Designed with dc in mind
Coursework at The CALL
The CALL is here to enhance any and every student’s degree experience across all majors and all schools. Students bring their academic interests to the CALL, and we help them integrate those with hands-on experiences in and around DC, professional exploration and opportunities, and a rich array of courses to keep the degree progress moving.
choose your CALL Experience
We provide a variety of course experiences for students to choose from:
The DC Semester
The ECON, GOVT, JUPS, and WGST academic departments have partnered with us to offer their majors a tailored experiential semester in the heart of DC. Centered around a major-related internship and the CALL’s signature seminar, the program includes both required and elective courses in the major, special co-curricular opportunities for the cohort, and access to CALL workshops and benefits.
Design Your Own CALL Semester
Enjoy the diverse opportunities at CALL and design your own experience. Build a schedule of courses and workshops that focus on areas of inquiry, professional exploration, skills, and hands-on experiences that will enable your personal direction and success.
Law
An ideal opportunity for students in all majors interested in attending law school. Pursue a range of paths within the legal field and gain the skills necessary to have a successful law career. Any student can choose from our suite of law-related courses. Also perfect for Law, Justice, and Society Minor students to fulfill their course requirements.
Students can opt for one of our course experiences, selecting from a series of courses, including designing their own semester by choosing from our diverse list of courses aligned with their interests.
more about our courses
Students Take Classes in These Four Categories
Professional Seminar
Offer students the chance to integrate their professional experiences with their personal, academic, and career goals. Students can take an internship seminar, a studio-based practicum, or a research fellowship to better understand their future paths.
CALL Electives
Our electives provide an opportunity for customization, enabling students to tailor their educational experience to align with personal interests, career goals, or explore diverse fields.
City Seminar
Allow students to experience the city through discussions, lectures, field trips, and meetings with community groups and leaders.
CALL Workshops
Focus on skills, mindsets, and knowledge production that offer students both a better understanding of their strengths, and a competitive edge in their career toolbox.
Fall 2025 Courses
CALL students take between 12-15 credits per semester, and must take one CALL Professional Experiential Seminar, one CALL City Seminar, and two CALL Workshops for their first 9 credits at the CALL. Students should expect to fill their schedule with two additional CALL courses.
Students should contact their Academic Deans to make sure courses fulfill their program requirements.
You can view our class schedule here. Only courses with confirmed times are listed on the sheet, and the schedule will be updated as additional courses are finalized. Our full Fall 2025 course offering list is below.
Professional Seminars (4 credits)
UNXD 2925-90 Internship Seminar (Abigail Lewis)
UNXD 2925-91 Internship Seminar (Abigail Lewis)
UNXD 2925-92 Internship Seminar (Tad Howard)
CALL Electives (3 credits)
BIOL 1014-90 Urban Ecology (Ali Whitmer)
ECON 2503-90 Immigration Economics (Anna Maria Mayda)
ECON 2120-90 Intro to Econometrics (Juhee Bae)
GOVT 2233-90 First Amendment (Joe Hartman)
GOVT 4230-90 US Law: Theory and Practice (Andrew Caffey)
GOVT TBD Departmental Seminar OR Political Theory
HIST 1098/99-90 Women in D.C. (Leigh Stephens)
PHIL 2900-90 Law & Justice (Molly Wilder)
THEO 2810-90 Environmental Ethics (Matt Eaton)
UNXD 3320-90 Creating an Equitable City (James Benton)
WGST 2200-90 Feminist Thought I (Chiara Cooper)
WGST 2265-90 Poverty and Reproduction (Tricia Hoefling)
City Seminars (3 credits)
BIOL 1014-90 Urban Ecology (Ali Whitmer)
HIST 1098/99-90 Women in D.C. (Leigh Stephens)
UNXD 3320-90 Creating an Equitable City (James Benton)
CALL Workshops (1 credit)
UNXD 1132-90 Bridges to Social Justice (Melissa Bernard and Ray Shiu)
UNXD 2257-90 Designing Your Georgetown (Tad Howard)
UNXD 2270-90 How to Frame a Legal Argument (Matt Oakes & Hunter Kendrick)
UNXD 3315-90 Business and Climate Change (Gina Hall)
UNXD 3318-90 Health Equity for the Common Good (Brian Floyd)
UNXD 3347-90 Mediation Seminar (Rachel Milner Gillers)
Not sure if the CALL is right for you?
We welcome all Hilltop students who want to take a class and experience the CALL! Request to be added to our Fall 2025 Courses here.