Professional Praxis

Professional Praxis encourages students to make the most of their off-campus career-related job or internship opportunities through self-reflection and analysis of their professional growth. Students will receive transcript documentation in the form of a 0 credit Pass / No Pass course for each semester they participate in the program. Please see the Student Checklist and Guide (PDF) for information regarding eligibility and how to apply.

International Students

Professional Praxis serves as the “appropriate curricular course” to which you must apply and from which you must receive "proof of enrollment in the appropriate curricular course" before applying for Curricular Practical Training (CPT), for students in CCAS undergraduate and graduate, SEAS undergraduate and graduate, and ESIA undergraduate programs. International students from all schools other than those ones listed above should visit the International Services Office Curricular Practical Training (CPT) site.

Important Deadlines

Please note, even in the case that a student's internship spans multiple semesters, this course must be applied for one semester at a time.

*Contact [email protected] with questions.

Application Materials

Please download these PDFs and fill them out with the Adobe "Fill & Sign" tool; Opening them within an internet browser will cause problems. Current GW students can download Adobe Express for free.

• Professional Praxis Student Application (PDF)
• Professional Praxis Employer Agreement (PDF)

Course Materials

• Professional Praxis Final Packet Employer Evaluation (PDF)
• Professional Praxis Final Packet Student Reflection (PDF)

Dropping the Course

Students may only drop the Professional Praxis course if the student never received CPT authorization and/or did not participate in an internship for any length of time. If these criteria are met, a student may send an email to [email protected] requesting to be dropped from the course.

Questions about Professional Praxis?

If you have any questions regarding Professional Praxis, please contact us at [email protected].

Questions about Curricular Practical Training (CPT)?  

The CPT application process is managed by GW ISO - [email protected] or 202-994-4477. Please see the ISO website for instructions on how to apply for CPT. Please note, you will need to be accepted into the Professional Praxis course before you will be able to apply for CPT.