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843 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Dismissal and Readmission
The Committee on Admission, Probation, and
Withdrawal has the authority to order dismissal and
to entertain applications for readmission, according to
university regulations as carried out in the Academic
Regulations and Policies section of this publication.
Physical Education COURSES
Students may select a maximum of 4 credit hours
of special elective Health, Physical Education, and
Recreation (HPER) courses. Physical education courses
carry regular credit and count as general-education
electives (students cannot enroll in the same course
twice and receive credit). Grades earned in these courses
are not included in the student’s cumulative grade point
average.
Career Services
All undergraduate students are urged to register with
the Office of Career Services. BUS-X 310 Business
Career Planning and Placement should be completed
satisfactorily during the junior year. Information about
employment in specific career fields is available in the
Office of Career Services.
Special Credit EXAMINATIONS
The School of Business and Economics does not accept
transfer of credit from other institutions for business
courses if the credit was awarded on the basis of selfacquired
competency. For nonbusiness courses, the
school accepts course-specific credit awarded on the basis
of self-acquired competency by other degree-granting
divisions/schools of Indiana University and by other
institutions accredited by the North Central Association
of Colleges or comparable regional associations.
The school does not accept general (non-course-specific)
self-acquired competency credit awarded by other
divisions/schools of Indiana University or by other
institutions.
Concentration DeclARATION
Students declare a concentration once they are admitted
to the upper-level business program and are expected to
meet the requirements for that concentration beginning
that semester. Any student who has not selected a
specific concentration is classified as a general business
major and is expected to follow the program of that
concentration.
Senior Residence Requirement
The senior year (the last 30 credit hours) must be
completed at Indiana University. Students are certified
for graduation by the Indiana University campus on
which they complete the last two semesters (30 or more
credit hours). In addition, at least 50 percent of all
business course credit hours must be taken at IU South
Bend. Permission to take credit during the senior year at
another institution, or by correspondence study courses,
may be procured to a maximum of 6 credit hours by
petitioning the dean.
Application for DEGREE
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Business or
Bachelor of Science in Economics must file a degree
application by March 1 if they are graduating in
December or by October 1 if they are graduating in May
or August. Degree application forms are available at the
school’s undergraduate office. Unless the application
has been completed and submitted to the school, the
student’s academic records will not be audited for degree
certification. Without this audit, the student cannot be
recommended for the conferral of the degree.
Credit Deadline
All credit of candidates for degrees, except for the
work of the current semester, must be on record at
least one month prior to the conferral of degrees. All I
(Incomplete) and R (Deferred) grades must be removed
before a student can be certified for a degree.
Comprehensive Examination Requirement
Each business student, as a condition for graduation,
must pass a comprehensive examination during their
senior year. Graduating seniors are notified in advance
of their scheduled examination date.
Statute of Limitations
Student candidates for the degree Bachelor of Science in
Business and Bachelor of Science in Economics have the
right to complete degree requirements specified by the IU
South Bend Bulletin in effect at the time they matriculate at
Indiana University, provided that:
• The necessary courses are available, and
• No more than eight calendar years have elapsed since
matriculation.
In the event that courses are not available or more than
eight years have elapsed, students must apply to the
dean to update their degree programs to the IU South
Bend Bulletin currently in effect.
Requirements for a Second Bachelor’s Degree
The School of Business and Economics offers to holders
of a bachelor’s degree in schools other than business, a
second bachelor’s degree in business.
The candidate is exempt from any of those requirements
already fulfilled in acquiring the first bachelor’s degree.
Students must meet the certification and degree
requirements specified in the IU South Bend Bulletin at
the time they are admitted for the second degree.
Normally the holder of a bachelor’s degree who wishes
to pursue further education is encouraged to become
qualified for admission to graduate study. In certain
cases, a student may be admitted to candidacy for a
second bachelor’s degree. When such admission is
granted, candidates must earn at least 30 additional