These challenging courses are designed for students who want to experience university-level academics while building up their resumes for college applications. You can take one 3- or 4-credit course* during the College Prep Program.
*To satisfy visa requirements, international students receiving visa assistance from Georgetown will be enrolled in a second credit course. Please refer to the How to Apply page for additional details for International Students.
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About College Prep Courses
College Prep offers a range of credit courses taken alongside current undergraduate students in various subjects.
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Approved Course List
The courses listed below are the Approved Course List for College Prep students. This list can be filtered by subject, session, day of the week, and time of day. Click the down arrow next to each course listing to see course details.
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| ARTH-1240-20 | Ancient to Medieval Art |
Tilney, Barrett |
AM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about ARTH-1240-20 |
This lecture course surveys the art and architecture from the Paleolithic period through the Gothic period. Within a roughly chronological structure, we will explore the art of these periods in relation to their broader cultural, intellectual, and historical contexts. In addition to emphasizing the developments that define each historical period, we will consider the aesthetic advances made with the painting materials and methods available at the time. For more information about this and other courses in the Department of Art and Art History, please visit https://art.georgetown.edu/courses/ This class is not available to audit. |
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| ARTS-1500-20 | Painting I: Oil |
Anderson, Mark |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about ARTS-1500-20 |
This is an introductory painting course that teaches the basic techniques of painting. Students learn to paint from observation, in a manner that results in a realistic depiction of the subject. However, the goal of this course is not to make copies, but to strike a balance between an art historical approach to painting with a contemporary one – fostering an environment that encourages students to think creatively and to experiment with the paint and the subject. This is achieved through live demonstrations, artist slide lectures, group, and individual critiques. Must attend the first class or lose the place. For more information about this and other courses in the Department of Art and Art History, please visit https://art.georgetown.edu/courses/ This class is not available to audit. |
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| CHEM-1025-20 | Intro to Forensic Chemistry |
Itani, Mohammad |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about CHEM-1025-20 |
This course is designed for the non-science major students to stimulate their interest in the forensic chemistry and help them appreciate and understand the basic fundamental concepts of chemistry. In each chapter, chemical concepts related to a forensic topic are introduced in addition to a brief description of an analytical instrumentation or methodology used in crime investigation lab and a case study. The main purpose of this course is to deliver the chemistry concepts to students without going into great details. |
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| COSC-1010-20 | Intro to Comp Science: Python |
Buffum, Philip |
AM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about COSC-1010-20 |
This course is intended for non-majors seeking an introduction to computer science and Python programming. The course covers the following topics: basic data types in Python, variables and constants, input and output, Python reserved words and built-in functions, operators, conditional control structures, repetition control structures, basic file operations, user-defined functions, value parameters, lists, scope rules, importing packages, elementary data processing and visualization, and elementary software engineering principles. This course may be used to fulfill the math/computer science portion of the Gen Ed Math/Science requirement. |
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| COSC-1020-20 | Computer Science I |
Essick, Raymond |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about COSC-1020-20 |
This course is intended for computer science majors and minors, and other students with a serious interest in learning C++ programming. The course covers the following topics: basic data types, the C++ string class, variables and constants, and their declaration, input/output (cin/cout) operators, assignment operators, arithmetic operators, conditional control structures, repetition control structures, basic file operations, user-defined functions, value and reference parameters, scope rules, name precedence, function overloading, template functions, elementary software engineering principles, Standard Template Library (STL), the vector class, elementary searching and sorting, user-defined classes, operator overloading, pointers, self-referential classes, dynamic object creation and destruction, linked lists, and recursion. This course may be used to fulfill the math/computer science portion of the Gen Ed Math/Science requirement. COSC-051 followed by COSC-052 is a major introductory sequence and together complete the General Education requirement for math/science. |
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| DBST-3303-20 | Disability St:The Mad Turn |
Forrest, Brady |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about DBST-3303-20 |
