FAQ | MAIR Deferrals
Term: Spring 2021
Location: Washington DC
There will be virtual admitted student welcome events with Academic Advising, Student Life, International Student Services and Global Careers in November. We will also host student-led virtual meet and greets. Dates of these events and further information will be posted on the Admitted Student Website when available.
The spring semester in Washington DC begins on January 23, 2021. Please refer to the Academic Calendar for more information on the spring semester schedule.
The school hopes to offer courses in-person, or in a hybrid format of both in-person and virtual delivery for the Spring 2021 semester, however that determination will depend upon a variety of factors related to the health and safety of the community. We will notify students as soon as a decision has been reached. Please refer to the Covid-19 Update webpage for updates.
Spring Orientation for the Washington DC campus will take place the week prior to class start in January. Registration information will be sent to you in November and details will be posted on the Spring 2021 Admitted Student Website. Orientation will be a great opportunity to ask questions about registration, academic support, and student services.
If you are an international student and require a student visa to attend classes in Washington DC, we recommend you start the visa application process as soon as possible. Visas can take months to process; please plan accordingly. Review the webpage for the Office of International Services about visas and application procedures.
Additional Information:
Online registration for spring 2021 opens December 7, 2020. In mid-November, you will receive information on registering for classes. If you would like to schedule time to meet with an academic advisor, please contact Academic Advising.
To access the Johns Hopkins SAIS Washington DC Housing resource site, view the school’s Off-Campus Housing webpage. You can also review the Johns Hopkins SAIS Guide which contains helpful information on traveling to and within Washington DC, finding temporary and long-term housing, living resources, and various aspects of life at the school.
Johns Hopkins University policy requires that all full-time JHU students maintain adequate health insurance coverage. The University offers a health insurance plan through Wellfleet. More information can be found on Wellfleet webpage. All students will be enrolled automatically in Wellfleet. Coverage begins on January 15 2021. The coverage plan brochure is available at the web address above. The cost for a single student for the Spring semester will be approximately $1,208 (subject to change). Students may request a waiver to the student health insurance plan by demonstrating comparable coverage. If you require further information regarding the insurance plan, please contact Wellfleet at 877-657-5044. If you have questions regarding insurance enrollment or cost, please contact the Office of Student Life at +1 (202) 663-5705 or [email protected].
Students that have received an institutional scholarship will have half the amount awarded deducted from the spring tuition (the other half will be deducted from the fall tuition due in September 2021). Students who have applied to FAFSA Loans, will have their funding disbursed on January 22, 2021. For questions concerning the FAFSA disbursement, please contact the SAIS Financial Aid Office at [email protected].
Tuition for the spring semester is due on January 22 2021. You will receive a bill in December with links provided to both view and pay your tuition.
To fully optimize all of the resources and contacts that will be available to you through Global Careers once you matriculate, during your deferment, take an online Professional Development Course (PDC) offered by Global Careers. The Professional Development Course Materials will provide materials from the three PDC modules comprising the course in addition to resume/cover letter/networking templates. You can watch the video recordings of each module here:
Module 1:
Design a Career that Inspires You
Password: VHR3?6du
Module 2:
Developing Materials that Market Your Strengths and Accomplishments
Password: @?bYW@2b
Module 3:
Exploring Opportunities, Connecting, and Building Relationships
Password: 9Tuu?970
Reading major daily newspapers and monthly journals such as The Atlantic, Foreign Policy Magazine, or The Economist, will keep you informed of timely issues in international affairs. For a roundup of recent media coverage of members of the Johns Hopkins SAIS community, read In the News on the school’s website. If you need to strengthen your writing skills, the Office of Academic Affairs recommends the Purdue University 's Online Writing Lab and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center "Tips and Tools" page. Students who are interested in quantitative and economics course are encouraged to review these topics and ensure they have a solid foundation in pre-calculus and calculus prior to starting. One free resource you might want to check out is the Khan Academy.
Yes; you can defer for one additional semester for most programs. Deferral requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may be granted for a unique employment opportunity, special fellowship program, approved dual degree program, visa processing delay, family, medical, or other emergency. Deferral requests must be submitted via the “Deferral Request Form” on the Spring 2021 Admitted Student Website and should be made by Monday, January 4, 2021. If a second deferral is granted, no additional deferral deposit will be required.
Information can be found through our online catalogue. Questions can be sent to the Office of Student Advising at [email protected].