• SIS -Search/Register for available classes
  • JHU Catalog – Complete list of departmental courses with descriptions. Note: Not all courses are offered every year.

  • Understanding course numbers

Add/Drop Forms are NO LONGER REQUIRED. The entire process is now done though SEAM. Please follow the instructions below, based on the proper deadline for adds, drops and audits. Dates and deadlines for each of these actions can be found at https://studentaffairs.jhu.edu/registrar/students/graduate-registration/.

 

Action System Approval/Instructions
Register for courses SIS Faculty advisor will need to release advising hold.
Add courses (after registration closes) SIS Faculty advisor will need to release advising hold.
Drop a course or change from grade to audit SIS

No SEAM ticket required.
  • Student should email faculty advisor or academic staff explaining why they want/need to drop a course.
  • Faculty advisor or academic staff will need to release advising hold.
Late Add SEAM
  • Student obtains 2 approvals (via email).
  1. Instructor
  2. Advisor
  • UPLOAD TO SEAM
  • Request SEAM tag Christine Kavanagh
Withdrawal SEAM
  • Student obtains 2 approvals (via email).
  1. Instructor
  2. Advisor
  • International students also need to discuss with OIS since this may have visa implications.
  • UPLOAD TO SEAM
  • Request SEAM tag Christine Kavanagh.

NOTE: Student will have a W on his/her transcripts.

 

Applications to change from one Master’s program within the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics to another Master’s program within the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics must be made no later than the 6th week of the student’s second semester.  Interested students should contact academic staff for application instructions.  Admission to a different Master’s program is not guaranteed.   If a program request change is approved, a student will not be considered for another program change request at a later date.

Duncan Research Fund

Request Funding for Travel (not eligible for Duncan Research Fund)

Students who have met the graduate residency requirement and have fewer than 9 credits required in their final semester can apply to change to part-time student status.

  • Part-time students are not eligible for departmental financial support for tuition.  The university charges a minimum tuition amount for part-time students, beyond which tuition will be charged on a per-credit rate.  You can learn more here.
  • Part-time students are charged tuition for audited courses.
  • Part-time students are given lower priority with regard to selection as an AMS Teaching Assistant.
  • International students in their final semester must enroll in at least one on-site, graded course that will be used to meet degree requirements.  Online courses are not acceptable. International students are advised to consult with OIS before requesting a change of status.

The status change application process can take some time, so students should start well in advance of the semester they wish to attend part-time.  Please be aware that a student will not be able to drop below 9 credits in SIS and a student’s bill will not be adjusted until all steps are completed and the Registrar’s Office is able to change their status in SIS.

The Fall 2025 deadline for completion of Step 2  is Thursday, September 4, 2025.  Requests to change to part-time status will not be considered after this date.  (The Spring 2026 deadline is TBA.)

In order to apply for part-time status, students must:

Step 1

  • Check your Stellic record in SIS to ensure that it demonstrates that you can complete degree requirements in your final semester without enrolling in more than 8 credits.  If it does not appear correct, submit Stellic Degree Audit Module Adjustment Request form(s) as appropriate.

Step 2

  • Once your Stellic record is accurate, you should submit an email request to Kristin Bechtel for part-time approval.
  • International students should also complete a F-1 Reduced Course Load form in the OIS iHopkins system, entering Kristin Bechtel’s name and email address, kbechtel @ jhu.edu.
  • At this point, we can ask the Registrar’s Office to change your status and it is usually completed within a week.  You will not be directly notified of the change, but you will see changes to your billing in SIS a day after it is processed.

International students only:  After OIS reviews a reduced course load request, students will receive an email notification, usually saying their office has reviewed your RCL request and attaching your revised I-20.  If you do not receive this by the end of the third week of the semester, you should follow up with OIS.

 

 

 

This handbook is available for advanced Ph.D. students following the old system of requirements and timeline.