Incoming Students 2

Weekly Leadership Programs: In addition, you will engage in co-curricular programs and recreational activities that will hone your academic skills, build leadership capacity and connect you to our community as you prepare for your freshman year at GW. These are 50-minute sessions offered twice weekly to accommodate work and class schedules.

You will be required to attend one weekly session. ALPS includes seminars and workshops focused on strategies for academic success, student leadership and civic engagement, majors and career preparation and more.

Seminar Options for Summer II (July 5-August 11)
You will pick ONE each week to attend in addition to your academic course:

Tuesdays 2:20pm-3:10pm (Rome 205)
Wednesdays 12:45pm-1:35pm (Rome 205)

Costs

Your financial aid package will cover your class, course materials, individualized coaching and tutoring and participation in weekly college navigation seminars. You will be responsible for summer course fees (approximated at $15 or less), food, commuting/travel, housing if you choose to live on campus for the summer and any other costs incurred outside of the program.

Questions?

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions about the program.

Sociocultural Anthropology

ANTH 1002: Sociocultural Anthropology (3 credits)

MTWR 10:00am - 11:30am

Survey of the world’s cultures, illustrating the principles of cultural behavior.

World History

HIST 1011: World History (3 credits)

MTWR 10:00am - 11:30am

An introduction to world history over the past half millennium, stressing themes of exchange and integration, tracing the ways various peoples of the world became bound together in a common system.

The Sociological Imagination

SOC 1002: The Sociological Imagination (3 credits)

MTWR 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Using the sociological imagination, students gain experience making connections between "personal trouble" and "public issues." An introduction to sociology that engages students in field-related topics such as race, gender, inequality and education.

Public Communication

COMM 1040: Public Communication (3 credits)

TR 3:30pm - 6:00pm

Study and practice of the basic techniques of public speaking used to inform, to entertain and to persuade audiences. Emphasis on the speech-building process: audience analysis, research, development, composition, organization, style, delivery and criticism.

This class is now full.

Topics in Music: DC in the History of Punk Music

MUS 1104: Topics in Music: D.C. in the History of Punk Music (3 credits)

MW 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Rotating set of special topics lectures, including topics on American music and musical life in Washington, D.C.