Student Populations

Most students will meet with a 21st Century advisor during new student orientation. If you do meet with a 21CS student during NSO, please provide the student with the 21CS information sheet. 

If a student is unsure of their 21CS status, recommend they contact Karli Ritter, kaaritte@iu.edu.   

Contacts

• Director: Vincent Isom (visom@iu.edu)
• Assistant Director, Lead Academic Advisor, STEM Program Coordinator: Mimi Attenoukon (miatteno@iu.edu)
• Academic Advisor & SMART Program Coordinator:  Andrew Schwartz (schwaran@iu.edu)
• Academic Advisor: Dhakir Abdullah (dabdulla@iu.edu)
• Main Office Phone: 812-856-1910
• Office Email: iub21cs@iu.edu 
• Office Location: 300 N. Eagleson Avenue
• ScholarTrack information (for 21st Century Scholars): https://scholartrack.in.gov/

This section gives recommendations for how to advise students considering majors in schools outside of the College. For procedures relating to a major change outside of the College, please see the Links and Tools page.

When advising students who are exploring or want to change their program plan to a major outside the College of Arts and Sciences and its schools (Media, HLS, Eskenazi):

• Ask about their interests and goals
• Suggest alternative pathways, if appropriate (see Discussing Pathways, below)
• Explain your role and what you can provide today
• Encourage follow-up with experts​ 

Examples of Outside Majors

• Limited Capacity Programs: Business, Nursing, Music​
• Luddy​
• Public Health​
• O'Neill​
• Education​
• Social Work

Resources for Advisors

• College First Year Guides Links and Tools page
• Explore Programs​
• UDGuides, Curricular, Schools and Majors​
• Kelley Standard Admissions website​
• Business Pathways site​
• AMP website​
• College majors related to business:​ MHO BA, Media​, CSCI BA​, Econ BA, and Econ & Quant Meth BS

Pre-BUS Interests

1. If asked about Kelley, inform the student that they must petition to change their major to Kelley. That process is explained in the Links and Tools page. Most required courses for pre-Kelley are restricted to pre-Kelley. 
2. Focus on what the student can accomplish today, including exploring their interests, and choosing courses that set them up for a variety of possible majors.
3. Emphasize GenEd selections and courses that help students explore alternative (back-up) major(s) of interest in the College. 
4. Share Business Pathways website.
5. Although the student may not declare pre-BUS today, nor add a BUS course, they can explore a variety of majors, minors, and certificates (including Kelley minors, certificates and +Kelley Programs) to find a pathway to their goal. 

Fall schedule ideas for an exploratory student interested in business pathways:

• English comp​osition
• Foreign language (keeps options open later), or, world culture​
• Math: ONE of Calculus, Finite, or B 110 (more math keeps options open later)
  • B 110 is now restricted to BUS, pre-BUS, or Public Affairs
  • B 110 is not applicable to an ECONBA or EQMBS major
  • Calculus is necessary for an ECONBA major even though it is not in the addenda
  • Finite is not applicable to pre-BUS​
• IUB gen ed A&H course​
• IUB gen ed Natural Science course
• Exploratory course in an alternative major
• ASCS-Q 295

​Pre-NURS Scheduling ideas:

Note: Be careful of overloading on STEM courses in a semester​

• ANAT-A 225​
• Math: Finite or Calculus​
• English Comp​
• PSY-P 101 or P 155​
• SOC-S 100, S 101, or S 230​
• PHSL-P 225​
• IUB gen ed A&H, S&H, and/or Foreign Language or World Culture​
  • Note: Foreign language keeps options open later​

Discussing pathways

• Most career goals can be reached through multiple pathways​
• Many employers value skills and experiences over a specific major
• Ideas to seed for the student:​
  • Explore Minors and Certificates; a Kelley minor or certificate is an option​
  • Graduate programs, including AMPs​
  • Post-graduation transition programs (education, nursing)​
  • Odyssey Planning​
  • Exploratory (not starting with a major in mind)

Resources for Students

• Explore Programs​
• Degree Maps​
• Business admissions: bschool@iu.edu ​
• Nursing: iubnurse@iu.edu​
• AMES: ames@iu.edu [EXPL, BUS, NURS]​
• Other unit's advising office​​

Ernie Pyle Scholars and Media Scholars direct admits will need to enroll in their eight-week, one credit required honors freshmen seminar.  Ernie Pyle Scholars should register for MSCH-H 110, which meets on Wednesday evenings and Media Scholars should register for MSCH-H 111, which meets on Monday evenings.  All the students are coded as MSCH honors in SIS so should have access to enroll in the appropriate course.

