College of Arts and Sciences Bloomington Campus www.college.indiana.edu www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/college/2011-2012 2011–2012 College of Arts and Sciences Bloomington Campus www.college.indiana.edu www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/college/2011-2012 2011 – 2012 Indiana University, a member of the North Central Association (NCA), is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission: www.ncahlc.org. While every effort is made to provide accurate and current information, Indiana University reserves the right to change without notice statements in the bulletin series concerning rules, policies, fees, curricula, or other matters. Administration Indiana University MICHAEL A. McROBBIE, Ph.D., President of the University CHARLES R. BANTZ, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Chancellor, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis D. CRAIG BRATER, M.D., Vice President for University Clinical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine KAREN HANSON, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Provost, Indiana University Bloomington JOHN S. APPLEGATE, Ph.D., Executive Vice President for University Regional Affairs, Planning and Policy DOROTHY J. FRAPWELL, J.D., Vice President and General Counsel G. FREDERICK GLASS, J.D., Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics EDWIN C. MARSHALL, O.D., Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs THOMAS A. MORRISON, Ed.D., Vice President for Capital Projects and Facilities PATRICK O’MEARA, Ph.D., Vice President for International Affairs MICHAEL M. SAMPLE, B.A., Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations JORGE JOSÉ, Ph.D., Vice President for Research WILLIAM B. STEPHAN, J.D., Vice President for Engagement NEIL D. THEOBALD, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Financial Officer BRADLEY C. WHEELER, Ph.D., Vice President for Information Technology MARYFRANCES McCOURT, M.B.A., Treasurer of the University NASSER H. PAYDAR, Ph.D., Chancellor of Indiana University East MICHAEL A. WARTELL, Ph.D., Chancellor of Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne MICHAEL HARRIS, Ph.D., Chancellor of Indiana University Kokomo WILLIAM J. LOWE, Ph.D., Chancellor of Indiana University Northwest UNA MAE RECK, Ph.D., Chancellor of Indiana University South Bend SANDRA R. PATTERSON-RANDLES, Ph.D., Chancellor of Indiana University Southeast KENNETH R. R. GROS LOUIS, Ph.D., University Chancellor Bloomington Campus KAREN HANSON, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Provost, Indiana University Bloomington THOMAS F. GIERYN, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs EDWARDO L. RHODES, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Academic Support and Diversity and Associate Vice President for Academic Support and Diversity P. SARITA SONI, O.D., Vice Provost for Research SONYA STEPHENS, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education DAVID JOHNSON, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Enrollment Services PETE GOLDSMITH, Ed.D., Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs, Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences LARRY SINGELL, Ph.D., Dean ROBERT BECKER, Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean JEAN C. ROBINSON, Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean STEPHEN M. WATT, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education CATHERINE PILACHOWSKI, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Program Development ROBERT DE RUYTER, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Grants KIRSTINE LINDEMANN, Ph.D., Senior Assistant Dean and Director of Undergraduate Academic Affairs TERRI A. GREENSLADE, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Academic Standards and Opportunities W. DAVID HALLORAN, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Curriculum MITCHELL BYLER, M.M., Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services CHRISTINE PUCKETT, B.S., Assistant Dean of Finance SCOTT FEICKERT, M.S., Director of Enrollment Management ULRIK KNUDSEN, B.S., Director of Computer Information Technology Office Table of Contents 1 Overview 16 Confidentiality of Records 1 Liberal Learning at IU 16 Release of Information in Student Records 1 The College of Arts and Sciences 16 Public Information 2 Matriculation Date and Degree Requirements 17 Departments and Programs 2 Student Responsibility 17 African American & Diaspora Studies 3 Abbreviations 25 African Studies 3 Admission to IU 30 American Studies 3 Entering the College 33 Animal Behavior 3 Direct Admission 35 Anthropology 4 Transfer Students 47 Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design 4 Exploratory Students 53 Asian American Studies 5 Degrees, Majors, Minors, & Certificates 54 Astronomy 5 List of Majors (Bachelor of Arts) 57 Biology 5 List of Interdepartmental Majors (Bachelor of Arts) 68 Central Eurasian Studies 5 List of Bachelor of Science Degrees 78 Chemistry 6 List of Bachelor of Fine Arts Degrees 84 Classical Studies 6 List of Certificates 90 Cognitive Science 6 List of Minors 97 Communication and Culture 7 Secondary Teacher Certification 103 Comparative Literature 7 List of Foreign Languages 108 Computer Science 7 Suggested Program for First-Year Students 108 Criminal Justice 8 Students with Disabilities 114 East Asian Languages and Cultures 8 IU Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Policy 124 Economics 8 Degree Requirements 129 English 8 Academic Advising 137 Environmental