Admission Requirements for Entering Students¹
Admission Requirements for Transfer Students¹
Applications
Special Admissions
Inter-Campus and Intra-University Transfers
Credit Transfer Policy for Bachelor's Degrees
Advanced Placement and/or Credit
Graduate Students
Second Undergraduate Degree

Admission Requirements for Entering Students¹

1. Successful applicants must graduate from a commissioned Indiana high school or comparable out-of-state institution, and successfully complete a minimum of 28 semesters of college-preparatory courses, which include:
1. Eight semesters of English (one semester each of speech and journalism may be included).
2. Four semesters of social science (economics, government, history, psychology, or sociology).
3. Four semesters of algebra (two semesters of which must be advanced algebra) and two semesters of geometry.
4. Two semesters of laboratory science (biology, chemistry, or physics).
5. Eight semesters in some combination of foreign language; additional mathematics, laboratory science, or social science; computer science; and other courses of a college-preparatory nature.
6. Four semesters of a single foreign language are strongly recommended.
7. Courses that develop writing composition skills are strongly recommended.
2. In-state residents must rank in the upper half of the high school graduating class; out-of-state students must rank in the upper third of the high school graduating class.
3. Applicants must score above the median established by Indiana students on a nationally standardized admissions test. Students who have been out of high school for three or more years do not have to submit test scores unless required for admission to specific programs.
4. Each campus may accept students who are deficient in one, two, or three of the above specifications upon receipt of evidence such as the combination of strength of college-preparatory courses and standardized test scores. For persons who do not meet the above criteria and have been out of high school three or more years, admission can be based on other factors such as a General Education Development (GED) diploma, maturity, work experience, military service, and other factors as determined by the campus.
5. Each campus at its discretion may admit a student on a probationary basis and/or through faculty sponsorship.

Admission Requirements for Transfer Students¹

1. Transfer students must submit official transcripts from all previous institutions attended.
2. Indiana residents must submit transcripts that reflect a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale); out-of-state students must have at least a 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale).
3. To be considered a transfer student, students must have earned at least 26 credit hours from an approved institution of higher education. The student who has fewer than 26 transferable college credit hours must comply with entering student admission requirements as specified above.

If any provision of this policy is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect any other provision that can be given effect without the invalid provision; to this end the provisions of the policy are severable.

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Applications

Applications may be filed after completion of the junior year in high school. Early admission will be granted to superior students who have completed the required tests and are taking the necessary senior subjects. Transfer applicants may apply during the school year preceding proposed entry. Priority dates for applications are December 1 for spring semester, April 15 for first summer session, June 1 for second summer session, and July 15 for fall semester. Students from other universities who desire to attend as nondegree students must apply for admission and submit an official transcript from the home institution. (Nondegree student status requires that students be in good standing at their home institutions with grades that average C or better.) A nonrefundable application fee is required of each applicant who is new to the university. All questions concerning admission should be directed to the Office of Admissions at Indiana University Southeast.

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Special Admissions

Under certain circumstances students may be admitted to one of the following special categories as noted below.

Provisionally Admitted Transfer Students
are those who have previously attended college and are admitted to nondegree status because their cumulative grade point averages for all previous college course work attempted are less than 2.0 (C).

Visiting Students
who are seeking degrees at institutions other than Indiana University and who are in good academic standing may be admitted to nondegree status at IUS. Also, students holding bachelor's degrees who wish to enroll for either undergraduate or graduate courses but not in pursuit of degrees are classified as nondegree students. Students applying for nondegree status are required to submit the application, application fee, and official transcripts.

High School
Superior students currently attending local high schools may be granted permission to enroll for certain predetermined classes at IUS.

Auditing
Some students may wish to enroll in a course without working for or expecting to receive formal credit. They may enroll as special audit students. New students must be eligible for admission. The application for admission, the application fee, and appropriate academic credentials are required. Students previously enrolled or concurrently enrolled in credit courses may enroll as auditors by informing registration personnel during the registration period or before the first class meeting. Changes from audit to credit status are prohibited after the second week of classes (first week of classes in summer sessions), unless approved by the vice chancellor for academic affairs. Fees for audit courses are the same as for credit courses. Courses completed as audits will be entered on the student's transcript with an "NC" notation for "no credit" in place of a grade. The NC notation recorded for an audited course may not be changed subsequently to a regular grade for credit.

