Academic Policies & Procedures
Graduate and Professional Policies
Campus Policies
Graduate Non-Degree Policies
- Graduate non-degree students must maintain a minimum GPA of at least 2.5.
- Graduate non-degree students may not take more than 18 credit hours in a single subject area without written permission from the department to the GND advisor.
- Graduate non-degree students not having continous enrollment may need to submit an update form http://www.iupui.edu/~gradoff/docs/App_UpdateForm.pdf to the Graduate Office in order to register for classes.
- Admission to the Graduate Non-Degree Program will not guarantee admission to a graduate degree program.
- A maximum of 12 credits earned as a graduate non-degree student may be applied to a certificate, master’s degree, or Ph.D. Some departments allow fewer than 12 credits or none.
- Graduate non-degree students may not register for any medical research course.
- If Graduate non-degree students need advice about specific course issues or authorizations for designated courses, they can be obtained through the department that offers the course.
- Graduate non-degree students may not enroll in graduate course work in law, medicine, dentistry, nursing, social work, business, or public health.
English for Academic Purpose Proficiency Policy for Graduate Non-Degree Students Who Are Nonnative Speakers of English
Satisfactory English language skills are necessary for enrollment as a graduate non-degree student. Nonnative English speakers must take the IUPUI ESL Placement Test or the TOEFL unless they have received a U.S. bachelor’s or higher degree. Individual schools and programs may have policies for documentation of English ability which are different from the GND policy. Students who anticipate pursuing a graduate degree on this campus are encouraged to take the ESL Placement Test even if they are not required to take it for GND admission, since their academic unit will require it before entry.
GND students who do not need an I-20 or IAP-66 are given a one-semester grace period in which to satisfy the testing requirement. If the student is subject to this policy, the student must take the ESL test before registration for a second semester will be permitted. To register for the test, call or visit the IUPUI Office of International Affairs (Education/Social Work, ES 2126, phone (317) 274-7000). There is a fee for this test.
To receive an exemption from the ESL test requirement under the terms of this policy, the student must submit an official transcript with the GND application. Students who do not have official transcripts available upon application may submit them to the Office of International Affairs at a later date. Documents submitted to International Affairs after the GND application has been processed will be reviewed within two months of submission.
Any applicant who wishes to enroll in ESL courses must take the ESL Placement Test before course registration.
Application to a Graduate or Professional Program
Graduate non-degree students who later decide to pursue a certificate, master’s degree, or a Ph.D. must apply and be admitted by a degree-granting program in order to receive a degree. For information about applying to one of the degree programs at IUPUI, please contact the school or department offering the degree.
Financial Aid for Graduate Non-Degree Students
Graduate non-degree students may be eligible for financial aid if:
- the courses are being taken because an IUPUI graduate or undergraduate department or school has required the courses as prerequisites for admission to a graduate or undergraduate program at IUPUI, or for Purdue veterinary, Purdue pharmacy, or IU optometry programs; and
- those prerequisite courses being taken for any semester equal at least half-time enrollment (6 credit hours of undergraduate courses), all of which are prerequisites; and
- they did not exceed their available aid at the undergraduate level.
Questions regarding this information should be directed to the graduate area of the Office of Student Financial Aid Services at (317) 278-4723.
IUPUI Employees and Their Spouses
If the student or the student’s spouse is employed full time at IUPUI, the Fee Courtesy Request Form, available from the Office of Student Financial Aid Services, Cavanaugh Hall, or online at www.iupui.edu/finaid, must be completed. If the student has been classified as a nonresident of Indiana for tuition purposes, the student should note that tuition is assessed at the out-of-state rate. Completing this form enables the student to receive the fee and reductions available to full-time IUPUI employees and their dependents.
Last Updated March 2010