The Johns Hopkins University Pre-College Program

Summer Academic Enrichment
Baltimore, Maryland


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Summer Programs Office
100 Whitehead Hall
The Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218-2685
410-516-4548
800-548-0548 (toll-free)
Fax: 410-516-5585
http://www.jhu.edu/summer

Type of Program: Academic enrichment, residential and commuter
Participants: Coeducational, high school students finishing their sophomore, junior, or senior year
Program Dates: Term I (commuters only), June; Term II, July

Location

The Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus in Baltimore is home to 4,100 undergraduates, 1,600 graduate students, and 400 faculty members. Not all stay for the summer, but many do, making the campus a lively place for summer study and exploration. Closed to automobiles, the 140-acre campus, located in a residential area north of downtown, offers a bucolic summer atmosphere. Students meet new friends and walk to class along meandering brick paths. They study under spreading trees and on sunlit benches found throughout the park-like campus.

Background and Philosophy

During the Pre-College Summer Program, Hopkins opens a wide range of undergraduate courses to outstanding high school students age 15 and older who come to campus to earn transferable college credit while they test the University as a possible college choice. Rigorous courses promise academic challenge, while many planned activities, field trips, and social events make the program a highly structured and unforgettable experience, no matter where students finally choose to attend college.

Program Offerings

The Johns Hopkins Pre-College Summer Program courses offer students a rare glimpse into a unique institution. Participants select up to two college-level courses offered during one of two 5-week terms for commuting students. Residential students, on campus during the second term, also experience (supervised) residence-hall living. Some students choose to explore wide-ranging interests; others concentrate in specific academic disciplines. All participants study in small classes taught by outstanding faculty members and receive an exhilarating introduction to the renowned Hopkins learning experience. Extracurricular activities broaden the experience even more. Participants may follow a student at the medical school, explore computer music at the Peabody Conservatory, observe astronomers at work on Hubble and FUSE, or enjoy a reading by an award-winning author.
Students apply for different reasons: to get ahead on college requirements, to try a new subject of interest, to complete a college-level course, or to reach beyond high school curricula. They choose from such wide-ranging classes as Calculus, Tutankhamen and His Time, and Introduction to Oceanography. Tours to Hopkins centers and research facilities, meetings with physicians and specialists at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, guidance from experienced advisers, firsthand exposure to the latest data from the Space Telescope Science Institute, a visit to an embassy in nearby Washington, D.C.—such activities extend the benefits of this prestigious program far beyond the classroom.
Students may obtain 1 college credit in the following new programs:
Health Studies—Molecular Biology and Bioethics: This program is offered in the first two weeks in July.
Earth and Planetary Studies—Natural Disasters and Global Change: This program is available during the middle two weeks in July.
History—The American Civil War: This program is offered during the last week in July and the first week in August.

Enrollment

High school students at least 15 years old who are finishing their sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) are eligible to apply for admission.

Daily Schedule

Residential participants spend five weeks of their summer testing out the life of a full-time Johns Hopkins student. They live on campus in residence halls, eat with their new friends in dining halls, burn the midnight oil in the computer labs, and relax in the social lounges—all while earning college credit in real Hopkins undergraduate courses. As residential students, they make the 140-acre Homewood campus their home. Residential and commuter students alike experience the very best of college life: small, challenging classes taught by an exceptional faculty.

Extra Opportunities and Activities

Summer may seem relaxed, but a wealth of activities keep after-class schedules bustling with fun and enrichment. Participants take trips to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Gettysburg, or Washington, D.C. On campus, they swim or work out in the O’Connor Recreation Center, run on the outdoor track, tour the Lacrosse Hall of Fame, or play on an intramural sports team. The Mattin Center offers music practice rooms and the Digital Media Center. Students show off to new friends at the Pre-College Talent Show, enjoy great art at the Baltimore Museum of Art next door to campus, relax with friends at coffee houses, hang out on the quad, and much more.

Facilities

The state-of-the-art facilities on the Homewood campus—including many new classrooms and laboratories for languages, science, and computers; a comprehensive research library; and a recreation center with a climbing wall, indoor and outdoor tracks, fields, and a pool—are all open to program participants. Residential facilities include wired (and wireless) residence-hall rooms.

Staff

Experienced residential staff members help students discover the many learning opportunities available inside and outside the classroom. They guide students toward the right academic and personal advising. They oversee extracurricular activities and social events, and they help each program participant get the most from a rich and varied program.

Medical Care

Residential advisers help students obtain health services, available through the campus Center for Health and Wellness, which is open from 8:30 until 5, Monday through Friday, and through Campus Security on weekends for emergencies and referrals. Students needing special medication should bring a five-week supply. The Health Center requires several immunizations for students living in campus housing.

Religious Life

The Office of the Chaplain publishes a Faith Community Directory that is included in each orientation packet. The directory lists more than twenty-five different religious denominations that hold services in Baltimore, many within walking distance of the campus. Transportation to and from most religious services is available.

Costs

Commuter Program (Terms I & II) Students living with a parent or legal guardian in the Baltimore area may commute to classes during Term I or II. The tuition is $590 per credit. Commuter students must also pay an activities fee of $100. Books and pocket expenses are not included in the program fee. Approximately $50 per week, or $250 total, is recommended for pocket expenses.
Residential Program (Term II only) The Term II residential program fee of $5990 includes tuition for two courses, room and board, and activities. Books and pocket expenses are not included in the program fee. Approximately $50 per week, or $250 total, is recommended for pocket expenses.

Transportation

Residential students live on the campus in residence halls. Commuter students provide their own transportation to and from the campus.

Application Timetable

The early application deadline is March 21. Applications accompanied by financial aid forms are due by February 15. Applications for the Term II residential program are due by March 30. Term I commuter applications are due by May 16. Term II commuter applications are due by June 20.