Admission and Academic Policies
IU Academic Standing
The philosophy underlying academic probation and the academic contract is one of support for the scholars to return to good standing. The honors advisor serves as a resource for scholars to succeed in both the IU Indianapolis Honors College and the university as a whole.
The following policies apply to all students who are admitted to the IU Indianapolis Honors College as incoming freshmen as a Bepko Scholar and Fellow, Adam W. Herbert Presidential Scholar, Plater International Scholar, or Chancellor’s Scholar. Students admitted to the IU Indianapolis Honors College through admission to their school honors program will follow their school’s policies.
- IU Indianapolis Honors College scholars who do not maintain the minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 in coursework taken for honors credit will be placed on warning until the requirement is met.
- IU Indianapolis Honors College scholars who are not first-year students and whose semester GPA falls below 3.3 will be placed on academic probation and will be required to meet with an IU Indianapolis Honors College advisor to develop an academic contract for the next semester. Any non-first-year IU Indianapolis Honors College scholars whose GPA is below 3.3 for two consecutive semesters and whose cumulative GPA is below 3.3 will have their scholarships revoked.
- First-year scholars whose first-semester GPA is below 2.0 will have their scholarships revoked at the end of the first semester.
- A first-year scholar whose first-semester GPA is below 3.3 will be placed on academic probation. If the student's second-semester GPA is again below 3.3 but the cumulative GPA is above 3.0, the student will remain on probation. If the student's third-semester GPA is again below 3.3, the student's scholarship will be revoked.
- First-year scholars who have two consecutive semesters below a 3.3 and a cumulative GPA below 3.0 will have their scholarships revoked at the end of the first year.
- Failure to attend required advising meetings may result in scholarship revocation.
- A review of volunteer hours will occur every May. Scholars who do not meet the minimum volunteer requirement for their scholarship will be placed on IU Indianapolis Honors College probation. Failure to meet the volunteer requirements for two consecutive semesters will result in scholarship revocation.
- Honors scholars who complete less than 12 credit hours during a regular semester will be placed on probation. Failure to complete 12 or more credit hours in two consecutive semesters will result in scholarship revocation.
- Scholars on probation or warning are required to meet with their IU Indianapolis Honors College advisor and sign a contract regarding their status with the college. Violation of the contract will result in revocation of the student's honors scholarship and status.
- If scholars do not meet with their honors advisor regarding their probation or warning status, their scholarships will be revoked.