Science 8 Requirements for All Bachelor’s Degrees 139 Film Studies 9 Chart: Requirements and Credit Hours—B.A. 139 Fine Arts 9 Requirements for Majors (B.A.) 151 Folklore and Ethnomusicology 9 Requirements for the B.F.A. and the B.S. 156 French and Italian 10 Foundations Requirements 163 Gender Studies 10 Requirements for Minors 167 Geography 11 Breadth of Inquiry Requirement 173 Geological Sciences 11 Culture Studies Requirement 178 Germanic Studies 11 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Sciences 183 History Requirement 195 History and Philosophy of Science 12 Second Bachelor’s Degree 199 Human Biology 13 Courses Outside the College 205 India Studies 13 Policies & Procedures 210 Individualized Major Program 13 Absences from Final Examinations 211 International Studies Program 13 Absences from Scheduled Classes 213 Jewish Studies 13 Addition of Courses 220 Latin American and Caribbean Studies 13 Applying for Graduation 225 Latino Studies 13 Change of Major 227 Liberal Arts and Management Program 13 Class Standing 229 Linguistics 13 Credit by Examination 234 Mathematics 14 Credit for Correspondence Courses 243 Medieval Studies 14 Extended X 244 Near Eastern Languages and Cultures 14 Grade Appeals and Retroactive Changes 249 Philosophy 14 Grade of Incomplete 255 Physics 14 Grading System 260 Political and Civic Engagement 14 Graduate-Level Coursework 263 Political Science 15 Graduation Dates 271 Psychological and Brain Sciences 15 Junior College Credits 280 Religious Studies 15 Pass/Fail Option 288 Russian and East European Institute 15 Undergraduate Status Update Form 292 Second Language Studies 15 Transcripts 294 Slavic Languages and Literatures 15 Withdrawals from Courses 302 Sociology 15 Academic Standing 308 Spanish and Portuguese 15 Academic Probation 315 Speech and Hearing Sciences 15 Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees in Good Standing 320 Statistics 15 Dismissal 323 Telecommunications 16 Readmission 330 Theatre and Drama 16 Restart Policy 336 West European Studies 16 Student Records 343 Distinctions and Opportunities 343 Academic Distinctions 343 Dean’s List 343 Degrees Awarded with Distinction 343 Departmental Honors Programs 343 Hutton Honors College 346 Phi Beta Kappa 346 Academic Opportunities 346 CIC CourseShare 346 Experimental Courses 346 Five-Year Programs for B.S. Science Degrees from the College and M.S. Degrees from the School of Education 347 Intensive Freshman Seminars 348 Living-Learning Centers 350 Military Science and Aerospace Studies 350 Minority and First-Generation Scholars 350 Groups Program 350 McNair Scholars Program 350 NIH-Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Scholars Program at IU Bloomington 351 Overseas Study Programs 352 Science Courses for Non-Science Majors 352 Themester 352 Two Additional Courses 352 Opportunities Outside the College 352 List of Approved Outside Minors 353 Career Development Center 354 Earth Science 354 Jacobs School of Music 355 Kelley School of Business 356 School of Dentistry 356 School of Education 357 School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation 360 School of Informatics and Computing 360 Major in Computer Science—B.A. 361 B.A. in Computer Science with Honors 361 Minor in Business 361 Minor in Computer Science 361 Four “Outside Minors” and One Certificate Offered by the School of Informatics and Computing 363 School of Journalism 363 School of Medicine 364 School of Optometry 364 School of Public and Environmental Affairs 366 School of Social Work 366 Studying Abroad 368 Appendix I: Culture Studies Courses Requirement 377 Appendix II: Distribution Courses 389 Appendix III: Topics-Qualified Courses 390 Appendix IV: College of Arts and Sciences Courses for General Education Organized by General Education Requirement 397 Appendix V: College of Arts and Sciences Courses for General Education Organized by College Department 405 Index Indiana University General Policies, current fees, and Veterans Benefits: see creativeservices.iu.edu/resources/ bulletins/policies.shtml. Overview 1 cultivation of the aesthetic judgment that makes College of Arts and Sciences possible the enjoyment and comprehension of works of the creative imagination. Overview 6. Liberal arts students must understand and practice scientific methods. This approach to knowledge forms Liberal Learning at IU the basis of scientific research; guides the formation, At the core of Indiana University, as at all distinguished testing, and validation of theories; and distinguishes universities and undergraduate institutions, is the College conclusions that rest on unverified assertion from those of Arts and Sciences. The College provides the means for developed through the application of scientific undergraduates to acquire a liberal arts education: an reasoning. education that broadens the student’s knowledge and 7. Mathematical and statistical studies teach arts and awareness in the major areas of human knowledge, sciences students to reason quantitatively, a skill significantly deepens that awareness in one or two fields, essential in an increasingly technological society. and prepares the foundation for a lifetime of continual 8. A liberal arts education must develop historical learning. The distinguishing mark of the university is that its consciousness so that students can view the present faculty are engaged in the discovery and dissemination of within the context of the past; appreciate tradition; and knowledge, thereby offering students an unusually rich understand the critical