Georgetown University Pre-College Online Program
Georgetown Pre-College Online Program: Information for Parents and Guardians
You want to know who is teaching this, what it will ask of your student's schedule, what it costs, and what they will have to show for it. This page answers those questions in order.
Georgetown's Jesuit tradition of cura personalis — care for the whole person — shaped how these courses were built. Your student is treated as capable of real university work, and supported while they do it.
The program at a glance
Who it's for
Format
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Your student earns
Tuition
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Your access to records
Students age 13 and older, enrolled in high school or within one year of graduating
100% online. No live sessions and no required log-in times
20–30 hours total (enrichment) · about 130 hours total (college credit)
1, 2, or 4 weeks (enrichment) · 6, 8, or 12 weeks (college credit)
Georgetown University faculty and industry experts
A Georgetown Certificate of Completion, or 3 college credits and an official transcript
$1,895 (enrichment) · $3,995 (college credit). No additional fees
Need-based scholarships available
No transcripts or recommendation letters. One short personal statement
Limited by federal privacy law — see below
Is this a real Georgetown University course?
Yes. Every course in the Georgetown Pre-College Online Program is designed and taught by Georgetown faculty and industry experts, and built specifically for high school students.
Enrichment courses lead to an official Certificate of Completion issued by Georgetown University. To earn it, your student completes at least 70% of the course assignments and submits a final capstone project.
College credit courses are offered through Georgetown's School of Continuing Studies. Your student earns three Georgetown credits and a letter grade, recorded on an official university transcript they can request from the University Registrar.
How much time will this take?
Every course is completed on your student's own schedule. There are no live sessions and no required log-in times, so the program fits around school terms, sports seasons, and time zones.
Enrichment courses take 20 to 30 hours in total. Your student chooses a 1-, 2-, or 4-week session — roughly 30 hours in a single week, 15 hours a week across two, or 7.5 hours a week across four.
College credit courses take about 130 hours in total. Sessions run 6, 8, or 12 weeks — roughly 21 hours a week, 16 hours a week, or 11 hours a week.
One thing worth planning for
There are no weekly deadlines. All work is due by the session end date. Students who manage their own pace well find this freeing. Students who don't may need a check-in or two along the way.
How the work is structured
Your student watches video lessons taught by faculty, completes a set of assignments after each unit, and finishes with one capstone project on a topic they choose. Students may take more than one course. If yours wants to, we recommend different session dates so each course gets their full attention.
Can I see my student's grades and progress?
Once your student enrolls, federal privacy law treats them as the owner of their own education record. We cannot share their application, their grades, or their course progress with anyone other than the enrolled student — including a parent who paid the tuition.
Your student can share any of it with you at any time. If they can't find something, our support team will help them get it.
How you can help
- Help them choose a session length that fits their term, not their ambition. A one-week enrichment session is close to a full-time week of work.
- Put the session end date on the family calendar. It is the only hard deadline in the course.
- Ask what they're building for their capstone project, and resist editing it. The work is meant to be theirs, and it's the piece they may show a college.
- If a week goes by without them mentioning the course, that's your cue to check in.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How will you be graded? What are assignments like? How much time do you have to turn around a project? When do you find out if you’re admitted? Find answers to your questions here.
Answers to Your Questions HereScholarships
We offer need-based scholarships for participating students who exhibit high potential and an inability to pay the full tuition.
- If you haven’t applied to the program, apply here. After submitting your application, click “Apply for a need-based scholarship” on the confirmation page to request a scholarship.
- If you’ve already applied to the program, sign in to your profile to check your scholarship status. If we don’t have a scholarship request on file, click “Apply for a need-based scholarship” to request a scholarship.