Major Declaration Form (all ESIA majors)

Elliott School Major Declaration Form
This declaration form is for current Elliott School students only; students who are not in the Elliott School and looking to declare an Elliott second major or minor should complete the appropriate declaration form available on the Elliott School advising website.
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
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GWID*
Are you a current Elliott School Student?*

YesNo
Are you intending to add or drop a major?*

Declare a majorDrop a major
Are you declaring this program as a second major (i.e you are currently a BA in International Affairs and want to declare a second major in Asian Studies)?*

YesNo

You are not a current Elliott School Student
This declaration form is for current Elliott School students only; students who are not in the Elliott School and looking to declare an Elliott second major or minor should complete the appropriate declaration form available on the Elliott School advising website.

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Admission Year
What year were you admitted to The George Washington University?*

Prior to Fall 2024Fall 2024 or later

Curriculum Selection

Students admitted to GW prior to Fall 2024, have the option to declare their major under the pre-Fall 2024 curriculum or the current curriculum. Majors offered under the new versus the old curriculum have different requirements or different versions of the same requirement. If you are unfamiliar with the differences, please select "I am unsure of my choice" for more information on how to explore the available options.
Select the curriculum you would like to pursue:*

Pre-Fall 2024 curriculumCurrent curriculum (Fall 2024 & later)I am unsure of my choice

Select the major you wish to declare (pre-Fall 2024 curriculum):*
Please note: if you are an Elliott School student and you wish to declare your first and second majors in the Elliott School you will need to submit this form twice, once for each major.

Select the major you wish to declare (current curriculum):*
Please note: if you are an Elliott School student and you wish to declare your first and second majors in the Elliott School you will need to submit this form twice, once for each major.

B.S. in International Affairs Declaration

Previous curriculum (pre-Fall 2024)
The B.S. in International Affairs program requires students to complete the Introduction to the Major, Supporting Courses in the Liberal Arts, Third Year Proficiency in a Modern Language and the Advanced Fundamentals and Regional Foundations requirements. In addition, B.S. students must complete 6 Advanced STEM field courses, and then choose to complete a Concentration and/or a second major.

For a full list of all of the Elliott School B.S. in International Affairs requirements, please see the University Bulletin Archive.

List the 6 Advanced STEM courses (2000 level and higher; one exception: MATH 1232) you plan to take as part of the B.S. in International Affairs. You can view the list of current approved STEM courses on our website, under the Advanced STEM Requirement: https://bulletin.gwu.edu/archives/. Take note this list is not exhaustive and you can list courses that have not been reviewed yet. Your advisor will have the courses reviewed as part of the declaration process, and you may be asked by your advisor to provide a syllabus if you have already taken the course. You are responsible for any prerequisites needed for courses listed here. Include the course subject, number and title (i.e. ECON 2123: Intro to Econometrics)*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Course 5
Course 6

As part of the B.S. in International Affairs, you must declare and complete a Concentration OR declare and complete a Second Major. Please select the option you plan to complete (you also have the option of completing both):*
If completing a concentration, please choose your concentration:

List the five courses you plan to take for the concentration you selected above. Concentration specific requirements can be found in the Bulletin: https://bulletin.gwu.edu/archives/

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Course 5

If completing a second major, type the second major below and upload your completed and signed (required signature from department offering the second major) second major declaration form. Links to the various second major declaration forms can mostly be found here: https://elliott.gwu.edu/forms-and-applications-undergraduate-students-0. Some second majors will require the use of that school's declaration form or application; in those instances, the forms can be found on the department website and should also be uploaded with this online declaration form (otherwise your BSIA declaration will not be processed).
List name of second major (this does not serve as the second major declaration).
Upload your completed and signed second major declaration form here (if you already have a second major declared, and you still have the form, please still upload it here; if not, upload a word document or PDF that says you have already declared the second major - your advisor will let you know if they are not able to locate your declaration form or if there are any issues that need to be resolved based on the original declaration):

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B.S. in International Affairs Declaration

Current Curriculum (Fall 2024 and later)
The B.S. in International Affairs program requires students to complete the University General Education Requirement, Elliott School Introductory Requirement, and BS Major requirements. The major requirements include an Analytical Core of STEM courses and a Specalization in a region or functional discipline of International Affairs.

For a full list of all of the Elliott School B.S. in International Affairs requirements, please see the University Bulletin.

