Other Admission Policies

Other Admission Policies

Inactive/Deactivated Certificate or Degree Applications

If it has been longer than one year since a student was admitted and the student did not enroll at the Carey Business School during that time, a new application and all supporting documents must be submitted.

Admission to Other Schools of the University

Carey Business School students who wish to transfer to one of the other schools in the university are required to submit an admission application to that school. Documentation submitted to the Carey Business School will not be forwarded to any other school in the university. Admission to the Carey Business School establishes no claim or priority for admission to any other school in the university.

Deferring Admission

Admitted students must accept the offer of admission and pay the non-refundable enrollment deposit (including initial and final deposits for full-time MS programs) prior to requesting a deferral. Once the offer of admission has been accepted and all enrollment deposits have been paid, a student must submit a written deferral request to carey.admissions@jhu.edu. A deferral request form will be posted to the student's enrollment portal. Once the completed form has been submitted and processed, the deferral request will be reviewed and the student will be notified of the decision by email.

Students may defer their admission one time only, for a maximum of one year. Scholarships are not deferrable. All scholarship recipients will be reconsidered for scholarship awards in the deferred year.

Admission Requirements

An applicant may be admitted pending the completion of clearly defined requirements stated in their admission letter. These requirements may include:

• official transcripts with degree conferred,
• official course by course evaluation with degree conferred,
• completion of MBA Math, an online math tutorial designed to help reinforce the basic quantitative skills required of a business school student,
• or completion the Executive MBA Quantitative Skills Assessment.

The applicant must fulfill the requirement(s) within the timeframe stated in the offer of admission.

Upon successfully meeting all of the requirements, students are notified by email that they are fully admitted to the program to which they have applied. Applicants who do not successfully meet all of the specified conditions within the stated timeframe are notified in writing and cannot graduate from the Carey Business School.

Note: Applicants are not eligible for disbursement of financial aid until all requirements have been met.

Applicant Authenticity and Responsibility

Applicants may seek assistance when needed in the completion of their graduate application, but the individual applicant is ultimately responsible for ensuring the authenticity of every part of the submitted application and supporting documentation. As such, if an applicant solicits help from a third party to help them complete (in whole or in part) and/or submit any portion of their application, Carey strongly encourages the applicant to review all information and supporting materials prior to submission, and applicants should always be sure to sign and submit their own application. Applicants should be aware of the risks when authorizing a third-party service signatory authority on their behalf and should make an informed decision.

As such:

• Applicants who choose to use a third-party service to assist with their application are fully responsible for all materials and information submitted under the applicant’s name on the JHU graduate application.
• Applicants are responsible for ensuring all information provided in the application form, including supporting materials like transcripts, essay(s), resume/CV, and test scores, is complete, accurate, and true to the best of their knowledge.
• Any discrepancies, inaccuracies, or misrepresentations in the application form or supporting materials are the responsibility of the applicant.
• Once an application is signed and submitted it is considered final.
• Supporting materials cannot be amended after submission and an application will be reviewed as is.

Authorization for Online Courses 

State authorization is subject to change according to the states in which the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School is authorized to recruit for online programs. Currently, the Carey Business School is authorized to recruit in all states for online programs. Consult the University-wide policy and contact carey.admissions@jhu.edu with questions regarding a particular state.