historical forces that have opportunity to gain a liberal education. influenced the way we think, feel, and act. 9. The College of Arts and Sciences emphasizes the A liberal arts education begins with the premise that one’s study of the international community and world and one’s self are worth knowing. To understand our encourages students to become involved in the world, we must know something about its physical, biological, contemporary world. By understanding the range of cognitive, social, cultural, and spiritual dimensions. The physical, geographic, economic, political, religious, liberal arts provide these perspectives on knowledge to serve and cultural realities influencing world events, students as the basis for a full and effective professional and personal cultivate an informed sensitivity to global and life. No better preparation for success in the professions environmental issues. exists than a strong liberal arts education, and our experience 10.Students in the liberal arts develop basic demonstrates that the liberal arts help develop the rigor of mind needed for advanced study in any field and for the communication skills in at least one foreign pursuit of a richer life through the enlargement of mind and language, providing the fundamental skills for spirit. communicating with people from other cultures and offering insights into other patterns of thought and By its very name, a liberal arts education suggests that modes of expression. broadness of study is a primary concern. It inspires openness 11.The breadth of knowledge characteristic of a liberal and breadth of mind, regard for values unlike our own, and arts education requires an in-depth knowledge of at respect for the creative processes of diverse disciplines. The least one subject to be complete. Students in the liberal arts emphasize cultural, social, and biological change College of Arts and Sciences must learn to acquire and assess the impact of technological progress on the and manage a coherent, sophisticated understanding world’s environment. They generate appreciation and of a major body of knowledge with all its complexities, understanding of many societies’ past accomplishments and power, and limitations. provide the basis for future insight and enterprise. The liberal arts education of the College of Arts and Sciences At Indiana University, the liberal arts curriculum of the provides the fundamental knowledge, skills, and experience College of Arts and Sciences directs its students to achieve essential for a full, rich, and rewarding life. Such an education 11 major goals: taps many of the capacities that we as human beings 1. Our students must achieve the genuine literacy possess. It offers us fuller lives, in understanding and required to read and listen effectively, and to speak expressing ourselves and in relating to others. and write clearly and persuasively. The arts and sciences are pre-professional in the best sense. 2. The liberal arts teach students to think critically and They serve as a foundation for many professions, many creatively. As perceptive analysts of what they read, ways of earning a living. More than training for today’s see, and hear, students must learn to reason carefully occupations, a liberal arts education offers students the and correctly and to recognize the legitimacy of intuition foresight and flexibility they will need as they move on to when reason and evidence prove insufficient. careers and technologies not yet known or imagined. 3. By gaining intellectual flexibility and breadth of Finally, a liberal arts education develops the qualities of mind mind, liberal arts students remain open to new ideas that are needed by informed and responsible people. Any and information, willing to grow and learn, and sensitive decision or action—whether personal or to others’ views and feelings. professional—informed by knowledge, rationality, and 4. The curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences compassion makes the greatest contribution to a better world. helps students discover ethical perspectives so that they can formulate and understand their own values, become aware of others’ values, and discern the The College of Arts and Sciences ethical dimensions underlying many of the decisions The education offered by the College of Arts and Sciences they must make. is based on a tradition established when Indiana University 5. A quality liberal arts education includes an was founded in 1820 as a liberal arts institution. What are appreciation of literature and the arts and the now departments in the College served then as the core of 2 Overview the university from which all the other schools and units Contact Information developed. For questions and referrals regarding undergraduate Today the College continues its central role in the mission education in the College of Arts and Sciences, please visit of Indiana University. The College not only offers more than http://college.indiana.edu/recorder/. 