The Integrative Core (I-Core), a semester-long experience of four classes, is designed to pull together all of the concepts in the I-Core prerequisites and instill a higher level of learning that bridges the classroom and the real-world. The professors coordinate their course materials so that students are able to see the connections between various areas of business and use their understanding of those interrelationships to make business decisions. The final I-Core case, a Kelley "rite of passage" is an extensive - and intense - team project in which students demonstrate all they have learned. Students are required to pass each I-Core course with a grade of C or better.

Standard I-Core

• Student take standard I-Core concurrently with Compass III - The Business Professional
• Students may be in several teams throughout the semester
• They are placed in their final, "case team" at the end of the semester and spend most of the last two weeks preparing the case
• Standard I-Core is offered in the Fall, Spring, or Summer (12-wk summer session)
• Students must apply, online for standard I-Core at http://kelley.iu.edu/Ugrad/Academics/Requirements/page39725.html
  • Applications for Fall or Summer I-Core are accepted February 1 - March 15
  • Applications for Spring I-Core are accepted September 1 - October 15
• After completing the application and receiving approval, students register using BUS-BE 375

Honors I-Core

• Students belong to one team throughout the semester and present their final case (business plan) at the end of the term
• Honors I-Core is available only for students in the Business Honors Program
• Honors I-Core is offered only in the Fall semester
• Students should see Business Honors academic advisor for permission to enroll in Honors I-Core, using BUS-BE 304

I-Core Prerequisites

See the I-Core prerequisites section for a list of the eighteen courses that need to be completed (all with minimum grades of C) prior to I-Core.