Amendments/Addenda

Johns Hopkins University publishes the Academic Catalogue annually in July.  The Academic Catalogue may be updated at other times throughout the year as appropriate. In the event that updates are made to the Academic Catalogue JHU will post changes in the addendum section.  

For new courses and course changes, including area designations, course attributes, and foundational abilities, approved after July 1, 2024  please see the JHU Course Schedule.

This page lists any changes to the catalogue, including newly approved programs or updates to policies, made after the publication date.  A description of the change, date the change was made, and a link to the updated page will be included.  

Amendments

  • November 4, 2024 - Amended Psychology, BA to read: 9 Science and Data Credits: Students must complete 9 additional Science and Data credits using courses not taught within the psychology department (AS.200.XXX) and not counting otherwise toward the psychology major.
  • October 11, 2024 - Amended School of Nursing Grievance Policy page to reflect the University-wide policy. 

  • September 26, 2024 - Amended the WSE Entrepreneurship and Management Minor title to W.P. Carey Entrepreneurship & Management, Minor.  

  • September 20, 2024 - Student Status (Course Load) amended language to include: Graduate certificate credits may vary depending on externally established standards.

  • As of August 21, 2024, the Genetic Counseling Training Program (GCTP), a collaborative effort between the Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Health, Behavior and Society and National Institutes of Health (NIH), will pause applications. The GCTP is temporarily pausing admissions to undergo program planning and development. Learn more.

Errata

  • November 13, 2024 - correction to Business Analytics and Risk Management (Part Time), Master of Science.  This program requires 30 credits.
  • October 30, 2024 -  correction to Engineering Mechanics, BS - EN.601.226 was inadvertently mislabled 661.626 at publication in footnote 2 under Introductory Engineering and Computing. 
  • October 30, 2024 - correction to Biomedical Engineering, BS - the POS tags in each focus area where "BMED-xxx" appears should read  "BME-xxx" (removing the "D" at the end).
  • October 2, 2024 - correction to Admission Requirements for Political Science, PhD. The GRE score is required. For the History of Science and Technology, PhD the application deadline is December 15. 
  • September 24, 2024 - Correction: removed the following footnotes from Computer Engineering, BS and Electrical Engineering, BS       1) Students who matriculated prior to Fall 2024 are required to take EN.520.123 (3 credits) or EN.553.385 (4 credits) instead of EN.520.137 First Year ECE Design and, 2) Students who matriculated in Fall 2022 or later must complete a total of 6 credits in Advanced Labs in addition to the two Capstone Design Project courses, EN.520.498 and EN.520.499. Students who matriculated in Fall 2021 or earlier should complete a total of 12 credits of Advanced Labs, of which at least 6 credits must be in ECE and/or CS. Both EN.520.498 and EN.520.499 will count as ECE Advanced Labs for students matriculating in Fall 2021 or earlier.
  • September 16, 2024 - Correction for Medicine, Science, and the Humanities, BA requirements for students entering in Fall 2024: please note that the MSH major requires six elective courses (18 credits). Three courses (9 credits) must be at the 300-400 level and offered through the Medicine, Science, and the Humanities Program, cross-listed with MSH, or have the POS-Tag MSCH-HUM. Three courses (9 credits) must have the Science and Data foundational ability tag from approved departments; one must be at the 200-level or higher, two must be in the same department.
  • September 4, 2024 - Retitled the Cellular, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics, PhD to the MHEC approved title, Biology, PhD.  
  • August 29, 2024 - Requirements clarification: PH.221.695 Seminar in Humanitarian Health - enrollment is required all four terms for a total of 2 credits. Certificate in Humanitarian Health.
  • August 21, 2024 - Correction: the Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Certificate cannot be completed entirely online. 
  • August 14, 2024 - Update to Engineering for Professionals Grading System to provide greater clarification to students. 
  • August 13, 2024 - Environmental Engineering, Bachelor of Science requires 125 credits, not 124 as originally published.  Update has been made to the program page.