70 baccalaureate majors leading to the Bachelor of Arts, the You may also call, email or walk-in to: Bachelor of Science, and the Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees; it also provides much of the general education for College of Arts and Sciences Recorder's Office undergraduate students in the Schools of Continuing Studies; Kirkwood Hall 001 Education; Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; 130 S. Woodlawn Ave. Informatics and Computing; Journalism; Public and Bloomington, IN 47405-7104 Environmental Affairs; Social Work; the Kelley School of (812) 855-1821 Business; and the Jacobs School of Music. Fax: (812) 855-2060 E-mail: [email protected] At the heart of the College’s tradition is excellence in teaching Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am to 4pm based on excellence in research. College faculty, who are at the forefront of their disciplines, teach at all levels of the Student Responsibility curriculum, from freshman through senior and graduate courses. Although the content of courses has changed as Students are responsible for planning their own programs society has changed and knowledge has developed, the and for meeting the degree requirements for graduation. For College faculty has always sought to provide students with advice in fulfilling these requirements and in planning a specialized knowledge in a major field of study that is course of study, students in the College should regularly enriched by a broad liberal arts education. For over 190 seek out academic counseling from the academic advisors years, the mission of the faculty has been to provide students in the departments that offer the major(s), minors(s), and with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives to help them certificates(s) that the students hope to pursue. Although develop an understanding of themselves and the world faculty and academic advisors will do their best to aid around them through a combination of specialized and students, it is ultimately each student’s responsibility to plan general study. an appropriate academic course of study and to fulfill the various degree requirements. Familiarizing themselves with The present degree requirements of the College of Arts and the contents of this Bulletin is a crucial first step that students Sciences relate these principles to the modern world. can and should take to ensure familiarity with the Foundations courses in English Composition and opportunities available to and requirements expected of all Mathematical Modeling and the Intensive Writing and Foreign students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Language requirements provide opportunities for students to develop communication and computational skills for use The online Academic Advisement Report (AAR) is another in their own society as well as for use in understanding other valuable resource that will help students to plan a course of societies. Critical Approaches to the Arts and Sciences study and monitor their progress toward a degree. It provides courses and the Breadth of Inquiry requirements are detailed information regarding both the various degree designed for students to acquire broad familiarity with the requirements that students have fulfilled and those that they general areas of human knowledge by taking courses in the still need to complete. Students who need arts and humanities, social and historical studies, and natural clarification regarding any information on their AAR or any and mathematical sciences. The Culture Studies requirement of the requirements for their degree program are urged to enables students to enrich their understanding of their contact their academic advisor or the College of Arts and neighbors at home and internationally. These courses serve Sciences Recorder's Office (Kirkwood Hall 001). as the foundation upon which students can develop a major Finally, Indiana University reserves the right to change program of study. course offerings without notice. Students are responsible for Because of the richness and diversity of its more than 70 consulting the online Schedule of Classes for the most majors, the College offers students a variety of advising up-to-date listing. services to help them take full advantage of their opportunities at Indiana University. Academic assistant deans Matriculation Date and Degree in the College can answer specific questions or talk with Requirements students about their goals. The College Undergraduate Recorder's Office is available throughout a student's career For an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in the to answer questions about academic records, policies, and College of Arts and Sciences at Bloomington, the applicable procedures—by email ([email protected]), by phone degree requirements are those in effect at the time he or (812-855-1821), or in person (Kirkwood Hall 001). Academic she matriculated at Indiana University (any campus) as a advisors in each department in the College are eager to help degree-seeking student. Students admitted for the fall students understand the special requirements and options semester who elect to take courses in the preceding summer of the department, and are also happy to discuss general will be bound by the degree requirements in effect for the degree requirements and the best options for their fall for which they are admitted. A student who fails to completion. Finally, counselors in Arts and Sciences Career complete a degree within eight years of matriculation will Services in the Career Development Center help students forfeit the automatic right to use the requirements in effect understand how to combine their liberal arts education and at the time of matriculation. Students in this situation with their career goals in satisfying employment. questions about remaining requirements should contact the College Recorder’s Office, Kirkwood Hall 001, (812) 855-1821 or [email protected]. Admission 3 Abbreviations Admission The various abbreviations used in this Bulletin are explained Admission to IU below. An important abbreviation to begin