Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown says its main undergraduate arm, Georgetown College, "exists to provide a liberal education for young men and women who will be called to intellectual, moral, and professional leadership, and to foster in them a lifelong commitment to the quest for truth." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES
  • 2. Literature

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Literature because although students may be exposed to literature in the Humanities and Writing Requirement, there is no specific literature survey requirement.

  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES
  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for U.S. Government or History because although students are required to take a two-semester sequence in history, they are not required to take American history.

  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics or Natural or Physical Science because the two subjects are folded into the Math/Science requirement; students may avoid one or the other.

  • 7. Science

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics or Natural or Physical Science because the two subjects are folded into the Math/Science requirement; students may avoid one or the other.

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