Faculty Contacts for Study Abroad and Transfer Credit Approval
(check the Automatic Approvals List prior to meeting with faculty)
Department
Who To Contact with Course
Description
Where to
Get Signed
Special Instructions
Estimated
Time
Tatyana Kuzina
tkuzina@gwu.edu
2201 G St.
Ste. 601
Africana Studies
(CCAS)
Jennifer James
jcj@gwu.edu
Phillips Hall,
Ste. 700
American Studies
(CCAS)
Elizabeths Anker
anker@gwu.edu
2108 G St.
(American Studies
Dept.)
Make an appointment or visit during office hours. Bring
course description and syllabus.
Anthropology
(CCAS)
Susan Johnston
sjohnso@gw.edu
2112 G Street,
Rm 204
Make an appointment, contact via email, or visit during office
hours. Bring syllabi with required reading listed.
http://www.gwu.edu/~anth/ugrad/abroad.cfm
Arabic (CCAS)
Mohssen Esseesy
esseesym@gwu.edu
http://www.gwu.edu/~csll/CNELC_placement.htm
Phillips Hall,
Rm. 342
If you are seeking credit transfer for courses completed outside
of GW (e.g., as a result of studying abroad), please contact the
Arabic Program Director Prof. Esseesy to take a proctored
EQUIVALENCY EXAM. That exam is given during the first two
weeks of the semester in which students return to GW. Selfplacement into a course without passing an equivalency exam
will result in deregistration from the course at any time of the
semester.
Exam during
1st 2 weeks of the
semester
Art History (CCAS)
Lilien Robinson
lfr@gwu.edu
Smith Hall,
Rm. 109
Come during office hours or drop off forms and supporting
materials. Full course syllabi are necessary for approval.
One week
Athletic Training
(SPH)
Dr. Beverly Westerman (Program Director)
817 23rd St.
Bldg K
Accountancy
(GWSB)
**Please note: ACCY courses must be taken at AACSBaccredited institutions.
bev@gwu.edu
Biology (CCAS)
Robert Donaldson
Rm. 306
Bell Hall 101A
robdon@gwu.edu
Visit the professors during office hours or make an individual
appointment by e-mail. The professors will need to speak with
the student as well as see supporting materials such as syllabi,
textbook information and course description.
Biomedical
Engineering
Dr. Jason Zara, Associate Chair
jzara@gwu.edu
SEH Suite 5000
Make appt with Prof Zara (or faculty advisor) and have course
syllabi available for the meeting.
Chemistry (CCAS)
Michael King
kingm@gwu.edu
Science and
Engineering Hall
4000
Bring course syllabus with textbook information. Bring
laboratory information for lab courses. Majors: Make an
appointment to discuss courses with your advisor
Non-majors: Drop forms off at COR 107
Chinese (CCAS)
General: Liana Chen
liachen@gwu.edu
http://sites.google.com/site/gwchinese1/studyabroad
Rome Hall
Check for automatic approvals!
One day with
appointment
One week
1. Except for majors, students are not required to meet with a
Chinese program adviser prior to studying abroad to receive
approval. Chinese majors and those who are planning to
major in Chinese should make an appointment with Liana
Chen (liachen@gwu.edu) for pre-departure consultation and
course approval.
2. While abroad, keep a complete record of all documents,
including syllabi, lists of course materials, essays, reports, and
examinations.
3. Upon return, be prepared to take, if necessary, a placement
test during your first semester of return.
Civil and
Environmental
Engineering
Dr. Majid Manzari, Chair
Classics (CCAS)
ICCS Rome & CYA: See Elise Friedland:
efried@gwu.edu
SEH Suite 3000
manzari@gwu.edu
Phillips Hall,
Ste. 335
ICCS Rome & CYA: Send email to efried@gwu.edu for an
appointment. Bring full syllabus.
