Johns Hopkins University · Schema

Course

A course offering record returned by the JHU SIS Self-Service Public Course Search API.

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Properties

Name Type Description
AllDepartments string All departments assigned to the course, separated by ^.
Areas string All areas assigned to the course, separated by ^.
Building string All buildings where the course is held, separated by ^.
CoursePrefix string
Credits string
Department string Department that offers the course.
DOW string Numeric representation of days of week (Mon=1, Tue=2, Wed=4, Thu=8, Fri=16, Sat=32, Sun=64).
DOWSort string
HasBio string
InstructionMethod string
Instructors string
InstructorsFullName string
IsWritingIntensive string
Level string
Location string
MaxSeats string
Meetings string
OfferingName string Offering name (e.g. NR.110.305).
OpenSeats string
Repeatable string
SchoolName string
SeatsAvailable string Available seats out of maximum (e.g. 7/65).
SectionCoReqNotes string
SectionCoRequisites string
SectionName string
SectionRegRestrictions string
Status string
SubDepartment string
Term string
Term_IDR string
Term_JSS string
TermStartDate string
TimeOfDay string
Title string
Waitlisted string
SectionDetails object Section detail information returned when a full section is requested.
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JSON Schema

johns-hopkins-university-course-schema.json Raw ↑ 
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    "generated": "2026-08-19",
    "method": "derived",
    "source": "https://sis.jhu.edu/api/help",
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  },
  "title": "Course",
  "description": "A course offering record returned by the JHU SIS Self-Service Public Course Search API.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "AllDepartments": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "All departments assigned to the course, separated by ^."
    },
    "Areas": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "All areas assigned to the course, separated by ^."
    },
    "Building": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "All buildings where the course is held, separated by ^."
    },
    "CoursePrefix": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Credits": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Department": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Department that offers the course."
    },
    "DOW": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Numeric representation of days of week (Mon=1, Tue=2, Wed=4, Thu=8, Fri=16, Sat=32, Sun=64)."
    },
    "DOWSort": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "HasBio": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "InstructionMethod": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Instructors": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "InstructorsFullName": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "IsWritingIntensive": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Level": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Location": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "MaxSeats": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Meetings": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "OfferingName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Offering name (e.g. NR.110.305)."
    },
    "OpenSeats": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Repeatable": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SchoolName": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SeatsAvailable": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Available seats out of maximum (e.g. 7/65)."
    },
    "SectionCoReqNotes": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SectionCoRequisites": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SectionName": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SectionRegRestrictions": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Status": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SubDepartment": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Term": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Term_IDR": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Term_JSS": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "TermStartDate": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "TimeOfDay": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Title": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "Waitlisted": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "SectionDetails": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Section detail information returned when a full section is requested.",
      "properties": {
        "Credits": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "CreditType": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "Departments": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "DepartmentID": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "Description": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "WebNotes": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "CoRequisites": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "Description": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Expression": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "TermName": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "EvaluationUrls": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "URL": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "ValidFrom": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "ValidTo": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "Fees": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "Amount": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "FeeType": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "Meetings": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "Building": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Dates": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "DOW": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Location": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Room": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Times": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "PosTags": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "Tag": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "Prerequisites": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "Description": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "Expression": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "IsNegative": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "Instructors": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "HopkinsID": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "Equivalencies": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "CourseName": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "ValidFrom": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "ValidTo": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}