Bulletin 2000-2002

School of Liberal Arts Cavanaugh Hall (CA) 401 
425 University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140
(317) 274-3976
School of Liberal Arts Home Page

Admission and Transfer

All students entering the School of Liberal Arts (SLA) must be admitted officially to IUPUI by the Office of Admissions or by another Indiana University campus as a degree-seeking student.

After students have been admitted by IUPUI, they must also be admitted by the specific school in which they intend to pursue a degree. The School of Liberal Arts welcomes nontraditional students and students recently graduated from high school if they wish to pursue a liberal arts degree and meet the school’s requirements for admission. Students can be admitted before they have selected a major if their general interests lie in the humanities or social sciences.

Most liberal arts students are transfer students coming from another college or university, another Indiana University campus, or another division of IUPUI. Procedures for transferring into the School of Liberal Arts and special arrangements for transfer students are described on the following page.

Transfer Students

The School of Liberal Arts welcomes transfer students and is committed to making their transition and transfer of credit as smooth as possible. At any time thereafter, a student with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C) may transfer to the School of Liberal Arts by filing a Change of Record form. Transfer students who have questions about how their previous course work will apply to their degree, or who encounter difficulties in the process of transferring credit or records, should contact the: School of Liberal Arts Office of Student Affairs
Cavanaugh Hall 401
or call (317) 274-3976.

Dual Admission

The School of Liberal Arts encourages the dual admission of qualified IUPUI freshmen and transfer students into the school. Students who know which major they wish to pursue may be admitted to the respective department while undecided applicants are admitted to the school as undecided majors.

To be eligible for dual admission, applicants must meet the general university and campus requirements. Additionally, freshmen must have a combined SAT I (or equivalent) test score of 800. Applicants who have been out of high school two or more years are not required to submit test scores, although the standardized tests are highly recommended; evaluation of students who request admission without presenting test scores will be made on an individual basis.

Probationary Admission

Individuals who do not qualify for a dual admission (see the preceding section) or whose college grade point average is lower than 2.0 (C) may petition the School of Liberal Arts for probationary admission. Special consideration is given to adult learners and students returning after five or more years.

Petitions are available from the:

School of Liberal Arts Office of Student Affairs
Cavanaugh Hall 401
(317) 274-3976 Transfer students, either within IU or from other colleges or universities, should attach a copy of their college transcript. Petitions are reviewed by the School of Liberal Arts associate dean and should be submitted by the following deadlines:

To enroll for the fall semesterJuly 15
To enroll for the spring semesterNovember 15
To enroll for summer sessionApril 15

At the discretion of the associate dean, the school will ordinarily admit transfer students whose past performance, experience, or current situation show reasonable potential for successfully completing a degree. Such students are counseled through the Office of Student Affairs or their major department and remain on probation until their cumulative grade point average is raised to at least 2.0 (C).

Undergraduate Degree Programs

The School of Liberal Arts offers a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science in American Sign Language degree, a two-year Associate of Arts degree, and a variety of structured minors and certificate programs for students pursuing these or other degrees. The programs and requirements described below apply in the School of Liberal Arts at Indianapolis.

Statement of Goals

Graduates of the School of Liberal Arts (SLA) should exemplify the ideals of a liberal arts education. They should be broadly educated across the disciplines and well trained in a particular major. They should have (1) proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking skills; (2) competence in quantitative, language, and analytic skills; (3) a broadly based experience in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences; and (4) a major area of study. Although faculty and counselors are available to help students acquire these proficiencies and attitudes, learning must be self-motivated. To be taught, one must first be interested in learning. A liberal arts education, therefore, is the responsibility of the individual student.

By graduation, SLA students should have developed

  1. appreciation of the personal and public value of knowledge;
  2. ability to acquire and use knowledge;
  3. awareness of their own values and commitments and an understanding of different values held by others;
  4. adequate mastery of the skills of both interpersonal and public communication;
  5. concern for and responsiveness to contemporary events, issues, and problems, as seen and interpreted through the perspectives of the humanities and social sciences;
  6. qualifications for meaningful employment and ability to master the specific skills required by that employment;
  7. appreciation of the cultural significance of science and technology and their impact on our natural and social environment.

Thereby, they become discerning and responsible citizens of this nation and the world.

 

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