Summer and Intersession Programs
The Office of Summer and Intersession Programs, operating within the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences' Advanced Academic Programs division, offers rigorous credit and non-credit Summer at Hopkins and Intersession courses and programs in various modalities. These offerings have a broad audience, reaching undergraduate and pre-college students from over 50 countries, and are distinguished by academic excellence, personal attention by top faculty, opportunities to participate in hands-on activities, and a close-knit community. During intersession and summer terms, OSIP works with academic departments to sponsor courses, providing the same academic rigor found in the university's fall and spring terms.
Summer Term
JHU undergraduates, postbaccalaureate students, and visiting undergraduates can use credit earned on campus or online to work immediately toward their degrees. Qualified pre-college students that meet all prerequisite requirements can start earning college credit early during the summer. Once summer term courses are complete, students can request their official Johns Hopkins University transcript to submit to their home institution or include in college applications with the potential to earn transfer credit.
Pre-College Programs
Pre-college students can accelerate their entry into college life in a fast-paced environment, while earning academic credit from a top university. Johns Hopkins' Pre-College Programs are offered in multiple modalities and are two weeks long. Interactive and flexibly designed to meet today's needs, students can select any combination of these programs, each available over three sessions in the summer. On-campus programs focus on hands-on experience with activities in the University Teaching Labs, various field trips, and lectures and discussions. Online Pre-College Programs present opportunities for students to engage in the virtual environment, with many programs having interactive labs and anatomy software. Students can enroll in one on-campus program or two online programs per session. Online programs require students to commit 15-18 hours per week per course to be successful. In addition to earning college credit, students experience academic life at Johns Hopkins while living on campus or participating online as they engage in various academic and social activities.
Intersession
Each January, academic departments representing the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering sponsor a diverse set of one-, two-, or three-week undergraduate courses unique to those offered during the academic year. Interested students may take a maximum of three credit hours during Intersession. All Intersession courses are graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
There is no additional tuition for current JHU degree-seeking undergraduates registered full-time for the preceding fall semester. Students who do not meet these criteria are charged tuition on a per-credit basis.