“Disability studies” describes a diverse array of projects, located primarily in the humanities but speaking to and with the social sciences, that challenge the ways in which “normalcy” and “abnormalcy” have been deployed to conceptualize physical and mental difference. Speaking back to medical models of disability that would position people with disabilities as only objects of knowledge, disability studies considers not only how disability functions symbolically in culture but also how people with disabilities have themselves been shapers of culture. This course offers a survey of psychiatric disability with a focus on mania and depression with histories of madness and sanity serving as a larger backdrop that informs our current moment. We will examine a wide variety of texts in order to pose a series of overlapping questions: what languages does our culture provide us for thinking about disability and how have those languages shifted over time? How does psychiatric disability complicate the seeming divide between the medical and social modes of disability? How gender, sexuality, and race complicate both representations and the lived experience of those with psychiatric disability? How have discourses of sympathy, compensation, and accommodation been deployed to constrain or empower people with disabilities? How do people experiencing mania and depression talk back to systems of power and offer different understandings of the world? How does disability studies challenge our current sense of what it means to live in a multicultural society? |
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| ECON-1001-20 | Econ Principles Micro |
Khuntia, Samhita |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about ECON-1001-20 |
This course first develops simple graphical and mathematical models of decision-making by individual economic agents: consumers, workers, and businesses. We analyze interactions between these agents in product and factor markets using concepts of market demand, supply, and equilibrium. Finally, we demonstrate the efficiency of perfectly competitive markets, describe the conditions under which that efficiency arises, and examine market failures that occur when those conditions are not met. Some seats in this course are reserved. |
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| ECON-1002-20 | Econ Principles Macro |
You, Mihyun |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about ECON-1002-20 |
This course provides an introduction to macroeconomics. The first part of the course explores how GDP, inflation, unemployment, and other macroeconomic aggregates are measured in practice. The second part develops analytical models of macroeconomic performance and growth in the long run. The third part focuses on short-run (business-cycle) fluctuations and fiscal and monetary policies. Fall and Spring. Some seats in this course are reserved. |
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| FMST-1181-20 | Intro to Filmmaking |
Bruno, Melissa |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about FMST-1181-20 |
FMST 181-20: This course explores introductory film production techniques and strategies. Students will learn video and audio recording, scriptwriting and non-linear editing using Adobe Premiere Pro software. Visual storytelling concepts and creative post-production editing will be emphasized. In-class exercises and short film projects will allow students to become comfortable working in various film production roles. Additionally, critiques and screenings of student and professional film work will provide students with an understanding of the narrative film genre. This course explores introductory film production techniques and strategies. Students will learn video and audio recording, scriptwriting and non-linear editing using Adobe Premiere Pro software. Visual storytelling concepts and creative post-production editing will be emphasized. In-class exercises and short film projects will allow students to become comfortable working in various film production roles. Additionally, critiques and screenings of student and professional film work will provide students with an understanding of the narrative film genre. Some seats in this course are reserved. |
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| FREN-1002-20 | Introductory French II |
Mirsharif, Zohreh |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about FREN-1002-20 |
Introductory French II (FREN 002) is the continuation of Introductory French I (FREN 001) and is aimed at preparing students for the Intermediate French sequence. Students who enroll in this course have typically taken Introductory French I (FREN 001) or have placed into this course by means of the Department of French & Francophone Studies' online French Placement Exam. This course continues with the basics of French grammar and conversation through lectures, cultural readings, pronunciation drills, oral and written exercises, and conversational practice. Course materials include the Introductory French textbook, En Avant (Third Edition) as well as various French-language audio, visual, and written materials. |
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| FREN-1502-20 | Intermediate French II |
Erradi, Nezha |
AM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about FREN-1502-20 |
Non-Intensive Intermediate French II (FREN 022) builds on Non-Intensive Intermediate French I (FREN 021) and its presentation of French and Francophone cultures through various themes, the study and practice of fundamental vocabulary to explore these themes, and essential grammatical structures. FREN 022 provides students with a solid foundation for pursuing further study of the language and culture at the Advanced level (FREN 101 or FREN 111). The prerequisite for this course is the successful completion of Intermediate French I (FREN 021) at Georgetown, a score of 56-65 on the French Placement or Confirmation Exam (see the departmental web page), or a recommendation from a Georgetown University French Department instructor. |
