Advising and Registration

Each student will be assigned an academic advisor at the beginning of their academic career with SPH. All phases of the student's program are subject to the approval of the advisor.

All graduate students are required to meet with their advisor before registering for classes each term. During each of these meetings, a student and advisor identify the courses in which the student will enroll for the following term.

An advising hold will be placed on all student accounts at the beginning of each semester to prevent enrollment in the following semester until an advising meeting has taken place and all courses are approved by the student’s advisor.

Procedures for Maintaining Enrollment

It is the student’s responsibility to meet with their advisor before registration for each new semester, make a course plan for the upcoming semester, and have the Academic Advisor Course Registration Approval Form approved by their advisor.  

 This is a requirement for all SPH students, and this step must be completed prior to enrollment each semester.

 The form can be found here: https://one.iu.edu/task/iub/current-sph-students by pressing “Start” and then selecting the “Forms” link.

 Once the advisor approves the electronic form, it will route to the staff member in Degree Administration assigned to graduate student services, after which the hold will be removed and confirmation and further instructions will be sent to the student.

 Independent Study, Readings, and Research courses require a form and prospectus (1-2 pages detailing the specific work the student is performing for the course).  

 The form can be found here: https://one.iu.edu/task/iub/current-sph-students by pressing “Start” and then selecting the “Forms” link.

 Once the advisor and course instructor approve the electronic form, it will route to the staff member in Degree Administration assigned to graduate student services, after which the hold will be removed and confirmation and further instructions will be sent to the student.

Students should consult their advisor and/or the instructor of the Independent Study course for advice on formulating the required prospectus.  

 Graduate students must have a 3.0 GPA to enroll in any independent study courses.  

Other Tools to maintain enrollment:

Students can access the IUB Official academic calendar here to see schedules and deadlines for each semester: https://utilities.registrar.indiana.edu/calendars/official-calendar/

 Students can access Student Center here: https://one.iu.edu/task/iu/student-center

 In Student Center you may view your grades, unofficial transcript, class schedule, class permissions, financial aid, registration holds, and enrollment date/time. Additionally, you can use class search, shopping cart, drop classes, and swap classes to adjust your schedule during the self-service period.

 Some helpful tutorial videos on using functions of Student Center may be found here: https://one.iu.edu/task/iu/student-center-videos

 A tutorial on how to enroll in courses using one.iu.edu may be found here: https://studentcentral.indiana.edu/register/steps-register/index.html

 Advising Tools
Doctoral students have course work prescribed for them by a faculty committee, chaired by the student's academic advisor. The student's advisor will direct the student to complete the prescribed courses in the proper order. 

For master's degree programs, the advisor and student follow a prescribed, faculty-approved curriculum. The advisor will direct the student's sequence of required course completion and elective choices according to the student's academic interests and professional goals.

Master's degree students may view personalized, online, academic advisement reports (AARs) at https://one.iu.edu/task/iu/degree-progress-report. These reports assist students in understanding which academic degree requirements have been completed, and which requirements have not.

The degree requirements for each Master’s and Doctoral degree program, as well as Graduate Certificates may be found here: https://bulletins.iu.edu/iub/phb/2022-2023/graduate/index.shtml