Office of the Registrar | SAIS Bidding Information

ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!

Bidding for Round Two is CLOSED. Results are POSTED and emails have been sent to all students who bid in round two regarding the success or failure of their bid. If you placed an unsuccessful bid - you must add an alternate course in person at the Registrar's Office.

Round 2

SA.200.763.01 - Current Issues in International Relations - Prof. Michael Mandelbaum
*Priority given to all AFP concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 20
Registered: 24
Priority Enrolled: 5
Seats Available: 15
Need to Bid: 21
MIPP's Registered: 4
Actually Bid: 16
Clearing Price: 300
Bid Range: 800 - 5
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

SA.300.706.01 - Accelerated Macroeconomics - Prof. James Riedel
*International Economics course no priority given. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
**Limit raised to 38 and closed.

SA.300.727.01 - Risks to the International Financial System - Prof. Nancy Jacklin
*Limit set at 24 and closed.

SA.320.740.01 - Cost Benefit Analysis - Prof. David Simpson
*International Economics course no priority given. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 26 *Raised by Professor after cloe of bidding
Registered: 38
Priority Enrolled: 0
Seats Available: 26
Need to Bid: 37
MIPP's Registered: 0
Actually Bid: 35
Clearing Price: 400
Bid Range: 1300 - 0

SA.380.722.01 - International Financial Markets - Prof. Roger Leeds
*Limit lowered to 48 and course closed.

SA.400.705.01 - Management Principles of NGO's - Prof. Cinnamon Dornsife
*Priority given to MA3/4 IDEV concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 22
Registered: 26
Priority Enrolled: 12
Seats Available: 10
Need to Bid: 14
MIPP's Registered: 3
Actually Bid: 14
Clearing Price: 333
Bid Range: 1001 - 157
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

SA.400.720.01 - Financial Globalization, Currency Crisis & Emerging Markets - Prof. Dorothy Sobol
***Due to high demand a section section was added with a limit of 20. Students that previously registered were given the opportunity to bid on either section. The course will also be offered in Spring 2009. 39 originally registered, 20 additional registrations prior - 59 total bidding for 40 spots 20 in each section.

SA.400.720.01 - Financial Globalization, Currency Crisis & Emerging Markets - Prof. Dorothy Sobol
*International Economics course no priority given. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 20
Registered: 59 Across both sections
Priority Enrolled: 0
Seats Available: 20
Need to Bid: 59 across both sections
MIPP's Registered: 0 across both sections
Actually Bid: 22
Clearing Price: 600
Bid Range: 1200 - 400

SA.400.720.02 - Financial Globalization, Currency Crisis & Emerging Markets - Prof. Dorothy Sobol
*International Economics course no priority given. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 20
Registered: 59 across both sections
Priority Enrolled: 0
Seats Available: 20
Need to Bid: 59 across both sections
MIPP's Registered: 0 across both sections
Actually Bid: 20
Clearing Price: 3
Bid Range: 1103 - 3

SA.400.759.02 - Microfinance & Development - Profs. Otero & White
*Raised limit to 16 and closed

SA.650.730.01 - International Environmental Law - Prof. Daniel Magraw
*Priority given to MA3/4 ILAW and IP concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 16
Registered: 20
Priority Enrolled: 10
Seats Available: 6
Need to Bid: 10
MIPP's Registered: 1
Actually Bid: 9
Clearing Price: 274
Bid Range: 900 - 50
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

SA.660.740.01 - Strategy & Policy - Prof. Thomas Keaney
*Limit raised to 45 and closed

SA.680.748.01 - Global Collective Action - Prof. Scott Barrett
*Priority given to MA3/4 IP concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 25
Registered: 34
Priority Enrolled: 12
Seats Available: 13
Need to Bid: 22
MIPP's Registered: 3
Actually Bid: 18
Clearing Price: 451
Bid Range: 1000 - 1
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

SA.680.759.01 - Facing the Oil Problem: The U.S. Canada & OPEC - Prof. Charles Doran
*Limit raised to 27 and closed

SA.680.760.01 - Global Climate Change Policy - Prof. Scott Barrett
*Priority given to MA3/4 IP concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 25
Registered: 38
Priority Enrolled: 13
Seats Available: 12
Need to Bid:  25
MIPP's Registered: 4
Actually Bid: 21
Clearing Price: 415
Bid Range: 1100 - 102
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

SA.680.765.01 - World Oil Market & Geopolitics of Energy - Prof. Wilfrid Kohl
*Priority given to MA3/4 IP concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 30
Registered: 34
Priority Enrolled: 7
Seats Available: 23
Need to Bid:  26
MIPP's Registered: 5
Actually Bid: 22
Clearing Price: 300
Bid Range: 650 - 300
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

SA.680.851.01 - Economics of Natural Resources - Prof. Michael Toman
*Priority given to MA3/4 IP concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 27 * Limits raised to allow in 2nd year students (2) by Professor
Registered: 30
Priority Enrolled: 18
Seats Available: 7
Need to Bid: 12
MIPP's Registered: 0
Actually Bid: 12
Clearing Price: 452
Bid Range: 900 - 51

