Academic and Professional Opportunities

Intersession• Study Abroad • Combined Bachelor's/Master's •
Scholarships & Fellowships • ROTC • Semester in D.C. • Nursing

Intersession [Top]
Intersession is a period of about three weeks in January set aside for voluntary activity on the part of both faculty and students to engage in unique educational opportunities that enrich the intellectual lives of our students. Participation is encouraged but not required.

The Intersession Program at Homewood offers courses for academic exploration, experiential learning, study abroad and personal enrichment. Courses and activities are open to any Hopkins undergraduate who was enrolled in the previous fall semester. Students may earn up to 2 credits, 3 credits if participating in a Hopkins study abroad program. Intersession course grading and tuition is determined by program and student status as follows:

• Academic Exploration: 1 or 2-credit courses are offered for a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade. The tuition cost of Homewood KSAS and WSE courses is free to undergraduates who were enrolled full-time in the previous fall semester; part-time students must pay tuition. All students must pay fees.
• Experiential Learning: 1 or 2-credit courses are offered for a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade. All students must pay program fees.
• Study Abroad: 3-credit courses are offered for a letter grade. All students must pay program fees.
• Personal Enrichment: Non-credit courses are offered through the Department of Student Development and Programming. All students must pay program fees.
• Interdivisional Registration: Students who register for Hopkins courses outside KSAS/WSE are subject to tuition charges determined by the individual school. Weekend courses offered by the Carey Business School or the School of Education during Intersession are not accepted.

A list of offerings is published in mid-November at http://www.jhu.edu/intersession. Students register on line, or in-person at the Registrar’s Office. Students should register before winter break. Students who register for research, independent study, or an internship during Intersession must have the approval signature of their faculty sponsor and the student’s academic advising office.

Study Abroad [Top]
A maximum of 30 credits (15 credits per semester) for work done abroad in the fall and/or spring semester may be transferred to the Hopkins academic record. If a student has earned more than 30 credits in a study abroad program, additional credits may be transferred to Hopkins only within the 12-credit limit on credit for courses completed elsewhere.

Credits earned through study abroad in the summer are treated as transfer credits and are subject to the 12-credit limit on credit for courses taken elsewhere.

Full credit is given for all courses completed with grades of B or better at the School of Advanced International Studies’ Bologna Center. This may exceed the 15 credit per semester limit and the 30 credit limit on the total number of study abroad credits.

Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs
Many departments and institutes offer undergraduates the opportunity to complete some of the requirements for a master’s degree while still working on the requirements for a bachelor’s degree. Some of these programs offer early admission to the graduate school and may enable a student to complete both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in four years. Other programs are considered five-year programs. For information on what offerings are available in a specific department, refer to the departmental entry in the Hopkins catalog.

Scholarships and Fellowships
The Office of Academic Advising helps undergraduates win national scholarships such as the Fulbright, Goldwater, Javits, and Rhodes. These scholarships can fund undergraduate and/or graduate study, international travel (including undergraduate study abroad), academic research, and public service projects. Please visit our web site at www.advising.jhu.edu for a listing of those we support and links to hundreds of others. Note the listings “by year” showing that you can apply for different scholarships each year at Hopkins. Please make an appointment to see Dean John Bader, the primary scholarship advisor, or speak to your academic advisor.

ROTC
Enrollment in the Johns Hopkins University Department of Military Science ROTC Program prepares students for full- and part-time careers in the U.S. Army and its Reserve Forces, as well as providing leadership and management skills valuable in any profession. Freshmen interested in finding out about the military profession should enroll in a Military Science course. Contact the professor of military science at (410) 516-7474 for enrollment procedures and scholarship information.

Semester in D.C.
The Aitchison Public Service Undergraduate Fellowship in Government offer students the opportunity to spend a residential semester in Washington, D.C., earning academic credits and internship experience in the nation’s capital. Fellows stay in the Boston University Washington Center in DC’s Woodley Park neighborhood, convenient to the Metrorail system and just a few blocks away from the National Zoo and other sights. Fellows attend classes taught by Hopkins faculty, and complete an internship and research project. Applications for the program are accepted in January and March for either semester of the upcoming year. For more information, visit the program’s website at http://web.jhu.edu/polysci/aitchison fellowship.html.

Nursing
Hopkins undergraduates interested in nursing may want to consider earning the typical nursing school prerequisites during their first two years, and then taking advantage of an agreement with the Hopkins School of Nursing. Students who complete the required courses and have a GPA of 3.0 after two years in the Krieger School of Arts and Science are competitive transfer candidates to the School of Nursing, allowing them to complete their BS in Nursing in four years. Others students may consider second-degree nursing programs or accelerated nursing programs after completing their undergraduate degree.