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| GOVT-1600-20 | International Relations |
Girod, Desh Khattab, Ahmed |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about GOVT-1600-20 |
This course provides an introduction to key theories, concepts, historical events, and contemporary issues in the study of international relations (IR). The course has six learning objectives: Students will come to understand (1) the fundamental concepts unique to the field of international relations; (2) the major theories of international conflict and cooperation, particularly realist, liberal, and constructivist theories; and (3) several watershed conflicts in the last century, including World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Students will then apply this theoretical and empirical knowledge to make sense of salient contemporary issues in (4) international security (including nuclear weapons and proliferation, ethnic conflict, civil war, and terrorism), (5) political economy (including trade, finance, and globalization), and (6) global governance (including international law, human rights, humanitarian intervention, and the environment). In short, the course is meant to provide students with the tools to analyze contemporary international affairs and debates in a rigorous and sophisticated manner. |
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| GOVT-1800-20 | Elements of Political Theory |
Gibson, Andrew |
AM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about GOVT-1800-20 |
Who should rule? This is, in many ways, the fundamental question of politics that has been animating political thought to this day. Should it be the few or the many? The most virtuous or the most calculating? Or should we decide who rules by lot? In the course of considering this fundamental question of politics, we will come upon others: Do you have to obey an unjust law? Where does the legitimacy of the modern state come from? Are we tied to one another through a social contract? Who is included in such a social contract, who is excluded? What would true emancipation require? In pursuing these thematic questions, we will proceed both conceptually and in chronological order from antiquity to modernity, emphasizing both philosophical and historical approaches to political theory. Throughout the course we will explore key concepts such as the social contract, sovereignty, violence, freedom, and equality; we will address the relation between politics and language; and investigate the foundations and meaning of the quest for freedom and equality. Finally, throughout the course we will link these discussions to larger questions of liberalism and democracy. The course will ask you to read difficult texts, but it does not presume any prior experience with political science, political theory, history, or philosophy. |
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| HIST-1099-20 | US in the Space Age |
Ross, Andrew |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about HIST-1099-20 |
HIST 1099 is one of the required core classes in History for students in the College of Arts & Sciences and the SFS. All sections fulfill the same role, though each instructor will develop a specific topic. Please see individual section description or online syllabi for more information. The general aim is to introduce students to various elements of historical work and thinking, within the context of looking at a particular historical period, event, or theme in some depth. Though lectures and discussion will focus on particular topics, there will also be labs with class exercises, assignments, and readings that will allow instructors and students to explore how historians identify, define, and employ primary sources of all types, how historians analyze those sources, how they formulate questions, how they engage with the work of prior historians, and how they aim to reconstruct various elements of the human experience in particular times and places. Please note that if you receive AP/IB placement or credit, you cannot take HIST 1099 for credit. HIST 1099 must be taken at GU and cannot be transferred. HIST 1099 fulfills one of the Core requirements for COL and SFS students and must be taken at GU; it should ideally be taken in your first or second year. Please note that if you receive AP/IB placement or credit, you cannot take HIST 1099 for credit. Some seats in this course are reserved. |
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| HIST-1401-20 | Europe I |
Astarita, Tommaso |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about HIST-1401-20 |
HIST 007 Intro Early History: World I or Europe I For College students, all sections of HIST 007 or HIST 008 fulfill the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099. Please note that if you receive AP/IB placement or credit, you cannot take HIST 007 (or 008 or 099) for credit. The various sections of HIST 007 have different focuses, for which see below; moreover, each instructor may develop or stress particular themes within her/his focus. Students are urged to consult syllabi available on line or at the History Department. The World I sections examine the history of the human experience from a global perspective. The bulk of the semester concerns societies and states from the time of ancient civilizations to about 1500 AD. The course pays particular attention to political, economic, and social changes, but also considers cultural, technological, and ecological history. The evolving relationship between human identities and their social and material environments forms one of the major points of analytical focus for this course. The overarching goal is to provide a general framework for the history of the world to help students understand the big picture, and to help them to contextualize what they will later study about history, politics, religion--in short, about the human experience. The Europe I sections offer an analysis of the major political, social, economic, diplomatic, religious, intellectual, and scientific developments in European Civilization to 1789. Some seats in this course are reserved. |
