Academic Department Contacts
This page consists of Department Contacts who can assist students with minor declarations, second major declations, policy exceptions, and transfer credit approvals.
Transfer Credit Approval Process
Undergraduate students who wish to take courses away from GW must receive prior approval in order to transfer the credits and may do so with the following instructions:
- Complete the Transfer Credit Approval Form.
- Submit the form along with a course description and/or syllabus to the appropriate GW academic department, contact information below.
- The department will review the course information, indicate a GW course equivalent (if applicable), and sign the form.
- Once signed, the student will return the form to their home school advising center. GWSB students will return the form to the Undergraduate Advising Center in Duquès 456.
Transfer Credit:
Credits for accounting courses can be transferred for Intro Financial Accounting and Intro Managerial Accounting. The courses should be taken at institutions accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Submit your transfer credit request with the full syllabus of the course (not the course description) to [email protected].
Department Contact:
Contact for exceptions & substitutions related to concentrations & majors only.
Dr. Robin Tarpley, Department Chair
[email protected]
202-994-8349
Prof. Yanfeng Xue
[email protected]
202-994-6747
Location:
Funger Hall, Suite 601
Contact:
Jennifer James
[email protected]
202-994-6630
Location:
Phillips Hall
Suite 700
Contact:
Dr. Melani McAlister
[email protected]
202-994-8765
Location:
2108 G Street, Room 203B
Special Instructions:
Make an appointment or visit during office hours. Bring course description and syllabus.
Contact:
Dr. Alison Brooks - Director of Undergraduate Studies and Transfer Credit Approver
[email protected]
202-994-6079
Dr. Alexander Dent - Minor Advisor
[email protected]
202-994-5084
Location:
2112 G Street
Room 204
Special Instructions:
Make an appointment, contact via email, or visit during office hours. Bring syllabi with required reading listed.
Contact:
Mohssen Esseesy
[email protected]
202-994-6179
Location:
655 Rome Hall
Special Instructions:
If you are seeking credit transfer for courses completed outside of GW (e.g., transfer credit), 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. Self-placement into a course without passing an equivalency exam will result in deregistration from the course at any time of the semester.
Contact:
Mika Natif - Undergraduate Advisor
[email protected]
202-994-6085
Location:
Smith Hall of Art, Room A-101
Special Instructions:
Full course syllabi are necessary for approval.
Estimated Time
One week
Contact:
Professor Brazinski
[email protected]
202-994-0987
Location:
Elliott School of International Affairs, Suite 503
Contact:
Dr. Alexander Jeremic
[email protected]
Location:
Science and Engineering Hall 5th Floor
Special Instructions:
Visit the professors during office hours or make an individual appointment by email. The professors will need to speak with the student as well as see supporting materials such as syllabi, textbook information and course description.
Estimated Time
One day with appointment
Contact:
Dr. Jason Zara, Associate Chair
[email protected]
202-994-2402
Location:
SEH Suite 5000
Special Instructions:
Make appt with Prof Zara (or faculty advisor) and have course syllabi available for the meeting.
There is not a Business Administration (BADM) Department in the School of Business. Below you will find the appropriate department contact for each BADM course.
BADM 1001 & 1002, First Year Development Program - The Office of Undergraduate Programs
BADM 1003, Transfer Student Development Course - The Office of Undergraduate Programs
BADM 1004, Age of Globalization - International Business Department
BADM 2001(W), Markets & Politics - Strategic Management and Public Policy Department
BADM 2301, Management Information Systems Technoly - Information Systems and Technology Department
BADM 3001, Career Management Strategy - F. David Fowler Career Center
BADM 3103, Human Capital in Organizations - Management Department
BADM 3401, Basic Marketing Management - Marketing Department
BADM 3501, Financial Management and Markets - Finance Department
BADM 3601, Operations Management - Decision Sciences Department
BADM 4101(W), Business Ethics and the Legal Environment, Strategic Management and Public Policy Department
BADM 4801, Strategy Formulation and Implementation - Strategic Management and Public Policy Department
Contact:
Dr. Martin G. Zysmilich
[email protected]
202-994-4726
Trasfer Credit Evaluation: Students should fill out the Undergraduate Transfer Credit Evaluation Form found on the Chemistry Department website.
