Consortium Courses

The Washington Metropolitan Area Consortium of Universities is a cooperative arrangement in post-secondary education that is designed to permit the sharing of academic resources by member institutions and to offer qualified students the opportunity to enroll at other institutions for courses not available on their own campus.

The Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, includes:

• American University

• The Catholic University of America

• Gallaudet University

• George Mason University

• The George Washington University

• Georgetown University

• Howard University

• Marymount University

• Montgomery College*

• National Defense University*

• National Intelligence University*

• Northern Virginia Community College*

• Prince George’s Community College*

• Trinity Washington University

• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences*

• University of the District of Columbia

• University of Maryland-College Park.

*Please note that Georgetown University does not participate in cross registration with Montgomery College, National Defense University, National Intelligence University, Northern Virginia Community College, Prince George’s Community College, or Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Consortium registration is not guaranteed. Courses may be closed or subject to approval from the dean/department at the visited institution.

Consortium enrollment is on a space-available basis to degree-program students currently enrolled in a Consortium member school visiting another member school. For Links to Consortium standard Cross-Registration rules and procedures, and for more information see the Consortium website.

Restrictions on the Consortium registration process:

1. You cannot enroll through the Consortium for classes offered at Georgetown.

2. You cannot audit or enroll in undergraduate language courses in order to meet Georgetown’s language proficiency requirements.

3. If you have Special Student Status, you cannot enroll in courses through the Consortium.

4. If you are simultaneously matriculating at another Consortium institution (e.g., a student who is getting a degree from both Georgetown and George Washington simultaneously), you cannot cross-register between Georgetown and these other institutions via the Consortium. Tuition for courses registered through the Consortium are billed at Georgetown rates and paid to Georgetown directly. Further information can be found on the University Registrar’s Consortium Registration page.

5. Consortium course records and grades will appear on your Georgetown transcript, but will not count to your Georgetown GPA.

6. If you’re enrolled in a master’s-only program, 75% of your credits must come from Georgetown courses. Only 25% of your required credits can come from Consortium courses.

7. If you enroll through the Consortium, you are responsible for following the enrollment, attendance, and withdrawal regulations of the Consortium institution.

You will need to submit the student portion of the Consortium Request Form, which you should then return to the Associate Director of Academic Programs. Kristen will then forward the form for the Consortium team for processing.