Parents & Families

Hopkins Engineering Innovation Pre-College provides a preview of the college experience designed for academically motivated students with an interest in getting a head start in their transition from high school. Our programs are different from traditional STEM summer camps and after school programs, they are college-level courses with college-level standards. Students who enroll in Hopkins Engineering Innovation Pre-College will be immersed in an academically intense, fast-paced college environment for the duration of the program.

EEI is a college-level course requiring approximately 38 hours per week for in-person instruction and 28 hours per week for the online format. This course is offered to first-year engineering students at Johns Hopkins University over a 16-week fall semester. Pre-college high school students cover the same material in a condensed timeframe of 4 weeks (residential or commuter) or 5 weeks (online). As a result, we strongly discourage residential students from enrolling in other courses while participating in EEI.

Students in the commuter or online versions of the course have more flexibility with their time, but they should still carefully consider their existing commitments (such as jobs, internships, other courses, and sports teams) when deciding to enroll.

SEE is a college-level course, which requires approximately 38 hours per week. Therefore, we strongly discourage residential students from taking online courses while in SEE. Students participating in the commuter version of the course have more flexibility with their time, but they should still consider other commitments that they have (jobs, internships, other courses, sports teams, etc) when deciding whether to enroll in the course.

BMEI is a college-level course with varying weekly time commitments: 14-20 hours during the summer term and 7-10 hours during the fall or spring term. This course is offered to first-year biomedical engineering students at Johns Hopkins University over a 16-week fall semester, while pre-college high school students complete the same material in 6 weeks during the summer and 14 weeks in the fall and spring.

BMEI is primarily asynchronous, with no set meeting times except for three design reviews with the instructor and optional study sessions with a teaching assistant. Although students have flexibility in managing their time, they must also consider other commitments (jobs, internships, other courses, sports teams, etc.) when deciding whether to enroll in this course.

Intro to Python students should plan to dedicate on average 7.5 hours per week to this course. There are no mandatory meetings, but we will offer optional study sessions once a week during your 6-week session.

Wanting to invest in your student’s future, but looking for need-based financial assistance? We understand! Scholarship opportunities are important to us. Engineering Innovation is pleased to offer need-based scholarships to qualified students.

Part of the Hopkins Engineering Innovation Pre-College experience is going through an application and enrollment process similar to what students will do as an undergraduate in college. Students should complete the application themselves with help and guidance from you.

As parent(s)/guardian(s), you are encouraged to pay close attention to both the Financial Aid Application and Parent Information and Agreement tabs within the application, but you should not fill out the forms for the student. It is especially important that the email address associated with the application belongs to the student as it will be the primary means of contact during the application process, enrollment, and the course.

Parents/guardians of individuals under the age of 18 in attendance at a university program that does not offer a postsecondary degree or certificate shall retain FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) rights for the participant. This means that parents/guardians of students under the age of 18 can access the student’s records and grades.

Generally, we communicate by email directly with prospective and current students and via MS Teams with our current students.  We do not communicate directly with parent(s)/guardian(s) or other third parties. Please be sure your student checks email daily to ensure they receive important communications.

General Questions: Engineering Innovation office [email protected] or 443-927-1986

Residential Questions: Summer Discovery office – phone and email will be provided before the programs begin

Academic Questions: Engineering Innovation office [email protected] or 443-927-1986

Academic Questions for ISPEED in BME: [email protected]

Student Disability Services Questions: [email protected] or 410-516-4720

International Student VISA Questions: Office of International Services [email protected] or 667-208-7001

Admission to the Hopkins Engineering Innovation Pre-College programs do not automatically entitle students for admission into the undergraduate program at Johns Hopkins University.

Courses offered by Hopkins Engineering Innovation Pre-College qualify for tax credit. This means that students who provide their US Social Security number when they enroll will receive a 1098-T tax form in the mail at the address on file with JHU Student Accounts. The form can be filed with their, their parent(s)/guardian(s), tax returns.

The 1098-T can be obtained electronically by clicking the “View 1098-T” link in SIS Self-Service and providing consent. You can provide your ‘Consent to receive your 1098-T electronically’ at any time, before December 31 of the tax year. By clicking on Consent, you are stating that you want to receive your 1098-T form electronically and you agree to return to this site, to print your 1098-T form online or email the form to your email address.  You can find more information about the 1098-T form on the Homewood Student Affairs website.

If you have questions regarding this form, you should contact Student Accounts directly through JHU SEAM.