OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
The major sections that follow describe the graduate programs and courses offered by Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Elliott School of International Affairs, and the College of Professional Studies. This section briefly indicates the University's other schools and some additional programs, services, and administrative units.
Other Schools of the University
Graduate and professional degrees offered by schools of the University that are not part of this Bulletin include the following. In the Law School—the Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, and Doctor of Juridical Science (see www.law.gwu.edu). In the School of Public Health and Health Services—the Master of Public Health, Master of Science, Master of Health Services Administration, and Doctor of Public Health (see www.gwumc.edu/sphhs). In the School of Medicine and Health Sciences—the Doctor of Medicine (see www.gwumc.edu), as well as the Master of Science in Health Sciences, Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and Doctor of Physical Therapy (see www.gwumc.edu/healthsci).
Virginia Campus
With an emphasis on graduate education and research, The George Washington University offers a robust cluster of distinctive research centers and academic programs on its Virginia Campus. The School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Business, and Graduate School of Education and Human Development offer programs of study leading to graduate degrees at this site. The Virginia Campus offers extensive library and research facilities networked to information databases nationwide.
Through the School of Business and the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, the Executive Master of Science in Information Systems Technology and the Executive Leadership in Human Resource Development, respectively, are offered on the Virginia Campus. The School of Engineering and Applied Science offers course work leading to master's and doctoral degrees in several fields, including an accelerated weekend program leading to the Master of Science in the field of telecommunications and computers.
Through its Advisory Board, the Virginia Campus forges partnerships with industry and government that produce cutting-edge research and educational programs to build strong leaders and companies, create new knowledge and ideas, and spark innovation and inventive solutions. Additional information is available at www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu.
Research Centers and Institutes
The University seeks to ensure the close integration of research and teaching, including the employment of students in sponsored projects and the use of research facilities for instructional purposes. See University Regulations for policies governing patent and copyright and the use of human subjects.
Aviation Institute (V. Motevalli)
Biostatistics Center (S. Fowler)
Cancer Institute (S. Patierno)
Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology (B. Wood)
Center on Aging, Health, and Humanities (G. Cohen)
Center for Curriculum, Standards, and Technology (M. Futrell)
Center for Digestive Diseases (B. Bouscarel)
Center for Economic Research (A. Yezer)
Center for Education and Human Service in Acquired Brain Injury (J. Ruoff)
Center for Educational Leadership and Transformation (S. McDade)
Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence (E. Winslow, G. Solomon)
Center for Equity and Excellence in Education (C. Rivera)
Center for Excellence in Public Leadership (J. Robinson)
Center for Global Health (M. Greene—Interim)
Center for Health Services Research and Policy (S. Rosenbaum)
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (M. Berkeley)
Center for Innovation in Public Service (K. Newcomer)
Center for Intelligent Systems Research (A. Eskandarian)
Center for International Science and Technology Policy (N. Vonortas)
Center for Latin American Issues (J. Ferrer, Jr.)
