Register for Classes

Activate your JHED account: If you are a new student and you want to register for courses, you will first need to activate your Johns Hopkins Enterprise Directory (JHED) ID and your university student email account. To do this, follow the JHU tutorial for activating your JHED login.

Health Form – Required: All entering students are required to provide proof of immunization to the Student Health and Wellness Center (SHWC). Please complete all forms for verification of immunization. For health forms and instructions go to Advanced Academic Programs – Primary Care. Once forms have been reviewed and all requirements have been met, the health form hold will be removed. Contact the SHWC at [email protected] with any questions.

Once you have set up these accounts, you may proceed with your registration process.

Admitted AAP students with an active status: You are considered an active student if you have enrolled in one of the three previous semesters. Except for those on a leave of absence, a student who does not enroll for three semesters will lose their active status. That student is considered to have withdrawn from the program.

To resume taking AAP courses, the student must reapply by submitting a new application form, application fee, and any new application materials required. Reapplying students are subject to the admissions and program requirements in effect at the time of the new application. Acceptance for inactive students is not guaranteed, and courses taken prior to the interruption of studies may not count toward degree requirements.

Interdivisional JHU students: Students in other divisions of Johns Hopkins may take up to two courses with AAP if permitted by their home division, and if space is available. Learn more about the requirements and process for Interdivisional Registration.

If you are an active or interdivisional student, you may proceed with your registration. If you need to verify your student status, please submit the SEAM online form.

Students may register as auditors. Although regular attendance is expected of auditors, they are exempt from quizzes, examinations, and other assigned work, and they receive no credit for the course.

Students who are enrolled for credit but wish to become auditors effect the necessary change by completing a SEAM case before the deadline listed in the Academic Calendars.

There is no reduction in fees when auditing a course. Students who take courses for credit are given enrollment priority over auditors.

Interprogram
AAP students wishing to count a course at AAP but outside their program toward their degree need to obtain adviser permission unless the course is cross-listed in the Course Schedule or otherwise listed as part of shared concentrations. To obtain adviser approval, students must forward to their adviser a written request which includes documentation of course description and any other information that may be helpful in assessing the course’s applicability to a student’s program. The student’s adviser then determines if the requested course is appropriate and whether the student is eligible to take it.

Interdivisional Registration

AAP students who wish to take a course at another Johns Hopkins school/division must review the requirements and process for Interdivisional Registration.

Many online courses and programs are offered by the Krieger School’s Advanced Academic Programs division. Several of these programs are fully online. Other programs are considered “mostly” online with a one or two-course on-site residency requirement depending on the program.

Students interested in applying only for courses online should review the details of the on-site requirements (if applicable) for their desired degree at the program home page. To see what courses are being offered online in any given term, please see the AAP Online Course Schedule.

Course Enrollment Limits

In order to foster high-quality faculty-student interaction, all courses have enrollment limits. Although every effort is made to offer additional sections of oversubscribed courses, this is not always possible. Students may ask to be placed on waiting lists if their desired courses are filled, or they may indicate alternate course selections.

Time Limitation

While registering, be aware that students must complete all coursework in a master’s degree program within five years, calculated from the start of the first course that counts toward the degree. This time limit includes any courses taken at another Hopkins division that have been approved to count toward the degree, whether or not such courses were taken during a student’s studies with the Advanced Academic Programs division.

If necessary, students may request from their program committee an extension of time to complete their program beyond the five-year limitation. The request can be found on the Forms page. If an extension is granted, it will be communicated in a letter, and the five-year limit increased by the time included in the extension. All other criteria hold. An extension may be granted for a semester up to a full year, and in rare circumstances for two years.

To register online, you will need to ensure that you have an active JHED ID and your free Johns Hopkins email account has been activated. To activate your email, log into my.jhu.edu, Please call the Hopkins help desk with any questions or difficulties with your account at 410-516-4357.

Next, visit SIS Self Service / Registration / Course Search to find a list of the courses being offered in the upcoming semester. Directions to search and register for classes can be found in SIS Help.

Courses fill early so students are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Registering early increases the Enrollment Office’s ability to deal with any difficulties with your registration that may arise. Remember that courses with prerequisite requirements can only be taken after completing the requirements or by obtaining adviser approval before you register.

Check the Academic Calendar for late registration deadlines.

If you require registration assistance, please contact us.

Please note: New students registering for their first semester are exempt from this policy.

If the course for which a student is attempting to register has reached its enrollment capacity (no seats available), the student can place themselves on the waitlist. If space becomes available, seats will be offered in the order added to the waitlist. Please note: Being waitlisted for a course is NOT an official registration. Students may not participate in the course unless officially registered. There is no guarantee a waitlisted student will eventually be enrolled in the course.

How to place yourself on the waitlist prior to the first day of classes:

1. Students can place themselves on a waitlist using SIS Self-Service if a class is at enrollment capacity. AAP students are limited to registering for no more than two waitlists at a time.

