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

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 via their IU email account
• 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

Graduation and Student Responsibility

In addition to applying for graduation by the relevant deadline (and promptly transferring in credits, if relevant), students are responsible for the following: 

• Ensuring majors, co-majors, and minors are officially declared/up-to-date before the start of the student’s final year of course work.  
  • Students can update majors, co-majors, and minors via the Major Update/Minor Declaration form on the Kelley Forms & Applications page. 
• Enrolling on time for senior year coursework. 
• Reviewing their Academic Advisement Report, which tracks degree progress, before and after enrolling in final semester course work to ensure all degree requirements are on track to be satisfied. 
• Contacting or meeting with Kelley Academic Advising for any questions regarding degree requirements/graduation planning. 

Complete Transcripts

Credits for all coursework, including final term courses and 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. Given the time needed for processing transcripts, it is not recommended for students to take course work outside of IU in their final semester.

Attendance at Commencement

Students may attend the IU Bloomington Commencement Ceremony and Kelley Senior Recognition as long as they have applied for graduation for that term. Students completing degree requirements with summer enrollment must apply for graduation for the summer term and are eligible to participate in May/Spring Commencement and Kelley Senior Recognition.

Participation in either of these celebrations 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 satisfied. 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 the 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. Returning students will work with Kelley Undergraduate Records and Academic Advising to plan for how they may complete their degree.