New applicants and transfers are admitted to the General Studies Degree Program as follows:

1. Applicants who have previously attended Indiana University or other colleges/ universities as degree-seeking students and who have earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher are eligible for admission to the General Studies Degree Program. Transfer students and former Indiana University students with lower than a 2.0 cumulative GPA may be admitted on academic probation. Current students whose cumulative GPA is lower than 2.0 are not directly admissible. Students who have been dismissed for academic reasons will not be considered for admission for at least one calendar year from the date of dismissal.
2. Applicants 21 years of age or older who have received a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) high school equivalency diploma and who have not attended a college/university are eligible for admission to the General Studies Degree Program.
3. Applicants 21 years of age or older who have not earned a high school diploma or GED high school equivalency diploma may be granted provisional status and apply for regular admission after successfully completing 12 semester hours of credit with a cumulative GPA of 2.0.
4. Applicants under 21 years of age who have received a high school diploma or GED high school equivalency diploma are generally required to meet admission criteria in effect at the campus to which they apply.

Students with previously earned credit from any academic program on any Indiana University campus may apply to pursue a general studies degree. Credits are evaluated on a course-by-course basis. (To find out how to apply previously earned Indiana University credit to a general studies degree, see "Credits from Indiana University.") Students with academic deficiencies (cumulative GPA below 2.0) may be admitted on probation.

The School of Continuing Studies welcomes students who want to transfer from other regionally accredited colleges/universities. Applications for transfer admission are evaluated on the basis of applicants' cumulative GPA and the number of credits earned in all subjects. Transfer credit is awarded only for courses in which students earn a minimum grade of C in curricula similar to those offered by Indiana University.

Acceptance of credit from other institutions is determined by the Indiana University Office of Admissions, and the applicability of credit toward degree requirements is determined by the School of Continuing Studies. Only credits earned at Indiana University are calculated in a student's cumulative GPA.

A maximum of 8 hours of SAC credit awarded by other regionally accredited colleges/universities will be applicable toward the A.A.G.S. a maximum of 15 credit hours will be applicable toward the B.G.S. Additional hours of SAC credit from other institutions must be reviewed in the same manner as other Indiana University SAC credit. The maximum amount of credit (transfer and Indiana University) awarded on the basis of a SAC portfolio that may be applied to the degrees is 15 credit hours toward the A.A.G.S. and 30 credit hours toward the B.G.S.