Admitted Students

Congratulations on your admission to The George Washington University’s College of Professional Studies! We look forward to helping you begin and succeed in your academic career.

Next Steps for Admitted Students

Please review the next steps checklist you need to complete before you become an official member of the GW community. We have included short videos to help you.

Step 1: Review & Accept Offer

Congratulations on your admission!

• Review Offer: Please log into the application system to review your Offer of Admission and check whether it includes specific circumstances or missing documents. If you have any questions, please contact your program director.
  
• Accept Offer: After reviewing your Offer of Admission, you can accept your offer of admission using the “Reply to Offer” button that is on your offer of admission page.
  • The "Reply to Offer" button is located on the bottom right corner of the screen.
  • You can access this link by logging into the application portal, if you haven't already.

  Step 2: Create GWeb Account, Pay Enrollment Deposit & Claim GW Identity (Video)

  How to Pay Your Deposit

  For instructions on creating your GWeb account and paying your admission deposit online please follow the information posted on the Graduate Admissions website.

  • Select “CPS Admissions” in the drop-down list for “Select Deposit Payment."
  • Please wait until we acknowledge receipt of your reply and deposit payment before registering for classes.
  • Note: Registering as a non-degree student may affect your academic record.
    

  
  How to Claim Your GW Identity

  After accepting your offer of admission and paying your deposit, you must establish a GW email account by claiming your GW Identity.

  Note that all university official communications will be sent to your GW email account. You should check this account regularly or set up automatic mail forwarding to another account that you check frequently.

  Within 2 business days after you paid your deposit and have an active student record in Banner, you will be receiving a system generated email from [email protected] with a subject line: “Welcome to the George Washington University – Action Required” that provides instructions on how to claim your GW Identity.