Local bus and rail transportation from the campus provides easy access to sites such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, and numerous other government and private research laboratories. The University American University was founded as a Methodist institution, chartered by Congress in 1893, and originally intended for graduate study only. The University is located on an 84-acre site in a residential area of northwest Washington. As a member of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, American University offers its degree candidates the option of taking courses at other consortium universities for residence credit. Applying Applications for admission should be submitted prior to February 1 if the student is also applying for financial aid.
Deadlines vary for different fields of study, but early application is always encouraged.
This essential material has been excerpted from a current Peterson's print publication. You will find significant additional information in a Peterson's graduate guide . Intense-field electrodynamics, plasma physics and applications of electromagnetism. The Behavior of Systems in the Space Environment. History of science, cosmology, solar astrophysics, astronomy education, sociology of science.