Milestones in Implementing the 1+2+1 Program at George Mason University
October 2004
George Mason University President Alan Merten visits China and signs 1+2+1 agreements with seven Chinese partner universities.
March 2005
Mason receives its first applications from Chinese college freshmen at 1+2+1 partner schools and selects 16 students who formed the first cohort of 1+2+1 students at Mason.
August 2005
The first 16 1+2+1 students arrive at George Mason University.
March 2006
1+2+1 students go on Spring Break trip to New York city, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
Mason receives second group of 1+2+1 applications and selects 30 students to form the second cohort.
August 2006
30 new 1+2+1 students arrive at Mason to form the second cohort.
June - August 2007
The first cohort of Mason 1+2+1 students returns to China to complete their final year of undergraduate studies.
August 2007
The third cohort of 1+2+1 students arrives at George Mason.
June 2008
The first cohort of George Mason University students will graduate from the 1+2+1 program at Yunnan University with degrees from both Mason and their universities in China.
August 2008
The fourth cohort of 1+2+1 students arrives at George Mason University.