List which courses you plan to take to fulfill your B.S. Major Requirements*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Quantitative Research Methods
International Economics
Historical Analysis - US Foreign Policy
International & Comparative Politics (Upper-level course)
Anthropology/Geography (Upper-level course)
Regional Foundations
Regional Foundations

List four STEM-related courses (2000-level or above) that you plan to take for the B.S. in International Affairs. Students can choose from the approved courses on our website, listed under the BSIA Analytical Core (https://bulletin.gwu.edu/international-affairs/undergraduate-programs/bs-international-affairs/#majorrequirementstext). The requirement can be meet with courses from the approved list or using coursework from a STEM-related minor or second major. The minors listed on the page linked above have been identified as providing knowledge and skills that closely inform the study of international affairs, and the coursework required for these minors is generally compatible with the requirements for the Analytical Core requirement (i.e., the coursework for the minor can be counted toward the Analytical Core requirement).Take note this list is not exhaustive and you can list courses that have not been reviewed yet. Your advisor will have the courses reviewed as part of the declaration process, and you may be asked by your advisor to provide a syllabus if you have already taken the course. You are responsible for any prerequisites needed for courses listed here. Include the course subject, number and title (i.e. ECON 2123: Intro to Econometrics).*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4

As part of the B.S. in International Affairs, you must declare an area of specialization:*

List the three courses you plan to take for the Specialization you selected above. Specialization courses can be selected from the list of approved courses for a concentration with the same name (https://bulletin.gwu.edu/international-affairs/undergraduate-programs/bs-international-affairs/#concentrationstext). If you wish to declare a concentration instead of specialization, please complete the separate concentration declaration form after completing this form (https://form.jotform.us/ESIA/concentration-declaration).

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3

B.A. in International Affairs Declaration

Previous curriculum (pre-Fall 2024)
The B.A. in International Affairs program requires students to complete the Introduction to the Major, Supporting Courses in the Liberal Arts, Third Year Proficiency in a Modern Language and the Advanced Fundamentals and Regional Foundations requirements. In additional, you must declare a Concentration.

For a full list of all of the Elliott School B.A. in International Affairs requirements, please see the University Bulletin Archive.

List which courses you plan to take to fulfill your B.A. Major Requirements:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Research Methods
International Economics
International Economics (only needed if planning to take two course for requirement)
Historical Analysis
International and Comparative Politics
Anthropology/Geography
Regional Foundation
Regional Foundation

Please choose your concentration:*

List the five courses you plan to take for the concentration you selected above. Concentration specific requirements can be found in the Bulletin: https://bulletin.gwu.edu/archives/*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Course 5

B.A. in International Affairs Declaration

Current curriculum (Fall 2024 and later)
The B.A. in International Affairs program requires students to complete the University General Education Requirement, Elliott School Introductory Requirement, and B.A. Major requirements. In additional, you must declare a Concentration.

For a full list of all of the Elliott School B.A. in International Affairs requirements, please see the University Bulletin.

List which courses you plan to take to fulfill your B.A. Major Requirements:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Research Methods
Research Methods
International Economics
Historical Analysis - US Foreign Policy
International & Comparative Politics (Upper-level course)
Anthropology/Geography (Upper-level course)
Regional Foundation
Regional Foundation

Please choose your concentration:*

List the five courses you plan to take for the concentration you selected above. Concentration specific requirements can be found in the Bulletin: http://bulletin.gwu.edu/international-affairs/undergraduate-programs/bs-international-affairs/#concentrationstext*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Course 5

Asian Studies Major Declaration

Previous curriculum (pre-Fall 2024)
The Asian Studies program requires students to complete the Introduction to the Major, Supporting Courses in the Liberal Arts, Third Year Proficiency in a Modern Language and the Advanced Fundamentals and Regional Foundations requirements. In addition, you will have to fulfill courses under the multi-disciplinary core from the region.

For a full list of all of the Elliott School Asian Studies in International Affairs requirements, please see the University Bulletin Archive.

Asian Studies Major Requirements:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Asian Studies Foundation
Regional Foundation
Research Methods
Asian Literature

Multi-disciplinary Core Asian Studies:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
History & Culture
History & Culture
History & Culture
PSC/Geography
PSC/Geography
Economics & Dev

Related Coursework - Three courses related to Asia from any discipline, including International Affairs (IAFF), selected with the approval of the program director.*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3

Language - Asian Studies Majors must prove 3rd year proficiency in an Asian language by proficiency exam or coursework. If you placed into a higher level course, please enter "n/a" (not applicable) in the appropriate rows to indicate which courses you placed out of. If you intend to complete your language requirement via proficiency exam, please write "proficiency exam" and the name of the language in the final row.*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
1st Year
1st Year
2nd Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
3rd Year

Asian Studies Major Declaration

Current curriculum (Fall 2024 and later)
The Asian Studies program requires students to complete the University General Education requirements, Elliott School Introductory requirements, and Asian Studies Major requirements (including Third Year Proficiency in a Modern Language). In addition, you will have to fulfill courses under the multi-disciplinary core from the region.

For a full list of all of the Elliott School Asian Studies requirements, please see the University Bulletin.

Asian Studies Major Requirements:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Research Methods
Asian Studies Foundation
Regional Foundation
Asian Literature

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
1st Year
1st Year
2nd Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
3rd Year

Multi-disciplinary Core Asian Studies:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
History & Culture
History & Culture
History & Culture
PSC/Geography
PSC/Geography
Economics & Dev

Related Coursework - Three courses related to Asia from any discipline, including International Affairs (IAFF), selected with the approval of the program director.*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3

Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Major Declaration

Previous curriculum (pre-Fall 2024)
The Latin American & Hemispheric studies program requires students to complete the Introduction to the Major, Supporting Courses in the Liberal Arts, Third Year Proficiency in a Modern Language and the Advanced Fundamentals and Regional Foundations requirements. In addition, you will have to fulfill courses under the multi-disciplinary core from the region.

