ISIS

If you are a student, faculty, or staff at Johns Hopkins University, you have definitely had some experience with ISIS, the Integrated Student Information System. ISIS is a university-wide student information system which is designed for making the technical aspects of being a student simpler for you.

Most notably, ISIS is the online system through which you can register for classes every semester. One may access this feature of ISIS through logging in to http://isis.jhu.edu or accessing the ISIS system through your JH Portal and scrolling over the “Registration” tab in the top left-hand corner. The Registration tab allows you access to all the information you would have to request from a registrar’s office at most other universities. From the “Registration” tab, you have access to your program of study information, the registration system, your class schedule, and your grades. From these sections of ISIS, you can determine your adviser's name, register for classes, swiftly get the last seat for an interesting class after being on the wait list, upload your class schedule to your computer’s calendar, or even view your transcript (including your uncovered freshman grades).

Additionally, the “Financial Aid” tab, located to the right of the “Registration” tab, you can access your relative financial aid information, such as the required forms to complete in order to keep your financial aid and the summary of your scholarship, work/study, and other aid awards. Through the “Financial Aid” section, you can determine the amount of aid you are receiving for the current year, accept or decline aid, and manage all of your financial aid needs.

To the right of the “Financial Aid” tab, you can find the “Billing” tab. The “Billing” section is where you can find your current balance and its due date. Most importantly, the “Billing” section allows you to pay your tuition dues by eCheck, paper check, and view your transactions. Furthermore, if you are like many students, taking advantage of the “Authorized Users” section, accessed by “Billing”-->”Authorized Users”, is an extremely efficient way of allowing your parents to access and pay the balance. Through a simple, straightforward process, you can click “add authorized user” and, within 1-2 minutes, have established an account for your parents or guardians to access the parts of ISIS that you specify, which includes billing, financial, your class schedule, and your grades (but only if you choose to allow them to do so).

Lastly, the “Personal Info” tab is the last of the four tabs and permits you to enter and update your personal information, your emergency contact information, your family information, and your authorized users. Although entering all of this information seems like a hassle, you can not register for classes until all of your required information is established; I wouldn’t procrastinate registering for classes because those seats fill fast!

As more of a postscript, there a few additional features of ISIS that I would like to point out. Your Hopkins ID, which is different from your JHED ID and JCard, is a 6 character alphanumeric ID necessary for confirming your individual identity as a Johns Hopkins community member and is always located at the top of the ISIS screen, right above the “Billing” tab, as shown in the screenshot below. Additionally, there may be an “ALERTS” link on the top right-hand corner, also shown in the screenshot below, that only appears when there is important information for you to know. Finally, the first screen that comes up when you access ISIS is the announcements section. Important information from each section of ISIS (Registration, Financial Aid, and Billing) appears here, so don’t ignore it in order to stay up to date with all your information-related needs.

ISIS Home Page - Hopkins ID and ALERTS are highlighted by a red outline

If you need any help with ISIS, check out the JHU Systems Help web page, accessible at http://help.sset.jhu.edu/dashboard.action, which links to ISIS help pages specific for students, faculty, or advisers.