The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences offers more than 50 graduate programs leading to doctoral and masters degrees and graduate certificates. Every one of this wide variety of programs is designed to provide the broad base of knowledge, experience, and skills needed to excel in today's complex and constantly changing world. Each program offers a well-balanced blend of both practical and theoretical material. Curricula frequently cross traditional academic boundaries to combine the strengths of various disciplines into cohesive and challenging programs that prepare you to address current social, economic, and political issues.

In addition to our excellent full-time faculty, outstanding adjunct faculty draws upon their multifaceted experiences in the private and public sectors to enhance the real-life aspect of research and teaching. Our programs benefit immensely from this and the many other resources particular to the Washington metropolitan area and are strengthened by long-standing relationships with internationally renowned institutions, museums, and agencies. Few universities in the world offer greater access to such an extensive array of educational, cultural, and career opportunities. The University's long and productive association with a multitude of business, governmental, and institutional organizations in the nation's capital makes it an ideal place to study and pursue a career.

There is a great demand for GW's well-trained graduate students in internships and other practical training programs throughout the Washington metropolitan area. Students often work alongside professionals who are actively involved in a variety of legislative, managerial, curatorial, research, and academic activities. Institutions and agencies such as the Department of State, Smithsonian, International Monetary Fund, Federal Reserve Board, Congress, National Institutes of Health, and National Science Foundation, etc., etc., are all available to GW students for study and research.

To learn more about our programs, please visit our Degrees and Programs page. Our site also details our Admission Requirements -- information that is augmented by answers to our applicants' most Frequently Asked Questions . Our application is available here in both online format and the traditional paper format.

The following sites provide additional information that you may find helpful.

For the policies under which all CCAS graduate programs operate:

• Graduate Bulletin, CCAS 
• CCAS Graduate Student Handbook 

• Graduate Bulletin, course listings 
• Schedule of Classes 

I trust that the information in these pages will convince you that a CCAS graduate program is the very best choice for you. I look forward to welcoming you to the GW campus in the very near future.

With regards,

Tara Wallace 
CCAS Associate Dean for Graduate Studies