Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs

Orientation

Fall 2014

Welcome to the AAP Community! Below are some interesting statistics on the AAP student community: 58% female The average age: 33 years old The average undergraduate GPA: 3.3 Our students come from all 50 states and 34 countries 76% of our students are currently employed Classes are spread over four campuses:

38% in DC 14% in Baltimore (Homewood campus) 6% in Rockville (Montgomery County Campus) 41% are completely online.

67% of our students are Caucasian, 17% are Asian, 8% are African American and 2% are Hispanic.

Congratulations!

There are nine schools at JHU: Whiting School of Engineering

School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Carey Business School

Peabody Music Institute

School of Nursing

Bloomberg School of Public Health

Medical School

School of Education

Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

The Johns Hopkins Community

The Krieger School (KSAS) is split into three divisions:

Undergraduate

Graduate Full-Time

Graduate Part-Time, Advanced Academic Programs

Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Began in 1992 as the Part-time Graduate Programs (PGP) with two degree programs

In 2002, changed to Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)

As of 2014, AAP houses 18 degree programs, 12 certificate programs and several dual and combined degrees

Advanced Academic Programs

AAP is on a three semester schedule:

Fall (early September to mid-December)

Spring (late January to late April)

Summer (various)

* A few courses are offered during the January and May interims

Academic Calendar

Refund Schedule

Starting 8 days prior to the start of classes, you will not receive a full

refund for any dropped classes. See Refund Schedule online for more

details.

Registration opens ~2 months before the start of a new term.

Late Registration begins 8 days before the start of a new term. There is a Late Registration Fee you will be charged during this time.

Add/Drop period ends ~1 week after the start of the term

Important Dates to Remember

One-on-One Career Counseling can help you: ~ develop a focused job search strategy ~ create a targeted resume ~ develop other self-marketing tools Optimal Resume is a career management tool to which you have access. You can use it to:

~ search for job openings ~ create your own professional website ~ practice your interview skills ~ review examples of cover letters and resumes

Career Services

JHU provides reasonable and appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities

If you are in need of accommodation, please email AAPDisability@jhu.edu or call 202-452-0983 to begin the process

Disability Services

It is recommended that all AAP students maintain adequate health insurance coverage

Full-time status students (registered for 3 courses or more) are eligible to purchase University-sponsored health insurance

International students on a visa are required to enroll in the University Student Health Insurance plan

Student Health Insurance

Students may face some challenging life issues and we encourage students to work with their individual insurance carriers for counseling services.

We provide a list of low cost providers in the area:

http://advanced.jhu.edu/current-students/current-students-resources/counseling-providers/

Counseling Providers

Contact Information

Briggs Rolfsrud

Director of Student and Faculty Services

202-452-0983

briggs@jhu.edu

Welcome to the Sheridan Libraries @ DC Feraz Ashraf

First floor, suite 100-A

Circulation desk

Newspapers

Table & books including reserve books

Thesis papers

10 computers with printing and copying including Bloomberg terminals

J-Cash machine

Where/what is your library?

> 3.8 million books

~ 1 million e-books

100s of databases

JHED ID and password

Branch of the Sheridan Libraries

www.library.jhu.edu

Relevant resources for assignments

Individual help

Email, phone

Here to help, please ask

Librarians love helping students

Financial Aid

Tuition

•Cost per course: $2,698 - $3,699 (depending on program)

•Technology Fee for online courses only: $150 per course

Tuition for

2014-2015

Johns Hopkins University Office of Student Financial Services

Do not wait for acceptance into your program to apply for Financial

Aid

•Complete the FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

•School Code: E00473

•FAFSA data typically takes 5 business days to reach JHU

Johns Hopkins University Office of Student Financial Services

Review the Part-Time Graduate Student Aid Checklist

•http://pages.jh.edu/~finaid/elecserv/PTPChecklist.pdf

•Register for at least one course to have your aid packaged

•Your aid package will be visible on ISIS within 48 hours

Johns Hopkins University Office of Student Financial Services

Available Aid for Degree Seeking AAP Students

•Federal Loans

•Degree Candidates can receive annually $20,500 in Unsubsidized Direct Student Loans

•Degree Candidates can receive a Grad PLUS loan

•Provisional students may qualify for less

•Loan Information available at: http://pages.jh.edu/finaid/part_time_loans.html

Johns Hopkins University Office of Student Financial Services

• Any enrolled or accepted student who is a U.S. Citizen, permanent resident or eligible non-citizen.

• Student must be enrolled at least half-time in two courses or six credits per semester.

• Student must not be in default on a Federal Direct or Stafford Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, or owe a refund for a Federal Pell Grant or Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) at any institution. Students whose loans were dismissed because of bankruptcy are considered to be in default and are not eligible for federal aid.

Eligibility for

Federal Student

Aid

Other Financial Aid Options

•Outside Scholarships are accepted

•Employer Tuition Benefits are accepted (check with your employer)

•Veteran’s Education Benefits are accepted for eligible students. Contact person is Gail Rauenzahn (rauey2jhu.edu) in the Registrar’s office.

Johns Hopkins University Office of Student Financial Services

Johns Hopkins University Office of Student Financial Services

Important Links

•Part-time Financial Aid Website: http://pages.jh.edu/finaid/part_time.html

•FAQ’s: http://pages.jh.edu/finaid/part_time_faq.html

•Contact: http://pages.jh.edu/finaid/contact.html

Questions?

Thank you!