Double Majors:

Students may double major among majors offered within the Elliott School of International Affairs and with selected majors offered in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Secondary Fields:

Available in arts and sciences, engineering, business administration, exercise science, and public health

Special Programs:

Elizabeth Somers Women's Leadership Program, University Honors Programs, Presidential Scholars in the Arts

Post Graduate Employment by Sector:

• Public: 42%
• Private: 25%
• Non-Profit: 33%

Opportunities:

• International Affairs Society
• Organization for International Development
• Pacific Affairs Study Society
• International Affairs Review: one of only a few journals of international affairs in the country published by students
• Sigur Center for Asian Studies: one of the world’s most important reservoirs of expertise on modern and contemporary Asia
• Ambassador Forum Series
• Global Languages Group: free language classes in 45 different languages offered by GW students
  

Internship Examples:

• Public Sector: U.S. Department of State, NASA, CIA, The White House
• International Organizations: Organization of American States, International Monetary Fund, United NationsInformation Center
• Private Sector: Kissinger-McLarty Associates, The Cohen Group, Raytheon, Science Applications International Corporation
• Non-Profit and other: Africare, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Population Services International, Institution for Defense Analysis, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Highlights:

• Three Elliott School undergraduates received the Freeman-ASIA award in support of study in East and Southeast Asia.
• Six undergraduates were awarded Fulbright fellowships for work and study in countries including China, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey.
• Two undergraduates received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship award, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, to study abroad in Chile and Ireland.
• Three undergraduates received National Security Education Program awards to study languages, cultures and world regions deemed critical to U.S. national security.
• GW ranks second nationally in the number of alumni appointed at U.S. ambassadors and foreign service officers.