Center for Networks Research (H.A. Choi)
Center for Nuclear Studies (W. Briscoe)
Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis (R. Green)
Center for Rehabilitation Counseling, Research, and Education (D. Dew)
Center for Risk Science and Public Health (T. Guidotti—Acting)
Center for the Study of Combustion and the Environment (H. Miller)
Center for the Study of Globalization (J. Forrer)
Center for the Study of Language and Education (J. Gomez)
Center for the Study of Learning (M. Gorman)
Center for the Study of Public History and Public Culture (J. Horton)
Center for Urban Environmental Research (L. Benton-Short)
Center for Washington Area Studies (R. Hanson)
Creative and Innovative Economy Center (M. Ryan)
Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute (C.D. Martin)
Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property Studies (M. Adelman)
Documentary Center at The George Washington University (N. Seavey)
European Union Research Center (S. Rehman)
First Federal Congress Project (C. Bickford)
Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute (T. Barnhill)
Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence (B.C. Glenn)
HIV/AIDS Institute (A. Greenberg/G. Simon)
Institute for Biomedical Engineering (J. Hahn)
Institute for Biomedical Sciences (L. Werling)
Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies (A. Etzioni)
Institute for Computer Graphics (J. Hahn)
Institute for Constitutional Studies (M. Marcus)
Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (J. Harrald)
Institute for Education Studies (J. Gomez)
Institute for Ethnographic Research (R. Grinker)
Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (J. Goldgeier)
Institute for Global and International Studies (D. Avant)
Institute for Global Health Sciences and Services (R. Southby)
Institute for High-Speed Telecommunications (B. Vojcic, S. Subramaniam)
Institute for Knowledge and Innovation Management (M. Stankosky, W. Halal)
Institute for Magnetics Research (E. Della Torre)
Institute for Materials Science (D. Ramaker, C. Gilmore)
Institute for MEMS and VLSI Technologies (M. Zaghloul)
Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet (C. Darr)
Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications (A. Vertes, F. Kashanchi)
Institute for Public Policy (H. Wolman)
Institute for Reliability and Risk Analysis (N. Singpurwalla)
International Institute of Tourism Studies (L. Calder)
International Rule of Law Center (S. Karamanian)
Institute for Spirituality and Health (C. Puchalski)
Institute for Translational Research and Development (P. Hotez)
Lipid Research Clinic (J. Hsia)
National Crash Analysis Center (R. Morgan—Interim)
National Health Policy Forum (J. Jones)
Prevention Research Center (A. El-Mohandes)
Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine (R. Shesser, J. Smith)
Eleanor Roosevelt and Human Rights Project (A. Black)
Sigur Center for Asian Studies (M. Mochizuki)
Space and Advanced Communications Research Institute (J. Pelton)
Space Policy Institute (J. Logsdon)
Transportation Research Institute (vacant)
Wertlieb Educational Institute for Long-Term Care Management (R. Burke)
Women's Leadership Institute (E. Davis)
Welling Professors
The George Washington University has a category of distinguished “occasional” professorships known as the Welling Professors. The professorships are named for James Clark Welling, who was president of GW for most of the last quarter of the 19th century, during which time this institution assumed many of the attributes of a modern research university. The intent of the Welling Professorships, established in 1995, is to bring internationally distinguished scholars to GW on an occasional basis and engage them in the intellectual life of students and faculty through public lectures, small group discussions, and other forums.
Office of University Students
The Office of University Students makes main-campus, credit-bearing courses available to those who are not currently degree candidates at this University. Such students, often employed in government or industry, may be taking courses to enhance their career potential or as a matter of personal interest. They may be candidates for higher degrees at other institutions, sent here for special work as part of a graduate program. They may be undergraduates matriculated elsewhere, taking courses for transfer to their own institution or preparing for graduate work.
The Office of University Students requires a minimum registration of 3 credit hours per semester or session, except in special circumstances as approved by the director. Medical and law courses are not available to nondegree students.
Entrance Requirements—The Office of University Students requires visiting, nondegree applicants to have appropriate academic preparation prior to enrollment. Prerequisites are specified in the departmental course descriptions in this Bulletin. Contact the specific department for further information regarding appropriate academic background for a particular course. In addition, the applicant who has previously attended this or another college or university must be in good standing at that institution. An applicant who has been suspended from any educational institution for poor scholarship will not be considered for admission for one calendar year after the effective date of the suspension. An applicant who has been denied admission within this University will not be considered for admission as a nondegree student for the same semester for which the application was denied. Online applications for admission through the Office of University Students are necessary for all nondegree students. For information on registration, please refer to the Schedule of Classes or visit www.gwu.edu/~ous.
Regulations—Prospective and registered students are urged to acquaint themselves with the regulations concerning attendance and withdrawal under University Regulations in this Bulletin or at the OUS website at www.gwu.edu/~ous.
The deadline for adding a course during the regular fall and spring semester is the end of the second week of classes. A course dropped during the first four weeks of classes will not appear on a student's transcript. A course dropped after the fourth week but before the end of the eighth week will be assigned the grade of W (Authorized Withdrawal). The deadline for dropping a course without academic penalty is the end of the eighth week of classes. The deadline for complete withdrawal from a student's entire program of courses without academic penalty is the end of the ninth week of classes.
