Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies offers two tracks for completing a PhD in Arabic at Georgetown University:

1. Candidates entering with a Bachelor’s degree, or an advanced degree in a field other than Arabic, may apply to the Ph.D. program for an Accelerated Program which requires 54 credits of coursework.

2. Candidates entering with a Master’s Degree in Arabic linguistics and/or Arabic literature may apply to the Advanced Standing Program which requires 36 credits of coursework.

Please see our Department's Graduate Handbook for more information on these tracks.