6-Week Program
July 2 – August 14, 2009
Summer Scholars' 6-Week Program is open to rising 12th graders. Scholars enroll in college courses with GW undergraduates and earn college credit.
Writing Seminar
3 Credits
All 6-week program pre-college students are enrolled in this seminar. The course focuses on developing and refining the critical thinking and analytical writing skills that are necessary for successful academic discourse during college and in professional life. Drawing upon the history, culture and politics of Washington, DC, students work on individual writing assignments and collaborate on group research, culminating in a multi-media presentation to peers.
Elective Course
3 Credits
Choose an introductory elective course and study alongside GW undergraduates. Classes generally range in size from 14 to 25 students, with focused interaction and intellectual engagement. Every effort is made to place students in their first choice courses, depending on space and prerequisites. These courses are graded for credit and establish an official GW academic record. Although GW credits are typically transferable to other colleges and universities, you must check with the receiving institution to determine whether the credits will transfer and how they will apply to degree requirements.
Faculty and Staff
The George Washington University is the largest private institution of higher education in the nation’s capital. GW is among the top 100 research universities in the country receiving federal funding and is second nationally in the number of alumni appointed as ambassadors and Foreign Service officials. GW graduates make up the ranks of Rhodes, Marshall, Truman and Fulbright scholars. The national media turn frequently to GW’s distinguished faulty for expert opinions in law, politics, international affairs, education, healthcare and engineering. Faculty members not only are actively engaged in research and teaching, but they are also leaders who help shape national and international policy.
Week at a glance
This general schedule may vary.
Monday-Thursday
| 7:30 – 8:45am |
Breakfast |
| 9am – 4pm |
Classes |
| 6 – 7:30pm |
Dinner |
| 7 – 9pm |
On-Campus Evening Activities/In-Hall Curfew |
| 11pm |
In-Room Curfew |
Friday
| 7:30–8:45am |
Breakfast |
| 9am–noon |
Classes |
| 6–7:30pm |
Dinner |
| 7:30–9pm |
Free-time/In-Hall Curfew |
| Midnight |
In-Room Curfew |
Saturday and Sunday
Optional activities.
Midnight In-room Curfew
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.