Current Museum Studies Student Resources
Fall 2025 Schedule At-A-Glance
Incoming Students
Claiming Your User ID and Accessing Email and BlackBoard
Foggy Bottom Campus GWorld Card Information
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) Graduate Student Essentials (DegreeMap, Student Handbook, Student Forms, Funding Opportunities, Career Services)
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design (CSAD) Student Handbook
Registration
RTZ-EZ Registration Transaction Form
Academic Planning
Museum Studies Standard Course List
NonProfit Management Certificate Option
CMST Requirements by Track (For students who started prior to Fall 2024)
- Collections Management Course Requirements
- Exhibitions and Visitor Experience Course Requirements
- Public Engagement Course Requirements
- Museum Management Course Requirements
CMST Requirements by Track (For students who started in Fall 2024 or after)
- Collections Management Course Requirements
- Exhibitions and Visitor Experience Course Requirements
- Public Engagement Course Requirements
- Museum Management Course Requirements
Internship Information
Internship Checklist and Forms
Directed Research Information
Directed Research Guidelines for Students
CMST Oral Presentations
Oral Presentation Guidelines for Students
Graduating Students
CMST Graduating student checklist
CMST Writing requirement
Writing Requirement Instructions
Marie C. Malaro Excellence in Research & Writing Award
Please note: Students interested in submitting a paper for the Marie C. Malaro Excellence in Research & Writing Award may submit the same paper for both the Writing Requirement and Malaro Award.
Other CMST General Information and Policies
Nyerges and Gray Fellowship in Museum Studies
Resources for Museum Studies students and emerging professionals
Chicago Manual of Style (via the GW Library)