Part-Time and Non-Degree Programs | 2012-2013 Financial Information
Fees
Application Fee: $50. This fee is required of first-time non-degree applicants only.
Fees can be paid online by credit card during the application process. Those who cannot complete payment online should send a check, money order or cashier's check made payable to "Johns Hopkins University-SAIS" to the Office of Non-Degree Programs.
Tuition
Tuition per course: $4,782.00 Non-degree students pay a per-course fee, per semester, that is one eight of the full-time tuition for the 2012-2013 academic year.
SAIS degree-program alumni and those who have completed a full-time, SAIS-affiliated program, including the Bologna Diploma or Nanjing Certificate, receive a 50% tuition discount on all fall and spring courses if there is space available for their enrollment. SAIS employees must use their tuition remission benefits before they can take advantage of this discount. Those who are continuing at SAIS in a degree program are not eligible for this discount. Alumni may not transfer credits from courses taken on a non-degree basis with this discount to an additional SAIS degree program.
Payment Procedures
Payment in full is required no later than Friday, August 24, 2012 for the Fall 2012 term. Tuition payments should be made online via https://isis.jhu.edu. SAIS accepts e-checks as well as Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. To access the online payment system, students must first setup their JHED ID and password. Click here for instructions on how to do so. If you are having trouble accessing your account, please contact the Office of Non-Degree Programs at 202.663.5671.
If you are unable to submit tuition electronically, please mail or drop off your payment to the Office of Non-Degree Programs. SAIS accepts checks and money orders made payable to "Johns Hopkins University-SAIS."
If your full payment has not been received before the start of the semester, SAIS will assume you do not intend to pursue course work. Students may not attend class without submitting payment. Note: If a student is unable to register for a course due to space constraints or cancellation, tuition will be refunded in full.
Refunds
Students will only be eligible for tuition refunds after submitting written notification to the Office of Non-Degree Programs. Application fees are nonrefundable. Students will only be eligible for tuition refunds after submitting a completed Drop/Add Form or Withdrawal Form. See the Academic Policies and Information section for more details regarding dropping and withdrawing from courses.
Non-degree students forfeit a 10% tuition deposit in addition to being subject to the refund policies below. The SAIS refund policy for the fall and spring semesters will be calculated as:
| Withdrawal during first week | 100% refund minus 10% deposit |
| Withdrawal during second week | 90% refund |
| Withdrawal during third week | 80% refund |
| Withdrawal during fourth week | 70% refund |
| Withdrawal during fifth week | 60% refund |
| Withdrawal during sixth week | 50% refund |
| Withdrawal during seventh week | 40% refund |
Please see The Red Book: Academic Procedures Manual and Information for additional information.