Department of English

The Georgetown Core includes two required courses on Humanities and Writing.

Humanities and Writing I   An intensive-writing seminar (enrollment of no more than 15) centered on the analytic study of complex cultural texts. These courses will be taught in English and will be offered only by language and literature departments in Georgetown College.  Students should take this course during their first year.

Humanities and Writing II   An introduction to a humanities discipline other than Philosophy, Theology, and History, taught in English, with a writing component, and ordinarily capped at not more than 35. These courses are offered in English, Classics, Art, Performing Arts, the modern languages, and several interdisciplinary programs. They are identified in the outline course schedule as fulfilling this requirement.

Note: Students who earn a 4 or 5 on either of the AP English exams or a 6 or 7 on the International Baccalaureate may be awarded credit for one or both of these courses or allowed to take alternative courses. Specific information on exemptions and alternatives to the Humanities and Writing requirements is available from each undergraduate college.

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