McCourt School of Public Policy
McCourt School of Public Policy

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MPM Virtual Welcome Event

Incoming MPM students: we hope you will join us for a virtual MPM Welcome Event on Wednesday, May 21st at 1:00pm EST. This will be a great opportunity to connect with McCourt faculty and staff, meet one another, as well as ask any questions you might still have. Register to attend via this link.

Access the Fall 2025 Course Descriptions

Interested in learning more about what classes will be offered this Fall semester? Access the full course descriptions here.

Join our Admitted Student WhatsApp Group!

We’ve set up a new WhatsApp community for you all to get to know other incoming students, connect with current students, and learn more about the program. Feel free to use this space to find roommates, make friends, and ask any questions you may have. We can’t wait for you to learn more about us and each other!

Join the McCourt Admitted Student 2025 Community here.

Our New Home

The McCourt School welcomed students to our new home on the Capitol Campus in Summer 2024. Learn more about our state-of-the-art facility located at 125 E Street NW in the heart of Washington, DC.

STEM-Certified Programs

Our MPP, MIDP, and MS-DSPP programs are all STEM-certified. If you are an international student on an F-1 visa and you complete any of these three programs, you will be eligible for a two-year OPT extension.

Commitment to Inclusion

The McCourt School of Public Policy aspires to become the most inclusive public policy school in the nation. Inclusivity is a core value at McCourt because public policies are more effective when our political and policy decision makers reflect the perspectives and lived experience of the communities they serve, and being able to work across differences is a fundamental skill we seek to cultivate. Read the full page on our Commitment to Inclusion, including our initial strategies to achieve this aspiration.

Internship Requirement

McCourt requires a formal internship experience as a program requirement for the MIDP, MPP, and MS-DSPP programs. The McCourt degrees emphasize analytical skills, enabling graduates to be highly effective in designing, analyzing and implementing policy in the US and around the globe. The internship requirement is integral to the student’s academic training at the McCourt School. 

The learning objectives of the internship are:

Students can intern at any time during their time at McCourt and are required to have a minimum of 120 hours of work. Students can waive the internship requirement based on prior work experience. Internships are optional for students in the MPM program. For more questions, please contact Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, Alora Hasson (ah1499@georgetown.edu)