Location:
SEH 4000
Special Instructions:
Please do not email, rather bring course syllabus with textbook/laboratory information. Majors: Make an appointment to discuss courses with your advisor Non-majors: Drop forms off at SEH 4000
Estimated Time
One week
Contact:
Liana Chen
[email protected]
202-994-9277
Location:
Rome Hall 469
Special Instructions:
https://eall.columbian.gwu.edu/chinese-placement-exams
Contact:
Dr. Majid Manzari
[email protected]
202-994-4901
Location:
SEH Suite 3000C
Contact:
Professor Christopher Rollston
[email protected]
202-994-6701
Location:
Rome Hall, Rooms 652-674
Special Instructions:
Bring full syllabus
Department Contact:
[email protected]
Transfer Credit Contact:
[email protected]
Location:
SEH Suite 4000
Contact:
Lisa Page
[email protected]
202-994-6637
Location:
Phillips 615
Contact:
Studio Art Contact:
Dean Kessman
[email protected]
Art History Contact:
Coming Fall 2020
Location:
500 17th Street
Contact:
Dana Tai Soon Burgess
[email protected]
Location:
814 20th St, NW - 1st Floor
Special Instructions:
Make appointment.
Estimated Time
One week
Contact:
Jade Abrams
[email protected]
Location:
Funger Hall, Suite 415
Special Instructions:
This department reviews transfer credit requests for BADM 3601 Operations Management and all DNSC courses.
Contact:
Department Contact: [email protected]
202-994-8083
Transfer Credit Contact: [email protected]
202-994-6150
Location:
Monroe Hall, Room 307
Special Instructions:
Drop off course approval form, course descriptions and/or syllabi. Econ courses cannot be transferred at the 2000 level or above unless demonstrated that the courses require principles of economics.
Estimated Time
One week
Electrical Engineering Program Contact:
Dr. Milos Doroslacki
[email protected]
202-994-6916
Computer Engineering Program Contact:
Dr. Guru Venkataramani
[email protected]
202-994-2980
Location:
SEH 6620
Special Instructions:
First contact can be course instructor.
Contact:
Dr. Thomas Mazzuchi
[email protected]
202-994-9187
Location:
SEH Suite 2680
Contact:
Dr. Ormond Seavey
[email protected]
Location:
Phillips Hall Room 641
Special Instructions:
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.
Estimated Time:
One day (if students make appt.)
Contact:
Dr. Melissa Keeley - Program Director (Last Name A-K)
[email protected]
202-994-7156
Ginger Allington - Undergraduate Advisor (Last Name L-Z)
[email protected]
202-994-5650
Dmitry Streletskiy
[email protected]
202-994-9168
Location:
Samson Hall 215
Contact:
Dr. Beverly Westerman, Program Director
[email protected]
202-994-3862
Location:
950 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 203
Contact:
Dr. Elisabeth Anker
[email protected]
Location:
SMPA, Suite 517
Special Notes: will not accept major or policy exceptions.
Contact:
Rodney Lake
[email protected]
Location:
Funger Hall,
Suite 501
Special Instructions:
Students should indicate which GWU course they would like to receive credit for when requesting credit.
The Finance Department oversees the Finance major and concentration, as well as, the Real Estate concentration.
Contact:
Katherine Akey
[email protected]
Location:
Smith Hall,
Room A-101
Contact:
The contact for the French department varies by semester. Refer to the French department website for the most up-to-date information.
