The Carter School offers programs on Mason's Arlington, Fairfax, and Korea campuses as well as in Malta and at our international retreat and conference center, Point of View.
Carter School in Arlington | Graduate Programs
Telephone: 703-993-1300
Fax: 703-993-1302
Email: carter@gmu.edu
Physical Address:
3434 N. Washington Blvd.
Vernon Smith Hall, 5th Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
Mailing Address:
3351 Fairfax Dr. MS 4D3
Arlington, VA 22201
Couriers (FedEx, UPS and DHL) should send to physical address.
Travel to Arlington: Hours, Parking, and Metro/Carpool Options
Carter School's administrative hours:
9:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday
Nearest Metro Stops: Virginia Square and Clarendon (about ten-minute walk from any of these metro stops to the Carter School). In order to plan your metro trip, please visit the metro website.
Parking Information:
Mason’s Arlington Campus Parking
The Carter School does not have free visitor parking. Please read below for other options.
Pay parking:
A visitor pay parking garage is located beneath Van Metre Hall. Search Google Maps for "Founders Way North" to navigate to its entrance. The parking fee is $3/hr, with a maximum of $15 for the full day and $8 after 5pm and on weekend days.
NOTE: Vernon Smith Hall, where the Carter School is located, does not have any visitor or paid parking available. You may be ticketed if you park there.
There are 80 metered parking spaces in the N. Fairfax Drive cul-de-sac to the east of the intersection of N. Fairfax Drive and Kirkwood Road. These spaces allow parking for up to four hours next to St. Charles Church. They are often filled during peak class periods.
Free parking:
There is limited free two-hour parking on Kirkwood Road, north of Washington Boulevard.
Carpooling:
Mason Parking has carpool options with benefits which includes discounts and dedicated parking spots.
Mason Zimride is a carsharing program. Good especially for inter-campus carpooling.
Permit parking:
Permits are usually obtained at the beginning of the semester for either the Founders Hall garage or the Vernon Smith Hall garage. See here for more information and to purchase your permits.
Directions to Arlington Campus
Carter School in Fairfax | Undergraduate Program
Phone: 703-993-4165
Fax: 703-993-8285
Email: ugradcar@gmu.edu
Physical Address:
NE Module II
Fairfax, VA 22030
Mailing Address:
4400 University Drive, MSN 2E5
Northeast Module II
Fairfax, VA 22030
Directions to Fairfax Campus
Carter School Point of View International Retreat Center
Phone: 703-993-8615
Address: 7301 Old Spring Drive, Lorton, VA, 22079
Email: pov@gmu.edu