Full-time students who plan to complete degree requirements in the prescribed time (four years for a baccalaureate degree and two years for an associate degree) should register for 15 to 17 hours each regular semester (Semester I and II). Students earning fewer than 15 or 17 hours or those needing remedial (noncredit) courses will be able to complete degree requirements in the normal time only by taking additional hours during the regular semesters or summer school or earning hours through examination.
Semester load restrictions are placed on students who are on academic probation or who have been admitted as special undergraduates (SPU). Restrictions are removed when the student raises his or her grade point average to an acceptable level. (Students admitted as special undergraduates should consult the Special Student brochure for enrollment guidelines.) Students who have load restrictions should plan to attend summer school or additional semesters in order to complete degree requirements.
Credit hours above 17 in a given semester are considered overload. An additional fee is charged for all hours above 17 (not including half-credit-hour classes).
Undergraduate students are classified in one of eight categories.
| Special (SPU): | Student not regularly admitted to the University. (Additional information about this classification is found in the Special Student brochure, available in the Admissions Office.) |
| Entering Freshman (EFR): | First-time student without transfer credit. |
| Freshman (FR): | Regularly admitted student who has earned fewer than 26 hours. |
| Sophomore (SO): | Student who has earned at least 26 hours but fewer than 60 hours. |
| Junior (JR): | Student who has earned at least 60 hours but fewer than 92 hours. |
| Senior (SR): | Student who has earned 92 hours or more. |
| Transient (TRA): | Student from another college or university who is enrolled temporarily. |
| High School (HS): | Student concurrently enrolled in high school and the University. |
Student status (full-time or part-time) is calculated on the number of hours of enrollment for the term. The University defines full-time status for undergraduate students according to the following guidelines.
| Semester I or II: | Enrollment in 12 or more hours. |
| Spring Term: | Enrollment in 3 or more hours. |
| Summer Session I or II: | Enrollment in a total of 12 hours between the two summer sessions. |
A student falling below these guidelines at any time during the semester or session is considered part-time.
Student status is an important concept for financial aid eligibility (for both initial awards and repayment requirements), intercollegiate athletic participation, and health and life insurance eligibility. Students who initially enroll full-time should contact the Financial Aid office with questions about the consequences of dropping to part-time status.
Graduate students are considered full-time when enrolled in nine or more hours.
Curriculum guides listing all degree and major requirements are available for every undergraduate degree program offered at the University of Indianapolis. They may be obtained in the offices of the registrar or the key advisors. Students are encouraged to obtain curriculum guides for any majors being considered.
Students on preprofessional programs are required to declare an academic major and will, therefore, have a curriculum guide for that major. Preprofessional guides are also available to assist students. These guides list courses recommended for admission to professional programs and should be considered complementary to the curriculum guides for the undergraduate majors.
The University has an online computer program that produces a report of academic progress. This program, known as CAPP (Curriculum Advising and Program Planning), gives students access to an online or printed document that shows all courses they have completed successfully and all of their remaining requirements. Using this program, a student can monitor academic progress throughout her or his educational career. CAPP is also used by the faculty and key advisors as they assist students in schedule planning.
Students can have access to the CAPP degree audit program in the Office of the Registrar and in any open lab on campus. Degree audits are also available on the University intranet site in Student Self-Service on MyUIndy.
Newly admitted full-time students (freshmen and transfers) register on scheduled dates during the summer. On these summer registration days, the students meet with faculty advisors and make preliminary decisions about their Semester I schedules. This program also serves as an orientation to the University for students and their families. A student may declare a major at this time or choose to explore a number of possibilities and defer the decision about a major until later.
During the summer registration days, incoming students who have not demonstrated competency in English, modern foreign language, or mathematics may do so by taking the appropriate examinations (see next page). Information about these competencies is included in the section on curriculum in this catalog. Information about the examinations is disseminated through the Office of Admissions or the Office of the Registrar.
Each semester after the first enrollment, registration for the next semester's classes is completed with the help of a faculty advisor, departmental advisor, or key advisor who assists each student in selecting courses that fulfill University requirements. Students receive complete registration instructions with the schedule of classes, available each semester on MyUIndy. The schedule of classes is typically available to students by the first week of March for Semester I and by the first week of October for Semester II. Although the University provides advising assistance through faculty and key advisors, it is important for each student to understand University policies and specific degree and major requirements outlined in the Academic Catalog and on the curriculum guides (described above.) Students are encouraged to monitor their own academic progress by accessing the degree audit feature on the intranet, Self-Service.