If the symbol I (Incomplete) is assigned, the instructor normally sets a period (maximum of one year) within which the uncompleted work must be made up. An Incomplete that is not changed within one calendar year becomes a grade of IF on the student's record.
All adjustments to course schedules during a regular summer session must be made within the first seven days of the official start of classes.
Summer Sessions
Courses are offered during the summer by all degree-granting divisions of the University. Summer Sessions also offers special programs that are not available during the regular academic year. Courses are offered during both day and evening hours. Students who are enrolled at the University for the spring semester may register for the following Summer Sessions without special application. Those who wish degree status may seek admission from the appropriate school within the University. Those who do not wish to work toward a degree at the University may apply through the process described in the Summer Sessions Announcement. For a complete statement concerning summer term work, see the Summer Sessions Announcement at www.gwu.edu/summer or contact 202-994-6360 or gwsummer@gwu.edu.
Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
The George Washington University is a member of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Twelve universities in the Washington area—American University, Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, Marymount University, Southeastern University, Trinity University, the University of the District of Columbia, and the University of Maryland—are associated in a Consortium through which they coordinate the use of their respective facilities. Students in approved programs leading to degrees in any one of these institutions have the opportunity to select from the combined offerings the particular courses that best meet their needs. This privilege is subject to regulations of the school in which the student is enrolled. Participation is limited to degree candidates. Law and medical students are excluded from participation, except for LL.M. candidates. See the Schedule of Classes for specific regulations and information concerning registration for Consortium courses.
Registration forms and instructions are available from the registrar of the institution in which the student is enrolled. Students register and pay tuition at their own institutions for all Consortium courses; course fees are payable to the visited institutions.
The University Libraries
The library collections of over two million volumes are housed in Melvin Gelman Library (the general library of the University), Jacob Burns Law Library, Paul Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, the Virginia Campus Library, and Eckles Memorial Library on the Mount Vernon campus. The George Washington University is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, whose mission “influences the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the communities they serve."
The libraries strive to fulfill the curricular and research needs of the University's students. University appropriations supplemented by endowments and gifts provide electronic and paper research materials in the social sciences, the humanities, the sciences, engineering, education, business, law, medicine, and public health. Gifts from many sources have enriched the collections.
Information about using the libraries is available on the libraries' websites and at library service desks. Individual and class instruction in the use of the libraries and orientation to library facilities are given by librarians upon request as well as through print, media, and computer-assisted instruction. Through use of the many journal article databases and online resources, students identify and locate desired research materials not easily found through more traditional methods. The libraries' staff assist members of the University in using the rich resources of the Washington area and the unusual opportunities they offer for extensive research.
Students, faculty, and staff at George Washington University (except students in the Law School and Medical Center) may borrow directly and remotely, using the consortium loan service, from the libraries of the seven other academic institutions in the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC). Members of the GW community may also obtain resources from other libraries in the area and throughout the United States using other library consortial arrangements and interlibrary loan.
The libraries provide a WRLC combined online catalog representing nearly 3.8 million titles and over 7.4 million volumes. ALADIN, the online research portal for the libraries, offers access to over 200 databases and can be accessed via the Internet from numerous computers in the libraries, residence halls, and University offices, as well as remotely from off campus.
The Writing Center
The Writing Center provides writing assistance to GW students for all courses, both undergraduate and graduate, in all schools of the University and at all levels of experience and expertise. Students receive assistance in identifying writing problems and learning how best to express ideas. Trained tutors (undergraduate peer tutors, graduate students, and the director and other members of the faculty) work with students individually on areas of specific need or interest. Tutors provide assistance in such areas as organizing a mass of information efficiently and clearly, using correct grammar and punctuation, getting started on a writing project, developing a thesis, providing evidence in support of an argument, and presenting the findings of an experiment or the solution to a research problem.
Prizes
The following academic prizes are supported by permanently endowed funds established through the Office of the Vice President and Treasurer. The many other prizes and awards available to GW students are funded annually, rather than by permanent endowment, and are listed in the annual commencement program when information is provided in time for publication.
