Study Abroad -Students entering SEAS as freshmen or as transfer sophomores may apply to the University Honors Program. Honors students attend special University symposia, courses and course section with enrollment restricted to honors students, and special events for honors students. The School of Engineering and Applied Science maintains a co-op program that is available to freshmen at the end of their first year of studies and to transfer students immediately. GW offers a conventional alternating plan in which the co-op work sessions alternate with academic semesters. Co-op provides valuable experience related to the student's major field of study, and offers possible early entry into a carrer position.
Salary provides substantial financial support.
In addition, some employers pay all or part of student's tuition expenses. A variety of financial aid packages for incoming freshmen and transfer students allows a majority of undergraduate students some form of aid. Aid includes awards for academic achievement without reference to financial circumstance, such as honor scholarships, and scholarships, grants, loans, and employment based on both academic achievement and demonstrated financial need. Loans and resident assistantships are also available. The average amount of financial aid for SEAS students covers approximately two thirds of tuition costs.