SA.755.702.01 - IR of Asia: Policy Process - Prof. Karl Jackson
*Priority given to second year Asia concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
**Special rule change on 9/9/08 by Program.
Limit: 20
Registered: 26
Priority Enrolled: 7
Seats Available: 13
Need to Bid: 19
MIPP's Registered: 3
Actually Bid: 18
Clearing Price: 457
Bid Range: 837 - 200
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

SA.755.710.01 - Asian Energy Security - Prof. Kent Calder
*Limit raised to 27 and closed

SA.755.712.01 - Covert Action & Foreign Policy in Asia - Prof. William Wise
*Priority given to second year Asia concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
**Special rule change on 9/9/08 by Program. Limit also raised to 24.
Limit: 24
Registered: 26
Priority Enrolled: 2
Seats Available: 22
Need to Bid: 24
MIPP's Registered: 1
Actually Bid: 22
Clearing Price: 13
Bid Range: 1200 - 13
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

SA.770.610.01 - Business & Politics in Indonesia - Prof. Karl Jackson
*Limit raised to 22 and closed

SA.790.812.01 - Democracy & Its Discontents - Prof. Sunil Khilnani
*Limit raised to 24 and closed

SA.810.907.01 - Survey of LA Political Economy - Prof. Francisco Gonzalez
*Raised limit to 22 and closed

SA.840.715.01 - Economics of Immigration - Prof. Tamara Woroby
*Priority given to MA3/4 Canadian Studies concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 15
Registered: 18
Priority Enrolled: 3
Seats Available: 12
Need to Bid:  15
MIPP's Registered: 2
Actually Bid: 11
Clearing Price: 0
Bid Range: 600 - 0
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

SA.860.718.01 - Arab Political Thought & Practice - Prof. Foud Ajami
*Priority given to all Middle East concentrators and Military personnel deployed in the region. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: *Raised to 27 all students who bid were accepted into the course
Registered: 34
Priority Enrolled: 18
Seats Available: 2
Need to Bid: 16
MIPP's Registered: 6
Actually Bid: 10
Clearing Price: 418
Bid Range: 1200 - 418
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

SA.860.781.01 - States, Revolutions & Terrorism - Prof. Camille Pecastaing
*Priority given to all Middle East concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Professor retracted bid.

SA.860.784.01 - Behavioral Sociology of Sect. & Intl. Conflict - Prof. Camille Pecastaing
*Priority given to all Middle East concentrators. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 16
Registered: 22
Priority Enrolled: 4
Seats Available: 12
Need to Bid: 18
MIPP's Registered: 2
Actually Bid: 16
Clearing Price: 523
Bid Range: 901 - 5
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

Round 1

SA.300.707.01 - International Trade Theory - Prof. Wendy Takacs
*International Economics course no priority given. At least one MIPP who bids will gain entry into the course.
Limit: 62
Registered: 96
Need to Bid: 96
MIPP's Registered: 3
Actually Bid: 68
Bid Range: 1000 - 0
Clearing Price: 65
*At least 1 MIPP gained entry into this course

** PLEASE READ THE BIDDING INFORMATION CAREFULLY **
IMPORTANT REVISIONS ARE BEING MADE ON AN ONGOING BASIS

Information on oversubscribed courses and bidding deadlines can be found on this Web page. It is each student's responsibility to view this page and take any required actions. All communications about bidding will be sent to students' JHU email addresses.

Students should have received an email on July 30th detailing their status information on record that will be used for bidding purposes. If you have not received this email or if any of the information it contains is incorrect, you must email SAISbids@jhu.edu by the specified deadline with the information you believe to be correct and an explanation for any request to change your bidding record.

Please be aware that only MA students use semester standing for the purpose of bidding. It is important to have the correct information, as MA3 and MA4 students obtain special benefits when bidding. The following classifications are used:

MA1 = students entering their first semester
MA2 = students entering their second semester (successfully completed four courses)
MA3 = students entering their third semester (successfully completed eight courses)
MA4 = students entering their fourth and final semester (successfully completed 12 courses)

If you anticipate being out of touch at any point during the bidding process, please let us know so alternate arrangements can be made in advance.