Health Professions and Prelaw Advising - Health Professions and Prelaw Advising (HPPLA) provides advising and other services for students who want to pursue careers in law, medicine, and other health professions. Incoming students can benefit from their "New Students" page which contains NSO planning tools for a variety of fields. In addition, sections in the HPPLA Guidebook provide more in-depth advice on preparing for professional school.

New students can also subscribe to the appropriate email list for their intended profession so they can receive targeted information for their area of interest, including invitations to workshops and information sessions where they can gain tips on becoming a competitive applicant.   

You play an important role in helping students prepare, and helping HPPLA advisors connect with them. Anytime you meet with a new prelaw, premed, or pre-health student, please use the appropriate “tag” in AdRx to indicate the student’s area of interest: Pre-Dental, Pre-Law, Pre-Med, Pre-OT, Pre-Optometry, Pre-PA, Pre-PT, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Vet. These tags will help HPPLA pull data and place students on the correct HPPLA email list for their area. If students want to they can go ahead and add themselves to any HPPLA email list by going to https://hppla.indiana.edu/about/email-lists.html .

Finally, please reach out to HPPLA if you have any questions. You can send email to hppla@iu.edu  or contact an individual HPPLA advisor. Please also feel free to call HPPLA at 812-855-1873. 

Hudson & Holland first-year scholars are required to enroll in and successfully complete EDUC-U 215: Foundations for Undergraduate Student Success during either the fall or spring semester of the freshman year. IFS NO LONGER fulfills this requirement.

Students are not pre-enrolled in EDUC-U 215 course. First year HHS scholars are assigned a particular semester (fall or spring) to take EDUC-U 215 their freshman year. These students have been emailed with their enrollment assignment. Students may not swap semesters, and must take the course in the assigned term. You may find the list of EDUC-U 215 assignments in this spreadsheet. 

Transfer students do not normally take EDUC-U 215. However, there are also NO transfer scholars coming in 2025-2026. Students who were offered the scholarship in the fall but declined to come to IU cannot be awarded if they choose to come to IU in the spring. The student group codes are not purged from SIS in this scenario.

Groups Scholars are exempt from this EDUC-U 215 requirement as enrollment into COLL-G 133 & COLL-G 134: Success at IU and Beyond for Groups Scholars fulfills this requirement.

All HHS students are required to complete the virtual Transitions for Success series.

Students in both Hutton and HHS should be encouraged to take EDUC-U 215 first and HON-H 101 the following semester.

Hutton Honors College membership and notation requirements changed in 2024. Membership requires being on track to graduate with honors of some kind.

The Hutton Honors Notation requires two "Gateway" Hutton courses (HHC-H 101 and H 202, each 1.5 credit, full semester) as well as a minor in an "external" field and senior thesis or approved creative activity. Students wishing to complete the Notation should enroll in HHC-H 101 in Fall or Spring of their first year. HHC-H 101 is the First Year Seminar for Hutton students and those students should not also enroll in FYS-F 100.

Honors Courses - The Hutton Honors College provides a searchable list of honors courses on their website. This search allows students to filter by term, School, keyword, GenEd designation, CASE designation, and open status. Clicking into the "details" of a course will also allow advisors and students to access course descriptions, when available.  

The IFS program sunsets after 2025.

All IFS courses are listed at https://ifs.indiana.edu/courses/index.html. Any COLL-S 103, S 104, or S105 is designated as a GenEd and CASE A&H, S&H, or N&M Breadth of Inquiry, respectively.

If a student wishes to drop an IFS course, have the student email IFS at ifs@iu.edu . 

If a student is enrolled in an IFS course and pre-enrolled in an ASURE COLL-C 104 that carries the same Breadth of Inquiry (S&H) as the IFS course, the student will not earn degree credit for both classes. Advise the student that if they want to earn degree credit for both IFS and the ASURE seminar, they need to contact IFS to ask if another course is open that carries a different Breadth of Inquiry from the ASURE class.

The Transition to College Summer Program (TCSP) is a pilot residential summer program developed by the Office of School Partnerships and Precollege Programs. The program is designed to help first-year and transfer students prepare for and begin acclimating to college life before the fall semester begins.

TCSP takes place in the second summer session, therefore students admitted to TCSP will attend an early NSO date, either a May date or the first week of June.

Advisors are asked to check with the student during their NSO meeting to ensure the TCSP course(s) they selected are appropriate for their preparation and major interests. 

The TCSP program is a residential program and students are required to live on campus during the summer.

