Direct Matriculation: International Studies B.A./M.A. Program with the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University

Programme overview

The Direct Matriculation BA/MA is an accelerated consecutive-degree programme with the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in a 3+2 model. Students complete most undergraduate requirements at Homewood in years one to three and the MAIR at SAIS in years four and five.

Faculty: Krieger School of Arts and Sciences | Department: International Studies | Duration: 5 years (3+2 model: BA after year four, MAIR after year five) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

What you will study

Students complete Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and a statistics course at Homewood. Years four and five can be spent at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC, or start at SAIS Europe in Bologna or the Hopkins-Nanjing Center before two to three semesters in DC.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants indicate the SAIS BA/MA DMP on the university admissions application and complete the Direct Matriculation: International Studies supplemental form by the application deadline; students are accepted to the programme on admission to the university. A minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.5 is required to remain in the programme. In years with capacity, qualified first-semester sophomore International Studies or Political Science majors may be offered admission.

Entry is for the fall semester. First-year applicants apply through Early Decision I, Early Decision II or Regular Decision, using the Common Application or Coalition on Scoir.

Transfer students are accepted into the entering sophomore and junior classes for the fall semester only.

First-year deadlines for entry in 2027: Early Decision I November 1, 2026 (financial aid November 15, 2026; decision December 11, 2026; reply January 15, 2027); Early Decision II January 2, 2027 (decision February 12, 2027; reply February 26, 2027); Regular Decision January 2, 2027 (decision March 24, 2027; reply May 1, 2027). Financial aid deadline for Early Decision II and Regular Decision is January 15, 2027.

Transfer application deadline is March 1, 2027, financial aid deadline March 15, 2027, decision release May 14, 2027 and reply-by date June 1, 2027. Applicants apply through the Common Application for Transfer.

The first-year and transfer application fee is $70, or a fee waiver. Johns Hopkins requires standardized testing (SAT or ACT scores, self-reported or official) for first-year applicants.

Advanced Academic Programs charges a $90 non-refundable application fee per programme application for Summer 2027 and later terms.

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