Admission Requirements

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Admission Requirements

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The The Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals encourages all students who have serious academic interests to apply. Qualified students may structure their coursework to pursue a specific degree or certificate program, or they may take courses under the Special Student (i.e., non-degree-seeking) designation if they have met program and course prerequisites. An applicant may be admitted in one of four categories:

1. Master’s Degree candidate
2. Advanced Certificate for Post-Master’s Study candidate
3. Graduate Certificate candidate
4. Special Student

An applicant must meet the general admission requirements appropriate for all graduate study and the specific admission requirements for the desired program. Note that these requirements represent minimum standards for admission; the final decision on an applicant’s suitability for a given program is made by the admissions committee for that program. The general application procedures and admission requirements are stated below. Please refer to the individual program sections for additional specific requirements. 

Applicants who have been dismissed or suspended by any college or university, including Johns Hopkins, within the past four years are not eligible for admission.

The program consists of 10 courses planned in consultation with an adviser. Note that the joint MS degree in Bioinformatics requires 11 courses. General admission requirements for master’s degree candidates and others seeking graduate status are as follows: applicants must be in the last semester of undergraduate study or hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Applicants must have earned grade point averages of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (B or above) in the latter half of their studies or hold graduate degrees in technical disciplines.

Students must complete the master’s degree within five years from the start of the first course in the student’s program.  Only one grade of  “C” can count toward the master’s degree.

To accommodate students who wish to pursue studies beyond the master’s degree, many of the disciplines in the programs offer a certificate of post-master’s study. This program is intended to add depth and/or breadth in the discipline of the student’s master’s degree, or a closely related one.

The program consists of six courses planned in consultation with an adviser. In some cases students may substitute independent projects for up to two of the courses.

The general admission requirement for the Advanced Certificate program is that candidates must have completed a master’s degree in an engineering or science discipline. Academic credentials must be submitted for admission committee review. After acceptance, each student is assigned an adviser with whom he or she jointly designs a program tailored to individual educational objectives.

Students must complete the Advanced Certificate for Post-Master’s Study within three years of the first enrollment in the program. Only grades of A or B are countable toward the Advanced Certificate for Post-Master’s Study.

Courses taken for the Advanced Certificate for Post-Masters Study may be counted toward a master’s degree with adviser approval.

The Graduate Certificate is offered in a select number of degree disciplines and is directed toward students who may not need a master’s degree, may not have the opportunity to pursue the entire master’s degree, or may wish to focus their studies on a set of courses in a specific subject area.

The certificate generally consists of five to six courses (program dependent). The program area of study specifies the selection and number of applicable courses. If, in the future, the student decides to pursue a full master’s degree, all courses will apply provided they meet the program requirements and fall within the five-year limit.

Students must meet the general master’s degree admission requirements, as well as the specific requirements of the desired program. Academic credentials must be submitted for admission committee review. After acceptance, each student is assigned an adviser with whom he or she jointly designs a program tailored to individual educational objectives.

Students must complete the Graduate Certificate within three years of first enrolling in the program. Only grades of A or B are countable towards the Graduate Certificate.

Courses taken for the Graduate Certificate may be counted toward a master’s degree with adviser approval.

The general requirement for admission as a Special Student is that the applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university or be in the last semester of undergraduate study. Applicants must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 (B or above) scale in the latter half of their studies or hold graduate degrees in relevant technical disciplines and meet admission prerequisites for the program in which they have applied to be a Special Student.

Visiting graduate students are Special Students who are enrolled in a graduate program at another university and are registering for EPP courses.

All Special Students must satisfy program prerequisites as well as specific course prerequisites in order to enroll.

Courses taken while a Special Student do not necessarily count toward fulfillment of degree requirements if the student is subsequently accepted as a degree candidate. Determinations on course applicability toward a degree are made on an individual basis.

To be considered for admission to a degree or certificate program or to take courses as Special Students, applicants must submit a formal application, a nonrefundable $75 application fee made payable to Johns Hopkins University, official transcripts of all college studies, and any other documents specified by particular programs. If a Special Student applicant later decides to apply for a degree, a letter of intent is required. The application fee is waived for alumni of the Whiting School of Engineering.

In addition to being included in this catalog, the application is available online at https://www.epp.jhu.edu/apply/. Complete instructions are available on the web site.

An application for admission is not reviewed by an admissions committee until official transcripts from all colleges attended and required supporting documents are received. Please note that official transcripts must be received in the institution’s sealed envelope. Failure to provide all official transcripts, supporting documents, and application fee will delay review of the application. Please allow 4 - 6 weeks for application processing once all materials have been received.

An application is held on file for one year from the date of its receipt. Applicants who fail to submit required materials within this period must reapply and submit another application and fee.

Applicants must satisfy admission requirements in force at the time of reapplication. Admitted students may defer the start of their studies for up to one year following admission. After one year of inactivity, the student must reapply.

Applicants who have been dismissed or suspended by any college or university, including Johns Hopkins, within the past four years are not eligible for admission.

Any student who wishes to transfer to another school in the University or to a full-time engineering program must apply to the appropriate department or to the Office of Admissions. Admission to a JHU-EP program establishes no claim or priority for admission to other divisions of the University.

The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service regulations require students with F-1 visas to be enrolled full-time in a degree-seeking program.

As JHU-EP does not provide on-campus housing or financial support for graduate international students, applicants needing student F-1 visas must be able to present documented evidence of available financial support to cover annual living and educational expenses while studying at JHU. Applicants who are in the United States on student visas should consult with their current school’s international office for information on how to transfer to another SEVIS school.

The JHU-EP office is not authorized to certify the I-20 form required for a student visa. Those holding student visas granted by other universities are not allowed to register for classes and cannot be accepted as degree candidates or Special Students. For visa information, contact The Johns Hopkins University, Office of International Student and Scholar Services, http://ww2.jhu.edu/~isss/ .

Applicants who hold degrees or have earned credits from non-U.S. institutions must have their academic records evaluated by World Education Services, Inc. before they can be considered for graduate or Special Student status or admission to a degree/certificate program. In addition to submitting official records to JHU-EP, applicants must make arrangements with the credential evaluation agency listed below, for an evaluation of the degree, an assessment of the overall grade point average, and a course-by-course evaluation.

World Education Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 745
Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113-0745
Telephone: 212-966-6311
Fax: 212-966-6395
E-mail: info@wes.org

A student who wishes to change his/her status (e.g., from Special Student to master’s degree candidate) or field of study (e.g., from technical management to systems engineering, or from the general computer science program to the telecommunications and networking option) must submit a written request to the JHU-EP office. The student must meet all the admission requirements of the new program.