Georgetown University Requirements
HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION
While the Committee on Admissions is most interested in the quality of a student’s work, general promise, and seriousness of purpose, it is recommended that secondary school preparation include a full program in English, a minimum of two years of social studies, modern language, and mathematics and one year of natural science. Students who plan a concentration in mathematics or science should include four years of mathematics and at least three years of science. Candidates for the nursing program should include at least three years of mathematics and must include one year each of biology and chemistry. Physics also is recommended for nursing candidates.
STANDARDIZED TESTS
All applicants are required to take the SAT Reasoning Test offered by the College Board or the ACT Assessment offered by the American College Testing Program. Both tests are acceptable, and on neither test will the Writing component be utilized in admissions decisions. In addition, it is strongly recommended that candidates submit results of three College Board SAT II Subject Tests. Those three tests may be any three of the applicant’s choosing, although it is recommended that applicants to the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics submit a modern language score. All tests should be taken by January of the senior year at the latest, in order to allow time for the results to reach Georgetown by early February. Any candidates who have studied a foreign language and intend to continue to study it at Georgetown should take a SAT II Subject Test in that language to determine the appropriate level for further study. The test should be taken no later than June of the senior year.
The University requires that scores from standardized tests be submitted directly from the testing agency; please indicate Georgetown’s