How to Apply
Georgetown’s Dikran Izmirlian Program in Business and Global Affairs is open by application to rising sophomores from the McDonough School of Business and from the Walsh School of Foreign Service. Each cohort will include approximately 20 students from each school.
First-year students in the McDonough School of Business and the Walsh School of Foreign Service are eligible to apply to pursue the Izmirlian Program, a joint degree program that features a four-year sequence of signature courses with multiple off-campus experiences in Washington, D.C., and around the world in a cohort study format. First-year students apply to pursue the BSBGA at the end of the first year and the program of study begins in the sophomore year. The first signature course offered in the spring of the first year is both an application and degree requirement.
In addition to BGAF 1001 (Signature Course 1), it is recommended that the following course requirements be met before the beginning of the sophomore year:
- MATH 1350 (Calculus I) or equivalent
- ECON 1001 (Econ Principles Micro)
- ECON 1002 (Econ Principles Macro)
- Quantitative methods (OPIM 2101, OPIM 2102, ECON 2110, INAF 3200, MATH 104X, MATH 2140, or GOVT 2201)
In addition, courses that meet the Georgetown Core, school core, and language requirements round out the schedule. The set of recommended courses, including Signature Course 1, represents a solid first-year foundation in the McDonough School of Business or SFS whether or not selected to participate in the BGA program beginning in the sophomore year.
The following are recommended course selections for the first-year fall and spring semesters to prepare for the BGA (unless course requirements are otherwise satisfied through advance credit, waiver, proficiency, or summer study):
Fall Course Selections
McDonough Students:
Course 1: ECON 1001 (Econ Principles Micro)
Course 2: MATH 1350 (Calculus I)
Course 3: TBD (e.g., First-Year Seminar, WRIT 1150)
Course 4: TBD
Course 5: Modern Foreign Language
1-credit course: OPIM 1101 (Computational Business Modeling)
SFS Students:
Course 1: ECON 1001 (Econ Principles Micro)
Course 2: MATH 1350 (Calculus I)
Course 3: PHIL 1900 or TBD
Course 4: INAF 1010 (Pro Seminar)
Course 5: Modern Foreign Language
1-credit course: INAF 1000
(Maps of the Modern World)
Spring Course Selections
McDonough Students:
Course 1: BGAF 1001 (Signature Course 1)
Course 2: ACCT 1101 (Intro to Financial Acct)
Course 3: ECON 002 (Econ Principles Macro)
Course 4: Quantitative Methods
Course 5: Modern Foreign Language
SFS Students:
Course 1: BGAF 1001 (Signature Course 1)
Course 2: PHIL 1900 or TBD
Course 3: ECON 1002 (Econ Principles Macro)
Course 4: Quantitative Methods
Course 5: Modern Foreign Language
If you are interested in the BGA program:
- Talk to your first-year advisor.
- Select first-year courses intentionally to include the first BGA signature course* and other recommended first-year courses.
- Attend information sessions in the fall of your first year.
- Apply to the program in April of your first year.
*As part of the application, students must enroll in BGAF 1001 in the spring of their first year. Once accepted into the program, students formally begin their studies in the fall of their second year.