Policies & Services

Time of Withdrawal	Refund Schedule
May 12	90% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
June 12	75% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award  No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
July 7	50% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
After July 7	No refund

Time of Withdrawal	Refund Schedule
May 12	90% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
June 5	75% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award  No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
June 30	50% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
After June 30	No refund

Time of Withdrawal	Refund Schedule
May 12	90% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
June 5	75% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award  No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
July 3	50% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
After July 3	No refund

Time of Withdrawal	Refund Schedule
July 21, 2023	90% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
July 31, 2023	75% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award  No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
September 13	50% refund of tuition minus any scholarship award No refund of residential fees or commuter lunch fees
After September 13	No refund

All In-Person Students

When enrolling in a JHU in-person summer course, you must have health insurance issued by a provider headquartered in the United States. Traveler’s insurance does not meet this requirement. A parent or guardian may not waive or permit you to attend without health insurance that is U.S.-based. Documentation of health insurance must be provided to the program before enrollment is confirmed.

International In-Person Students

As an international student, you must also meet this U.S. based health insurance requirement. If you cannot document satisfactory coverage, a temporary, summer-only plan is available through IMGlobal Gateway Patriot Exchange Program. Please review this flyer and this brochure for details regarding costs, dates of coverage, and how to purchase the policy.  This is a limited, emergency plan, and does not cover pre-existing conditions.

Johns Hopkins’ COVID-19-related policies are updated regularly.

As the COVID-19 landscape continues to change, there have been a few updates to the guidelines for students participating in our in-person programs. The guidance below may change prior to or during the summer program, so please continue to check back for updates.

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Vaccination requirements:

We strongly encourage students to be fully vaccinated and have at least one COVID-19 booster prior to arrival. Kindly upload your vaccination record into the JHU Vaccine Management System (VMS) portal.

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Masking requirements:

Currently masking on campus remains optional. We highly recommend that students bring a supply of KN-95, N-95, or KF-94 masks with them to campus in case this guidance changes at any point during the program.

We want all our students to complete their summer without becoming ill with COVID-19. We respectfully ask that students wear a mask during their travels to campus and when they are in crowded public spaces for the weeks prior to arrival.

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Negative test prior to arrival:

At this time, we do not anticipate requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test prior to arrival.

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Students who test positive during the program:

Commuting students who test positive during the program will need to isolate at home until they are cleared by JHU Student Health and Wellness to return to class.

Residential students are encouraged to bring a supply of COVID-19 testing kits with them. There will be no symptomatic or asymptomatic COVID testing provided on campus. If a residential student tests positive for COVID-19 while in our program, we will notify their parent or guardian immediately, and the student will be moved into isolation. A parent or guardian will then be required to pick up the student within 24 hours of being notified. If the parent or guardian is not available, we will use the emergency contact provided in the enrollment forms. Any costs associated with health care, travel, meals, accommodation, or anything additionally related to isolation or immediate pick up are to be covered by the family. Students may not return until they are cleared by JHU Student Health and Wellness.

We will work with students who must leave campus to provide academic support and transition them to online coursework until they are cleared to return.

Dear Student and Parent/Guardian,

All students participating in the Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation (In-Person) Summer Programs are required to provide proof of immunity to certain communicable diseases. Proof of immunity can be demonstrated by health care provider verification of the dates of the vaccinations and/or by laboratory evidence of antibody blood titer tests demonstrating immunity. Vaccine history record in English is accepted for upload.

Failure to comply with the pre-entrance health requirements prior to your arrival on campus may interrupt your orientation, stop you from attending classes and may result in a $100 health form completion fee plus the cost of any required vaccines.

Required Immunizations:

1. MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella): Two (2) Doses required, given after 12 months of age. There must be at least 28 days between the first and second dose. A blood-titer report showing immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella may also be provided.
2. TDAP (Tetanus, Diphtheria, AND pertussis): One dose given on or after age 11yrs.
3. TB IGRA Blood Test (to screen for latent Tuberculosis – Quantiferon Gold, or T-SPOT) within 6 months prior to arrival on campus is required for any student who was born in or has spent four (4) consecutive weeks or longer in any of the areas listed below.