For a full list of all of the Elliott School Latin American & Hemispheric studies requirements, please see the University Bulletin Archive.

Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Major Requirements:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Latin American Foundations
Regional Foundations
Research Methods
Latin American Literature

Language - Latin American & Hemispheric Studies Majors must prove 3rd year proficiency in an Latin American language by proficiency exam or coursework. If you placed into a higher level course, please enter "n/a" (not applicable) in the appropriate rows to indicate which courses you placed out of. If you intend to complete your language requirement via proficiency exam, please write "proficiency exam" and the name of the language in the final row.*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
1st Year
1st Year
2nd Year
2nd Year
3rd year
3rd Year

Multi-disciplinary Core Latin American & Hemispheric Studies:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
History
Political Science
Economics
Geography
Anthropology
International Affairs
International Affairs

Related Coursework - Two courses related to Latin America from any discipline, including International Affairs (IAFF), selected with the approval of the Program Director.*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2

Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Major Declaration

Current curriculum (Fall 2024 and later)
The Latin American & Hemispheric Studies program requires students to complete the University General Education requirements, Elliott School Introductory requirements, and Latin American & Hemispheric Studies Major requirements (including Third Year Proficiency in a Modern Language). In addition, you will have to fulfill courses under the multi-disciplinary core from the region.

For a full list of all of the Elliott School Latin American & Hemispheric studies requirements, please see the University Bulletin.

Latin American & Hemispheric Studies Major Requirements:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Research Methods
Latin American Foundation
Regional Foundation
Latin American Literature

Multi-disciplinary Core Latin American & Hemispheric Studies:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
History
Political Science
Economics
Geography
Anthropology
International Affairs
International Affairs

Related Coursework - Two courses related to Latin America from any discipline, including International Affairs (IAFF), selected with the approval of the Program Director.*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2

	Course Subject	Somewhat Satisfied	Satisfied
1st Year
1st Year
2nd Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
3rd Year

Middle East Studies Major Declaration

Previous curriculum (pre-Fall 2024)
The Middle East studies program requires students to complete the Introduction to the Major, Supporting Courses in the Liberal Arts, Third Year Proficiency in a Modern Language and the Advanced Fundamentals and Regional Foundations requirements. In addition, you will have to fulfill courses under the multi-disciplinary core from the region.

For a full list of all of the Elliott School Middle East studies requirements, please see the University Bulletin Archive.

Middle East Studies Major Requirements:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
The Middle East in International Affairs
Regional Foundation
Research Methods
Middle East Literature

Multi-disciplinary Core Middle East Studies:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
History
History
Economics
Political Science
Political Science
Religion
Religion

Related Coursework - Two courses related to the Middle East from any discipline, including International Affairs (IAFF), selected with the approval of the Middle East Studies program director.*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2

Language - Middle East Studies majors must prove 3rd year proficiency in a Middle Eastern language by proficiency exam or coursework. If you placed into a higher level course, please enter "n/a" (not applicable) in the appropriate rows to indicate which courses you placed out of. If you intend to complete your language requirement via proficiency exam, please write "proficiency exam" and the name of the language in the final row.*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
1st Year
1st Year
2nd Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
3rd Year

Middle East Studies Major Declaration

Current curriculum (Fall 2024 and later)
The Middle East Studies program requires students to complete the University General Education requirements, Elliott School Introductory requirements, and Middle East Studies Major requirements (including Third Year Proficiency in a Modern Language). In addition, you will have to fulfill courses under the multi-disciplinary core from the region.

For a full list of all of the Elliott School Middle East studies requirements, please see the University Bulletin.

Middle East Studies Major Requirements:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Research Methods
The Middle East in International Affairs
Regional Foundation
Middle East Literature

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
1st Year
1st Year
2nd Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
3rd Year

Multi-disciplinary Core Middle East Studies:*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
History
History
Political Science
Political Science
Religion
Religion
Economics

Related Coursework - Two courses related to the Middle East from any discipline, including International Affairs (IAFF), selected with the approval of the Middle East Studies program director.*

	Course Subject	Course Number	Course Title
Course 1
Course 2

Please see the current University Bulletin for more information on the current curriculum (Fall 2024 and later). Please see the University Bulletin Archive for more information on the previous curriculum (prior to Fall 2024). If you have further questions about which curriculum and/or major is right for you, please contact your Elliott School Academic Advisor.
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Elliott School Major Declaration Form

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Admission Year

Curriculum Selection

B.S. in International Affairs Declaration

B.S. in International Affairs Declaration

B.A. in International Affairs Declaration

B.A. in International Affairs Declaration

Asian Studies Major Declaration

Asian Studies Major Declaration

Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Major Declaration

Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Major Declaration

Middle East Studies Major Declaration

Middle East Studies Major Declaration

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