SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES

SUMMER SESSIONS

In summer, undergraduate and graduate courses are offered on campus by all departments of the University. While some are given in an intensive pre-session of four weeks from mid-May to mid-June or in an eight-week session over the summer, most are five weeks long and begin either early in June or in the middle of July. Enrollment in summer courses is open to: (1) newly admitted or continuing undergraduate and graduate students in good standing at Georgetown, (2) undergraduate and graduate students in good standing at other colleges and universities, (3) high school students recommended by their principals or guidance counselors who will have completed their junior year with a B average or better at the time of enrollment and whose applications are approved by the School of Continuing Studies, (4) foreign students who can provide evidence of a TOEFL score of 550 or above (600 for Linguistics courses), and (5) individuals whose educational background and experience qualify them for the courses they wish to take.

SPECIAL SUMMER PROGRAMS

The School of Continuing Studies also offers special programs of one to eight weeks during the summer. The following are among those that are offered each summer.

Summer College for High School Juniors

Summer College for High School Juniors offers outstanding high school students the opportunity to expand their studies with college courses taken in an intensive yet supportive college environment. Juniors live on campus, attend class with Georgetown undergraduate students, and are encouraged to take advantage of the many resources available in our nation's capital. Introductory college courses for students recommended by their principals or guidance counselors. Partial tuition scholarships are awarded to qualified applicants.

International Relations Program

The International Relations Program provides an opportunity for high school students to begin an exploration of the complex nature of international relations and the ethical implications of foreign policy decisions. It combines lectures by members of Georgetown's faculty and distinguished guest speakers; visits to governmental departments, agencies, and/or international organizations; small group discussions and an international crisis simulation.

Public Affairs Internships

The program enables students both to study and to participate in the workings of the government process. Students will receive 6 semester hours of credit.

Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Services

Students enroll in two courses, The Role of Philanthropy in American Life and The Ethics and Values of Philanthropy. Students also complete an internship in a non-profit organization.

The Engalitcheff Institute for Comparative Political
and Economic Systems

Students enroll in a course in economics (three credits) and a course in government (three credits) and complete an internship in an office on Capitol Hill or an appropriate agency.

Institute on Political Journalism

Students enroll in two courses, Ethical Perspectives on the Media and Economics in Public Policy. At the same time, they complete an internship in media-related organizations and take part in a series of lectures by journalists and commentators.

The Bryce Harlow Institute on Business and Government Affairs

Students enroll in two courses, Business and Government Relations and Power and Values in Organizations. They also complete an internship in a government affairs office in Washington and attend a series of lectures by government affairs specialists.

College Prep Workshops

Open to high school students who have completed their sophomore year, this series of classes in English, Mathematics, and College research and study skills is offered each summer for those who wish to improve in each of these areas and prepare for study at the college level. Students are grouped according to their performance on diagnostic tests at the start of the program.

THE LIBERAL STUDIES DEGREE PROGRAM

The School of Continuing Studies offers a Part-time Bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies, an interdisciplinary liberal arts degree focusing on values issues. The courses are scheduled at night and on weekends for working adults who have professional, community and family responsibilities. Students may be admitted at the entry level and must then complete 48 credits in chronological courses beginning with The Classical World and closing with The Late Modern World. Applicants with about 60 credits may, if approved, transfer previously earned credits and enter the upper division of the Bachelor's program. These students must satisfy 30 hours of general education requirements before or after they transfer. All students must complete 120 credits in order to graduate and are required to take a Core course and a Human Values course. There is a thesis option. Students may elect to concentrate their studies in one of fourteen curricular fields including: American Studies, Art and Culture, Catholic Studies, Classical Civilizations, Ethics and the Professions, Humanities, Individualized Study, International Affairs, Islam and Muslim-Christian Relations, Literature and Society, Medieval and Early Modern European Studies, Religious Studies, Social/Public Policy, The Theory and Practice of American Democracy.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Learning is a continuous, lifelong process, and the School of Continuing Studies offers adults a wide range of non-credit courses in both the summer and the regular academic year. These courses are designed to give qualified adults the opportunity to continue their education and gain not only the skills and knowledge to do their jobs well, but the insight and wisdom to live rich and meaningful lives.

Non-Credit Courses

About two hundred non-credit courses are offered each semester in such subjects as art, music, literature, science, government, history, economics, international affairs, business, philosophy, theology, religion, and language. Courses in language include Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish, ancient and modern Greek, German, Russian, and Latin.

Non-Degree Credit Courses

The School of Continuing Studies admits qualified students to selected graduate courses. Such students, who ordinarily have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, are admitted as non-matriculated students, not as candidates for a graduate degree.

The Paralegal Studies Program

Georgetown University offers a non-credit paralegal program for those with an interest in a law-related career and who are already in possession of a Bachelor's Degree. Satisfactory completion of all program requirements qualifies graduates to assume paralegal responsibilities as skilled members of a legal team. In recognition of successful completion, Georgetown University awards a certificate to graduates of the program. The program has been approved by the American Bar Association since 1975.

The Georgetown University Paralegal Studies Program (PSP) offers two options: 1) a one year, part-time evening program and 2) a fourteen week, full-time day summer intensive program. In the one year evening program (which begins every January and every September), classes normally meet two evenings (Tuesdays and Thursdays) each week for approximately three and one half hours each night plus four additional evenings (Mondays or Wednesdays) per session. The evening program consists of fourteen courses which are held over three thirteen week sessions. There is a four to five week break in between each evening session. Required courses in the evening program are as follows: Session I: Introduction to Legal Research & Writing, Commercial & Contractual Relations, Introduction to Litigation, Paralegal Series I; Session II: Advanced Legal Research & Writing, Advanced Litigation & Trial Practice, Legal Ethics/Legal Technology, Corporate Law Practice, Paralegal Series II; and Session III: Advanced Legal Writing Seminar, Torts, Legal Specialty I, Legal Specialty II, Paralegal Series III. Legal Specialty courses may include the following introductory courses: Administrative Law, Communications Law & Practice, Criminal Law & Procedure, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Estates & Trusts, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Medical Law, Real Estate Law, Securities Law, and Trademark Law.

The Summer Intensive Paralegal Studies Program is a full-time program which meets for fourteen weeks from late May through late August. In addition to ten core courses (for a complete listing of courses and other details, please visit www.georgetown.edu/scs/psp), students are required to complete a two-week, non-paid, legal-related internship. Students who successfully complete all required courses plus the internship are awarded a paralegal certificate. Applications for the Summer Intensive Paralegal Studies Program are due by April 12.

For further information about the Georgetown University Paralegal Studies Program (day/evening) and an Application for Admission, visit the PSP website at http:// www.georgetown.edu/scs/psp, or contact the PSP Director via e-mail at silversg@georgetown.edu, or write to: Director, Paralegal Studies Program, Georgetown University, 1437 37th Street, N.W., Poulton Hall-2nd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20057-1007. Program dates and course requirements are subject to change.

For further information about any of the offerings of the School of Continuing Studies contact:

School of Continuing Studies Georgetown University
Washington, D.C. 20057
phone: (202) 687-5942
fax: (202) 687-8954
website: http://www.georgetown.edu/scs

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