Location:
Phillips Hall,
Suite 513
Contact:
Dr. Declan Cullen (Students last name A-N)
[email protected]
202-994-8523
Dr. David Rain (Students last name O-Z)
[email protected]
202-9948523
Location:
Samson Hall
Special Instructions:
Email professor to make an appointment. Please submit or email the complete syllabus in advance of the meeting.
Estimated Time:
At least 5 business days
Contact:
Dr. Catherine Forster, Chair - Program in Geological Sciences
[email protected]
202-994-1008
Location:
2029 G Street
Bell Hall, Room 101
Contact:
Dr. Margaret Gonglewski
[email protected]
202-994-5727
Dr. Mary Beth Stein
[email protected]
202-994-6896
Location:
Phillips Hall, Suite 513
Contact:
Professor Johan Severtson
[email protected]
202-425-2575
Professor Sara Jamshidi
[email protected]
Location:
Flagg Building
Department Contact:
Dr. Steven Brady
[email protected]
202-994-8174
Location:
Transfer Approval mailbox in Phillips 335
Special Instructions:
Students should drop off the form along with a course syllabus to the location above. More details can be found on the History Department website.
Estimated Time:
One week
Contact:
Professor Michelle Kelso
[email protected]
202-994-6936
Location:
Phillips Hall, Suite 409
Contact:
Dr. Subhasish Dasgupta
[email protected]
Location:
Funger Hall, Suite 515
Contact:
Professor Nadia Volchansky
[email protected]
202-242-6705
Location:
Mount Vernon Academic Building 216
Special Instructions:
Please email or call to schedule an appointment prior to visiting in person.
International Affairs Contact:
Reach out to the appriorate Elliott School Advisor.
[email protected]
202-994-6240
Location:
Elliott School of International Affairs, Suite 302
Course Substitution Requests and Transfer Credit Contact (Domestic and International Credit Review):
Dr. Laura D'Antonio
[email protected]
Department Chair:
Dr. Jiawen Yang
[email protected]
Location:
Funger 401, Front desk or Room 401N
Contact:
Antonella Longoni
[email protected]
202-994-8390
Location:
Phillips Hall, Room 513
Contact:
Shoko Hamano
[email protected]
202-994-7107
Leo Hanami (Fall 2019 Only)
[email protected]
202-994-0050
Location:
Rome Hall, Room 457
Special Instructions:
Refer to the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures website for all transfer credit details.
Contact:
Daniel Schwartz
[email protected]
202-994-2397
Location:
Phillips Hall, Room 317
Contact:
Moik Pak
[email protected]
202-994-1804
Location:
Rome Hall, Room 466
Special Instructions:
Refer to the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures website for all transfer credit details.
Contact:
Dr. Diego Abente-Brun
[email protected]
Location:
Phillips Hall, Suite 313
Contact:
Dr. Ayman El Tarabishy
[email protected]
Location:
Funger Hall, Suite 315
Special Instruct ions:
This department houses BADM 3103 Human Capital in Organizations, Entrepreneurship courses, and Leadership courses. Please indicate the GW course that you are interested in receiving credit for when you submit the form.
Contact:
Dr. Ravi Achrol
[email protected]
Location:
Funger Hall, Suite 30
Department Contact:
[email protected]
202-9946325
Students may only email [email protected] for information on a Math minor or second major - not for general advising or transfer credit approval.
Transfer Credit Contact:
Professor Hugo Junghenn
[email protected]
202-994-6236
Location:
Phillips Hall, 7th Floor
Special Instructions:
Students should drop off the form along with a course description and/or syllabus to the location above. More details can be found on the Math Department website.
Contact:
Zephra Coles
[email protected]
202-994-9800
Location:
SEH Suite 3000
Contact:
Dr. Marc Lynch
[email protected]
Location:
Elliott School of International Affairs, Suite 512
Contact:
Dr. Robert Baker
[email protected]
202-994-9043
Location:
Phillips Hall, Room B-144A
Special Instructions:
Make an appointment.
