Alumni Course Audit Program
Fall 2009 Classes Begin MONDAY, August 31
REGISTRATION Begins Monday, August 24
Registration Deadline: Wednesday September 16*
The Alumni Course Audit Program allows all GW alumni as well as DC residents 60 years of age and older who reside in the neighborhoods surrounding GW's Foggy Bottom** and Mount Vernon*** campuses the opportunity to attend a wide selection of GW courses on a not-for-credit basis. Participation in the Alumni Course Audit Program is a wonderful way for individuals to enhance professional skills, increase knowledge, and pursue a commitment to lifelong learning.
For the purpose of the Alumni Course Audit Program, as well as other benefits and services, alumni are defined as:
- Degree recipients of all schools and divisions of the university;
- Attendees who have earned 15 credit hours, who left the university in good standing, and whose class has graduated;
- Graduates of approved certificate programs of the university; and
- Graduates of Benjamin Franklin University and Mount Vernon College and Seminary.
* Registrations received after September 16 will be subject to a late fee.
** The Foggy Bottom campus neighborhood includes the entire area within zip codes 20006 and 20037.
*** The Mount Vernon campus neighborhood includes the area within zip codes 20007 and 20016 bordered on the north by Loughboro Road, on the south by Canal Road, on the west by Canal Road/Clara Barton Parkway, and on the east by 44th Street and New Mexico Avenue.
Download the Fall 2009 Alumni Course Audit Registration Pamphlet for a course audit registration form and instructions, along with a complete listing of courses available for audit.
Please do not register to audit courses through the Registrar's Office, the University’s Online Registration System or the Office of University Students; Alumni Course Audit registrations can only be accepted at Alumni House.
Please direct any additional questions you may have about the Alumni Course Audit Program to the Office of Alumni Relations at 202-994-6435 or alumni@gwu.edu.
Departmental Course Listings
All courses in the following departments are available to alumni auditors (pending signature approval of the course instructor, program director, or department chair and space availability). Before registering, speak with the professor or department chair to determine if space is available and to obtain an approval signature.
.When the word "linked" appears to the right of a course listing (as seen on the Fall 2009 Schedule of Classes), this means there is a laboratory, discussion or recitation section associated with the course in question. You must select one of the associated sections in order to register for the course. Please note that auditors will receive a bill from the Student Accounts office whenever a laboratory fee is associated with a course listing.
Please consult the online Fall 2009 University Schedule of Classes for class times and locations, instructor names, lab times, and lab fees.
Accountancy |
(202) 994-6825 |
Art Therapy |
(202) 994-6285 |
Biological Sciences |
(202) 994-6090 |
Civil & Environmental Engineering |
(202) 994-4901 |
Computer Science |
(202) 994-7181 |
Counseling/Human & Organizational Studies |
(202) 994-0829 |
Decision Sciences |
(202) 994-6145 |
Economics |
(202) 994-6150 |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
(202) 994-6083 |
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering |
(202) 994-7541 |
Environmental & Occupational Health |
(202) 994-1734 |
Environmental & Resource Policy |
(202) 994-7123 |
Geography |
(202) 994-6185 |
Geological Sciences |
(202) 994-6960 |
Honors Program |
(202) 994-6816 |
Human Services |
(202) 994-0829 |
International Business |
(202) 994-6880 |
Management |
(202) 994-7375 |
Marketing |
(202) 994-8200 |
Mathematics |
(202) 994-6235 |
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
(202) 994-6749 |
Naval Science |
(202) 994-5880 |
Pharmacology & Physiology |
(202) 994-3541 |
Physics |
(202) 994-6275 |
Political Science |
(202) 994-6290 |
Public Health & Health Services Management & Leadership |
(202) 994-0822 |
Public Policy & Public Administration |
(202) 994-6295 |
Religion |
(202) 994-6325 |
Sociology |
(202) 994-6345 |
Statistics |
(202) 994-6356 |
Strategic Management & Public Policy |
(202) 994-6677 |
Theatre and Dance |
(202) 994-8072 |
Tourism & Hospitality Management |
(202) 994-6281 |
Women's Studies |
(202) 994-6942 |
Selective Departmental Course ListingsThe following departments are offering selected courses to alumni auditors (pending signature approval of the course instructor, program director, or department chair and space availability). Before registering, speak with the professor or department chair to determine if space is available and to obtain an approval signature. When the word "linked" appears to the right of a course listing (as seen on the Fall 2009 Schedule of Classes), discussion or recitation section associated with the course in question. You must select one of the associated sections in order to register for the course. Please note that auditors will receive a bill from the Student Accounts office whenever a laboratory fee is associated with a course listing. Please consult the online Fall 2009 University Schedule of Classes for class times and locations, instructor names, lab times, and lab fees. Please note: The information following individual course listings refer, in this order, to: course number, section number, CRN (Course Reference Number), and course title. |
