Professional Competencies 3
• BAS 490 Introduction to Research Methods 3 or BAS 492 Capstone Development
• BAS 491 Applied Sciences Capstone (Mason Core) 3 or BAS 493 BAS Capstone

Total Credits 9

Additional Concentration Requirements

In order to complete the Cloud Computing Concentration, students complete one of the two following areas:

Cloud Technology

• MATH 108 Introductory Calculus with Business Applications (Mason Core) 3 or MATH 113 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (Mason Core)
• IT 102 Discrete Structures 3 or MATH 125 Discrete Mathematics I (Mason Core)
• IT 104 Introduction to Computing (Mason Core) 3
• IT 105 IT Architecture Fundamentals 3
• IT 106 Introduction to IT Problem Solving Using Computer Programming 3 or IT 109 Introduction to Computer Programming
• IT 300 Modern Telecommunications 3
• IT 341 Data Communications and Network Principles 3
• IT 343 IT Project Management 3
• IT 442 Cloud Infrastructure 3
• IT 451 Cloud Services Management 3
• IT 461 Application Development in Cloud 3
• IT 481 Cloud Security 3

Total Credits 36

Cloud System Management

• MIS 303 Introduction to Business Information Systems (Mason Core) 3
• MIS 310 Database Management Systems 3
• MIS 330 Systems Analysis and Design 3
• MIS 341 Cloud Computing Essentials 3
• MIS 441 Cloud System Management 3

Applied Coursework

Students pursuing Cloud System Management must select 15 credit hours of upper-level coursework from the following. Courses not listed here may be selected in consultation with the advisor. Students must meet the prerequisite requirements for their selected classes. 15

• IT 343 IT Project Management
• IT 442 Cloud Infrastructure
• IT 451 Cloud Services Management
• IT 461 Application Development in Cloud
• IT 471 Big Data on Cloud Systems
• IT 481 Cloud Security
• MBUS 300 Accounting in a Global Economy
• MBUS 304 Entrepreneurship: Starting and Managing a New Enterprise
• MBUS 305 Introduction to International Business (Mason Core)
• MBUS 306 Managing Projects and Operations
• MBUS 308 Corporate Finance and Investments in a Global Economy
• MGMT 303 Principles of Management
• MIS 320 Networks and Security
• MIS 410 Advanced Database Systems
• MIS 415 Information Systems Audit and Control
• MIS 420 Information Security and Assurance
• MIS 430 Data Warehousing
• MIS 431 Data Mining for Business Applications
• MIS 432 Advanced Data Mining
• MIS 433 Programming for Analytics
• MKTG 303 Principles of Marketing

Total Credits 30

Electives (variable)

All BAS students are required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours of coursework. Students will work with their advisors to determine how to fulfill their outstanding credit hours to ensure they have met all major and university requirements. The number of elective credits that a BAS student may have available will vary by concentration and the amount of applicable transfer coursework the student has been awarded.

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