University Division (UD) Academic Advising Hold prevents your access to some or all University services. Any one, or more, of these Holds may be placed on your record because you have not met a UD requirement or because you are a member of a specified group of UD students. When a Hold is "Multi-Institutional", it will restrict your access to services on every IU campus.

The UD Academic Advising Holds are:

UD Advising Hold
(Advising)

DESCRIPTION
To promote thoughtful and well-informed decision-making, all new students, freshmen students, international students, and other targeted students are required to seek academic advising guidance and support to develop academic plans for the next term.

IMPACT
No enrollment is allowed in the next term until the Hold is released.

RELEASE
Schedule an appointment with your UD (or UD-Affiliated) Academic Advisor to discuss your plans for the coming term. The Hold will be released after evidence of thoughful academic planning.
(If you are a new entering student, your planning meeting will be scheduled for you as a part of New Student Orientation and your Hold will be released at that time.)

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UD Composition Hold
(English requirement)

DESCRIPTION
To encourage the early development of the fundamental writing skills required for success at IUB, all students are required to complete the composition requirement within the first 55 credit hours of enrollment (Transfer and Intercampus Transfer students are required to complete the composition requirement within the first 2 terms of Bloomington enrollment if they transfer with close to, or more than, 55 credit hours).

IMPACT
No enrollment is allowed in the next term until the Hold is released.

RELEASE
Schedule an appointment with your UD (or UD-Affiliated) Academic Advisor to develop plans for completing the requirement.  The Hold will only be released after a written agreement is approved.

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UD Credit Hour Hold
(Advising exceeds maximum hrs)

DESCRIPTION
To ensure timely progress toward degree completion, all students are required to leave UD no later than the term after they complete 70 credit hours. (Transfer and Intercampus Transfer students who enter the UD with close to, or more than, 70 credit hours are required to leave UD no later than the beginning of their 3rd term of Bloomington enrollment.)

IMPACT
No enrollment is allowed in the next term until the Hold is released.

RELEASE
Schedule an appointment with your UD (or UD-Affiliated) Academic Advisor to develop plans for earning admission or certification into your intended School.  The Hold will only be released after a written agreement is approved.

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UD Dismissal Hold
(Academic Dismissal)

DESCRIPTION
Students who have repeatedly failed to meet the UD Academic Standards are prohibited from enrollment in subsequent terms and are required to leave the institution for at least the next fall or spring term.

IMPACT
MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL. No University services are allowed.

RELEASE
Contact University Division Records at 812-855-7797, at udivrec@indiana.edu, or at Maxwell Hall 030 for further details about Academic Dismissal and the requirements for a Reinstatement.

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UD Drop/Add Hold
(Drop/Add Workflow)

DESCRIPTION
To promote thoughtful and well-informed decision-making, targeted populations of UD students are required to discuss the risks and benefits before initiating the drop/add process.

IMPACT
No Late Drop/Add activity is allowed in the current term until the Hold is released.

RELEASE
Schedule an appointment with your UD (or UD-Affiliated) Academic Advisor to discuss your academic plans and concerns.

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UD Exploratory Hold
(Advising achieved minimum hrs)

DESCRIPTION
To ensure timely progress toward degree completion, all students are required to declare an intended major no later than the term in which they will complete 56 credit hours.

IMPACT
No enrollment is allowed in the next term until the Hold is released.

RELEASE
Schedule an appointment with your UD (or UD-Affiliated) Academic Advisor to formally declare your current major intention.

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UD HoosierLink Hold
(Advising w/ Full Impact)

DESCRIPTION
Students in the HoosierLink program are not permitted to engage in any registration activity without the prior consent of their UD HoosierLink Academic Advisor.

IMPACT
No enrollment activity is allowed in the current or future terms.

RELEASE
Schedule an appointment with your assigned UD HoosierLink Academic Advisor for permission to enroll or make a change to your Class Schedule.

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UD Probation Hold
(Academic Probation with impact)

DESCRIPTION
Students who do not meet the UD Academic Standards are required to seek academic advising guidance and support before enrolling in subsequent terms.

IMPACT
MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL. No enrollment is allowed in the next term until the Hold is released.

RELEASE
Schedule an appointment with your UD (or UD-Affiliated) Academic Advisor to verify the completion of your Phoenix Program contract requirements for a temporary release of the Hold.
Increase your Cumulative Grade Point Average to a minimum 2.00 for a permanent release of the Hold.