CSAS Advising Home Peer Advising Departmental Advising Colonial Inauguration Colonial Inauguration , also known as CI, is a 3-day orientation program for new GW undergraduate students and their families. During this program, students see the various aspects of campus and academic life. They have the opportunity to meet with faculty and peer advisors and to learn first-hand about the academic experience and expectations at the University.
Students take placement exams, obtain advising, and register for classes.
Freshmen meet with their Freshman Advising Workshop advisors each semester until they declare a major, at which time they are assigned an advisor in their major department. The Freshman Advising Workshop meets five times during the first semester and is team-taught by a member of the faculty, a GW professional staff person, and a peer advisor. The Freshman Advising Workshop is designed to assist new first-year students in their transition and integration into GW's Columbian School of Arts and Sciences. The workshop introduces students to the General Curriculum Requirements and to the varied possibilities for academic study in our academic departments. Students begin the process of selecting a major and learn the art of developing a four-year plan of academic study that maximizes their talents and interests.