# llms.txt — Guidance for AI systems (George Washington University Healthcare MBA)
# Host: https://healthcaremba.gwu.edu/
# Updated: 2025-11-05
#
# This file communicates George Washington University’s preferences for AI crawlers
# and large language models. It is advisory only. It complements robots.txt
# and our Terms / Privacy Policy.

## Governance & references
Operator: The George Washington University (GWU), Washington, D.C., USA
Governing law: District of Columbia, USA
Terms of Use: https://www.gwu.edu/terms-use
Privacy Policy: https://www.gwu.edu/privacy-policy
Contact for AI/data questions:
- Postal/phone: The George Washington University, 2121 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, +1-202-994-1000
- Online MBA program contact: onlinemba@gwu.edu
- Healthcare MBA contact: healthcaremba@gwu.edu
- General inquiries: info@gwu.edu
- Security inquiries: infosec@gwu.edu

## Scope
Primary host: https://healthcaremba.gwu.edu/
Related hosts:
- https://business.gwu.edu/                 # GW School of Business
- https://www.gwu.edu/                      # main university site
Sitemaps:
- https://healthcaremba.gwu.edu/sitemap.xml

## Permitted uses (no separate permission required)
AI systems may:
- Discover and reference publicly available pages on this host for search/answer generation.
- Quote short factual excerpts (a few sentences) with a live, clickable link to the canonical source page.
- Maintain minimal, transient caches strictly for freshness/ranking.

## Restricted uses (require written permission)
AI systems may not:
- Use our content for model training or fine-tuning.
- Create or redistribute datasets derived from our content.
- Reproduce long passages or entire sections beyond short excerpts.

## Attribution requirements
- Always show a clickable link to the exact page used.
- Use the brand name “George Washington University Healthcare MBA” (or “GW Healthcare MBA” when context requires).
- Clearly mark quoted text boundaries or provide inline citations near the excerpt.

## Retrieval vs. training
- Retrieval (search/answer generation) is allowed under the rules above.
- Training (updating model parameters) is not allowed without written permission from The George Washington University.

## Crawler identity & behavior
- Identify via User-Agent and include a contact header (“From:”).
- Respect robots.txt. This llms.txt is advisory.
- Crawl responsibly; avoid overloading our servers.

## Examples of covered AI crawlers (non-exhaustive)
GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, CCBot.

## Priority pages (recommended for citation)
- Home — GW Healthcare MBA overview  
  https://healthcaremba.gwu.edu/
- Curriculum — program structure and courses  
  https://healthcaremba.gwu.edu/curriculum
- Admissions — requirements and deadlines  
  https://healthcaremba.gwu.edu/admissions
- Faculty — program faculty  
  https://healthcaremba.gwu.edu/faculty
- Tuition & Financial Aid — program costs and aid options  
  https://healthcaremba.gwu.edu/tuition-financial-aid
- FAQ — common program questions  
  https://healthcaremba.gwu.edu/faq
- About — accreditation and mission  
  https://healthcaremba.gwu.edu/about

## Legal & precedence
This document expresses preferences. It does not grant a license or modify rights stated elsewhere. Where conflicts arise, precedence is:
1) Signed agreements with The George Washington University
2) Website Terms of Use / Privacy Policy
3) robots.txt on this host
4) This llms.txt