with is “the College,” which refers to the College of Arts and Sciences Most incoming freshmen admitted to Indiana University first at Indiana University. CASE refers to College of Arts and enter the University Division, where they must complete a Sciences Education requirements. For a listing of specific set of requirements if they are interested in gaining abbreviations for courses that are part of the campus-wide admittance to the College of Arts and Sciences. Although General Education Curriculum, please see gened.iub.edu. the University Division provides advising services, students who are considering pursuing a degree from the College Breadth of Inquiry Requirement should also meet, early in their time at IU, with the advisor In this Bulletin, courses that fulfill the Breadth of Inquiry from any department(s) that offers a major, minor, or requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences are certificate that the student thinks he or she may want to designated by specific abbreviations immediately following pursue. Also, a small number of incoming students with the course titles. records of academic excellence may be invited to apply for direct admission to the College. • Arts and Humanities Courses that fulfill this Breadth of Inquiry requirement are designated by CASE A&H. Entering the College • Social and Historical Studies Courses that fulfill this Most incoming students admitted to Indiana University first Breadth of Inquiry requirement are designated by enter the University Division. With the exception of those CASE S&H. individuals who are admitted directly into the College (see • Natural and Mathematical Sciences Courses that Direct Admission), students who wish to enter into the fulfill this Breadth of Inquiry requirement are designated College must complete three requirements: by CASE N&M. • complete 26 credit hours of course work that can count Critical Approaches to the Arts and Sciences toward a degree in the College; Requirement • maintain a minimum cumulative College grade point Courses that fulfill this requirement are designated by CASE average of 2.000; CAPP. • satisfy the English Composition requirement. Culture Studies Requirement IU students at other schools on the Bloomington campus Courses that fulfill the Culture Studies requirement of the who wish to enter the College must fulfill the same entry College of Arts and Sciences are designated by specific requirements as University Division students. abbreviations immediately following the course titles. When students in the University Division have satisfied the • Culture Studies—Diversity in the U.S. Courses that College entry requirements, they will be certified to the carry Culture Studies credit appropriate for Diversity College department that offers the major that they have in the U.S. are designated by CASE DUS. chosen to pursue (and that is listed on their record). To • Culture Studies—Global Civilizations and declare or change a major, students in University Division Cultures Courses that carry Culture Studies credit should see their University Division advisor or go to the appropriate for Global Civilizations and Cultures are University Division Records Office, Maxwell Hall 030. designated by CASE GCC. Students are encouraged, early on in their time in University Division, to make an appointment with the advisor of any Foundations Requirement departments that offer majors that students think they may • English Composition Requirement Courses that satisfy want to pursue. this requirement are designated by CASE EC. • Mathematical Modeling Requirement Courses that It is important to note that, even when they are still in satisfy this requirement are designated by CASE MM. University Division, students can begin to satisfy College degree requirements. Prerequisites Consent of the instructor is an implicit prerequisite for all Direct Admission courses in the College of Arts and Sciences. However, there The College of Arts and Sciences recognizes the are often additional special prerequisites designated in the achievements of a small number of outstanding incoming course description. freshmen each year by extending to them invitations of direct • Required Courses or Prerequisites The abbreviation admission. Most students who are admitted to Indiana “P” followed by a colon indicates course prerequisites University begin their studies in the University Division, where that must be met before enrollment. they must complete certain requirements before they can • Recommended Courses The abbreviation "R" enter the College of Arts and Sciences. Direct admission followed by a colon indicates courses that are enables invited students, who are chosen by the College’s suggested as desirable prior to, but not necessary for, selection committee, to bypass University Division and, enrollment. instead, enter immediately into the College. Such students • Concurrent Courses or Corequisites The can declare a major at the start of their freshman year. abbreviation "C" followed by a colon indicates courses to be taken at the same time. Students interested in being considered for direct admission to the College should first apply for admission to IU Bloomington through the Office of Admissions. Students admitted to the Bloomington campus by the deadline (see 4 Admission Web site for exact date) who have indicated an intended above (“Transfers to and from Other Indiana University major in the College of Arts and Sciences and who meet Campuses”) for additional requirements in effect. initial eligibility