Estimated Time:
2-3 days
Contact:
Organizational Sciences:
Dr. David Costanza
[email protected]
Communication Department Contact:
Dr. Clay Warren
[email protected]
Communication Transfer Credit Contact
Dr. Jean Miller
[email protected]
Location:
600 21st Street
Special Instructions:
Please bring a full syllabus.
Contact:
Dr. Derek Malone-France
[email protected]
202-242-5359
Location:
2106 G St, NW, Room 206
Department Contact:
Any Philosphy faculty member may declare a minor or second major in Philosophy.
Transfer Credit Contact:
Professor Christopher Venner
[email protected]
202-994-5002
Location:
Rome Hall, Room 556
Special Instructions:
Visit Professor Venner’s office hours as listed on the Department of Philosophy website.
Estimated Time:
One day if supporting material is brought to office hours.
Department Contact:
[email protected]
Transfer Credit Approval Forms: Students seeking transfer credit approval for physics courses should submit their request directly through the Physics Department's Google Form.
Location:
Staughton Hall
Special Instructions:
Contact Physics advising department ([email protected]). Based on request and academic track, students will be referred to the appropriate advisor.
Estimated Time:
Several days
Contact:
Dr. Susan Wiley
[email protected]
202-994-8244
Location:
Monroe Hall, Room 401
Special Instructions:
Students shoul visit office hours posted on the Political Science Department website. Students do not need to call or email to schedule an appointment.
Estimated Time:
3 days
Contact:
Richard Robin
[email protected]
Location:
Phillips Hall, Suite 509
Special Instructions:
If you are seeking specific foreign-language equivalency credit, e.g. PORT 1004 - Second Year Portuguese. You can get general elective (non-foreign-language credit) as PORT 1099 with a proficiency test. More details are available on the Department of Romance, German & Slavic Languages & Literatures website.
Contact:
[email protected]
202-994-0822
Location:
950 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 200
Special Instructions:
Prefer email over physical forms.
Contact:
Dr. Stephen Dopkins
[email protected]
202-994-6315
Location:
2125 G Street, Room 315
Contact:
Robert Eisen
[email protected]
202-994-6327
Location:
2106 G Street
Contact:
Dr. Richard Robin
[email protected]
202-994-7081
Literature, Film, and Culture:
Dr. Peter Rollberg
[email protected]
202-994-7081
Location:
Phillips Hall, Suite 513
Special Intructions:
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.
Contact:
Professor Lee Huebner
[email protected]
202-994-5806
Location:
805 21st Street
Contact:
Daina Eglitis
[email protected]
Location:
Phillips Hall, Room 409
Law and Society Contact:
Dr. Fran Buntman
[email protected]
Contact:
Please visit the Spanish Department website for appropriate department contact.
Location:
Phillips Hall, Room 513
Contact:
Dr. Craig Linebaugh
[email protected]
202-994-0724
Location:
Hall of Government, Room 226
Special Instructions:
SPHR major classes need to be taken from programs that are accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (our accrediting body).
Estimated Time:
2 days
Contact:
Dr. Srinivasan Balaji
[email protected]
Dr. Joshua Landon
[email protected]
Location:
Rome Hall, 7th Floor
Special Instructions:
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). Drop off forms and description with department.
Estimated Time:
5-10 business days
Contact:
Dr. Ernie Englander
[email protected]
Location:
Funger Hall, Suite 615
Contact:
[email protected] - Minor Declarations
Location:
Lisner 336
Special Instructions:
Email professor to make an appointment. Please bring a full course syllabus (no course descriptions).
Contact:
Jodi Kanter
[email protected]
202-994-8072
Location:
814 20th St, NW - 1st Floor
Estimated Time:
One week
Contact:
Dr. Stuart Levy
[email protected]
Dr. Lisa Delpy Neirotti
[email protected]
Location:
Funger Hall, Suite 301
Contact:
Professor Kelly Pemberton
[email protected]
Location:
609 22nd St, NW Room 101
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