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Are there required classes for incoming freshman? What are some examples of these?

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Posted by enotes on Sunday August 24, 2008 at 5:00 PM and tagged with academics, freshman, georgetown university.

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  1. angryrhyno335 Student
    College - Junior

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    I can speak for SFS freshmen, having been one myself not too long ago - the freshman year requirements for other schools differ.  The SFS Core Curriculum takes up the majority of the first two years of an SFS education.  As a freshman, you will take a one-semester "Prosem" taught by an always-brilliant, often-famous professor on a topic in international affairs.  Mine was a former Undersecretary of State.  Probably (there's some flexibility) you'll also take Political and Social Thought (intro to political philosophy), Micro- and Macro-economics, an introductory theology class, a modern foreign language, and Map.  Map is Map of the Modern World, a one-credit class on world geography and an SFS institution. More information about the SFS Core can be found at the link provided.

    Sources:
    http://www3.georgetown.edu/sfs/bsfs/core/

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    Posted by angryrhyno335 on Wednesday September 3, 2008 at 3:18 PM

  2. brudhearg
    brudhearg Student
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    I'm not sure about the schools of nursing & business, but in the College there is not any one class that all students have to take. Because Georgetown is a liberal arts school, though, there are general education requirements. They are too complex to explain in detail here, but I've included the link below and I'll give an example of one: Barring exemptions due to AP/IB scores, all College students must take 2 theology classes: an introductory class & a more specific class, like Intro to Islam/Hinduism or Religion and Sexuality. For an intro class, they can take either Intro to Biblical Literature or The Problem of God. However, there are usually 10+ sections of The Problem of God, each taught by a different professor. Each professor interprets "The Problem of God" in a different way, especially given that they come from varied religious backgrounds. You can look at all the different classes & sections in the link below. 

    Sources:
    http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/collegegen...

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    Posted by brudhearg on Wednesday September 3, 2008 at 4:17 PM