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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS BULLETIN 2010–2011 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2010 Information in this bulletin is generally accurate as of fall 2009. 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 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2010 Fees and Financial Regulations 19 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 90 School of Medicine and Health Sciences 93 Courses Key to Abbreviations 97 Explanation of Course Numbers 98 Accountancy 99 Africana Studies 100 American Studies 100 Anatomy 103 Anthropology 103 Applied Science 109 Biological Sciences 110 Business Administration 114 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2010 Chemistry 115 Civil and Environmental Engineering 118 Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 120 Columbian College of Arts and Sciences 123 Computer Science 124 Counseling 129 Dramatic Literature 129 Early Modern European Studies 129 East Asian Languages and Literatures 130 Economics 133 Educational Leadership 136 Electrical and Computer Engineering 136 Engineering Management and Systems Engineering 140 English 142 English for Academic Purposes 148 Environmental Studies 148 Exercise Science 148 Film Studies 154 Finance 154 Fine Arts and Art History 155 Forensic Sciences 161 Geography 161 Geological Sciences 163 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2010 Health Sciences 165 History 166 Honors 172 Humanities 173 Information Systems and Technology Management 174 Interior Design 174 International Affairs 176 International Business 178 Judaic Studies 179 Linguistics 179 Management 180 Marketing 181 Mathematics 181 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 185 Media and Public Affairs 188 Music 193 Naval Science 197 Organizational Sciences and Communication 199 Philosophy 202 Physics 205 Political Science 208 Psychology 213 Public Administration 216 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2010 Public Health 216 Religion 218 Romance, German, and Slavic Languages and Literatures 222 School of Engineering and Applied Science 233 Sociology 234 Speech and Hearing Science 238 Statistics 240 Strategic Management and Public Policy 241 Theatre and Dance 242 Tourism and Hospitality Management 245 University Professors 246 University Writing 248 Women’s Leadership Programs 249 Women’s Studies 249 Faculty 255 Index 309 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2010 THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2010–2011 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 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 6 7 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 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 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2010 Fall Semester August 30 Classes begin September 4–6 Labor Day weekend (holiday) Aug. 30–Sept. 9 Late registration October 1 Applications due for winter graduation November 3 Registration for spring semester classes begins* November 24–26 Thanksgiving holiday December 7 Makeup classes December 10 Last day of regular fall semester classes December 13 Reading day GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2010 December 14–22 Examination period 2011 Spring Semester January 10 Classes begin January 10–19 Late registration January 17 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (holiday) February 1 Applications due for May graduation February 21 George Washington’s birthday observed (holiday) March 14–19 Spring recess March 23 Registration for fall semester classes begins* April 25 Last day of regular spring semester classes April 26 Makeup classes April 27 Designated Monday April 28–29 Reading days May 2–10 Examination period May 15 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 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2010 1871–1894 James Clarke Welling 1894–1895 Samuel Harrison Greene, Acting 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 GW Undergraduate Bulletin 2010 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 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.