2. Once added to a waitlist, a student will see their position number under Registration / My Pending Enrollment Requests / My Waitlisted Classes.

3. If a seat becomes available, the student will have 48 hours to add the class after they are notified via their JHU email account.

4. When a student receives an email offering a seat, that puts them into “Waitlist Hold” status, or position “0” of the waitlist. Note: if you are in position “1” on a waitlist and see that there is a seat open in the course, that does not mean you have been offered the seat. Only once you have received an email can you accept a seat for the course.

How to enroll in a class when on “waitlist hold:”

1. Login to SIS Self-Service.

2. Follow the instructions sent in the automated email within 48 hours.

• If a student has a hold on their account, they will not be able to update their status from “Waitlist Hold” to “Enrolled” until that is resolved.
• Students with an advisory, provisional, or conditional hold for the semester should work with their adviser for required approval. Submit the request to be added to the waitlisted class with approval attached via SEAM’s online form under the “waitlist inquiry” option.
• Students with financial holds need to pay their balance via SIS or work with Student Accounts and/or Financial Aid to resolve the issue via SEAM’s online form.
• Students who want to enroll in a fourth class for the semester should work with their adviser for required approval. Submit the request to be added to the waitlisted class with approval attached via SEAM’s online form under the “waitlist inquiry” option.

3. Once enrolled, the class will show in “My Course Schedule.”

How to add a waitlisted course once the semester has begun:

Submit the request to be added to the waitlist via SEAM’s online form under the “waitlist inquiry” option. Please make sure to specify any courses that need to be dropped as well.

How to remove yourself from the waitlist:

Before receiving the email that places a student on Waitlist Hold click “Remove from Waitlist” next to the correct course in SIS Self-Service. This will give up your chance of getting a seat.

Once an AAP student removes themselves from a waitlist, they will be able to register for an additional waitlist, up to a total of two waitlists per semester.

Once your registration has been officially processed, you may visit SIS Self-Service / Registration / My Class Schedule to confirm your enrollment. You may click on Billing / Summary to print your student bill. For billing transaction inquiries, please contact SEAM.

Students whose tuition is paid by employer contract should begin processing requests with their employers early to ensure that documents are ready by the deadlines. You must submit documentation and a brief acknowledgement each semester. Visit the Third Party Payments page to learn about the process and deadlines.

Many employers provide tuition reimbursement for their employees; that is, the employer reimburses the employee for the cost of the course once the course has been completed. In this case, students must pay for the course with their own funds and request reimbursement from the employer at the appropriate time.

Students requesting financial aid must assume responsibility for payment if the aid is not finalized. View financial aid information and how to apply for aid.

Students receiving tuition assistance benefits from Johns Hopkins University should read the contract carefully. Eligibility, annual limits, and costs vary depending upon the tuition plan you choose. Visit the JHU Benefits & Worklife Tuition Assistance page for more information. Call the Benefits Office to address any questions: 410-516-2000 or [email protected].

Students may elect to drop or withdraw from one or more courses. Refunds apply only to the tuition portion of a student’s charges, excluding the field trip, lab, or technical fees, and are calculated from the date the student’s written request for withdrawal is received by SEAM. See the refund schedule and policy.

Students may drop classes online via SIS / Registration / Add/Drop. Please note that all fees are non-refundable after classes have begun.

If you are a student enrolled in your first online course within the Advanced Academic Programs division, you are required to take and pass a week-long orientation course. This course is free and held entirely online at the beginning of each semester.

Students who have not previously taken an Advanced Academic Programs online course will be automatically enrolled in the AAP Canvas Orientation course as soon as they register. The orientation should be completed prior to the start of the term.

Students will receive instructions via email about how to access and complete the orientation. The orientation course will prepare them to use all the tools in the course management system and reinforce the study skills and communication strategies that make an online student successful. Students must complete the orientation successfully so that they can participate fully in their graduate online course.

Students may add or drop courses online using SIS through the end of the add/drop period. Beginning the fourth week of the semester students should submit a SEAM Case to withdraw from classes.

To change a course enrollment from credit to audit, you must submit a SEAM case using the “Audit or Pass/Fail grade inquiry” case reason.

Requests will be processed for the appropriate refund based on the date they are received by SEAM. Please review the refund schedule for important information about refunds.

Textbooks should be purchased and be in hand prior to the first day of class, both for on-site and online courses. 

Visit the JHU Campus Store online to begin purchasing your textbooks. The bookstore opens 4 weeks before the start of the semester/term. If your book is not listed at that time, no textbook information has been entered by the instructor. If that is the case, keep checking back as information is updated daily before the semester start.

Students can access any Hopkins Library by using their official “JCard” as ID and library card. Students who are Hopkins employees at locations other than the Homewood campus use their divisional library or library/ID card. To learn more, visit Johns Hopkins Libraries.

If you are a student with a disability, you may request accessibility accommodations. To ensure that proper arrangements are in place at the beginning of classes, students with accommodation requests should follow the procedures outlined with Student Disability Services.