REGISTRATION AND BIDDING DEADLINES

• Tuesday, July 15, 2008: Online registration opens. Online registration is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., except on Thursday August 28, when it closes at 5 p.m. Note: Online registration is NOT on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Thursday, August 28, at 5 p.m.: Online registration closes. All students must be registered. Students who have not registered for classes by this time will be ineligible for the first round of bidding.
• Thursday, August 28, at 9 p.m.: The list of foundation economics classes and oversubscribed courses that will go to bid in the first round will be posted on this Web site. Note: Please be advised that all remaining limited enrollment courses that subsequently become oversubscribed (during the online Drop/Add period) are subject to a second round of bidding on September 9 – 11.
• Thursday, August 28, at 9 p.m. through Tuesday, September 2, at 9 a.m.: First round of bidding.  Students enrolled in courses that go to bid in the first round must bid by the September 2, 9 a.m. deadline.
• Tuesday, September 2: Classes begin. First-round bidding results will be distributed to students via their JHU email before the start of classes.
• Tuesday, September 2, at 2 p.m. through Monday, September 8, at 9 p.m.: Drop/Add online period. Drop/Add Online is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Note 1: Courses that went to bid during the first round will be closed to online registration changes. Changes may be requested by email to SAISbids@jhu.edu. Note 2: If you drop one of the courses for which you bid successfully in the first round, you will not obtain your bid points back.
• Tuesday September 9, at 5 p.m.: The list of oversubscribed courses that will go to bid in the second round will be posted on this Web site.
• Tuesday, September 9, at 5 p.m. through Thursday, September 11, at 9 a.m.: Second round of bidding.  All students registered for limited enrollment courses that did not go to bid in the first round but subsequently become oversubscribed during the Drop/Add Online period will need to bid in the second round. All registered students must bid for the available spots in these courses, subject to the usual bidding rules. 
• Thursday, September 11, at 5 p.m.: Second-round bidding results will be distributed to students via their JHU email.

SPECIAL RULES

• Current Issues in International Relatons (SA.200.763) is open to all American Foreign Policy concentrators and they will not have to bid
• Arab Political Thought & Practice (SA.860.718) is open to all Middle East concentrators and Military personnel deployed to the region and they will not have to bid
• U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East (SA.860.703) is open to all Middle East concentrators and Military personnel deployed to the region and they will not have to bid
• For Asia Regional (SA.755) courses priority will be given to Asia Studies concentrators
• Dual concentrators are only given priority for classes in their primary concentration
• MA students in their final two semesters do not need to bid on limited enrollment courses offered by programs in which they are primary concentrators, as long as there is space available. All students must be registered in those courses prior to the registration deadline. If a course is cross-listed with another program, MA concentrators in the cross-listed field must bid. No priority is given for International Economics courses.
• Students who have been certified as joint-degree students advance successively as soon as they are accepted into an eligible joint-degree program. Their third semester will be their final semester.
• Students who have been approved for advanced standing begin their first semester as an MA2 student. They advance successively each additional full-time semester of 4 completed courses.
• At least one MIPP student who is registered and who bids will be accepted into a limited enrollment course where entry is determined by bidding.  

UNDERSTANDING SAISbid

SAISbid is used at both the Washington and Bologna campuses of SAIS. MA students receive 1000 points entering their first semester and 100 additional points after each successfully completed full-time semester (4 courses). MIPP students receive a total of 1100 points and Ph.D. students receive a total of 1300 points. Points may be used to attempt enrollment in oversubscribed courses each semester a student is at SAIS. Students who are registered for oversubscribed limited-enrollment courses may use some or all of their bid points to attempt to gain entry to the class. The class is filled by those bidding the highest number of points. If a student bids and gains entry into a class, those points are deducted from their total bid points. No points are deducted if a student is unsuccessful. Students who registered for courses that went to bid but did not submit a bid are treated as having bid zero points. If two or more students have the same bid at the cut-off of enrollment, then a lottery is used to determine which of these students will be enrolled in the class. Students who bid more than their available points will not gain entry to the class.

To bid on more than one course, you must access the bid form separately for each bid. If the total number of points you bid for all bids exceeds your total bid point balance, all of your bids will be disregarded. Furthermore, only bids from JHU email addresses will be considered, so please make sure that your JHU address is activated.

Example 1: A first-year MA2 student used 400 points during the fall semester to gain entrance to a class. That student currently has 1000+100-400=700 points available to bid.

Example 2: An MIPP student who has completed one semester at SAIS was assigned 1100 points upon entry to the MIPP program. That student bid 200 points during that first semester to gain entry to a class, but was not successful. Therefore, this student did not use those 200 points and still has the 1100 points available for future bids.

Example 3: A second-year student attended her first year at the SAIS Bologna Center.  That student did not bid on any courses in Bologna during her tenure.  As an MA3 student, she has 1000+100+100=1200 points available to bid this semester.

Example 4: A student enters SAIS as an MA1 and during his second semester he is accepted to a joint-degree program. Upon entering his third semester, he is now an MA4.

BALANCED ENROLLMENT ECONOMICS CLASSES

The foundation economics classes of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Trade Theory and International Monetary Theory are generally offered in multiple sections each semester. The goal is to have relatively balanced enrollment between the sections of the same course. Bidding may be necessary in Spring 2008 to preserve balance in enrollments.

GENERAL SUGGESTIONS

Students should have alternate courses selected for any limited enrollment courses in which they plan to register. Students should attempt to attend at least part of the first class of each course for which they are interested in taking.

PAST BIDDING REPORTS

• Click here to review the bidding report for Spring 2008.
• Click here to review the bidding report for Fall 2007.
• Click here to review the bidding report for Spring 2007.
• Click here to review the bidding report for Fall 2006.
• Click here to review the bidding report for Spring 2006.
• Click here to review the bidding report for Fall 2005.