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| 0-25 credit hours | Freshman |
| 26-55 credit hours | Sophomore |
| 56-85 credit hours | Junior |
| 86 or more credit hours | Senior |
In some schools, a student’s class standing is determined by where the student is in his or her program and not by the simple total of all credit hours. This is especially true if the student has changed majors and moved into a program where a significant number of credit hours previously taken will not apply toward the new major.
In general, undergraduate students may take no more than 18 credits in the fall or spring semesters and no more than 7 credits in a summer session. Superior students may exceed these limits with written permission from the dean addressed to the Office of the Registrar. Some academic programs require more credits as a matter of course, but schools may further limit the number of credits for students who have performed poorly in past semesters.
Graduate students must take at least 8 credit hours to be full time in the fall and spring semesters, and 4 credit hours during the summer sessions.
Semester Credit Hour Load
To be considered a full-time undergraduate student by the university for the fall and spring semesters, a student must register for a minimum of 12 credit hours each semester. In summer sessions, full-time status is considered at least 6 credit hours in each session. These numbers are the university’s definition of full-time status for undergraduates seeking financial aid. Some degree programs require more than 12 credits per semester.
Course Loads and Work
The following guidelines may assist a student in determining the appropriate number of credit hours to take in combination with work and other obligations. Financial aid regulations also affect course load.
| Hours Employed | Regular per week semester load | SS Load | Status |
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| 31-40+ | 6 credits | 3 credits | 1/2 status |
| 21-30 | 9 credits | 4-5 credits | 3/4 status |
| 0-20 | 12-17 credits | 6 credits | full time |
Some factors considered when students are dismissed are failure to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 (IUPUI’s GPA of good standing) or the school’s GPA of good standing after being placed on probation, a lack of progress toward the degree requirements in the judgment of the faculty, or a lack of acceptable ethical or professional behavior. Dismissed students are required to sit out for at least one semester following their first dismissal, and at least one full year following their second dismissal in most schools. See individual programs for more information about dismissal and readmission. Individual departments/schools may refuse to readmit students on the basis of their academic records.
Students already enrolled in and even attending classes will be administratively dropped from those classes and their money returned if they are dismissed.
Schools will notify students of their readmission status. Students may be approved for readmission, approved for a conditional readmission (e.g., for part-time but not full-time study), or denied readmission.
Students who have been dismissed but can show compelling evidence that they have corrected the problem may be allowed to return to school without delay. Petitioning for readmission between the fall and spring semesters may not be possible, however, if the school requires that the petition go to a faculty committee. Check with the recorder of individual schools to determine the school’s policy.
The 15 credit hours limit includes any course(s) previously replaced using the FX policy. A student may exercise the Grade Replacement Policy no more than two times for a single course, and once invoked, a student may not reverse the grade replacement granted in a particular course. The replaced grade will be excluded from the cumulative GPA, but the course and the replaced grade will remain on the student’s academic record with an “X” following the original grade (CX or FX ), indicating that the grade exists but is excluded from the cumulative GPA. The use of the forgiveness policy does not preclude a student from using grade replacement for course work taken subsequent to re-enrollment as defined by the forgiveness policy.
If the original course was taken on another IU campus, that campus must be willing to place the replacement flag on the course at IUPUI’s request.
Not all IUPUI units accept the general policy as stated above. If a student changes programs, schools, or campuses to a program that does not recognize the Grade Replacement Policy, the original grades will once again be averaged into the student’s GPA.
This policy is not available for graduate students or students seeking any second undergraduate degree. For a copy of this policy,
Office of the Registrar. Please note that due to computer programming restrictions, in schools honoring the grade replacement policy, only grades of F may be replaced on the transcript at this time.Audited courses do not apply toward any academic degree and do not count as part of a student’s full- or part-time load for purposes of financial aid or for loan deferments.
The tuition for an audited course is the same as that for a credit course.
Students considering this option should discuss it carefully with their academic advisor to see if this is the best choice or if another grading option, such as the Pass/Fail option, may be more appropriate.
In some cases, schools do not allow students to register for a class for credit after taking it on an audit basis. Students should consult their school recorder about this, especially before auditing a required course.
Students must pick up the audit forms from their school or division, secure the appropriate signatures, and submit the form to the Office of the Registrar by the deadline specified in the Schedule of Classes.
Once invoked, the student may not reverse the credit status for the course.
