|
Sources of Credit Freshman Policies • Advanced Placement Exams • International Baccalaureate Exams • Foreign Certificate Exams • Placement in Courses • JHU Pre-College Program • Deferred Admission • Courses at Other Colleges & Universities • Study Abroad • Online Courses • Transfer Student Policies OVERVIEW [Top]
There are, however, a variety of other sources of college credit which may contribute towards a student’s degree completion. Credit is accepted for college-level work completed at another college. Credit is not awarded for college-level courses taken on a high school campus. Credit is granted for some Advanced Placement (AP) examinations, General Certificate of Education (GCE) A-level courses (British and Singapore) and higher-level International Baccalaureate courses (IB). Foreign certificate programs like the French Baccalaureate and the German Abitur are considered on a case-by-case basis by the advising office in consultation with the faculty. Credit is not awarded through exams in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Scores on the SAT-II tests and departmental placement tests (such as the math or foreign language placement tests in use at Hopkins) are used for placement purposes only and do not receive academic credit. This section includes the policies governing these other sources of credit, and is divided into the following categories: I. For students admitted to JHU as freshmen
(from high school/secondary school)
B. Sources of credit after matriculation as a degree candidate II. For students admitted to JHU as transfer students from another college or university A. Sources of credit before matriculation as a
degree candidate at JHU I. Policies for Students Admitted to JHU as Freshmen A. Sources of Credit Prior to Matriculation as a Degree Candidate Credit for Advanced Placement
Exams If a student enters the university with credit for an advanced placement course and then takes an equivalent course at the university for credit, the advanced placement credits (and lab class waiver, if applicable) will be disallowed. The credits and grade for the Hopkins course will appear on the academic record. The advanced placement exam title remains on the record as well, but the credit value is converted to zero. This policy also applies to IB credit, GCE credit, and other foreign exams.
*Macroeconomics: Students who score a 4 or a 5 on the Macro AP exam are placed out of 180.101 Elements of Macroeconomics and receive University credit. (However, it does not count as one of the 10 courses required for the economics major.) ****Effective fall 2010, students who have credit for AP Chemistry but take either lab semester without the lecture course, will lose 4 of their AP credits. Note: Effective fall 2008, students completing 171.105-106 retain AP Physics credits. Credits
Awarded for Higher Level International
Foreign Certificate Exams Placement in Courses
Scores on the SAT-II tests and departmental placement tests are used for placement purposes only and do not receive academic credit. Most department placement examinations for foreign language and mathematics are given to entering students online in June. Upperclass students who have not taken a placement examination should consult the language department or Mathematics Department about placement before registering for a language or mathematics course. All students who receive a grade of C- or better in Calculus II will receive a waiver for Calculus I if they were placed into the Calculus II course as a result of a high placement test score. No academic credit is awarded when a course is waived. JHU Pre-College Summer Program Deferred Admission Transferring
Credits for College Courses Taken at Other Colleges or Universities Students who have completed coursework at a college or university prior to entering Hopkins must complete a “College Course Information Form” and have the form approved by the high school guidance counselor. The form, along with an official college transcript and course description, should be submitted to the student’s advising office. To be eligible for transfer credit, an approved course must be taken for a grade at an approved college and completed with a grade of C or better. Ungraded or pass/fail courses taken prior to matriculation, if approved, may receive credit if the host school states in writing that the mark represents a grade of C or better. Credit for approved courses taken at a community college will be transferred only if taken prior to matriculation at Johns Hopkins. Credit for courses earned at a school using the quarter system will be converted to a comparable number of semester credits. One credit in a quarter system is equivalent to 2/3 of a credit earned in a semester system. The number of transfer credits awarded is determined by the student’s academic advising office. Students must provide an official transcript, a course description, and the college course information form to be completed jointly with the high school guidance counselor. The approval of the appropriate director of undergraduate studies is necessary to use a transfer course for a major or minor requirement. A maximum of 6 credits may be granted for courses which are in curriculum areas not covered by the programs of the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering. Some students enter the university from high school with additional college course work beyond the 12 credits that may be transferred. If these additional courses are equivalent to AP subjects that the university accepts for credit, and if the courses are needed to complete requirements for a major or are prerequisites for higher level courses that the student will take at JHU, then students may request that the department waive the comparable courses at JHU. To obtain a waiver, students must contact their academic advising office. B. Sources of Credit After Matriculation as a Degree Candidate Registering for Summer Courses
at Other Colleges and Universities In order to transfer credit for previously approved summer work done elsewhere, students must arrange for an official transcript to be sent to the Homewood Registrar’s Office. A grade of C or better is required. The course title and the number of credits, but not the letter grade, are reported on the Hopkins academic record. If the summer work has not been previously approved, students may request review of the course by sending the transcript to the student’s academic advising office along with a course description. Study Abroad Courses at Colleges and Universities in the Baltimore
Cooperative Program Policy on Online Courses II. Policies for Students Admitted to JHU as Transfer Students A. Credits Earned before Matriculation as Degree
Candidate at JHU The policies described in “Transferring Credits for College Courses Taken at Other Colleges or Universities” in the preceding section also apply to transfer students, except for manner in which the transfer-credit limit is defined. At the time of matriculation, transfer students into the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences may bring in up to 60 transfer credits towards a degree requiring 120 credits. Students earning degrees requiring more than 120 credits in both KSAS and WSE may bring in more than 60 credits. Maryland Institute College of Art Transfer
Students Peabody Conservatory Transfer
Students B. Sources of Credit after Matriculation as a Degree Candidate At least 60 of the total degree credits must be earned while a full-time student at Johns Hopkins. All transfer students may transfer up to an additional 12 credits after matriculation in accordance to the policies established for students who matriculated at JHU as a freshman. Regardless of the number of total transfer credits, all transfer students must complete 60 credits at Hopkins and at least 4 full-time semesters. |