NSO Links and Tools

• Advanced Placement Exam Credit
• Core Transfer Library
• Credit Transfer Service

• CASE Course Lists - This section of the College of Arts and Sciences academic bulletin allows students and advisors to see what courses carry which CASE designations (A&H, N&M, S&H, DUS, GCC, etc.) in any given semester. In addition, this tool can also show whether a CASE designation has been granted at the course-wide level or only at the topic level.
• College of Arts + Sciences Bulletin - The bulletin is a roadmap that provides students with the information they need to make the most of their undergraduate education and to graduate from the College in a timely manner with a broad-based liberal arts degree. It is the official source of information regarding degree requirements, rules and regulations, programs of study, courses, and opportunities within and outside of individual schools, departments, and programs.

• FERPA Release of Information (ROI) Check if a Release of Information for a specific third party is on file. If the student wants to grant a Release of Information, ask the student to complete a release at https://ferpareleases.indiana.edu if the other person will be present during the conference.
• FERPA script - You can use this sample script for working with parents and other third parties who might join your advising conferences.

• Office of Orientation & Enrollment Programs - Formerly known as FYE. Access pre-NSO Canvas modules, resources for transfer students, download the IU Mobile app, find information about Welcome Week events, and more.

Major changes in the College (including SOAAD, HLS, Media)

• Advisor submits major change in CHER.
  • The NSO advisor may use a profile they have access to in CHER to submit this major change, if they do not have access to the profile normally used in CHER to declare the new major.
  • Do not declare a second major for the student. Students should wait until week 1 of classes or later to declare a second major in the College. Students must wait until after they successfully complete their first semester to declare a second concurrent degree.
  • You may use CHER to declare a minor inside the College. Please do not help the student declare a minor outside of the College. Students should wait until week 1 of classes or later to declare a minor outside the College using the College's student portal. 

Major changes outside the College

• Advisor notifies NSO shift supervisor, who will request the change.
• Advisor uses Explore Programs website to help the student plan and register for first semester courses.
• Regarding requests to change to pre-BUS:
  • Advisors are encouraged to check the student's AdRx notes to see if the student has been previously denied by Kelley. Students who were denied a change to BUS or pre-BUS during the application process are not able to request the change to pre-BUS again during NSO.
  • Please recommend the student email bschool@iu.edu to request access to the petition to change to pre-BUS. The student will be informed within a few days whether their request to change to pre-BUS has been approved or denied.
  • Please do inform the NSO shift supervisor of the student's intent to change to pre-BUS.
  • At orientation, the student must enroll in a full schedule of classes appropriate for their current major, or for a non-Kelley alternative major.
  • Students approved to change to pre-BUS will receive outreach from AMES to adjust their fall schedule.
  • See this flowchart that explains the process of changing to pre-Business.

• Course Permission Form - You can use this form to help students drop SLST courses in which they are pre-enrolled as well as any Critical Approaches courses that are tied to the ASURE program. You can also use this form to help students get permission to add some selected courses in BUS, ECON, ENG, FRIT, HISP, MATH, and PSY. View the complete Permissions Course List for 2025.

• IU Advising Guidelines: Summer NSO - This section of the Advising Guidelines contains advising-related information specifically for advisors working at New Student Orientation.
• Explore Programs - Public website that lists majors, minors, certificates and gen ed courses offered across campus.
• Kelley Business Pathways - Public website that emphasizes the wide variety of pathways into a business career available to IUB students.
• College Business Pathways - Public website that emphasizes credentials in the College of Arts and Sciences relevant to future career in business.