What We Do Here at OSIP

A lot of people, even Hopkins students, aren't quite sure who we are. We even get the occasional call asking if our office is CTY (Center for Talented Youth).

Our office is located at 3505 North Charles Street, just a short walk from the dorms where Pre-College students will be staying! The building is just a block away from Wolman Hall and across North Charles Street from the AMR Tennis Courts, the same building as the Undergraduate Public Health Studies Program.

Stop by if you have any questions, or just to say hi!

The Office of Summer and Intersession Programs (OSIP) coordinates the undergraduate courses for both Intersession (a one month term between Winter Break and Spring Semester) as well as the Summer terms. During the Summer, there are so many programs being held on the Johns Hopkins campus, but OSIP is responsible for coordinating the summer courses, visiting undergraduates from other universities, as of course the Pre-College Programs, Discover Hopkins and Summer University. From academics to student life, we're the ones who are making sure that you all have a fun and worthwhile Summer.
For Summer University students, the staff in our office will function as academic advisors, making this the place to come if you're facing any problems academically.

For those of you hoping to one day be Hopkins undergrads, our office also coordinates Intersession, which is a three-week term which begins after Winter Break and ends before Spring Semester. The term is optional so some people choose to take an extended Winter Break, but many students come back to live in the dorms and take 1 or 2 credit courses on a Satisfactory/Unsatifactory grading scale. A lot of these classes are very different from what's offered regularly in the Fall and Spring, including many unique lab courses, Humanities, and Science courses. We even have a special 1-week program at the end of the term, called B'More where Freshmen can take courses discussing topics like Urban Planning or Sustainability. B'More courses even go on field trips to explore Baltimore in depth. (It's kind of like Discover Hopkins in the Winter!)

Make sure to stop by office while you're here. We'd love to meet you, get to know you, and make sure that you're having a successful summer at Hopkins!