 

Afghanistan	Central African Republic	Ghana	Madagascar	Palau	Tajikistan
Algeria	Chad	Guam	Malawi	Panama	Thailand
Angola	China	Guatemala	Malaysia	Papua New Guinea	Timor-Leste
Anguilla	China, Hong Kong SAR	Guinea	Maldives	Paraguay	Togo
Argentina	China, Macao SAR	Guinea-Bissau	Mali	Peru	Tunisia
Armenia	Colombia	Guyana	Marshall Islands	Philippines	Turkmenistan
Azerbaijan	Comoros	Haiti	Mauritania	Qatar	Tuvalu
Bangladesh	Congo	Honduras	Mexico	Republic of Moldova	Uganda
Belarus	Côte d’Ivoire	India	Micronesia	Romania	Ukraine
Belize	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Indonesia	Mongolia	Russian Federation	United Republic of Tanzania
Benin	Djibouti	Iraq	Morocco	Rwanda	Uruguay
Bhutan	Dominican Republic	Kazakhstan	Mozambique	Sao Tome & Principe	Uzbekistan
Bolivia	Ecuador	Kenya	Myanmar	Senegal	Vanuatu
Bosnia & Herzegovina	El Salvador	Kiribati	Namibia	Sierra Leone	Venezuela
Botswana	Equatorial Guinea	Korea, North & South	Nauru	Singapore	Viet Nam
Brazil	Eritrea	Kuwait	Nepal	Solomon Islands	Yemen
Brunei Darussalam	Eswatini	Kyrgyzstan	Nicaragua	Somalia	Zambia
Burkina Faso	Ethiopia	Lao People’s Democratic Republic	Niger	South Africa	Zimbabwe
Burundi	Fiji	Lesotho	Nigeria	South Sudan
Cabo Verde	Gabon	Liberia	Niue	Sri Lanka
Cambodia	Gambia	Libya	Northern Mariana Islands	Sudan
Cameroon	Georgia	Lithuania	Pakistan	Suriname

 Tuberculosis IGRA BLOOD testing is required regardless of prior BCG vaccine.

PPD Skin testing is NOT VALID for this JHU requirement.

If there is a history of a positive TB blood test, a chest x-ray is required. Include a copy of the report written in English. *

To expedite our review of your medical forms, please complete the steps listed below in a timely manner, but no later than May 1:

• Obtain the required immunizations and blood tests (if needed).
• Obtain a copy of your Official Immunization Record from your health care provider and have it translated into English if necessary.
• Log on to the JHU online health web portal, go to My Forms tab and complete/submit the forms. https://www.shwcportal.jhu.edu/PyramedPortal
• Attach JPG or PDF of your vaccine records to verify the dates you list on the Vaccine Form and then hit ‘submit.’

These medical forms are confidential and will only be seen by those staff members who are directly involved in your student’s care. Please disclose any medical or psychological issues fully, so we may best address your student’s needs.

Use of the Student Health & Wellness Center:

If your student is attending an Engineering Innovation (In-Person) program on the JHU Homewood campus, the Student Health Center services will be available to your student while participating in Explore Engineering Innovation. There is no charge for these services except for some medical supplies and prescription medications, if needed. If outside services, such as lab work, x-ray or specialized care, are utilized, they will be billed separately by that specific agency.

To schedule an appointment, please call 410-516-8270 and speak to our patient services coordinator. Masks must be worn inside the health center.

Meningococcal Vaccine, optional:

You may have heard about college students and the risk of meningitis. At JHU summer programs, the risk of bacterial meningitis is extremely low. There has never been a documented case in our summer programs, and we do not require that students get the meningitis vaccine. However, as our students do live in the residence halls, we are providing you with the following information as recommended by the American College Health Association: Bacterial meningitis is a serious disease of the membranes surrounding the brain and the spinal cord. The most common cause of the disease in young adults is the bacterium Neisseria meningitides, also known as meningococcus. The CDC recommends that all 11- to 12-year-olds should be vaccinated with a meningococcal conjugate vaccine (i.e. Menactra, Menveo). Since protection wanes, a booster dose is recommended at age 16 years so adolescents have protection during the ages when they are at highest risk of meningococcal disease. There is also a serogroup B meningococcal vaccine (Trumenba, Bexsero). Your student may receive this vaccine, but the CDC only recommends it for those at increased risk because of a serogroup B meningococcal disease outbreak and people with certain medical conditions Please ask your doctor or medical provider for more information and advice about the vaccine.

Thank you,

Student Health and Wellness Center
Johns Hopkins University

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 410‐516‐8270

Students are required to attend scheduled classes and labs in order to qualify for college credit. However, should it be necessary for a student to be absent during the course, a written (emailed) request must be sent by a parent and/or legal guardian to the student’s instructor and to [email protected]. Either the instructor or an Engineering Innovation staff member will follow up with the student and parent as soon as possible. 

