The Whole Person
You’re more than a mind. You’re an individual with unique talents, dreams and passions. Our long-held Jesuit tradition of cura personalis means a profound care and responsibility for one another, attentive to each person’s circumstances and concerns and gifts.
ESCAPE & Reset
Join a first-year or transfer ESCAPE to retreat from the Hilltop. Located in the Shenandoah Valley, you’ll get the chance to meet new people, enjoy live music, reflect on your experience and take a step back from the frenzy of campus life.
“What drew me to Georgetown and being pre-med was the experiences I had as an EMT in high school. Every call revealed the impact that compassionate care can have, and it was in those moments of caring for patients at their most vulnerable that I realized I wanted to pursue a career in medicine.”
“I take scientific courses, while also learning the arts, writing and even theology. Sure, these requirements are traditional for many schools, yet somehow it felt much less forced in an environment like Georgetown. I am in classes with people from all schools, who take courses unrelated to their major for many reasons. There is constant encouragement to go outside of your comfort zone and expand your knowledge.”
“It’s a nice way to reflect on such an integral part of our life that sometimes becomes monotonous with how much we do it,” she said. “It’s like the class allows you to renew your perspective on your faith.”
Live and Learn
Extend your classroom discussions with like-minded friends and deepen your social, intellectual or spiritual growth by joining one of our campus Living Learning Communities. Explore justice and diversity, Spanish immersion, entrepreneurship and more.
Immerse Yourself in DC
Georgetown’s The CALL program invites undergraduates to live downtown on the Capitol Campus for a semester. Build networks and immerse yourself in DC by combining an internship in the nation’s capital with coursework that uses the city as a classroom.
Common Experiences
As a part of Georgetown’s theology core requirement, tens of thousands of students have taken the iconic Problem of God course, where students of different faith backgrounds explore the possibilities of and challenges to religious belief in a contemporary context.