One day with
appointment
For other programs: Bring full syllabus
For other programs:
Elise Friedland – Archaeology, Classical Art,
Latin
efreid@gwu.edu
http://www.gwu.edu/~csll/CNELC_studyabroad.htm
Eric Cline – Archaeology
ecline@gwu.edu
Elizabeth Fisher – Greek, Latin
eaf@gwu.edu
Mohssen Essessy – Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew
esseesym@gwu.edu
Computer Science
(SEAS)
Dr. Roger Lang, Interim Chair
lang@gwu.edu
SEH Suite 4000
Creative Writing
(CCAS)
Lisa Page
lpageinc@gwu.edu
Rome Hall,
Rm 668
Corcoran Design
(CCAS)
Francheska Guerrero
500 Seventeenth
ST NW
Dance (CCAS)
Dana Tai Soon Burgees
dtsb@gwu.edu
Marvin Center,
Rm. 227
Make appointment
Decision Sciences
(GWSB)
Dr. Shivraj Kanungo (Department Chair)
kanungo@gwu.edu
Funger Hall,
Ste. 415
This is the dept. that reviews possible BADM 3601/Operations
Management courses.
Monroe Hall,
Rm. 340
Drop off course approval form, course descriptions and/or syllabi.
Econ courses cannot be transferred at the 2000 level or above
fguerrero@gwu.edu
Additional contacts are the three Undergraduate Faculty Advisor:
Shelley Heller, Hyeong-ah Choi, Poovi Vora
One week
**Questions re: BADM 3601 – Operations
Management should go to:
Dr. Prabir Bagchi: bagchi@gwu.edu
Economics (CCAS)
Robert Phillips
rphil@gwu.edu
One week
unless demonstrated the courses require principles of
economics.
Electrical &
Computer
Engineering
(SEAS)
Howie Huang, Director/ Associate Chair of
Academic Programs
Howie@gwu.edu
SEH Suite 5000
Engineering
Management &
Systems
Engineering
(SEAS)
Dr. Thomas Mazzuchi , Dept Chair
mazzu@gwu.edu
SEH Suite 2600
English (CCAS)
Prof. Evelyn Schreiber
eschreib@gwu.edu
Rome Hall, Rm.
661
Environmental
Studies (CCAS)
David Rain
drain@gwu.edu
Melissa Keeley
keeley@gwu.edu
1922 F St.
Exercise Science
(SPH)
Dr. Beverly Westerman (Program Director)
bev@gwu.edu
817 23rd St., Bldg
K,
Rm. 306
Finance (GWSB)
Dr. Min Hwang (Department Vice-Chair)
min@gwu.edu
Funger Hall, Ste.
501
Fine Arts (CCAS)
Melissa McCutcheon
chimpsonson@email.gwu.edu
Smith Hall. Rm.
A-101
Kaerric Harvey
kharvey@gwu.edu
1957 E St.,
412 N
Film Studies
(CCAS)
First contact can be course instructor.
Approval for literature courses NOT WRITTEN IN ENGLISH
should be approved by the relevant foreign language
department, even if the student will be studying them in
translation.
One day (if
students make
appt.)
Leave forms and supporting materials (course descriptions,
syllabi) in the special drop box in Smith Hall 101.
One week
French (CCAS)
Language Courses Fall 2015:
Jocelyne Brant (A-K)
Phillips Hall, Ste.
513
For courses not automatically approved, you must contact
a French Study Abroad Advisor BEFORE you go abroad.
brant@gwu.edu
Check auto approvals!
Brad Marshall (L-Z)
dbmarsh@gwu.edu
http://www.gwu.edu/~rgsll/french/studyabroad.html
Literature Courses:
Abdourahman Waberi (Last name A-K)
waberia@gwu.edu
Kathryn Kleppinger (L-Z) kleppinger@gwu.edu
Geology (CCAS)
Richard Tollo
rtollo@gwu.edu
2029 G St, Bell Hall
Rm 101
Geography (CCAS)
Ryan Engstrom
rengstro@gwu.edu
Joe Dymond
jydmond@gwu.edu
Michael Mann
mmann1123@gwu.edu
Old Main, 2
German (CCAS)
Majors & Minors: See Advisor
Phillips Hall, Ste.
