The Hopkins-Nanjing Center Certificate Advanced Standing Students who have been admitted to SAIS in Washington, D.C., and are sufficiently advanced in the Chinese language are eligible for a five-semester M.A. and certificate program. Students who spend two semesters at the center in Nanjing graduate with a Certificate in Chinese and American Studies. After three additional semesters at SAIS in Washington, they also graduate with an M.A. from SAIS. The year in Nanjing may be completed during any contiguous academic year. For instance, a student may (1) attend classes in Nanjing before or while applying to SAIS;(2) spend a year in Nanjing after completing two semesters at SAIS in Washington; or (3) begin study in Nanjing in the fall after completing three semesters in Washington. Students pursuing this option must meet the admission requirements of both programs. Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) work may not be combined with a SAIS dual-degree program such as the SAIS-Wharton M.A.-M.B.A. or the SAIS-Stanford M.A.-J.D. Acceptance to the Hopkins-Nanjing Center or to SAIS does not constitute acceptance to the other institution. U.S. and other international students completing a graduate degree elsewhere may petition their home university to accept work completed at the HNC as credit toward their degree. Students who hold a certificate from the HNC and have been admitted to SAIS and have chosen to concentrate in China Studies can receive credit for up to four courses on China taken at the center. These courses must be similar to those offered by the China Studies Program at SAIS in Washington, D.C., or be consistent with the aims of the China Studies curriculum. To receive credit for courses offered by the Hopkins-Nanjing Center toward the China Studies concentration, students with a certificate from the HNC entering SAIS must submit to the China Studies Program for review and approval a list of those courses completed at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center that they wish to have count as fulfilling the courses on China required for the concentration. As part of the course approval process, students will be asked to provide an official transcript from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center and may be asked to provide supporting materials from the courses for which they are seeking SAIS credit, such as syllabi. Consistent with SAIS standards for course credit, courses from the HNC for which a student has received a grade below a B- will not be eligible for SAIS credit. Students who receive China Studies credit for courses taken at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center will still need to take the two additional Asian Studies courses at SAIS to complete the six-course China Studies concentration requirement, as well as complete the core requirement for Comparative National Systems. All students are strongly encouraged to have taken courses in both Chinese domestic and foreign policy. The program recommends that students complete for credit, or at minimum audit, at least one course on China Studies in Washington, D.C.