Important Orientation Information for Transfer Students
In addition to your completed Transfer Academic Planning Worksheet (APW), you must bring to your advising appointment a transcript or a list of courses you have taken at your previous schools. These materials are necessary to help you and your orientation advisor determine any progress you have made toward IUB General Education requirements and courses required for your intended major.
If your transcript has not yet been evaluated by the Admissions Office, your advisor will work with you, from the list or transcript you bring, to help you identify which courses might still be needed.
List any questions you have on your Transfer APW and discuss them with your orientation advisor.
A special note for transfer students about preparing for orientation: The next steps in this web site are designed to help both transfer students and new freshmen prepare for their orientation advising appointment and for first semester enrollment. As a transfer student, you will need to make careful judgments about how this information is relevant to your situation.
For example, if you have a definite major intention and significant previous college work toward that major, you may find that Step 2, Explore Majors, Minors & Certificates, is less relevant to your needs.
However, in Step 4, Complete Your Academic Planning Worksheet, you will find links to more specific and in-depth planning tools that may be just what you need to plan your next steps toward a degree at IUB.
Your orientation advisor will expect you to have reviewed these materials and made use of those that are most helpful as you plan and prepare for the first semester by completing the Transfer APW.
