This document is intended to assist College and AMES academic advisors with directing students to the appropriate process to accomplish common transactions related to a student’s degree seeking status and academic objectives. [2024-06-10, OUCPR/JG]
The following situations are addressed:
- Students in Good Academic Standing, Academic Watch, or Academic Alert AND who have term activation* for the current or a future term
- Returning students not in Academic Dismissal who do not have term activation* for the current or a future term
- Students in Academic Dismissal
- New students during New Student Orientation (NSO)
* How do you know if a student is term activated? Through the SIS Administrative Center, pull up the student’s records. Click the “Academics” tab (NOT “Academics 2”). Look under “Term Summary” to see if there is an active current or future term listed.
Students in Good Academic Standing, Academic Watch, or Academic Alert AND who have term activation for the current or a future term
Current Academic Home | Destination | Process | Includes academic standing review |
Professional school (BUS, SICE, SPEA, MUS, SWK, EDUC, NURS, SPH).1 | College degree program | 1. Student meets with advisor in program in destination major 2. Advisor requests school change through CHER | Yes |
Professional school1 | IUB Exploratory | 1. Student meets with AMES academic advisor 2. Advisor requests school change through VPUE records 3. VPUE records forwards request to College SRS | Yes |
College degree program2 | College degree program | 1. Student meets with advisor in program in destination major 2. Advisor requests major change through CHER | No |
College degree program2 | IUB Exploratory | 1. Student meets with AMES academic advisor 2. Advisor requests school change through VPUE records 3. VPUE records forwards request to College SRS | No |
College degree program2 | Professional school | Refer student to professional school (typically advising) to learn steps for gaining entry. | -- |
IUB Exploratory | College degree program | 1. Student meets with advisor in program in destination major 2. Advisor requests school change through CHER | No |
IUB Exploratory | Professional school degree program | Refer student to professional school (typically advising) to learn steps for gaining entry. | -- |
1 Includes the “Pre” (Pre-BUS, Pre-SICE, etc.) programs. (Their Academic Home is now the respective professional school.)
2 Includes Pre-College students, though there should not be any of these. If there are, the likely fall under 2, 3, or 4 below.
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