School of Continuing Studies
Advance your career or embark on a new path. Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies offers working professionals flexible course schedules and real-world experiences to reach professional goals. With instruction from renowned industry experts, you will acquire in-demand skills, lead with purpose, and thrive beyond the classroom. Be continued through a wide array of timeless programs and pertinent courses, from artificial intelligence to disaster management and everything in between.
Our Programs
The School of Continuing Studies offers a wide range of programs including graduate degrees, a bachelor’s completion degree, a doctoral program, certificates, English language courses, summer programs, and custom and corporate education.
Lifelong Learning, Lasting Impact
For more than half a century, the School of Continuing Studies has delivered a world-class, values-based education to a diverse array of communities and individuals, improving employability, developing workforces, and contributing to building a civic-minded, well-informed, and globally aware society.
A Testimonial
Since its founding in 1970, Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies has empowered students to meet the demands of our rapidly changing economy and society. As complex, interrelated challenges escalate worldwide, leaders are needed now more than ever — and SCS members are ready to meet the call.
Live and Learn at the School of Continuing Studies
“I appreciate the service-oriented model that my program at SCS has — it’s a life calling. It’s a mission. That resonates with me as a veteran and shapes my outlook moving forward.”
“I am ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead, secure in the knowledge that I have the support of my Georgetown community behind me.”
“What I learned in each class was able to be applied the very next day at work. On top of that, the access to people—whether that be through guest speakers, students, and professors — offered many mentorship and networking opportunities.”
Thrive Beyond the Classroom
At the School of Continuing Studies, customizable curriculums blend focused study with hands-on experiences to empower your personal and professional growth. You’ll have opportunities to apply what you learn in the classroom to real-world problems, becoming a changemaker in your community.
Be Continued at SCS
At Georgetown School of Continuing Studies, we know that learning never stops — and neither do you. Whether you’re ready to put in two weeks or two years, we match hard work with values-based education to keep your story going in the best direction possible: forward.
We offer full-time and part-time programs in a wide range of subjects. Available in on-campus, online and executive formats, our programs prepare you to make an immediate impact in the workplace and excel within your industry.
Our online master’s programs are fully accredited and flexible. Representing a wide range of professional areas and industries — from human resources, to applied intelligence, to project management — our online programs prepare you to be a leader in your field.
Our part-time and evening liberal studies programs — including a master’s program and a doctoral program — emphasize intellectual advancement, enhanced critical thinking, and a greater cultural understanding.
The School of Continuing Studies in Action
Carolyn Turkaly, an emergency and disaster management student, examines the link between heat death and social isolation.
Frederic Lemieux, faculty director for the master’s programs in applied intelligence, details the latest developments in how intelligence and state surveillance is used and organized today.