{"id":71,"date":"2014-09-09T16:46:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T20:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/international-studies\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2024-04-12T15:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:50:59","slug":"bama-program-with-sais","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/internationalstudies\/bama-programs\/bama-program-with-sais\/","title":{"rendered":"BA\/MA Program With SAIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The five-year BA\/MA program with the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)<\/a> in Washington, D.C., allows select undergraduate students to pursue an intensive program in international studies and also obtain a Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR) from SAIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAIS is a prominent and respected graduate school of international affairs, with campuses in Washington, D.C.; Bologna, Italy; and Nanjing, China. Today, SAIS alumni are political, business, and organizational leaders in more than 140 countries around the world\u2014including more than 130 graduates who have served as ambassadors for their nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The BA\/MA program with SAIS includes three years of study at the Homewood campus and two years of study at SAIS. Students may not graduate from SAIS in fewer than four semesters. Furthermore, the BA\/MA program is a consecutive five-year degree program, thus admitted students cannot defer their enrollment or take a leave of absence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formal attendance at SAIS begins in what would have been the senior year of undergraduate study (year four). All students may apply to spend their first year of SAIS at the Bologna campus, while students proficient in Mandarin may apply to spend their first year at the Nanjing campus, followed by two to three semesters at the D.C. campus. (NOTE<\/strong>: students who attend Nanjing may participate in May commencement activities but, due to differences in the academic calendars of Homewood and the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, will have their undergraduate degree conferred in the summer following the fourth year of study.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the BA is not awarded until the end of the fourth year, it is expected that most undergraduate requirements will be completed in three years so as to facilitate continuation toward the MAIR at SAIS. Affiliation with the Homewood campus is terminated after the fourth year of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students pay SAIS tuition during their fourth and fifth years of study, although Homewood financial aid applies during their fourth year. Financial assistance for the fifth year is determined by SAIS and is not guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students admitted to the BA\/MA program may study abroad during their Homewood years on a case by case basis and should discuss their plans with the International Studies Program Director before submitting an application to the Global Education Office<\/a>. Only semester-long programs will be allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All courses taken at SAIS in the fourth year (including foreign language courses even though they are zero credits) will be listed on the undergraduate transcript with letter grades and credit and thereby factored into the undergraduate GPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on SAIS academic policies and procedures, view the Student Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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