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American Studies |
(202) 994-6070 |
AMST 130 80 86180 Sexuality in US Cultural History |
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Anthropology |
(202) 994-6075 |
All courses in the department are available for audit except 117, 121, 188, 201-204, 217, 233, 236, 247, and 284. |
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Chemistry |
(202) 994-6121 |
All courses in the department are available for audit except laboratory sections. |
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Classical & Semitic Languages and Literatures |
(202) 994-6125 |
All courses in the department are available for audit except first and second year Arabic, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin language courses. Signature approval of the program coordinator or department chair is required to audit classes. |
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East Asian Languages and Literatures |
(202) 994-7106 |
CHIN 111 10 83262 Chinese Literature in Translation |
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Education Leadership |
(202) 994-5877 |
Selected courses in the department are available for audit. Please contact the department before registering. |
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English |
(202) 994-6180 |
Selected courses in the department are available for audit. Please contact the department before registering to request approval. English 120 (Critical Methods) is not available for audit. |
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Exercise Science |
(202) 994-6280 |
Exercise Science courses numbered 101, 105, 107, 120, 125, 133, 134, 135, 136, and 140 are available for audit. Classes held in the Smith Center and the Lerner Health and Wellness Center are NOT available for audit |
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Finance |
(202) 994-5996 |
All courses in the department are available for audit except master's level courses numbered 270 and above, and doctoral courses numbered 300 and above. |
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Fine Arts & Art History |
(202) 994-6085 |
All FA courses numbered below 100, as well as FA courses numbered 131, 150, 159, 169 and 189 are available for audit. All Art History courses numbered below 200 are available for audit. |
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German (see "Romance, German and Slavic Languages") |
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History |
(202) 994-6230 |
All courses in the department are available for audit except 191, 192, 197, 199, courses with "W" in the course number, and graduate courses (courses numbered 200 and higher). |
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Information Systems & Technology Management |
(202) 994-4364 |
All courses in the department are available for audit except 239, doctoral dissertation courses, independent study courses, 300 series courses, and 400 series courses. The course instructor has discretion to decline auditors. |
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International Affairs |
(202) 994-3002 |
International Affairs courses numbered 179-190, 210-290, and 308-380 are available for audit. |
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Museum Studies |
(202) 994-7030 |
Due to limited space, all open courses in the department are available for audit except those taught on a tuition-sharing basis with the Smithsonian. Please contact the department before registering. |
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Music |
(202) 994-6245 |
Selected courses in the department are available for audit. Please contact the department before registering. |
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Organizational Sciences & Communication |
(202) 994-1878 |
ORSC 209 G 82279 Management Systems |
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Paralegal Studies |
(202) 994-2844 |
Selected courses in the department are available for audit. Please contact the program director at 202-994-2844 before registering to request approval. |
Philosophy |
(202) 994-6265 |
All courses in the department are available for audit except 131, 198,199, 202, 250, 299, and 300. |
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Political Management |
(202) 994-6000 |
Selected courses in the department are available for audit. Please contact Kim Baldwin to determine course availability before registering (baldwink@gwu.edu or 202-994-9309). |
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Psychology |
(202) 994-6320 |
All courses in the department are available for audit except graduate seminars and honors seminars. |
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Romance, German, and Slavic Languages and Literatures |
(202) 994-6330 |
All courses in the department are available for audit except language courses. |
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Slavic (see "Romance, German and Slavic Languages and Literatures") |
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Speech & Hearing Science |
(202) 994-7362 |
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