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. When updates or corrections are made to the Academic Catalogue JHU will post them in the addendum section.  

For new courses and course changes, including area designations, course attributes, and foundational abilities, approved after July 1, 2026  please see the JHU Course Schedule.

This page lists all catalogue changes made after the original publication date, including newly approved programs and policy updates.  Each entry includes a description of the change, date the change was made, and a link to the updated page.  

Amendments

August 12, 2026 - Whiting School of Engineering NR WSE PhD Study Away policy was updated in the WSE Graduate Student Policy, Academic Policies, Student Enrollment Statuses section of the catalogue. 

August 11, 2026 - The following program policy change to the Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, MHS was added:  For AY2026-27, all students will be approved for MHS to ScM program transfer who meet the following criteria: (1) a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in the most recent academic program at the point of transfer and (2) previous laboratory research experience or enrollment in the BSPH course 260.613.01 (Techniques in Molecular Biology) in Term 1.

Errata

August 12, 2026 - Corrections:  Medical Physics, PhD – Core courses: replace PH.183.631 with ME.420.713 Human Anatomy & Physiology. Footnote #3 pertains to ME.420.712 and should read: To be taken in Fall, Spring, and Summer each year.