▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁gradu ate ▁schools ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁gradu ate ▁program ▁was ▁first ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁when ▁Ge or get own ▁College ▁gradu ates ▁expressed ▁the ▁desire ▁for ▁continued ▁studies . ▁The ▁school ▁offered ▁its ▁first ▁gradu ate ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁The ▁school ▁existed ▁independently ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁when ▁low ▁student ▁numbers ▁forced ▁its ▁susp ension . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁re est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁confer ring ▁its ▁first ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁Program s ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁at ▁Ge or get own , ▁behind ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁Center . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁offers ▁ 4 6 ▁programs ▁in ▁ 3 4 ▁depart ments . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁site ▁ ▁Category : Ge or get own ▁University ▁schools ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Grand ▁G ulf ▁M ound ▁( 2 2 CB 5 2 2 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Early ▁Mark sv ille ▁culture ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁located ▁near ▁Port ▁Gib son ▁in ▁Cla