Georgetown University Summer Programs Law Academy

In Georgetown's sample schedule, academic programming runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. Mornings and afternoons are for lectures, guest speakers, hands-on activities and off-site visits, and after dinner you spend two hours on your capstone project. From 9 p.m. until curfew there are optional events, free time and residential life activities.

Outside class, Georgetown plans evening and weekend activities such as movie and game nights, cookouts, concerts, off-campus outings and weekend trips, which it says vary from year to year. In 2026, each session ran from a Sunday to a Saturday.

You can apply if you're in grades 8 to 12 during the school year before the summer and have at least a 2.0 GPA. Georgetown weighs your grades, the courses you've taken, a School Official Reviewer Form and a 300- to 500-word personal statement, and it admits students on a rolling basis. Law isn't one of the academies, such as Medical and Nursing, where Georgetown requires students to be at least 15 by check-in.

• Homeschooled students

  Your reviewer form can't come from a family member or paid tutor, so you'll need a teacher or someone else who can speak to your academic ability.

• International students

  Georgetown says Academy students don't need TOEFL scores or an I-20, F1 or J1 visa, and it gives no visa assistance for its non-credit academies. Health insurance is mandatory, and Georgetown recommends English good enough to follow complex texts and discuss topical issues.

• Commuters

  You must live with a parent, guardian or an adult they designate for the length of the program, and you'll submit a Commuter Form. Georgetown can turn down a request to commute if there's no responsible adult or the address is more than 45 minutes from campus at any time of day, including rush hour, and that decision can't be appealed.

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   Start the Academy application, a single form that covers every academy, once Georgetown posts its Summer 2027 offerings.

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   Upload a 300- to 500-word personal statement on why you want to attend.

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   Name a counselor (preferred), advisor, teacher or principal, who gets an automatic email asking them to complete the School Official Reviewer Form and confirm your GPA.

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   Submit by 31 January 2027 to have the $50 application fee waived, or by the final deadline of 15 May 2027, after which applications are reviewed case by case.

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   Allow up to three weeks after your application is complete for a decision by email, and check your spam folder.

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   Once admitted, register for your Law Academy section, residential or commuter, and pay the full tuition by credit card in the MySCS portal, because admission doesn't hold a seat and registration is first come, first served.

In 2026 the residential option cost $3,725, covering tuition, a residence hall room and 19 meals a week, while commuters paid $3,095 for tuition only and could buy an optional meal plan from Georgetown Dining. On top of that, there's a $50 nonrefundable application fee, which Georgetown waives for applications received by 31 January, and a $45 health insurance fee for international students, plus your own travel to Washington, DC. You pay the full tuition by credit card when you register.

Georgetown offers a limited number of need-based scholarships, which cover tuition only and aren't guaranteed. You apply after you're admitted, with two essays. The Academy scholarship application for Summer 2027 is scheduled to open in late December 2026, with a deadline of 2 March 2027 and decisions by the last week of March. Late applications aren't reviewed.

If your plans change, the refund depends on when Georgetown receives your withdrawal. You can withdraw in the MySCS portal three weeks or more before the start, and after that you need to email highschool@georgetown.edu.

Resident counselors live in every residence hall and supervise all students, with one on duty throughout the day, and commuters are assigned one too. Georgetown's Protection of Minors Policy requires training for university staff and students who work with under-18s, and criminal background checks for certain roles.

Campus police patrol regularly, and possessing alcohol or drugs, or even being around them, means immediate dismissal from the program and the residence halls. There's a nightly curfew, and the Academy Welcome Packet sets out the rules on leaving campus. For an emergency outside office hours, families can call Georgetown University Police at (202) 687-4343 and ask for the summer program staff member on duty.

You leave with a Certificate of Participation if you complete the week successfully, and a final grade of Pass, Fail or Withdrawn on a non-credit transcript. It isn't college credit, which Georgetown offers through its separate Summer College and College Prep programs. You'll also have finished a capstone project, and academy students get access to The Edge, a soft-skills learning platform from Ascend Now.