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Inter-Campus and Intra-University Transfers

Students who have been regularly admitted to Indiana University, who have attended one campus or who are in one degree-granting school or division, and who have maintained the required grade point average (usually 2.0) may ordinarily transfer to another IU campus or another degree-granting school or division by complying with established procedures and deadlines. The appropriate academic dean should be consulted for further information.

See also Transfer to Other Indiana University Campuses in the Academic Regulations section.

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Credit Transfer Policy for Bachelor's Degrees

Students wishing to transfer from other institutions should request admission and transfer of credit by submitting official transcripts from each institution previously attended and by meeting requirements for transfer students. Transcripts should be sent to the IUS Office of Admissions for evaluation.

Courses completed at an approved institution of higher education before admission to Indiana University Southeast may be applied toward graduation requirements. It is expected, however, that a substantial part of every student's work, especially in the major field of study, will be completed at Indiana University Southeast. Ordinarily, the maximum number of transfer credit hours that may be counted toward the minimum 120 credit hours necessary for graduation is 90 credit hours, including credit earned at other campuses of Indiana University. Not more than 60 credit hours earned in approved junior colleges may be applied toward a degree.

No credit will be allowed at Indiana University for courses taken at another institution in which students have received a grade of C- or lower. Grades of C or above are entered on the student's transcript; they are not, however, computed for purposes of determining grade point averages. Grades earned at any campus of Indiana University that have been certified as transferable for credit are used to compute grade point averages.

IU Southeast does not automatically accept transfer credits for college course work taken prior to graduation from high school. Students who wish to obtain transfer credit for such course work will be asked to provide information about the nature and circumstances of the courses taken so that the request for transfer credit can be evaluated.

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Advanced Placement and/or Credit

Indiana University Southeast will grant placement into courses and/or credit in courses it offers provided that students meet criteria acceptable to the appropriate department.

Advanced Placement
Many courses at the university have prerequisites or demand a certain level of proficiency. In some cases students may be placed into an advanced course after proving proficiency on an examination. Placement into such advanced courses is a method of satisfying the entrance requirements for the advanced courses, but credit is not automatically granted.

Advanced Credit
In some instances a student receiving advanced placement may also receive credit that may be used to satisfy graduation requirements. The standards of performance for advanced credit are higher than for advanced placement.

Departmental criteria for both advanced placement and advanced credit are set by the IUS faculty of the appropriate department. Standards are necessarily similar to standards on other IU campuses.

Students may use the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), the Advanced Placement Program, the College Placement Program, the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), other national tests, and/or instruments devised by IUS faculty to demonstrate that they meet the standards for advanced placement and/or advanced credit.

Usually advanced placement and advanced credit are of greatest value to new students, but other students should consult the department involved, since they too may benefit from the availability of these programs.

The number of advanced credit hours that will be allowed toward graduation is determined by the school or division awarding the degree.

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Graduate Students

A student planning to complete one of the master's degrees offered by Indiana University Southeast must apply for and be accepted into the desired graduate program. Information can be secured at the appropriate office. Other students wishing to register for graduate courses at Indiana University Southeast must have their admissions cleared in advance with the dean of the school in which they wish to earn their degrees. If students register for graduate credit without the approval of their school, they do so without the assurance that credit for such work may be applied toward fulfilling requirements for an advanced degree.

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Second Undergraduate Degree

Normally the holder of a bachelor's degree who wishes to pursue a further educational goal should seek entry into a graduate program. In certain cases, however, the vice chancellor for academic affairs may admit a bachelor's degree holder to candidacy for an associate degree or a second bachelor's degree. Forms to petition for such admission are available through the Office of Admissions. When such admission is granted, the candidate must meet the requirements of the school or division and of the department in which the student is a candidate. Candidates for a second bachelor's degree must earn at least 26 additional credit hours in residence. The student must apply for undergraduate admission and meet all requirements as stated under the section entitled Transfer Applicants.

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