<p>I’ve been very interested in Int’l relations as a prospective major for years now, but I’m starting to question whether or not I would truly enjoy pursuing a career in it for the rest of my life, so I’d like to know what sorts of classes IR majors at SFS are taking, and what people end up doing, and what it all entails. I realize there is no one “IR major” but rather a collection of specified majors in that field, but I’d like to find out what people generally take.</p>
<p>You might find the [The</a> Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service](<a href=“http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/sfs.html]The”>http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/sfs.html) Undergraduate Bulletin to be of some use, especially the bit about the typical coursework of the first two years.</p>
<p>Right now I can tell you want my classes are this year:</p>
<p>First semester:
Intro to Microeconomics
German 4 level - Issues and Trends
Intro Intensive Korean
Proseminar</p>
<p>Second Semester:
Political and Social Thought
Calculus II
Intensive Second Level Korean
International Trade
Map of the Modern World</p>
<p>So, he’s a bit of an explanation:
The proseminar is an SFS freshman requirement. It’s a class of 15 led by usually a senior faculty member that they teach in their area of expertise. Mine is called Communism, Fascism and the World Wars and it’s absolutely awesome. My professor is amazing and I have learned so much.</p>
<p>Most freshman take Macroeconomics second semester but I tested out with AP score.</p>
<p>I am continuing to take math beyond the requirement for the International Economics major (Calc I) because I like it and I feel that it will help me.</p>
<p>I’m hoping to get my German proficiency next week.</p>
<p>Map of the Modern World is a one-credit class with a required test at the end for all freshman.</p>
<p>The schedules are pretty flexible and, depending on your major (me IEcon for example), you don’t have to take all IR courses in the SFS.</p>
<p>I am in a dual enrollment program at a local state university. I’m taking Principles of Micro and Principles of Macro there. So far I have an A in both and so I’m hoping that I won’t have to take these basic courses again at GU. (Will I, if I get in, I mean?)</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard, most out of state and private colleges don’t accept dual-credit credit hours.</p>
<p>Georgetown takes absolutely NO dual enrollment credits, I had Macro/Micro dual credits from a community college, Calc credits from Pitt, and credits from Stanford and none of them counted.</p>
<p>So, no. Take the APs if you can because they accept 5’s. That is what I did.</p>
<p>Boy, did my guidance counselor steer me wrong! She assured me that GU as well as the other schools I’m applying to would take these credits. What a waste of my time and money. Maybe GU will at least see the DE efforts and that will help towards admission.</p>
<p>They definitely will, and that’s part of the reason I’m still glad I took them. (Plus not having to waste time in high school classes that were subjects I didn’t like). </p>
<p>Georgetown is very picky when it comes to accepting credits. The Stanford ones were through an online program through EPGY, and since it was online and not on-site at Stanford, they did not count. Basically, take any APs in subjects you really want to get out of and read the website carefully when it comes to credits they accept.</p>
<p>My high school didn’t offer a decent Econ course my senior year and that is why I decided to do the DE. Plus, I thought it might be easier to get the A+ grades transfered than to hedge the bet that I would get 5’s on the AP tests, and not have anyone accept the credits. I am also taking a political geography course and an Intro to Psych just for the fun of it. My high school is the worst when it comes to offering interesting courses.</p>
<p>Mine was as well, and I studied for the AP Econ tests on my own outside of my DE classes and ended up with a 4 in Micro and a 5 in Macro (4 didn’t count). Ended up being worth it.</p>
<p>actually the dual enrollment credit varies. I took Abnormal psych @ a comm college while in HS, and it counted for credit.</p>
<p>That doesn’t really make sense because their policy says if it counted for your high school graduation requirements, it doesn’t count. Unless it was considered an extra class in high school as well?</p>
<p>yeah it was considered an extra class in HS too. I guess our understandings of dual-enrollment are different, so I’m guessing if the course didn’t count for a requirement, it can count for Gtown credit. That’s how mine works, and just appears as transfer credits before the Gtown grades/credits begin on the transcript.</p>
<p>I understand. Mine did not count because the Calc filled my high school math requirement and the Econ classes my social studies. I guess the general rule is, you can’t double-count.</p>
<p>definitely take the APs. If you take them in the right subjects (for econ in sfs i would say calc, econ (micro/macro), euro, english (lit/comp)), then you’ll get a lot of required courses out of the way.</p>
<p>I could have graduated already because I had enough credits at the end of last year. My high school never knew what to do with me because we didn’t have an acceleration policy, just enhancement. So the DE courses I’m taking might be accepted by GU after all? I’m not taking them at a cc so I’m hoping they recognize these 12 credits - that would save some money too.</p>
<p>There’s definitely a chance, then. Sorry I mislead you!</p>
<p>No problem tlesc01, this is all new to me and I appreciate any opinions at this time</p>