513
nd
Floor
Non-majors:
Language: Margaret Gonglewski
margaret@gwu.edu
Literature: Mary Beth Stein
mbstein@gwu.edu
Email professor to make an appointment. Please submit or
email the complete syllabus in advance of the meeting.
At least 5
business days
Bring syllabus; you must receive approval for your courses
BEFORE you go abroad.
Check auto approvals!
http://www.gwu.edu/~rgsll/german/studyabroad.htmll
History (CCAS)
Tom Long
tomlong@gwu.edu
Transfer
Approval
mailbox in
Phillips Hall, Ste.
335
Human Services &
Social Justice
Emily Morrison
emily_m@gwu.edu
Phillips Hall, Ste.
409
Check auto approvals first. Drop off Course Approval Form and
History approval form, along with syllabus or detailed course
description: http://history.columbian.gwu.edu/transfer-credit
One week
(CCAS)
Info Systems &
Technology
(GWSB)
Dr. Mary Granger
granger@gwu.edu
Funger Hall, Ste.
515
Interior
Architecture &
Design (CCAS)
Undergraduate Advisor: Nancy Evans
ntevans@gwu.edu
Mount Vernon
Campus
Academic Bldng
216
See professors during office hours or make an individual
appointment by e-mail. http://intd.gwu.edu/experiences/studyabroad
International
Affairs (ESIA)
Non-majors: Refer to Political Science
department.
ESIA students: contact ESIA advisor for IAFF
credits.
Monroe Hall, Ste.
440
Students who are not ESIA majors/minors will not get IAFF
credits. They should go to the appropriate CCAS department for
approval (typically this will be Political Science).
International
Business (GWSB)
Dr. Anna Helm
ahelm@gwu.edu
Funger Hall,
Rm. 403
Check auto approvals first on the GWSB Advising or
Study Abroad websites.
Students must submit a course syllabus and should provide a
specific IBUS course for which they are seeking approval.
Italian (CCAS)
Language: Antonella Longoni
alongoni@gwu.edu
Phillips Hall,
Rm. 513
Bring syllabus; you must receive approval for your courses
BEFORE you go abroad
http://www.gwu.edu/~rgsll/italian/studyabroad.html
Check auto approvals first!
http://www.gwu.edu/~eall/abroad.html
Literature:: Lynn Westwater
llww@gwu.edu
Japanese (CCAS)
Shoko Hamano, hamano@gwu.edu
Leo Hanami, hanami@gwu.edu
Takae Tsujioka, tsujioka@gwu.edu
Rome Hall, Rm.
469
Judaic Studies
(CCAS)
Daniel Schwartz
Phillips Hall, Rm 317
Korean (CCAS)
Moik Pak
pakm@gwu.edu
dbs50@gwu.edu
Rome Hall, Rm.
466
After returning, bring the course approval form, syllabus,
textbooks, and written work to the faculty.
http://www.gwu.edu/~eall/abroad.html
Latin American &
Hemispheric
Studies (ESIA)
Robert Maguire (Program Director)
rmaguire@gwu.edu
Monroe Hall,
Rm. 407
This department does not grant course approvals.
Management
(GWSB)
Dr.Chris Kayes (Department Chair)
dckayes@gwu.edu
Funger Hall, Ste.
313
This department houses the HR Management,
Entrepreneurship, & Leadership classes.
Marketing (GWSB)
Dr. Pradeep Rau (Department Chair)
prau@gwu.edu
Funger Hall, Ste.
301
Check auto approvals first on the GWSB Advising or
Study Abroad websites.
