<p>What does this mean? Is it like a trimester schedule?</p>
<p>isn't there a break between semesters where you can pursue something slightly irregular for a month or so? i think it's in the spring...</p>
<p>We have our fall semester September-December and the Spring semester February/late January - May. In January, we have [url=<a href="http://www.jhu.edu/isession/%5Dintersession%5B/url">http://www.jhu.edu/isession/]intersession[/url</a>], when you can either stay home or come back to campus and take a lot of different classes. Room/board and tuition for Intersession is included in your yearly tuition, so it doesn't cost anything extra (except for activities fees for some classes). The University offers a lot of different classes during Intersession - there are some academic classes, a bunch of random classes in art, dance, music, wine-tasting, juggling, gadget design etc. I also have a friend who's going on an Intersession trip to Florence and I think there's also a trip planned to the Galapagos Islands.</p>
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<p>this makes me want Hopkins so bad.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>so how much time does a typical hopkins student have off if he/she decides to use the intercession time to stay at home? is most of january a "break" period? will a student get behind in amount of courses/credits if he/she doesn't take a course during intercession?</p>
<p>Freshman year, I would say a majority of people stay home - I think someone told me that there were only 6 or 8 people out of 30 on my floor last year who came back. You definitely don't need to do intersession to still graduate on time - Intersession classes are only 1 or 2 credits, so if anything, you can get a distribution requirement or two done with over a couple of years. Last year, I stayed home for Intersession and I was home from about December 21st to January 30th. This year, Intersession starts a week earlier and is a couple days shorter so the Spring semester starts on January 22nd.</p>
<p>In case you like 4-1-4, you might also consider places in addition to JHU. Now, I sure don't want to be disloyal to JHU. I grew up in Balto in their neighborhood and my Dad was a JHU alum on the G.I. Bill. In fact, he met my Mom there at evening classes because they were always both late and met running into class last-minute. Later, as a middle-aged lawyer, he took an M.L.A. (master of liberal arts) just made for professionals who missed attending liberal arts courses. He loved that, too, especially a female architecture professor whose name skips me now. </p>
<p>4-1-4 has many advantages. Students come home (exhausted) with First Semester DONE in late December, so can really enjoy holidays. Then, for Winter Term (as it's called in Oberlin), students pursue unusual projects,
teach each other courses, self-study new languages, or take career internships off-campus. Oberlin requires 3 out of 4 Winter Terms to graduate, and must be approved by a professor. At least one must be academic, but others can be more atmospheric (learning to cook, yoga, circus skills...) Oberlin also uses their Alum network to create 4-week career internships off-campus for current students; this year l00 are doing this. It's great! Oberlin began this in l968 and has done it since.</p>
<p>If JHU is now doing this, it's a great feature, IMO.</p>
<p>Elon is also 4-1-4.</p>
<p>I can't really add much to what the JHU people have already said about the 4-1-4 calendar (INTERSESSION). Let's just say I think it is one of the more unique characteristics of the Hopkins undergraduate curriculum, and students should really consider doing intersession at least one year if not each year. </p>
<p>And oh yeah, if you do come back to campus for Intersession and what to make a bit of extra money you could be hired by the Admissions Office to help open mail and process all the applications that come in by the RD deadline.</p>
<p>Does the intersession class count on one's GPA at Hopkins? ie. If I took Intro to Juggling or Wine Tasting, is it a graded class or a non-graded academic pursuit?</p>
<p>From the Intersession web site FAQ section:
<a href="http://www.jhu.edu/intersession/FAQIndex.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.jhu.edu/intersession/FAQIndex.htm</a></p>
<p>What is the Academic Enrichment component?
- This component is comprised of credit-bearing courses in Arts and Sciences and Engineering Departments. The classes are taught for either one or two credits, and are graded pass/fail.</p>
<p>Who can take an Academic Enrichment class?
- Only Hopkins undergraduate students who are currently enrolled for the Fall 2006 semester can register for credit-bearing Intersession courses.</p>
<p>Will I receive credits toward my distribution requirements for Academic Enrichment courses?
- Yes, you can receive credits towards your distribution requirements. We recommend talking to your advisor.</p>
<p>Will I receive a grade?
- Yes, but all courses are graded pass/fail (S/U) so they do not count toward your G.P.A.</p>
<p>How many courses do typical students take?</p>
<p>Wow, if you just went to the link I provided in my last post and read through the FAQ you would have found this answer:</p>
<p>How many credit classes can I take?
- Students can earn up to 2 credits during intersession</p>
<p>2 credits at most would be 2 classes. So you either take 1 or 2 classes.</p>
<p>That still doesn't answer the question about typical students.</p>
<p>Typical student A takes 1 class.
Typical student B takes 2 classes.</p>
<p>Not much of a difference. There are no more options, so really my previous answer did respond to the question. You either take one intersession class or you take two.</p>
<p>Doesn't answer whether most students take one, and only the really ambitious students take two or something like that.</p>
<p>wow...take a little responsibility and decide for yourself if u want to take 1, 2, or no classes at all...i feel bad that AdmissionsDaniel has to take time to respond to questions like this</p>
<p>We are talking about ONE CREDIT COURSES during Intersession. It is not a choice of taking Organic Chemistry and Vector Calculus during the same semester. It is a choice of taking one or two unusual, enrichment classes. It is not a matter of being ambitious taking two courses, it is a matter of what each student is interested in. Read more about Intersession from the web sites provided and what everyone has said, and you will see that the choice between 1 or 2 classes is really no big deal.</p>
<p>Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear.</p>
<p>I know that you can earn up to two credits, but for personal enrichment classes, there aren't any credits offered. So theoretically, someone can take a 2 credit Academic Enrichment class, a theater class, an art class, and bus trips.</p>
<p>I was just wondering if that was possible, or is there a limit to how many classes a student can take, not how many credits can be earned?</p>