If you have questions at any time, you can talk to a general studies counselor by phone, fax, or e-mail. Contact the general studies office closest to you. If you will be completing your degree at a distance, contact the university-wide general studies office. (See Offices.)

Residency Status
Admission

Residency Status

You do not have to be an Indiana resident to become a General Studies Degree Program student or an Independent Study Program student.

However, if you are an out-of-state student who wants to take courses on an Indiana University campus, you should know that the criteria for establishing in-state residency to qualify for in-state fee rates are very strict. If you are pursuing a degree on an Indiana University campus, refer to the "Rules Determining Resident and Nonresident Student Status for Indiana University Fee Purposes" in that campus's Schedule of Classes.

Fee rates for Independent Study Program courses are the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. If you are pursuing a degree through the Independent Study Program, refer to the course fees listed in the Independent Study Program University Course Catalog.

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Admission

If you are a new applicant or a transfer student, you will be admitted to the General Studies Degree Program as follows:

1. If you are an applicant who has previously attended Indiana University or other colleges/universities as a degree-seeking student and if you have earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher, you are eligible for admission to the General Studies Degree Program. If you are a transfer student or former Indiana University student with lower than a 2.0 cumulative GPA, you may be admitted on academic probation. If you are a current student whose cumulative GPA is lower than 2.0, you are not directly admissible. If you have been dismissed for academic reasons, you will not be considered for admission for at least one calendar year from the date of your dismissal.

2. If you are an applicant who is 21 years of age or older who has received a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) high school equivalency diploma and you have not attended a college/university, you are eligible for admission to the General Studies Degree Program.

3. If you are an applicant 21 years of age or older who has not earned a high school diploma or GED high school equivalency diploma, you may be granted provisional status and apply for regular admission after successfully completing 12 semester hours of credit with a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

4. If you are an applicant under 21 years of age who has received a high school diploma or GED high school equivalency diploma, you are generally required to meet admission criteria in effect at the campus to which you apply.

Applications will be processed after all academic credentials and the application fee are received. Once admitted, you receive a letter of admission, an information packet, and any transfer course evaluations within approximately six weeks.

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