IUPUI Admissions Guidelines—Viewable by the Public
9-27-05
Overview and Comments from Mike Donahue/Director of Admissions
From: Donahue, Michael L
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:16 AM
To:
Cc: Porter, Rebecca E
Subject: RE: Most recent IUPUI Admissions Criteria -
Hello Betty
I am attaching the
UCOL guidelines for freshmen and transfers. Let me know if you also
want the other IUPUI schools. Let me know if you have questions.
As you know all
IUPUI guidelines are approved by faculty committees and all the UCOL guidelines
are backed by research conducted by IMIR.
As an fyi I am strongly opposed to admissions criteria based on
rank or SAT scores.
Rationale----rank predicts within a single school and can be influenced by
types of courses attempted and weighting of grades. It can reward
students who only complete the minimum requirements and hurt the student who
takes challenging courses and earns Cs or Bs instead of taking easy courses
leading to A grades. Ranking also implies
that every high school is the same in quality and competitiveness.
SAT are biased against first generation students, students who are bi lingual,
and minorities. It is a four snapshot rather than a four year overview.
A. Here is the
information the public sees:
1.
freshman
Types of Admission and
Qualifications
IUPUI offers freshmen enrollment as degree-seeking or as
visiting status for summer (June) term only.
Degree-Seeking
Students
You are a freshman if you are enrolling for an undergraduate
certificate, associate’s or bachelor’s degree program
(includes undecided majors). To be a freshman applicant you must not have
attended another college, business, or vocational school after high school
graduation. If you attended somewhere after graduation you must submit a
transfer application. You may download a transfer application at
http://www.enroll.iupui.edu.
We will examine your high school record, including courses
completed, grades earned, class rank, and standardized test results. The trend
in your grades and the difficulty of your courses are very important. The two
most important factors will be the courses you attempted and the grades you
earned.
High School Graduates Admission
Requirements - Regular admission
• Graduated from high school or will graduate before
enrolling.
• Provide the results of your
(Seniors in high school must take one of these tests no later than May of
senior year.) If you are taking the SAT or ACT for the first time, you
are required to complete the Writing Section of the test. If your class has
graduated and a fall semester has passed since you graduated, you do not need
to take the SAT or ACT. (However, if you did take the test, we would like to
see the results.) The results of the writing test assist you and your
academic advisor with placement into a writing course.
•
• Returning adult students should note that SAT or ACT
scores are not required and although a high school transcript is required, the
admissions committee also considers such things as military experience, life
experiences, and job responsibilities after leaving high school..
For applicants who are home schooled, attending out-of-state
high schools, or attending high schools in Indiana that are not accredited, we
require the equivalent of Core 40, which means the following:
4
years of English
3 years of math (including second-year algebra); we strongly recommend 4
yrs of math
3
years of social sciences
3 years of lab science including biology, chemistry, and/or physics
4 years of additional college
preparatory courses selected from English, mathematics,
social sciences, lab sciences, computer language
courses, or foreign language
Conditional Admission
If you do not meet the above criteria, you will be
considered for the possibility of conditional acceptance based on other
factors that will indicate your potential for success at IUPUI: overall quality
of your high school coursework, trend in your grades, work experience,
maturity, and military service.
If you have significant deficiencies in either academic
preparation or performance, we will defer your acceptance until you complete
designated courses at any regionally accredited two- or four-year college. A
deferral contract outlining the courses to complete will be sent to you. Our
program with the Community College (Ivy Tech State College) at
GED Admission Requirements
Students who have not attended college after earning a GED are
considered beginning freshmen students. The following are the admission
requirements:
• If you are under 19 years of age, you must provide the
results of an ACT or
SAT I test. If your GED score is below 53 (530), you will be
deferred to the
• Earned the GED with a score of 53 (530 on new scale) or
higher.
2 Transfer information for public
Types of Admission
and Qualifications
As a transfer student, IUPUI offers you
two categories of undergraduate
admission (degree-seeking and non degree).
Degree-Seeking Students
If you wish to enter an undergraduate certificate, associate’s, or bachelor’s degree program, you will
Admissions Standards
General Policy: If you have less than 26 hours of
transferable work, you must provide a high school transcript. If you were not
admissible from high school, you must complete freshman writing, a college-level
mathematics course (college algebra or higher), and a minimum of three
transferable courses with grades of C or higher with a cumulative GPA of
2.0. If you were admissible from high school or you have more than 26
hours of transferable work, you must have
a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale and be eligible to
return to previous college. If you do not have a 2.0 or you are not
eligible to return to your former school, you must sit out for one regular
semester.** Summer sessions do not count. If you
have been dismissed twice, you must be out of school for two full
semesters. Please mail a statement with your application explaining what
caused the low grades and how you will approach your studies at IUPUI.
** Students transferring from another Purdue campus are
exempt from this policy unless they are on drop status or are required to sit
out one or more semesters by
Admission on Probation
Assuming you were admissible from high but your GPA is below
a 2.0, you will be considered for admission on probation provided you have met
or are meeting the required time out of school. If you were not admissible from
high school, you must complete freshman writing, a college level mathematics
course (college algebra or higher), and a minimum of three transferable courses
with grades of C or higher and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0. In some
cases, students below a 2.0 will be required to file a petition and perhaps
schedule an interview. After reviewing your application, the
Undergraduate Admissions Office will advise you if you must take these steps.
We encourage you to
Mike Donahue
Director of
Admissions
IUPUI
e-mail
mdonahue@iupui.edu
fax
317-278-1862
317-274-0402
mail address
Office of
Admissions
IUPUI
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