TCSP students who are also first year students are required to take a First Year Seminar course. First-Year Seminars (FYS) are only required for entering first-years, not transfer students.

International students who are nonnative speakers of English are required to take the English Language Improvement courses listed below, unless they have demonstrated a high enough level of English proficiency to be exempt from one or more of the courses by one of the means listed on the OIS website.  

• SLST-T 131 Academic Writing for Multilingual Students: Research and Inquiry  
• SLST-T 154 Active Academic Listening  
• SLST-T 155 Academic Speaking    

Three Critical points:  

1. The IAET is NOT required but students may opt to take it (more below). 
2. When looking at language proficiency test scores it will be important to note that a specific sub-score may be different than the overall score. For indepth information consult the OIS website for complete information on exemptions and placement in SLST courses  
3. Use the AAR to determine exemptions. Don't rely solely on pre-enrollment or AdRx test scores to confirm exemptions and placement.

There will be 3 common scenarios advisors (see full explanation of the 3 scenarios here) will encounter in NSO when working with International Students and evaluating their need for SLST coursework. The 3 scenarios can serve as models for advisors assisting students in understanding and navigating their exemptions, pre-enrollments, and/or their option to take the IAET.  

If a student wants to take the IAET, the advisor may email iaet@iu.edu. The IAET team will contact the student. Here is Additional information about the IAET to share with the student. 

Scoring: 

IAET scores will be posted in AdRx. There will be a score for each component, listed as "0" or "1".  See this document for a screenshot of the AdRx display of IAET scoring. 

• 0 = the student MUST take the course 
• 1 = the student does NOT need the course 

Scoring of the Indiana Academic English Test and placement course requirements have been determined by the Department of Second Language Studies. Students who wish to discuss any questions about the IAET content, format, or scoring may be referred to the Department of Second Language Studies. There is no option to re-take the IAET. Any references to DSLS should only be for questions about content, format, and scoring of the IAET.  

Quick Reference Guide for Living Learning Center Course Information 2025 

Collins LLC has two requirements for first-year students: they are expected to take (1) a one-credit residential learning seminar (CLLC-Q 199), for which they are hand registered; and (2) a Collins seminar, which is a three-credit class at the 100 or 200 level. Most Collins seminar classes carry Breadth of Inquiry Credit (AH, SH, or NM), but not all.  Students can take the seminar in fall or in spring.  If in spring, they should send in a Deferral Form after their fall advising session. 

As a whole, the seminars are terrific experiences, mostly chosen by our own undergraduate members and taught by IU grad students. 

First-year residents of the Hamilton Lugar School LLC are required to take two courses: 

1. SGIS-S 150, Fall semester, 1 cr., must be by section; and
2. One 3 cr. HLS course, Fall or Spring semester, open choice

HLS courses include the following department codes: AFRI, CEUS, EALC, EURO, SGIS, INST, INTL, LTAM, MELC, REEI, and SEAS. The majority of HLS LLC students will be pre-enrolled in SGIS-S 150. LLC students who experience hardship in fulfilling these requirements due to conflicts with other academic requirements may apply for an exemption by contacting the Associate Director, Samson Lotven at least two weeks before their registration appointment for Spring 2026.

First-year students participating in the Media Living Learning Center are required to take MSCH-C 160 The Media Village (1 CR) during the First Eight Weeks of the fall semester. Students should be pre-enrolled. If they are not pre-enrolled, please contact mschinfo@iu.edu. 

Marching Hundred

The Marching Hundred is a 2-hour, FREE credit class. It meets M-F from 4:30–6:05 p.m. The Hundred numbers around 280 members and is made up primarily (90%) of non-music majors! 

Non-music majors should register for MUS-X 50 (Marching Hundred for non-music majors) in the Jacobs School of Music, and plan to attend Band Camp in August.

Click here for full information to share with students.

Army ROTC students and Air Force ROTC students take classes for their ROTC programs beginning in their first semester. See the table of required classes below.

When working with a ROTC student, advise them that all MIL-G or AERO-A classes are outside College hours, and ensure that they understand the requirement for a minimum of 100 hours inside the College.

The Wells Scholars Program is a prestigious, merit-based scholarship program at Indiana University.  Students who participate in the program will be pre-enrolled in a dedicated section of HON-H 234: Literature of Time and Place for the Fall semester. It is class number 9508 for Fall 2025. If a student received the Wells Scholarship and is not enrolled in HON-H 234, they should hold space in their schedule for that course while they communicate with the Wells Scholars Program.  These students will take a second required course in Spring, although the course number and title have not yet been determined.