To be classified as a residential doctoral graduate student in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the student must be admitted to a Krieger School graduate program and registered for nine credits to be within full-time doctoral student compliance. Residential doctoral students may not be simultaneously enrolled in a degree-seeking program at any another university.
Degree types: Ph.D., M.A., M.S., B.A./M.A., B.S./M.S., M.F.A, Certificate
Residency Requirements for:
- A minimum of two consecutive semesters of registration as a full-time, resident graduate student
- Completion of registration in the semester that degree requirements are met
- Certification by a department or program committee that all school*, departmental, program, and/or committee requirements have been fulfilled
- A dissertation approved by at least two referees appointed by the department or program committee** and submitted to the library. The dissertation must adhere to the Graduate Board Dissertation Guidelines. (Referees must certify that the dissertation is a significant contribution to knowledge and worthy of publication)
- Successful completion of a Graduate Board oral examination. As determined by the department or program committee, this is classified as either preliminary or a final examination
- Though time-to-degree is determined by the department and may not exceed 9 years, continuation in the program will be based/contingent upon satisfactory academic progress after eight years of enrollment. Any approved leave of absence would not count toward the 9 years.
Notes:
- *Students who started their PhD program prior to (but not including) Fall 2019 are grand parented into the previous university time-to-degree maximum of 12 years.
- **Referees (also known as readers) are responsible for signing the ‘readers letter/report’ that confirms that the dissertation is a significant contribution to knowledge and worthy of publication. At least one referee should be internal to the student’s academic program, external referees (to the university) must be approved by the Graduate Board through the same process as external examiners participating in the Graduate Board oral examination.
- Minimum of two consecutive semesters of registration as a full-time, resident graduate student
- Certification by a department or program committee that all departmental or committee requirements have been fulfilled
- Thesis approved by at least one reader when the department or program requires a thesis
- Submission of the thesis to the library when a Master of Arts or Sciences when essay is being requested
Dual degree requirements are program specific. For more detail on your programs dual degree options and requirements, please visit the Academic Catalogue.
KSAS Graduate Credit Hour Policy
All KSAS Graduate Students must be enrolled in at least 9 credits to maintain full-time status in each fall and spring semester and 6 credits for the summer term. Any JHU funded graduate student working on research/writing for their degree full-time over the summer should enroll in at least 6 credits of their program’s summer research/graduate course (students should consult with their academic program for more information).
Two-Semester Graduate Student Residency Requirement
Once students begin their graduate course of study toward a degree, they must complete a minimum of two consecutive semesters of registration as a full-time, resident graduate student on campus.
Time to Degree Limit
It is university policy that all program and university requirements for the Ph.D. must be completed in 9 years or less from start of the doctoral program. Students who started their PhD program prior to (but not including) Fall 2019 are grandparented into the previous university time-to-degree maximum of 12 years.
Any approved leave of absence would not count toward these maximum limits.
Pursuing Multiple JHU Degree Programs and the Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree
Students wishing to pursue more than one Johns Hopkins degree at a time must apply to and be accepted by both departments/divisions. Permission from a student’s primary program of study and/or advisor may be required before enrolling in a secondary degree program. Except in established joint programs, the intention to pursue more than one doctorate program (for example: PhD/DMA/EdD/MD, etc.) degree simultaneously must be approved by the Homewood Graduate Board before the end of a student’s first year (exceptions and adjustments to this timeline requirement will be determined on a case by case basis by the Homewood Graduate Board).
All degree requirements for each program/division must be met fully and the student is subject to any divisional policies on double counting and/or transfer credits. There is no option to earn multiple doctoral degrees using the same dissertation or multiple master’s degrees using the same thesis/capstone project/essay.
Students pursuing a combined bachelor’s-master’s program do not have to obtain approval from the Homewood Graduate Board, but they must formally apply to and be accepted and enrolled into combined/concurrent status at least one full semester before either degree completion, the start of their ninth semester, and/or the semester when they must officially change into master’s status. Combined bachelors/master’s student must have approval from both their undergraduate and graduate programs/degrees to apply and enroll in his status; and are strongly encouraged to meet with their academic advisors to ensure full understanding of the status and divisional policies. Combined students must have their bachelor’s degree conferred before their graduate degree is conferred.
In rare cases a student may confer with both undergraduate and graduate degrees in the same semester with prior approval from undergraduate advising, graduate academic affairs, and the student’s relevant degree programs.
Dissertation/Research Proprietary Policy
It is the university’s current policy that Hopkins will recognize dissertation research and subsequent dissertation submission for the purposes of a degree from Johns Hopkins alone. It will sign no agreement that supports the concept of a student submitting the same work to different universities to receive two distinct degrees.