The University's academic advising system is designed to provide students with information and recommendations that will ensure academic success. (For additional information about advising, see the section on Student Services and Activities.)
Examinations are available to determine competency in writing, mathematics, and modern languages. Competency in each of these areas may also be demonstrated through prior educational experience. (See Curriculum section of this catalog.)
Any student who has not previously established writing competency is required to take the English placement examination. This examination is composed of an objective section and an essay section and is administered to incoming students on all registration days and during Welcome Week (orientation). Students are placed in ENGL-100 Basic Writing or ENGL-101 English Composition, depending on the results of the examination. International students may be placed in ENGL-100-ESL Basic Writing/English as a Second Language. Students enrolled in the BUILD program are enrolled in ENGL-100 Basic Writing/BUILD or ENGL-101 English Composition/BUILD Students should review the course descriptions for ENGL-100 and ENGL-101 for additional information about these courses.
Students enrolled in English classes offered in the evening or on the weekend take the English placement exam during the first class session.
Proficiency examinations in French, German, or Spanish are administered on summer registration days, during Welcome Week (orientation), and twice during the semester. These examinations are used to gauge proficiency in a modern language or to determine placement at the appropriate level. Credit for these examinations is awarded only after successful completion of three or four credit hours in the modern language. (The chair of the Modern Languages Department should be consulted for more information about these exams.)
Any student who has not demonstrated mathematics proficiency through prior high school or college work or SAT or ACT mathematics scores is required to take the mathematics proficiency examination. This examination is composed of an Arithmetic and Skills section and an Algebra section and is administered to incoming students on all registration days and on request in the School for Adult Learning Office. Students who do not demonstrate mathematics proficiency through the examination must take MATH-090 Elementary Algebra or MATH-105 Intermediate Algebra prior to enrollment in any course requiring mathematics proficiency. The level of math proficiency required for a course is listed in the description for the course. A student may take the placement test only once.(Students who are required to take MATH-090 should note that the course is a preparatory course. No credit hours are awarded and no letter grades are given for MATH-090.)
Students may repeat classes under the following guidelines.
It is the student's responsibility to note on the registration form that a course is being repeated. Failure to do so may result in subsequent problems with meeting degree requirements.
The University offers students the opportunity to audit many of its classes. Students attending as auditors are expected to participate fully in the classes, but they do not receive grades or credit. The following guidelines and standards should be observed.
ENGL-100 Basic Writing
ENGL-101 English Composition
ENGL-102 Western World Literature and Composition
ENGL-220 Advanced Composition
MATH-090 Elementary Algebra
Any computer laboratory class
Any studio art class at the undergraduate or graduate levels
Any student in good standing who has completed at least 62 semester hours may elect to take one course each semester on a pass/fail basis under the following guidelines.
A student may select the pass/fail option up to and including Friday of the week prior to the last week of the semester. To request this option a student must complete a pass/fail form and obtain the appropriate signatures before submitting the form to the Office of the Registrar. Once a student has decided to take a class pass/fail, the class cannot be changed back to one that is regularly graded.Note: While a grade of P (pass) does not affect a student's GPA, a grade of F is calculated into the GPA.
A student may engage in research or advanced study on an independent study basis in any academic discipline and earn between one and eight hours of credit. Permission to undertake an independent study project is granted on completion of an application (available in the Office of the Registrar) and with the approval of the faculty supervisor, the dean of the school or the chair of the department in which the proposed study is to be completed, and the dean of the college/school in which the course is offered. The application for independent study must be on file in the Office of the Registrar prior to registration day.
Coursework offered through regularly scheduled classes normally cannot be taken as independent study.
A student registering for an internship, practicum, or supervised teaching must have the approval of the appropriate school or department and must register for the class through the Office of the Registrar. The following definitions apply to these courses.
An academic course designed to relate theory and practical experience. A practicum includes both classroom and work activities. A traditional letter grade is assigned based on a combination of academic study and on-site work responsibilities.
A course designed through an academic school or department to provide the student with a full-time work experience in a practical environment. Internships are arranged and supervised by faculty members and must be approved by the supervisor and the school or department prior to registration. A grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory (S or U) is assigned by the University supervisor in cooperation with the work supervisor. (Internships for academic credit should not be confused with cooperative education experiences and internships arranged through the Office of Career Services, described elsewhere in this catalog.)
Experience arranged by the director of Supervised Teaching through the Department of Teacher Education; required for all persons seeking Indiana teacher certification. The University supervisor and the school cooperating teacher consult in the awarding of a grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory (S or U). (See course descriptions for supervised teaching experiences in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog.)
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