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| HIST-1504-20 | Latin America II |
Bestilleiro Lettini, Santiago |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about HIST-1504-20 |
For College students, HIST 1504 fulfills the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 1099. Using primary and secondary sources, this course explores the period from independence to the present. We begin with the independence movements against colonialism, and analyze the diverse roles of Creoles, priests, peasants, indigenous groups and enslaved people. Post independence, we will examine the dynamics of frontier societies, conflicts between conservatives and liberals, the phenomenon of caudillismo, and the challenges of foreign interventions. Turning to the twentieth century, the class will focus on case studies of nation-building, modernization, industrialization and the political and economic mobilization of the working classes in selected countries. We will also study the impact of the hegemonic role of the United States on Latin America. The course concludes by examining contemporary issues, including environmental protection, the participation of women, neoliberalism and globalization, criminal cartels, migration, and the flourishing of Hispanic culture. |
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| HIST-1601-20 | Middle East I |
Agoston, Gabor |
AM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about HIST-1601-20 |
Through lectures, readings, class discussion and audio-visual material, this course examines the history of the Middle East from the late sixth to the late seventeenth centuries. The lectures focus on broader topics, such as the emergence of Islam; the history of major Middle Eastern empires; changing geo-strategic and cultural conditions; and the evolution and functioning of classical and medieval Muslim institutions. Discussion sections will enable students to deepen their knowledge regarding local diversities within the unifying systems of Muslim beliefs, law, and administration; the material and intellectual exchanges and interactions between the Muslim world and non-Muslim communities and polities; and Muslim reactions to the Crusades and the Mongol invasions. For College students, HIST 160 fulfills the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099. |
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| HIST-1704-20 | East European History II |
Stolarski, Christopher |
AM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about HIST-1704-20 |
About 1800 to the Present. Nineteenth-century nationalism, industralization, the euphoria of independence. Parliamentarism and democracy. Attempts at industrialization. Decline of democracy and resurgence of traditional conservatism and native fascism. The cauldron of World War II. The fate of the Jews. Sovietization. Titoism. Socialist society in Eastern Europe. The unraveling of Communism. |
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| MARK-1101-20 | Principles of Marketing |
Easwar, Karthikeya |
AM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about MARK-1101-20 |
A first course on tools and approaches for making marketing decisions. Marketing is viewed as a broad technology for influencing behavior, beyond functions like selling and advertising. Topics covered include consumer behavior, marketing research, and marketing planning, with emphasis on marketing mix decisions: product strategy, communications, pricing, and distribution. |
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| MATH-1001-20 | Pre-Calculus |
Mehmetaj, Erblin |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about MATH-1001-20 |
This course is designed to assist students whose high school mathematics background is insufficient for the standard first-year mathematics courses. It is primarily intended as a preparation for MATH-035. Topics include: algebraic operations, factoring, exponents and logarithms, polynomials, rational functions, trigonometric functions, and the logarithmic and exponential functions. Graphing and word problems will be stressed. This course is not intended to complete the math/science requirement in the College. Fall. |
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| MATH-1350-20 | Calculus I |
Extejt, John |
AM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about MATH-1350-20 |
This is the first part of the three-semester calculus sequence (MATH-1350, 1360, and 2370) for mathematics and science majors. Students do not need to have any familiarity with calculus, but do need good algebra/precalculus preparation. Topics include limits, derivatives, techniques of differentiation, applications of the derivative, the Riemann integral, the trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, and the logarithmic and exponential functions. Fall and Spring. All students must score a 75 or above on the Calculus Readiness Assessment to enroll in MATH 1350. |
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| PSYC-1000-20 | General Psychology |
Pelham, Brett |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about PSYC-1000-20 |
This introductory course surveys the field and acquaints the student with the major areas of Psychology, including perception, memory, cognition, neuroscience, learning, motivation, emotion, personality, social behavior, development, and psychopathology. PSYC-001. GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ALL OTHER PSYCHOLOGY COURSES. |
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| THEO-1000-20 | The Problem of God |