Elizabeth B. Adams Prize—Awarded annually by the Department of Management Science to a graduating student for outstanding performance in the field of information systems management. The recipient is selected on the basis of scholarship, leadership within the Department, contributions to the University, and service to the community.
Sylvia L. Bunting Prize—Awarded annually to a graduate student in the field of biology or zoology.
John Henry Cowles Prizes—Two prizes, established by John H. Cowles, Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Thirty-third Degree (Mother Council of the World) of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America. Awarded upon graduation to the graduate or undergraduate student with the best overall scholastic achievement and leadership potential in the School of Business and in the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Ching-Yao Hsieh Prize—Two prizes awarded annually, one to an undergraduate and one to a graduate student in the Department of Economics.
Cecille R. Hunt Prize—Offered annually to deserving art students.
Elmer Louis Kayser Prize—Established by Paul and Elizabeth Rutheiser to be awarded annually by the Department of History for the best thesis in history submitted by a candidate for the degree of Master of Arts.
Minna Mirin Kullback Memorial Prize—Established in 1968 by Solomon Kullback in memory of his wife. Awarded annually by a committee of faculty members of the Department of Statistics to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in statistics, who will have completed 18 credit hours of statistics courses by the end of the spring semester.
Laurence Leite Prize—Awarded annually to a second-year M.A. candidate in art history.
Martin Mahler Prize in Materials Testing—Awarded to the upper-division or graduate student in engineering who submits the best reports on tests in the materials laboratory course, with preference given to prestressed concrete tests.
Nicole M. Paul Prize—Awarded annually to a first-year master's degree candidate in the Women's Studies Program.
Howard C. Sacks Prize—Awarded to a student in political science who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in the study of Far Eastern affairs.
Julian H. Singman Prizes—Two prizes awarded annually, one in design and one in aquarelle painting.
Alfred E. Steck Memorial Prize—Awarded for proven excellence in the field of sculpture.
Charles Clinton Swisher Historical Club Prize—Established in 1936 by the Charles Clinton Swisher Historical Club and augmented in 1941 by the bequest of Professor Swisher. Awarded annually to the student who submits the best essay covering some phase of medieval history.
James H. Taylor Graduate Mathematics Prize—Established in memory of James H. Taylor, former Professor of Mathematics at the University. Awarded annually to a graduate student for outstanding performance in mathematics.
Patricia M. Toel Memorial Prize—Awarded annually to a graduate student in photography to recognize outstanding achievement.
Benjamin D. Van Evera Memorial Prize—Awarded annually to that Graduate Teaching Fellow in Chemistry selected as the most effective teacher during the current academic year.
Thomas F. Walsh Prize—Established in 1901 and awarded annually to the student who submits the best essay in Irish history.
Alexander Wilbourne Weddell Prize—Established in 1923 by Virginia Chase Weddell in memory of her husband. Awarded annually to a degree candidate who writes the best essay on “the promotion of peace among the nations of the world.” The prize essays shall become the property of the University and shall not be printed or published without the written consent of the University. The University reserves the right to withhold the award if no essay attaining the required degree of excellence is submitted.
W.T. Woodson Prize—Awarded annually to a graduate student demonstrating outstanding achievement in educational administration in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
GW Alumni Association
The objectives of this organization are to unite the graduates who wish to associate themselves for charitable, educational, literary, and scientific purposes, and to promote the general welfare of the University.
Membership in the Association is conveyed automatically to anyone who has been graduated from any school or division of the University. Anyone who has earned 15 credit hours or the equivalent at the University, who has left the University in good standing, and whose class has graduated is eligible for membership; in the case of the Office of University Students, however, only the “15 credit hours earned” requirement and not the “graduation of the class” requirement applies. Graduates of Center for Professional Development certificate programs are also eligible.
A Governing Board, composed of members representing the constituent alumni organizations, directs the activities of the Association. The voluntary leadership of the Association works closely with the staff of the Office of Alumni Relations in carrying out Association affairs. The Association may be contacted through the Office of Alumni Relations.
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