criteria are invited, via email and in the IU For detailed information about applying for intercampus admission packet, to complete IU’s multi-purpose application transfers, see www.iupui.edu/~moveiu. packet known as the Selective Scholarship Application (SSA). The SSA (including the required letters of Transfers from Other Colleges and Universities recommendation) must be completed and returned by the Indiana University welcomes students who wish to transfer date specified on the application for consideration for direct from other colleges or universities. Students who have admission. completed less than one full year of academic course work Students admitted to IU Bloomington by the deadline who will be considered for admission into the University Division. do not receive an invitation to complete the online SSA may Students who have completed at least 26 credit hours that petition for the opportunity to be considered for direct can count toward a degree in the College, a year of course admission. Contact the College’s Office of Undergraduate work at another institution, and the English Composition Recruitment for more details by sending an email to requirement may be granted admission to the College of [email protected]. Arts and Sciences. More information about direct admission to the College of Applications for transfer admission are evaluated on the Arts and Sciences is available at basis of a number of factors, including the following: www.indiana.edu/~college/ado/dap/direct.shtml. • A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.000 Transfer Students on a 4.000 scale. A higher GPA is required for certain majors. In addition, nonresidents of Indiana will be Transfers from Undergraduate Programs in Other expected to have a considerably higher GPA for Schools on the Bloomington Campus consideration. Students transferring to the College of Arts and Sciences • A high school record showing satisfactory entrance from undergraduate programs in other schools of the units. university, such as the Kelley School of Business, the School • Evidence of good standing in the institution last of Education, or the Jacobs School of Music, must have attended. completed at least 26 credit hours that can count toward a • Official transcripts of credits and grades earned in all degree in the College with a minimum cumulative College subjects. Acceptance of credit from other institutions of Arts and Sciences grade point average of 2.000. They will be determined by the Office of Admissions. The also must have completed the English Composition applicability of credit toward degree requirements in requirement. Engineering and technical courses, including the College will be determined by the Dean of the courses from the School of Engineering and Technology, College. Only credits earned at Indiana University will cannot be applied as credit toward a degree program in the count toward a student’s cumulative grade point College of Arts and Sciences. Students must contact the average. Courses from other colleges and universities advisor in the department in which they wish to become a transfer as credit only, with the exception of courses major. The advisor will submit a School Change Request to that transfer into a student’s major; the grades the College Recorder’s Office (Kirkwood Hall 001) for associated with these courses are factored into the processing. Requests to change schools must be completed student’s major grade point average. by July 1 for the fall semester, December 1 for the spring semester, and April 15 for the summer session. For additional information and application deadlines, please refer to the Office of Admissions Web site at Transfers to and from Other Indiana University www.admit.indiana.edu. Campuses Students can transfer easily from one campus of Indiana Exploratory Students University to another and continue their studies as degree candidates. Credits are evaluated on a course-by-course Students wishing to pursue baccalaureate degrees in the basis, but students generally find that most courses do College who have not yet chosen majors and who have transfer because of the similarity of course work on the eight completed no more than 55 degree credit hours may enter campuses. Transferring students should note that the degree the College as exploratory students. Exploratory students requirements differ among the various campuses of Indiana are assigned an advisor who will help them clarify their University. Students who are eligible to transfer as degree interests and aptitudes and guide them toward appropriate candidates from one campus of Indiana University to another majors. Students who are already admitted to the College must meet the degree requirements of the degree-granting and who wish to change majors or schools may also declare division of the campus from which they expect to graduate. that they are exploratory on approval of the exploratory advisor. Students may remain in the exploratory category Transfers from Other Indiana University Campuses to only for a limited period. All College of Arts and Sciences the College students must declare and complete a major in the College Students transferring to the College of Arts and Sciences at to be eligible for graduation. Bloomington from other campuses of Indiana University must have completed at least 26 credit hours that can count toward a degree from the College, maintained a minimum cumulative College of Arts and Sciences grade point average of 2.000, and completed the English Composition requirement. See