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Information for Registered Students

SAIS Summer Programs | Information for Registered Students

Schedule and Room Information
Textbooks

Technology at SAIS
Student ID Cards

Financial and Academic Policies

                                                                                                                                                                                   

Schedule and Room Information

After reading the instructions below, click here to look up schedule and room information for your course. 

  • Select Nitze School of Advanced International Studies from the list of schools
  • Select Summer 2012 from the list of terms. 
  • DO NOT select a department.
  • Click on the title of your course to view the detailed course information

SAIS Buildings

Nitze Building – 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Rome Building – 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW

BOB/Bernstein-Offit Building – 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Schedule

  •  Tuesday/Thursday non-language courses begin on Tuesday, June 4, 2012
  •  Monday/Wednesday non-language courses begin on Wednesday, June 5, 2012
  • Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, and Russian courses begin on Tuesday, June 4, 2012
  • English for International Studies begins on Monday, June 10, 2012

 Textbooks

SAIS does not have an in-house bookstore.  Students can purchase their textbooks through online vendors, such as Amazon and Half.com.

Some professors may not require you to buy textbooks, as they have prepared readings for you.  They may also be using ERes (Electronic Reserves) where you can access some of your readings online through the SAIS library.  You can access your course's ERes site through Blackboard.

Technology at SAIS

The Service Desk

The SAIS Service Desk is the campus's computing services help desk, offering technical support to students, faculty and staff.  This service is available to all summer students who have questions about their JHED ID, SAIS email account, classroom wi-fi connections, and other technology related issues.  The contact information for the Service Desk is below:

Send email via:
saishelp@jhu.edu

Contact by phone (on-campus):
ext. help(4357)

Contact by phone (anywhere): 202.663.5666

Blackboard (Bb)

Every course has a companion website in Bb, accessible with a JHED ID and password.  Each course site includes a link to ERes and a copy of the course syllabus.  Students can access Bb through the link in the SAIS web portal or by going to http://blackboard.jhu.edu.  Please visit the Academic Technology website for further information and instructions.  If you have any questions about Bb or need help, please contact Nathan Kreps (nkreps@jhu.edu, 22.663.5652).

Useful Links

Student ID cards (J-Cards) 

For those who have sent a passport-sized photo to SAIS, the Johns Hopkins University student identification card (J-Card) will be available at the SAIS Computer Lab on the 3rd floor of the Nitze Building (N317).  If you have not yet provided a photo, please go to the Computer Lab before 6:30pm during the first week of classes to have your picture taken and J-Card printed.  A list of registered students will be given to the guards of all SAIS buildings during the first week of class.  After that time, students must have a J-Card to gain access to the buildings, the library and the computer centers. 

 Financial and Academic Policies

Please also be aware of the following important financial and academic policies.  All refund policies will be strictly adhered to and apply to all summer program participants. Application and late fees are nonrefundable. Tuition is refundable only when the student submits a Drop/Add form to the Office of Summer Programs during the Drop/Add period. Please note that the application fee and 10% deposit on tuition are non-refundable. Refund amounts will be determined by the date and time the form is submitted according to the schedule listed below.

  • Before 2pm on June 6: 90%
  • Between 2pm on June 6 and 2pm on June 11: 50%
  • After 2pm on June 11: No tuition will be refunded

Students who wish to change their course selection should submit the Drop/Add Form to the Office of Summer Programs no later than Tuesday, June 11, 2012.  Students wishing to withdraw from a course after the drop/add deadline, may do so by submitting a Withdrawal Form to the Office of Summer Programs no later than 2pm on Tuesday, June 25th.  June 25th is also the deadline to change from credit status to audit.  For those who register for audit, Tuesday, June 25th, is the deadline to change to credit status.  All forms will be found on our Web site at "http://wayback.archive-it.org/3164/20120427203535/http://www.sais-jhu.edu/academics/non-degree/summer/forms.htm.

Students who do not complete a course for which they are registered and have not officially withdrawn will receive a failing grade of "C" for that course.  No refunds are given for withdrawals or failures.