Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service in Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies / Master of Arts in Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies

The Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES) at Georgetown University offers one of the nation's most distinguished and influential Master's degree programs in Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies and hosts a rich outreach program of events and conferences. Founded in 1959 to prepare scholars, policymakers, and practitioners who understood the Soviet Union and could analyze its secretive system, CERES has evolved in the wake of the Soviet Union's demise and today incorporates a variety of scholarly disciplines for the study of this culturally rich region.

The Master of Arts in Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (MAERES) degree provides students with a solid grounding in the languages and cultures of the region and multidisciplinary depth in the social sciences. Students in the program will achieve: knowledge of the region from broad disciplinary perspectives and using a variety of, methodologies,, the ability to integrate theoretical with practical knowledge of regional affairs,, a thematically focused-curriculum that develops expertise,, proficiency in at least one regional language,, original research utilizing the student's language of proficiency, and, effective oral presentation and critical writing skills.

A complete application should include -
Georgetown Application for First-Year Admission
Georgetown Application Supplement
Secondary School Report (including transcript)
Teacher Recommendation
Georgetown University requires submission of SAT and/or ACT scores as part of our holistic application review process. Candidates for admission should submit official score reports from the College Board and/or ACT.
SAT (SAT Code 5244)
Students must submit an official score report from The College Board.
Georgetown only considers the Verbal (EBRW) and Math portions of the SAT in our review process.
The Committee on Admissions will consider the highest EBRW score and the highest Math score from multiple test administrations.
ACT (ACT Code 0668)
Students must submit an official score report.
Georgetown only considers the English, Math, Reading, and Science sections of the ACT in our review process.
Georgetown does not use the new ACT super score optional reports. Please send all individual ACT scores to our office from each ACT test administration as we are not a score choice school.

Georgetown recommends, but does not require, results from an English language proficiency test for students who attend a school where English is not the language of instruction.
Georgetown accepts results from the DET (Duolingo English Test), IELTS, or TOEFL (PBT, iBT and IPT Plus versions), to fulfill this recommendation.