Mathematics
(CCAS)
Dr. Hugo Junghenn
hdj@gwu.edu
Monroe Hall,
Rm. 240
Drop off the course description and/or syllabus along w/ the
approval form to the Math Dept.
http://www.gwu.edu/~math/links/transfercredit.html
Mechanical &
Aerospace
Engineering
(SEAS)
Dr. Yin-Lin Shen,
Director of Undergraduate Studies
yshen@gwu.edu
SEH Suite 3000
Middle East
Studies (ESIA)
Marc Lynch (Program Director)
mlynch@gwu.edu
1957 E St., Ste.
512
This department does not grant course approvals.
Music (CCAS)
Main contact: Douglas Boyce (Department
Chair), dboyce@gwu.edu
Phillips Hall, Rm.
B-144A
Make an appointment. 202-994-6270,
dboyce@gwu.edu
Also acceptable:
Robert Baker, rbaker@gwu.edu
Eugene Montague, eugene_m@gwu.edu
Organizational
Sciences &
Communication
(CCAS)
Communication:
Dr. Clay Warren, claywar@gwu.edu
Jean Miller, jcmiller@gwu.edu
Organizational Sciences:
Gelaye Debebe, gdebebe@gwu.edu
600 21st St.
Please bring a full syllabus.
One week
2-3 days
Philosophy (CCAS)
Christopher Venner
cvenner@gwu.edu
Phillips Hall,
Rm. 510B
Go to Professor Venner’s office as listed on the website:
http://www.gwu.edu/~philosop/faculty/index.cfm Bring a full
course syllabus.
One day is
sufficient if
supporting
material is
brought to office
hours.
Physics (CCAS)
Bill Briscoe (MAIN CONTACT), briscoe@gw.edu
Jerald Feldman, feldman@gwu.edu
Xiangyun Qiu, xqiu@gwu.edu
Mark Reeves, reevesme@gwu.edu
Corcoran Hall, Rm.
105
Make an appointment.
Several days.
Political Science
(CCAS)
Sara Wilensky
wilensky@gwu.edu
Monroe Hall,
Rm. 440
Check auto approvals!
Drop off approval form and course approval and/or syllabus.
http://www.gwu.edu/~psc/undergrad/studyabroad.htm
3 days.
Portuguese
(CCAS)
Richard Robin
rrobin@gwu.edu
Phillips Hall, Ste.
509
Bring syllabus and must petition before going.
All Study Abroad approvals are based on post-program testing, which
includes an Oral Proficiency Interview in Portuguese. If you are
seeking specific foreign-language equivalency credit, e.g. PORT 1004
- Second Year Portuguese. You can get general elective (non-foreignlanguage credit) as PORT 1099 with a proficiency test. However, in
either case, you must bring a syllabus and any other pertinent
documentation issued by the institution abroad.
http://www.gwu.edu/~rgsll/portuguese/studyabroad.html
Psychology
(CCAS)
Peg Barratt
barratt@gwu.edu
2125 G St.,
Room 305
http://columbian.gwu.edu/departmentsprograms/
psychology/undergraduatestudies/studyabroad
Public Health
(SPH)
Meaghan Wilson
950 New
Hampshire
nd
Ave, 2 Fl
Check auto approvals!
Religion (CCAS)
Robert Eisen (Current dept. chair, chair
always signs off on courses), eisen@gwu.edu
2106 G St.
Prefer students to get courses approved prior to studying
abroad: http://www.gwu.edu/~religion/faq/index.cfm
meaghanwilson@gwu.edu
Russian (CCAS)
ALL ACTR, CIEE, and SRAS courses:
Richard Robin, rrobin@gwu.edu
Phillips Hall, Ste.
513
Other Language:
Richard Robin, rrobin@gwu.edu
Other Literature, film, and culture:
Peter Rollberg, rgpeter@gwu.edu
No Russian language course credits transfer automatically
without post-program testing as follows, assuming adequate
scores on grammar tests:
ACTFL Intermediate High in speaking - full credit ACTFL
Intermediate Mid or lower - partial or no credit, depending on
the rating.
