Registration
Registration for first-time students takes place in conjunction with Orientation. In subsequent semesters, students have the option of registering by touch tone phones or by computer.
Information about registration is available in the Schedule of Classes, online, and in the Office of the Registrar. Information on distance education, Weekend College, and off-campus classes is also available on
from CLN and in Give Yourself Credit.
Schedules of classes are mailed to all current students at their current addresses, and waitlisting information is delivered by phone. For these and many other reasons, it is vital that students keep both current and permanent addresses and phone numbers up to date with the university. In some cases, current and permanent addresses are identical, though some use their parents’ address as their permanent address especially if they are living in student housing. The
Address Change Form, requiring both the student’s name and student number, can be found at the Office of the Registrar.
Waitlisting
Occasionally, students will be turned away from a class section because it is filled to capacity. Seats may open up, however, if registered students drop the class during the registration period. Through an
automated waitlisting system, the first person to make a waitlist request for a class is placed at the top of the waiting list. When a seat opens up, that person is registered automatically for the course. For more information, check the Schedule of Classes.
School authorization does not guarantee enrollment in a class; it only authorizes that the student is eligible for enrollment. Schools may restrict enrollment, so students should review the course description in this bulletin or the Schedule of Classes to see if they fit the requirements. For instance, some courses such as upper-division courses in business or courses in allied health, are open only to students officially enrolled in those schools. Other courses may be restricted to students with sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student status. Otherwise ineligible students who believe their personal preparation overrides the restrictions may seek the instructor’s permission to enter the class.
When students are checklisted, they cannot register for courses because they have failed to meet some requirement of the university or school and cannot proceed until the problem is resolved. Problems that result in a student being checklisted are a grade point average below the required level or failure to pay tuition or other fees. The student with unpaid library fines or outstanding parking tickets may be placed on the checklist. Students can review their status on INSITE, and if they find they are checklisted, they should contact the office(s) listed to resolve the problem. For more information about the checklist procedure, students may contact the department or school involved or the Office of the Registrar.
To drop a course and make a successful transition into another class, students are encouraged to drop and add before classes begin or no later than the first week of classes. During summer school, students should drop and add during the first two days of classes. Dropping classes occurs over the entire semester , but instructors may refuse students admission into classes if they believe that students have already missed too much work in the new class.
During the first four weeks of regular semesters, partial refunds are given for dropped courses. Initially, students may drop classes with no signatures; then they need their advisors’ and later their instructors’ signatures. To drop a class in the final part of the semester, students who have a serious and documented reason, such as a serious medical problem, need all of the previous signatures plus the dean’s signature. Instructors have the authority to assign the grade of F if a student’s work has been unsatisfactory even if permission to withdraw has been obtained.
Students must officially drop classes. Failing to attend class does not mean a student has dropped a class but rather will result in an F in the course. Failing to pay for the course once registered, having received a deferment of payment, will result in both an F and a bill for the course. For more information on dropping and adding classes, students should see a later section in this bulletin,
“Academic Policies and
Procedures,” or in the Schedule of Classes.
Nontraditional Scheduling Options
IUPUI offers numerous educational options outside the traditional classroom. These
Distance Learning Delivery Systems are found at convenient locations, at times stretching over seven days and nights, and, in addition to regular course formats, are offered online, by TV, and through the U.S. mail. For more information on course and credit program options, see the Schedule of Classes, Give Yourself Credit, or the IUPUI Community Learning Network at the Web site.
See also information about CUE, a consortium of Indianapolis colleges and universities that augments IUPUI’s traditional on-campus courses. Students in some programs may be registered on more than one campus simultaneously. Check with either the school involved or the Office of the Registrar.
IUPUI’s Community Learning Network (CLN) offers classes off campus year-round and on the weekends. Through television, CLN connects college-bound learners in metropolitan Indianapolis and central Indiana with the academic and technical resources at IUPUI. Lectures are delivered over public television, WFYI TV Channel 20, Time Warner Channel 19, Comcast Cablevision Channel 39, or by videotapes purchased from the IUPUI Bookstore. Syllabi are offered online. Students interact with peers and faculty through computers, fax, telephone conferencing, and voice messaging systems. Students may complete all requirements for the School of Liberal Arts Associate of Arts and the School of General Studies Associate of General Studies degrees through CLN. Each semester, new courses are offered over the Internet.
Increasingly, Internet programs are part of the way IUPUI offers classes. Internet programs use e-mail, the World Wide Web, computer conferencing, and other Internet-based applications. Students often can complete program requirements without going to a learning center. Currently, course descriptions are online, and over 600 courses have their syllabi and, in some cases, all class materials online via On-Course. IUPUI hopes to provide all courses and course materials online soon.
Starting in 1979, the nation’s first major off-campus Learn and Shop College Credit Program offered classes in the training rooms of major department stores in three suburban Indianapolis shopping centers and in area high schools. Students may satisfy the requirements for the School of Liberal Arts Associate of Arts degree and the School of General Studies Associate of General Studies by taking courses exclusively in
off-campus
locations. The
Weekend College Office is located in the Enrollment Center.
IU’s Independent Study Program offers numerous credit courses through home study. Instructors and students communicate in writing, by phone, or by e-mail. Students start these courses any time and complete them at their own pace. This is especially valuable to adult learners or people with swing shift jobs for whom regular classes are virtually impossible to attend. These courses, however, do not count towards a full- or part-time load for the purpose of financial aid. Students need to check with their academic units to determine which, if any, correspondence courses can be used to meet requirements for their degree programs. The Independent Study Program booklet is available in most school offices and by calling 1-800-334-1011. For additional information, see Independent Study Program in the
School of Continuing Studies section of this bulletin or the Web site (http://scs.indiana.edu/offerings/university.htm).
This system delivers classes from seven Indiana universities and several independent colleges over satellite, intercampus television networks, the Internet, CD-ROM, or through correspondence. The ICN evolved from the earlier Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS), which delivered programs by satellite to 300 receiving sites.
Western Governors University
Through a collaborative effort among the governors of ten western states, a competency-based virtual university was established in 1998. Dozens of universities and corporate partners originate and deliver courses, degrees, and programs. Courses are offered by paper and pencil correspondence, by videotape, satellite TV, or the Internet. Students may enroll in courses online through WGU at various learning centers on campus and throughout Indiana. For more information, visit the Web site.
Fees
IUPUI tuition is set annually by the Trustees of Indiana University. Current fees appear in the Schedule of Classes, and the rules that determine whether students are residents or nonresidents for fee purposes appears at the end of this bulletin. Undergraduate programs and most graduate/professional programs charge by the credit hour, while the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry charge a yearly flat fee.
In addition to tuition, there are some special course fees for equipment or supplies; all undergraduates are assessed technology, athletics, and student activities fees. New students are charged for
Orientation. The one-semester parking fee is optional, and books and supplies are additional. Various
payment options are described in the Schedule of Classes and in materials distributed with
bills.
Students whose financial aid or loans have not yet arrived may qualify for automatic aid deferments through the
Financial Aid Office. Students should find out from Financial Aid whether they have received deferments since such deferments cover fees, partially or totally. This means students are actually enrolled and must attend classes or officially withdraw. If they withdraw, their bills will be adjusted accordingly. It is, therefore, critical that students check with the
Financial Aid Office or monitor their accounts via INSITE to determine whether they received deferments.
