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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS BULLETIN 2009–2010 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2009 Information in this bulletin is generally accurate as of fall 2008. The University reserves the right to change courses, programs, fees, and the academic calendar, or to make other changes deemed necessary or desirable, giving advance notice of change when possible. Program information needed to fulfill a major appears under the name of the department or program concerned in Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. For the School of Business, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Elliott School of International Affairs, and the School of Public Health and Health Services, program information appears under the school’s entry. Depending on the degree program, students must fulfill program requirements stated in the bulletin in effect at the time they matriculate or declare their major. Any subsequent changes in programs that may appear in future bulletins do not affect the program a student has already entered. The entries under Courses of Instruction represent departments and programs, rather than all categories of courses taught. For example, to find Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese courses, look under East Asian Languages and Literatures. There are many cross-references to help the reader. CONTENTS The Academic Calendar 6 The University About the University 9 Admissions 16 Fees and Financial Regulations 19 1 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2009 Financial Aid 22 Student Services 29 Other Programs and Services 35 University Regulations 43 The Schools Columbian College of Arts and Sciences 55 School of Business 65 School of Engineering and Applied Science 71 Elliott School of International Affairs 85 School of Public Health and Health Services 89 School of Medicine and Health Sciences 92 Courses Key to Abbreviations 97 Explanation of Course Numbers 98 Accountancy 99 Africana Studies 100 American Studies 100 Anthropology 102 Applied Science 108 Biological Sciences 109 Business Administration 113 Chemistry 115 Civil and Environmental Engineering 117 2 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2009 Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures 119 Columbian College of Arts and Sciences 122 Computer Science 123 Counseling 128 Dramatic Literature 128 Early Modern European Studies 129 East Asian Languages and Literatures 129 Economics 132 Educational Leadership 135 Electrical and Computer Engineering 135 Engineering Management and Systems Engineering 140 English 141 English for Academic Purposes 146 Environmental Studies 147 Exercise Science 147 Film Studies 152 Finance 152 Fine Arts and Art History 153 Forensic Sciences 159 Geography 159 Geological Sciences 161 Health Sciences 163 History 164 3 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2009 Honors 169 Humanities 171 Information Systems and Technology Management 171 Interior Design 172 International Affairs 173 International Business 175 Judaic Studies 176 Liberal Arts 177 Linguistics 177 Management 178 Marketing 178 Mathematics 179 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 183 Media and Public Affairs 185 Music 190 Naval Science 194 Organizational Sciences and Communication 197 Philosophy 199 Physics 202 Political Science 206 Psychology 210 Public Administration 213 Public Health 214 4 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2009 Religion 215 Romance, German, and Slavic Languages and Literatures 219 School of Engineering and Applied Science 231 Sociology 231 Speech and Hearing Science 235 Statistics 237 Strategic Management and Public Policy 239 Theatre and Dance 239 Tourism and Hospitality Management 243 University Professors 244 University Writing 246 Women’s Leadership Programs 246 Women’s Studies 247 Faculty 251 Index 305 5 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2009 THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2009–2010 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 30 31 Decem ber 2009 Janua ry 2010 Febru ary 2010 Mar ch 2010 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 28 29 30 31 31 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 2009 Fall Semester August 31 Classes begin September 5–7 Labor Day weekend (holiday) Aug. 31–Sept. 10 Late registration October 1 Applications due for winter graduation November 4 Registration for spring semester classes begins* November 26–27 Thanksgiving holiday December 7 Last day of regular fall semester classes December 8 Makeup classes December 9–10 Reading period December 11–19 Examination period 2010 Spring Semester 6 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2009 January 11 Classes begin January 11–21 Late registration January 18 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (holiday) February 1 Applications due for May graduation February 15 George Washington’s birthday observed (holiday) March 15–20 Spring recess March 24 Registration for fall semester classes begins* April 27 Makeup classes April 28 Designated Monday Last day of regular spring semester classes April 29–30 Reading days May 3–11 Examination period May 16 Commencement *Registration dates are tentative; consult the Schedule of Classes. The University PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY 1821–1827 William Staughton 1828–1841 Stephen Chapin 1843–1854 Joel Smith Bacon 1855–1858 Joseph Getchell Binney 1859–1871 George Whitefield Samson 1871–1894 James Clarke Welling 1894–1895 Samuel Harrison Greene, Acting 7 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2009 1895–1900 Benaiah L. Whitman 1900–1902 Samuel Harrison Greene, Acting 1902–1910 Charles Willis Needham 1910–1918 Charles Herbert Stockton 1918–1921 William Miller Collier 1921–1923 Howard L. Hodgkins, ad interim 1923–1927 William Mather Lewis 1927–1959 Cloyd Heck Marvin 1959–1961 Oswald Symister Colclough, Acting 1961–1964 Thomas Henry Carroll 1964–1965 Oswald Symister Colclough, Acting 1965–1988 Lloyd Hartman Elliott 1988–2007 Stephen Joel Trachtenberg 2007– Steven Knapp ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY George Washington was determined to have a great national university in the nation’s capital. His hope was that students from all parts of the country would gain a first-hand knowledge of the practice as well as the theory of republican government while being instructed in the arts and sciences. He bequeathed 50 shares of The Potomac Company “towards the endowment of a University to be established within the limits of the District of Columbia, under the auspices of the General Government, if that government should incline to extend a fostering hand towards it.” Despite Washington’s intentions, The Potomac Company folded and Congress never extended a “fostering hand,” so the University did not take shape until a group of Baptist 8 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2009 clergymen led by Reverend Luther Rice took up the cause. They raised funds for the purchase of a site and petitioned Congress for a charter. Congress insisted on giving the institution a nonsectarian charter stating “That persons of every religious denomination shall be capable of being elected Trustees; nor shall any person, either as President, Professor, Tutor, or pupil, be refused admittance into said College, or denied any of the privileges, immunities, or advantages thereof, for or on account of his sentiments in matters of religion.” Columbian College, as it was originally named, took up residence on College Hill, a 46-acre tract between the present 14th and 15th Streets extending from Florida Avenue to Columbia Road. The name of the institution was changed in 1873 to Columbian University and in 1904 to The George Washington University. By 1918, the University had moved to the Foggy Bottom neighborhood— between 19th and 24th Streets, south of Pennsylvania Avenue—in the heart of Washington, D.C. The more than 100 buildings are situated on 43 acres bordered by the White House, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the State Department, and the World Bank, as well as numerous federal agencies, national galleries, and museums. GW’s Virginia Campus, initiated for graduate studies, research projects, and professional development programs, is located along the high-tech corridor on Route 7, just to the west of Route 28, in Loudoun County. In 1998, GW established The George Washington University at Mount Vernon College; the Mount Vernon Campus is on Foxhall Road in Northwest Washington. Currently, the University’s enrollments total more than 25,000, of which 10,300 are undergraduates, about 14,000 are graduate and professional students, and some 800 are nondegree students. The students come from all 50 states and about 125 different countries. 9