Undergraduate Admissions Criteria
IUPUI ADMISSION GUIDELINES
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Effective Fall 2009
GENERAL INFORMATION
The School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) considers dual admission of beginning students with University College (UCOL) and direct admission of transfer students. Students can be considered for any term.
Beginners (Direct Admission to SPEA)
- Students will receive a dual Direct Admission to SPEA and UCOL, providing the student has achieved all the following:
- Has completed Core 40 or Academic Honors diploma.
- Has 1000+ SAT combined total of critical reasoning and math score or ACT composite of 21.
- Has 3.3 GPA.
- All other applicants should be considered for admission to UCOL.
Transfer Admission
- Regular Admission — Students transferring from other institutions will receive a Regular Admission to SPEA, providing the student has achieved all of the following:
- Cumulative GPA - 2.0 and above with the following conditions:
a) SPEA reserves the right to review and withhold admission in those cases where students have been granted forgiveness, exclusion, or similar exemptions that remove from the cumulative GPA calculation grades that would typically be included in the GPA. SPEA does recognize grade replacements for courses that have been retaken at an institution where the higher of the course grades has been used to compute the cumulative GPA.
b) SPEA reserves the right to review and withhold admission in those cases where students are seeking to transfer to SPEA from another institution, but they also have a previous record at IUPUI which does not meet good standing requirements.
c) Students who do not meet condition A.1.a) or A.1.b) should be referred to the Director of SPEA Student Services. - Last completed semester has a GPA of 2.0 and above. Student who do not meet this condition but do meet the cumulative GPA requirement should be referred to the Director of SPEA Student Services.
- Completed 12 or more transferable credit hours. If under 12 credit hours, review as Beginner (Direct Admission to SPEA) using above criteria.
- Completed ENG-W131 or its equivalent with a grade of C or better.
- Public Affairs Majors (Management, Civic Leadership, Policy Studies) must have completed V170 Introduction to Public Affairs or its equivalent with a passing grade. A student who meets all other requirements for transfer admission except completion of V170 must complete this course by the end of the 1st semester in SPEA.
- Cumulative GPA - 2.0 and above with the following conditions:
- Intercampus Transfer, Temporary or Permanent — SPEA students at any campus of Indiana University may transfer permanently to SPEA on another campus, provided they meet the requirements for admission, good academic standing, and plurality of courses on that campus. SPEA students seeking a temporary transfer to SPEA Indianapolis must meet the good academic standing requirement. The following requirements must be met by transfer students:
- Must be in good academic standing, which requires the following:
a) Cumulative GPA — 2.0 and above
b) Semester GPA — 2.0 and above
c) SPEA major/concentration/core GPA — 2.3 minimum, providing the student has completed 12 transferable credit hours or more in the major/concentration/core
Contact the Director of SPEA Student Services for assistance in determining the appropriate SPEA GPA. - Completed ENG-W131 or its equivalent with a grade of C or better.
- The campus at which a student completes the plurality (more than half) of course work will award the degree, provided that campus is authorized to grant the degree.
- Public Affairs Majors (Management, Civic Leadership, Policy Studies) must have completed V170 Introduction to Public Affairs with a passing grade. A student who meets all other requirements for transfer admission except completion of V170 must complete this course by the end of his/her 1st semester in SPEA.
- Must be in good academic standing, which requires the following:
- Probationary Admission — Students transferring from other institutions, who do not meet the Regular Admission requirements, may be considered for Probationary Admission to UCOL.
Second Undergraduate Degree Applicants — Students who are seeking a second undergraduate degree are encouraged to explore SPEA graduate programs or graduate certificate programs. Refer students to SPEA graduate program to discuss options with an academic advisor.
SPEA credit posted for Police and Firefighting training — SPEA grants credit for graduates of the Indianapolis Fire Department Training academies and graduates of five certified Indiana police training academy. Qualified firefighters receive 9 hours for designated SPEA courses and qualified law enforcement academy graduates receive 12 hours for designated courses. This credit is awarded by written notification from SPEA to Admissions. The individual must either (1) be currently enrolled or (2) applied and accepted for admission. The credit is treated as transfer credit and becomes "official" once the student completes one additional IUPUI course. Individuals who believe they qualify should be directed to the Student Services office in SPEA. Recipients of this firefighter and law enforcement credit should be directly admitted to SPEA when they apply for the credit.
CONTACTS
| Admissions | School of Public and Environmental Affairs |
| Caleah Britt crbritt@iupui.edu 278-9011 Cavanaugh Hall (CA), Room 129 |
Ingrid Ritchie, Director of Academic Affairs iritchie@iupui.edu 274-3752; 513-4977 (cell) BS 4083 Nancy Lemons, Director of Student Services nlemons@iupui.edu 278-2077 BS 3027 Kristin Lively-Smith, Advisor (Criminal Justice) klivelys@iupui.edu 278-1578 BS 3027 Casey Windhorst, Advisor (Health Administration; Public Affairs; Environmental Science and Health) cawindhorst@iupui.edu 274-8773 BS 3027 Teresa Abney, SPEA Recorder tlabney@iupui.edu 274-8483 BS 3027, 274-4656 general line |