Hey, can anyone give me more info about Georgetown SFS? It’s definitely the field I want to go into, but I am interested in English lit as well as international relations. Say I were to get into SFS (which is a long shot I think — see my stats in my previous posts if you want to), would it be so intensely rigorous that I would not be able to pursue any other subject? Would I be able to take classes in both SFS and the normal college of arts and sciences? Also, just in general, is that program as awesome as people say it is, or is it more of a “name-brand” thing.
I haven’t visited Georgetown, since it’s a little farther than my family wanted to go for a visit, so if anyone has any info regarding the social scene (especially for a Jewish person who wants to at least know other Jews at college) that would also be great! Thank you!!!
rebecca 12345,
I believe the number of English courses you can take will depend on the number electives you will have as an SFS student as well as the number of English-like courses you can take to fulfill your SFS core requirements.
To determine the number of your electives, add the total number of courses needed to fulfill the SFS core as well as the requirements of your major. Then subtract that sum from the total number of courses needed to graduate.
Be sure to check my numbers, but I believe the SFS has a core requirement of nineteen courses and that SFS majors require twelve courses more or less. If I’m correct, that seems to give SFS students something like nine electives.
Keep in mind that the SFS core requirement includes, I believe, two humanities/writing courses that are often the functional equivalent of English/literature classes. Be sure to also check Georgetown’s policy on AP credit.
Being Jewish is an absolute non-issue at Georgetown. Georgetown has a long and admirable record of religious inclusion. It was, I believe, the first Catholic university to hire a rabbi.
Good luck!