Ray, Jonathan |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about THEO-1000-20 |
The Problem of God introduces students to the study of religion and theology, broadly understood. Our aim in the course is not only to introduce students to different religious traditions and perspectives, but, as the title of the course suggests, to encourage critical reflection on some of the most challenging questions relating to religious commitment. In other words, the goal of the course is not only to help students learn about religious traditions, but to reflect critically on what it means to be a religious person, what it means to study religion and theology, and what the significance of religious belief is. It is one of two courses (along with IBL) that fulfill the first Theology course requirement at Georgetown, and the importance of promoting critical reflection on religious belief through this requirement has taken on new meaning in a post-9/11 world, in which religious literacy and understanding are more important than they have ever been. Mirroring the diversity of our faculty, the course is taught in a diverse number of ways, including a variety of different primary texts and focusing on a variety of significant questions relating to religion and theology. Georgetown graduates consistently report that The Problem of God was one of the most important courses that they took during their time at Georgetown. |
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| TPST-1122-20 | Intro to Acting. |
Marshall, Sarah |
AM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about TPST-1122-20 |
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of acting without working with a formal script. Through structured exercise and games, students study Concentration, Observation, Given Circumstances, and Stage Awareness. Students will create their own performance material, exploring the physical self, space/staging, working with props, and ensemble and interplay with fellow actors. The coursework is very physical and creative. The work is focused on understanding the art of acting through games, exercises, reading, discussions, and evaluations of one’s own work and the work of fellow classmates. No acting experience is required. Students must attend first class or lose their seat in the course. |
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| WRIT-1150-20 | Writing and Culture |
Benson, Schuler |
PM | Summer College 2 | Click to read more about WRIT-1150-20 |
An intensive seminar, enrolling no more than 15 students, focused on developing students’ ability to use writing as a tool for inquiry, to develop their writing through an iterative process, and to practice writing in different rhetorical situations. Students should take this course as early as possible and no later than the end of the sophomore year. The Writing and Culture Seminar helps students develop their ability to: • read critically in ways that are attentive to language, context, and form • write in ways that are appropriate for different rhetorical situations, with awareness of genre, context, and technology • deploy language’s many resources, including its figurative power as well as conventions of grammar, punctuation, syntax, and semantics, to shape and communicate meaning with clarity and fluency • research, evaluate, and synthesize appropriate evidence in order to build and support effective analyses and arguments On the surface, social media promises connection: a tool that lets us communicate across physical, cultural, and generational divides. In practice however, it's much more complicated. This semester, you’ll hone your critical reading and writing skills by diving into those complications. We’ll unpack what happens when a new form of communication springs up within the space of a single generation - with a specific focus on the challenges and problems social media has brought. We’ll think about how we navigate these social spaces, and how our behavior and identity differs across different digital spaces, as well as how it compares to how we present ourselves in the physical world. Just as importantly, I'll be challenging us to think about why those differences matter, and what they mean for us as citizens (and, for some of us) future designers and gatekeepers of the ever-expanding digital world. “I’m Not Owned! I’m Not Owned!”: Argument, Audience, and Empathy A popular YouTube genre has emerged in which arguments are said to take place, and in which one party—never the one posting the video, it seems—gets “OWNED” or “ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED.” The idea is that one of these parties is so good at argument that they’re able to disprove and destroy their opposition. But is this really argument? What’s the goal of argument? Is it about winning? Informing? Persuading? Entertaining? If it’s about anything other than winning, how receptive can we expect a destroyed, owned opposition and/or audience to be? In “I’m Not Owned! I’m Not Owned!” students will view the world of academic writing through an underused and often maligned argumentative lens: empathy. Rooted in Lisa Blankenship’s theory of rhetorical empathy, this section of WRT-015 will trace the history of empathy’s role in argument across different eras, cultures, and schools of thought as a means of learning to think and write persuasively through attempting to enter the opposition’s shoes. Along the way, students will draw from a diverse collection of texts, music, and films to hone critical thinking and reading skills, explore academic and professional research techniques, and develop the tools required to successfully navigate the world of college-level writing across genres and disciplines. Expect lively in-class discussion in a courteous, relaxed, and inclusive environment. Not an English major? Not a problem! |
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