Students who expect to receive the B.S. degree in business from IU Bloomington, should meet the following requirements noted in the Course and Degree Requirements section of this bulletin. Additional information regarding graduation policies and procedures can be found below. 

Complete Transcripts

Credits for all coursework, including final term courses, including transfer courses, must be recorded on the candidate's Indiana University transcript prior to the degree conferral deadline. Note that, even after transfer transcripts have been received at IU Bloomington, it can sometimes take several weeks for those credits to be posted to the student's IU transcript. Therefore, students should request that official transcripts be sent to IU immediately after completing coursework at any non-IU institution.

Graduation Check

In the semester prior to the intended graduation semester, students should schedule individual Graduation Check appointments with their academic advisor to make sure they are on track for graduation - and to have time to make any necessary adjustments to their final semester's enrollment. 

Graduation Application

Candidates for the B.S. degree in business must apply for graduation online. Application deadlines are posted on the graduation website.

Students who apply by the deadline can be assured that they will:

• Receive accurate and timely feedback about unsatisfied or missing degree requirements
• Receive notifications from IU about Commencement ceremonies
• Find their names on official Commencement Ceremony documents
• Graduate, as planned, as long as all requirements have been met
• Receive their diplomas

Students who fail to apply by the deadline, are at-risk for one or more of the above.

Attendance at Commencement

Students may attend the IU Bloomington Commencement Ceremony and Kelley Senior Recognition Event as long as they have applied for graduation. However, participation in either of these events is not an indication that final grades have been posted and reviewed or that the degree has been conferred. Degree conferral occurs several weeks after Commencement, once spring grades are finalized and degree requirements are confirmed as satisified. Diplomas are sent by the Office of Registrar several months after Commencement. 

Statute of Limitations for Degree Requirements

Candidates for the B.S. degree in business have the right to complete the degree requirements specified by the bulletin in effect at the time they entered (matriculated) Indiana University--Bloomington, provided: (1) the required courses are available and (2) no more than eight calendar years have elapsed since the date of entry. In the event that the required courses are not available or that more than eight years have elapsed, students must communicate with Kelley Undergraduate Records Office (ksbrec@indiana.edu) to have their transcripts evaluated. The evaluation will determine if they may continue with their original degree requirements or must update to the current degree requirements. An advisor will be assigned to work with returning students to determine how and where they may complete their degrees.