<p>Hey everyone! I was fortunate enough to be accepted EA to Georgetown's School of Foreign Service as an incoming freshman. I'm thinking of majoring in International Economy or International Political Economy. However, I am also immensely interested in studying US-China relations, and I think obtaining a Chinese minor would be really helpful for what I want to do in the future. My question is: is it possible to minor in a language as a student in the SFS?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Yes, you can take a difficult language at SFS. I had a roommate at Georgetown who took intensive Russian (six credits per semester) in addtion to the SFS curriculum and ended up working at the “hot line” as a translator in his first job…</p>
<p>You can’t formally complete a minor in the SFS, so it’s not something that would go on your transcript, but you can take extensive language courses. Ultimately, it’s that coursework - along with a notation that you passed Chinese language proficiency - that you would highlight on your transcript/resume. Whether it is formally called a minor or not is irrelevant.</p>
<p>That would make sense… thank you so much! I am planning on taking a lot of Chinese-related courses to supplement the SFS core curriculum 
On a side note, do we ever get a physical copy of Georgetown’s course catalog (with times/dates of each class). I was able to find some of the classes online, but they don’t list the times that they meet, etc. Also, does anyone know when we start registering for classes??</p>
<p>They don’t print the course catalog anymore to save paper/be more environmentally friendly. The course schedule for Fall 2012 can be found at <a href=“https://myaccess.georgetown.edu/pls/bninbp/bwckgens.p_proc_term_date?p_term=201230&p_campus=MN&p_calling_proc=bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_sched[/url]”>https://myaccess.georgetown.edu/pls/bninbp/bwckgens.p_proc_term_date?p_term=201230&p_campus=MN&p_calling_proc=bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_sched</a></p>
<p>You pre-register for fall over the summer, with registration completion and add/drop at the start of the semester.</p>
<p>@dz I think they have language certificates in the SFS, in addition to proficiency exams.</p>
<p>There are area studies certificates that have a language component, but they’re not “language certificates” per se. I did the Eurasian, Russian & East European Studies one. A full list of certificate programs can be found at [Certificate</a> Programs - Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS) - Georgetown University](<a href=“http://bsfs.georgetown.edu/academics/certificates/]Certificate”>Certificates & Minors - SFS - School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University)</p>