We accept all ACTFL rating performed by ACTFL-certified
testers. (ACTR and CIEE provide these ratings for
semester/year programs, but not summer.) Otherwise, we
have to test the student.
Students taking Russian through study abroad
MUST speak with Prof. Robin PRIOR to studying
abroad!
NO RUSSIAN LANGUAGE STUDY ABROAD BEFORE
FINISHING 3RD YEAR!! (SLAV 2006) Because the required
level of Intermediate High is a tall bar to leap, we urge students
NOT TO STUDY RUSSIAN IN RUSSIA before completing the
equivalent of GW's third year Russian
course. NO CREDIT FOR LEARNING LESS
RUSSIAN IN RUSSIA THAN WOULD HAVE BEEN
LEARNED IN THE U.S.
The above condition does NOT apply to those who take area
studies programs in English and are not seeking language
credit.
SMPA (CCAS)
Majors- See SMPA advisors
Non-Majors/Minors- Patricia Phalen
SMPA, 805
21st St.
Sociology (CCAS)
Majors: See advisor
Phillips Hall,
Rm. 409
Bring a copy of the proposed syllabus and course approval form
to the front desk in SMPA. Student will be notified when the form
is completed. http://smpa.gwu.edu/academics/studyabroad/
Non-majors: Daina Eglitis, dainas@gwu.edu
Spanish (CCAS)
Language Courses:
Prof. Carola Goldenberg
Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
cgoldenberg@gwu.edu
Students A-M
Phillips Hall,
Rm. 513
Get approval before studying abroad.
http://www.gwu.edu/~rgsll/spanish/studyabroad.h tml
Prof. José Magro
Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
jmagro@gwu.edu
Students N-Z
Speech & Hearing
Science (CCAS)
Craig Linebaugh
cline@gwu.edu
Hall of
Government
Rm 105
Email cline@gwu.edu for an appointment. Students may take
SPHR courses required for the major and concentration abroad
only with prior approval of the departmental undergraduate
advisor. Generally, SPHR major classes need to be taken from
programs that are accredited by the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (our accrediting body).
2 days
Statistics (CCAS)
Srinivasan Balaji
balaji@gwu.edu
2140 Penn.
Ave. Suite 103
Obtain a DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF TOPICS COVERED in
the proposed substituted course.
(It will facilitate the process if you can also obtain a syllabus
from the instructor.) The detailed description should contain at
least 1-2 lines per week of classes. Drop off forms and
description with dept.
5-10 business
days
Funger Hall, Ste.
615
This is the department that reviews for possible approval of
BADM 3102 – Bus. & Government Relations; BADM 4101 –
Business Law & Ethics. BADM 4801 – Strategy Formulation &
Implementation can only be taken at GW & will not be
approved from any other university.
Yinglei Lai
ylai@gwu.edu
Strategic
Management &
Public Policy
(GWSB)
Dr. Howard Beales (Department Chair)
hbeales@gwu.edu
Sustainability
(University minor)
Micahel Svoboda
msvoboda@gwu.edu
Theatre (CCAS)
Alan Wade
awade@gwu.edu
Ames 210 - MVC
2100 Foxhall Rd
NW
Washington, DC
20007-1150
Marvin Center, Ste.
227
Email professor to make an appointment. Please bring a full
course syllabus, no course descriptions.
One week
Tourism &
Hospitality Studies
(GWSB)
Dr. Stuart Levy
Event & Hospitality Management Advisor
slevy@gwu.edu
Funger Hall,
Suite 301
Dr. Lisa Delpy Neirotti
Sport Management Advisor
delpy@gwu.edu
Women’s Studies
(CCAS)
Chad Heap
cheap@gwu.edu
837 22nd St
NW, Ste. 102
Bring syllabus or course description and course approval form.