If the request is approved, the instructor will work with the student on a  plan to help the student complete the missed coursework. It will not always be possible to make-up lab activities. It is up to the discretion of the instructor and the Hopkins Engineering Innovation director or assistant director to approve absences. 

Academic Ethics Policy and Procedures

What this Policy Covers

Students enrolled in the Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation Pre-College Programs, assume a duty to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the Johns Hopkins University’s mission as an institution of higher learning. Students are obligated to refrain from acts which violate the academic integrity of the University. Violations of academic ethics include, but are not limited to: cheating, plagiarism, submitting the same or substantially similar work to satisfy the requirements of more than one course without permission, submitting as one’s own the same or substantially similar work of another, knowingly furnishing false information to any agent of the University for inclusion in academic record, falsification, forgery, alteration, destruction or misuse of official University documents or seal. The full Academic Misconduct Policy for Whiting School of Engineering Pre-College Programs may be found on the policies and services page of our website.

Procedures for Dealing with Cases of Academic Misconduct

If a student is suspected of a possible violation of academic ethics, the instructor in charge of the course shall review the evidence and the facts of the case. If the instructor believes that a violation of academic ethics has occurred, the instructor will report the case to the Assistant Dean of Pre-Collegiate Programs. If the violation is a first-time offense, and the instructor feels that the violation does not warrant failure of the course or a more severe penalty, and both parties agree on the proposed resolution, the case may be resolved between the instructor and student. If such an agreement is reached, the faculty member must promptly provide the student with a resolution agreement form outlining the resolution that includes the charges, a summary of the information, the findings, and the sanctions agreed upon. A student has two (2) business days from the date of receipt to sign the resolution agreement form. Once a student signs an agreement with the faculty member or instructor of record, there are no further avenues for appeal.

If the violation is a first-time offense, and the instructor feels that the violation does not warrant failure of the course or a more severe penalty, and both parties agree on the proposed resolution, the case may be resolved between the instructor and student. If it is not a first offense; or the student and instructor do not agree on the alleged misconduct and resolution; or if the instructor feels that the violation warrants failure of the course or a more severe penalty; the case will be sent to the Assistant Dean of Pre-Collegiate Programs who will gather information and determine if there is sufficient information to move the case to a hearing process.

If the case goes to a hearing, the Assistant Dean of Pre-Collegiate Programs will convene an ad hoc committee of three current or recent instructors, teaching fellows or teaching assistants from a Whiting School of Engineering Pre-Collegiate Program. This committee will meet with the student, instructor, and any witnesses to review the allegations and evidence with the student and give the student an opportunity to respond. Following the hearing the student will be notified of the findings, determination of responsibility, and any sanctions. The student will have five (5) business days to file an appeal to the Associate Vice Dean for Graduate Education and Lifelong Learning. The appeal should outline the offense and reasons that the penalty is not just. The appeal should be addressed to the Associate Vice Dean for Graduate Education and Lifelong Learning who will make a final decision based on the appeal.

Potential Penalties (not an exhaustive list)

1. Formal Warning – The student is notified in writing that their actions constitute a violation of this policy, and may be subject to other actions (e.g., re-taking an exam or failure in a course).
2. Retake of the examination, paper or exercise involved.
3. Score of zero on the examination, paper or exercise involved.
4. Lowering of the course grade.
5. Failure of the course.
6. Failure of the course with a notation on the transcript that the grade was for a violation of academic ethics.
7. Removal from the program with no refund

The University is committed to maintaining learning and working environments that are free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. Each member of the community is responsible for fostering civility, for being familiar with this policy, and for refraining from conduct that violates this policy. 

Review the university’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy and Procedures.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) (FERPA) is a federal law regarding the privacy of student education records and the related requirements of educational institutions, primarily in the areas of education record access and information release. All schools operating within JHU are obligated to comply with FERPA.

 

 

You will be enrolled in a college course and may choose to take the course for a letter grade or satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) grading scheme.   

Johns Hopkins University and the Engineering Innovation program are committed to making all courses, support services, and facilities accessible to students with disabilities. To receive accommodations for a disability, a student must first register with the JHU Student Disability Services office and provide documentation of the disability. Registration for Engineering Innovation students should be completed as early as possible — by May 1 for summer programs.

Learn about JHU’s documentation guidelines, which you should share with your provider (e.g. physician, psychologist, teacher/counselor, etc.). Please know that IEPs and 504 Plans, although helpful, do not constitute comprehensive documentation. However, when combined with other documentation from a qualified evaluator, can provide adequate support for accommodations during your Engineering Innovation experience.

Learn about how to register for disability services and about the services JHU provides.

Contact the Office of Student Disability Services for more information.