The Forgiveness Policy is not available to students in all schools. A student granted forgiveness in one unit might have that forgiveness revoked upon transferring to another IUPUI school. This option only exists at the IUPUI campus and not at any other campus of Indiana or Purdue universities.
Please note that the university computer system has not yet been modified to
reflect changes made to the student's official record as a result of this
new policy.
The general campus policy appears below. Students should contact school recorders to determine whether or not this option is available and appropriate for them.
Students must invoke this policy upon application for admission to a degree-granting school or submit a notification of intent to petition for academic forgiveness if not yet accepted by a school.
If the forgiveness petition is accepted, all courses previously taken will remain on the transcript, but only courses with grades of A+, A, A–, B+, B, B–, C+, C, P, and S may be counted toward degree requirements, though these grades will not count in the student’s GPA. In effect, the student will start with a cumulative GPA of 0.0, after which all the rules of academic probation and dismissal will apply. Forgiveness may be invoked only once, and it does not preclude a student from using other grade replacement options available for course work taken after forgiveness is granted. Forgiveness is only available for courses taken at Indiana University.
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Students must drop classes officially; stopping attending a class or even never attending the class does not cause the student to be dropped from the class. After the middle of the semester, students need the advisor’s and instructor’s signatures. In the final quarter of the semester, classes can only be dropped with the approval of the Dean of the student’s school. Such late withdrawals are usually approved only if illness or emergencies are involved.
Dropping classes is done using the Schedule Adjustment forms, which are available at University College and the offices of most schools. The forms must be filled out, signed, and returned to the Office of the Registrar, Cavanaugh, CA133.
While Ws do not change a student’s GPA, more than ten withdrawals without well documented medical or other serious reasons will trigger the Federal Government’s definition of “not making academic progress” and may result in the loss of eligibility for certain types of aid.
Refunds are based on the following schedule:
Forgiveness Policy
IUPUI’s Forgiveness Policy has established an effective way to encourage capable, mature undergraduate students to return to college even though they may have done poorly during earlier attempts at Indiana University. This policy does not cover graduate students or students seeking a second undergraduate degree.
IUPUI Forgiveness Policy (abbreviated version)
The spirit of the Forgiveness Policy provides the same fresh start to former IU students accorded to students transferring from other universities. The policy only applies to former IU students who have worked on a first undergraduate degree but who have not attended any college for a minimum of three years. Each IUPUI school can grant forgiveness, but other schools may refuse to accept the forgiveness policy when students change schools. Schools do not have to consider forgiveness for purposes of admission, granting of honors, or meeting the minimum GPA required for conferral of degrees.
Dropping or Adding Classes (Schedule Adjustments)
Students can make changes in their schedule (commonly known as add and drop) from the time of their initial registration up through the last day of the first week of the semester either by computer or with a Schedule Adjustment form. Drops after the first week of class require a student’s advisor’s signature and adds require both the advisor and the instructor of the class being added. Students receiving financial aid should aware that dropping from a full-load of 12 hours to six or less during the first week(s) of the semester may change the amount of aid a student is eligible for and require the student to repay some of the money already received.
Refunds for Dropped Courses
Refunds are determined by the date the drop activity is processed by the IUPUI Office of the Registrar.
| Courses Scheduled for 9-16 Weeks, For Withdrawal during: | |
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| 1st week of classes | 100% of course fees |
| 2nd week of classes | 75% of course fees |
| 3rd week of classes | 50% of course fees |
| 4th week of classes | 25% of course fees |
| 5th week of classes and after | NO REFUND |
Check the Schedule of Classes for exact refund dates. After the 4th week, if you decide not the attend a class, don’t just walk away from the class without officially withdrawing from the class or from the university since you will receive Fs in undropped classes.
The Office of the Bursar does not withdraw students from classes if they fail to pay their fees. Every student must officially withdraw from a class before the class is dropped from the student’s record. If students do not withdraw, they will be awarded a grade of F and they will be required to pay for the course before they can register for additional courses in future semesters. Neither faculty nor advisers are authorized to withdraw students from classes.
If students follow the above procedure and are still dissatisfied with the grade recorded, they may a
Petition for Change of Grade
Students who believe their grades were recorded incorrectly or unfairly should contact their instructors, who can correct any errors in grading. If the faculty member is not available, students may speak to the chair of the department or the dean of the school.
Repeating Courses
If a student repeats a course, it will only be counted once towards graduation or electives in the major, though the grades will be calculated in the GPA. Exceptions are variable topics courses, internships, or some other courses that can be taken more than once for credit.
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