Johns Hopkins University - Summer University Programs

Johns Hopkins University
Summer University Programs

Summer Intensive English Language Program
Language Teaching Center
Krieger Hall 510
3400 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218-2685
Telephone: 410-516-5431
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Pre-college and Undergraduate Credit Programs
Office of Summer Programs
Whitehead 100
3400 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218-2685
Telephone: 410-516-4548
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Founded in 1876 as America's first research university, Johns Hopkins University offers summer students the quality of a world-renowned academic center and the pleasures of summer in a small East Coast City. You attend classes at the Hopkins Homewood campus, 140 park-like acres in a residential area of Baltimore, Maryland, with easy access to New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Students get the best of both worlds: all the amenities of a major urban center - theater, museums, music, professional sports, all kinds of restaurants and shopping - plus the easy lifestyle and neighborliness of a smaller city.

Summer at Hopkins means opportunities. Summer Programs offers undergraduate credit courses to outstanding high school students, visiting undergraduates, and current Hopkins students. The Language Teaching Center opens its Intensive English Language Program to students and professionals determined to strengthen their English skills efficiently and effectively. Whether you want to preview a college, expand your undergraduate program, improve your English, or do all three, a Hopkins summer will provide you with an exciting experience.

Summer Intensive English as a Second Language Program (IELP)

June 30 - August 1, 2008 (Adult students ages 19+)
June 30 - August 1, 2008 (Pre-college student ages 15 - 18)

Immerse yourself in language study for five productive and enjoyable weeks. The Hopkins IELP combines caring instructors, lively class discussion, and exciting extracurricular activities with the Hopkins tradition of academic excellence. Whether you are a high school or college student or a busy professional, you can benefit from sharpening your English skills at Hopkins. Classes are offered at the intermediate through highly advanced levels. If your English TOEFL scores and academic preparation indicate you are ready, you may combine a credit course with your IELP.

Highlights

Over 24 hours of direct language instruction per week
Experienced instructors with advanced degrees in teaching ESL or related subjects
On-site testing for accurate class placement
Individual attention in small classes - enrollment limit 15
Access to state of the art language lab and computer facilities
Extra-curricular activities: outdoor film festival, picnics, baseball games, sailing, and more
Diverse urban environment, close to Washington, D.C. , and New York City
On-campus housing and meal plans available (students ages 19+)
Certificates awarded upon completion

The IELP Courses (non-credit)

Strengthening Oral Communication
Reading and Writing English
Strengthening English Fluency for the TOEFL
English for Medical Professionals (available to adults only)

Pre-college IELP (non-credit)

If you are 15 to 18 years of age and are in or just completing high school, you enter the IELP as a pre-college student and enjoy all the amenities of the Summer University Program. As a residential student, you stay in supervised dormitories, eat your meals in dining halls, and enjoy a wide range of organized social activities with pre-college students from across the US and around the world. Your first step in the application process is to contact the ESL office. Fees for the University Residential Program apply.

Undergraduate Credit Program

Courses in the humanities, sciences and engineering

May 27 - June 27, 2008
June 30 - August 1, 2008

This summer, get credit while you get ahead by joining the Johns Hopkins Undergraduate and Visiting Student Summer Program. Attend one or both of two convenient five-week terms, with classes scheduled in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings. Study in small classes with top professors. Meet students from the U.S.A. and around the world. Earn college credit as you get ahead--or catch up--this summer on the Homewood campus, where something exciting is always happening...in class, during campus activities, and around town.

Pre-college Credit Program

June 30 - August 1, 2008

Join the Johns Hopkins Pre-College Summer Program and get a taste of life at one of America's most prestigious universities. You'll meet students from all over the world, take classes that can earn you college credit, and live on our Homewood campus-all in a carefully structured and widely acclaimed program. When class is out, join your new friends in specially planned co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, lectures, dances, and excursions.

Students choose two undergraduate courses from among the summer course offerings. Courses are offered in the following academic areas:

Anthropology
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Classics
Cognitive Science
Communications
Computer Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Economics
English
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Entrepreneurship and Management
Film and Media
Geography and Environmental Engineering
History of Art
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
Humanities
Languages
Latin American Studies
Mathematics
Mathematical Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Music
Near Eastern Studies
Philosophy
Physics and Astronomy
Political Science
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Sociology
Writing

Refer to the catalog or website to obtain more information about the courses that will be offered. Admission to the program is competitive, and your application will not be considered until it is complete (application, fee, essay, official high school transcript, standardized test scores-SAT, PSAT, ACT, TOEFL- and two letters of recommendation). Students must be at least 15 years of age, and have completed the 10th grade of high school with at least a B average by March 30th, 2008. The application deadline is March 30, 2008.

If you are interested in any of our programs and would like to request information, please contact us!

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