Yes. Students can now apply to the collaborative program through the IU Online application or ApplyIU application. Students pursuing this online bachelor’s degree will experience online and asynchronous courses, allowing the highest flexibility for their busy lives. They will also benefit from the advising and career service support Luddy has to offer when selecting IU Indianapolis as their home campus.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2024
The curriculum for the IU online collaborative degree in computer science is now available on the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering website. It features online and asynchronous courses, offering the highest flexibility for pursuing this bachelor’s degree. Students with questions about this program can contact their designated interim advisor based on this alphabetical listing.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2024
Students in Purdue degree programs, enrolling in courses at IUPUI, have already been subject to Purdue grading policies. Specific details regarding how your IUPUI enrollment will be applied to your Purdue in Indianapolis GPA and overall credit hours will be determined by Purdue. Questions about your specific situation can be directed to purdueindy@purdue.edu.
IUPUI students in Purdue degree programs who did not enroll in spring 2024 but want to continue with their Purdue program in the fall of 2024 will need to contact Purdue in Indianapolis to discuss options.
If you were in good standing at IUPUI when you left after fall 2023 but would like to reenroll at IU Indianapolis in fall 2024, you will need to select a new program of study from the IU Indianapolis catalog of majors.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2024
Students who are eligible to decide between an IU or Purdue degree during the teach-out period will experience the same high-quality curriculum. Differences in IU and Purdue policies include factors such as the Purdue civics literacy requirement and the determination for graduation distinction. More information about choosing an IU or Purdue degree is available on the School of Science website.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2024
Yes, an IU degree that students will receive from the School of Science will be of the same caliber as the science degree that students receive today. Additional faculty are being recruited, with current class offerings remaining and research opportunities for students continuing to be enhanced.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2024
Specifically for students enrolled at IUPUI prior to the realignment, your status with IU or Purdue will be determined by your degree program.
The following programs currently grant Purdue degrees through the School of Science. The programs listed will stay part of IU Indianapolis. Students enrolled in these programs prior to July 1, 2024, will have the option of earning a Purdue or an IU degree during the teach-out period. Regardless of their choice, they will be considered IU Indianapolis students:
- Addiction Neuroscience
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Computational Data Science (M.S. only)
- Computer Science (M.S. only)
- Forensic and Investigative Science
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Neuroscience
- Mathematics/Mathematical Sciences
- Psychology
- Physics
The following programs currently grant Purdue degrees and will transition to Purdue in Indianapolis. Students enrolled in these programs prior to July 1, 2024, will become Purdue in Indianapolis students:
- All degree programs in the School of Engineering and Technology, except Music Technology and Music Therapy
- The following programs in the School of Science:
- Applied Computer Science (B.A.)
- Computer Science (B.S.)
- Computer Science (Ph.D.)
Note: the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering is launching new IU computer science programs. Computer science students interested in learning more about the IU programs should contact a Luddy advisor.
The following programs currently grant IU degrees through the School of Engineering and Technology. The programs transitioned to the IU Herron School of Art and Design on Jan. 1, 2024. They will remain a part of IU Indianapolis, and students in the programs will be considered IU Indianapolis students.
- Music Technology
- Music Therapy
All other programs that are not listed here and that currently grant IU degrees will continue to grant IU degrees and will be a part of IU Indianapolis.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2024
IU and Purdue are committed to supporting currently enrolled students in completing their in-progress plans of study, through the end of the teach-out period ending June 30, 2027. IU and Purdue will be communicating with students who have a combination of IU and Purdue majors, minors, or certificates, and students should meet with their advisors to discuss completion plans.
Students who are close to completing their minor or certificate requirements are strongly encouraged to do so as soon as possible while the campuses continue to work through the details of how cross-institution enrollment will occur.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2024
All pre-majors must meet all program requirements and be admitted into the Purdue program by July 1, 2024.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2024
Your University College advisor and career consultant are ready to help you consider options and identify a new major prior to fall 2024. IU Indianapolis offers hundreds of exciting majors. You will have the option to switch to any other pre-major offered at IU Indianapolis.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2024
Students who are enrolled in a program that is being realigned to the other university will have the option to choose a degree from IU or Purdue. This includes students enrolled in programs through the School of Science departments of biology, chemistry, forensic science, mathematical sciences, neuroscience, physics, and psychology. Students must be enrolled in their program during the spring 2024 semester, and they will have until Nov. 29, 2024, to declare their intention to receive a degree from either IU or Purdue upon graduation.
Those choosing a Purdue degree will be expected to maintain continuous enrollment through each fall and spring semester and complete all degree requirements by June 30, 2027. Purdue advisors will work with any student who is not on track to finish by that date to determine how to best support them.
Students choosing an IU degree will be supported by IU Indianapolis advisors in meeting their degree requirements on the timeline best suited to the student’s individual situation.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2023
Each institution will maintain its own academic calendar but will align calendars as closely as possible to best serve all students beginning fall semester 2024.
Updated: Sept. 8, 2023
Beginning with registration for the fall 2024 semester, IU students may register and be enrolled in elective education courses at Purdue Indianapolis (on the Purdue academic calendar) as visiting students. Those credits can then be transferred to IU. Likewise, Purdue students may register and be enrolled in elective education courses at IU Indianapolis (on the IU academic calendar) as visiting students. Those credits can then be transferred to Purdue.
International students may also enroll concurrently in courses at both IU and Purdue in Indianapolis but must maintain enrollment in at least one in-person course each semester at the campus that issues their immigration document, report their concurrent enrollment in Atlas, and otherwise continue to maintain full-time enrollment.
Updated: Sept. 8, 2023
Yes. The “teach-out” period will continue through June 30, 2027. Students involved in the teach-out are expected to complete their degree requirements by that date. Purdue advisors will work with any student who is not on track to finish by that date to determine how to best support them as they continue to work toward completing their degree.
Teach-out students who do not complete their degree requirements in a timely manner will be managed on a case-by-case basis by Purdue.
Updated: Sept. 7, 2023
By the end of spring 2027, Purdue expects most students to have completed or mostly completed their degree programs. Purdue advisors will work with any student who is not on track to finish by that date to determine how to best support them as they continue to work toward completing their degree.
Updated: Sept. 7, 2023
Students completing IU programs will receive Indiana University degrees, and students completing Purdue programs will receive Purdue University degrees as long as they continue to make steady academic progress.
Updated: May 11, 2023
There are no changes to the degree programs for the 2023-24 academic year. But we may add academic programs once we officially become IU Indianapolis based on our educational mission, workforce demands in the city and state, and other factors.
Updated: May 11, 2023
Yes. Students will be able to change their major during the 2023-24 academic year using the process that currently exists at IUPUI. Even after the realignment and beginning with fall 2024, students will still be able to change their majors within the same university.
After July 1, 2024, if a student wants to change their major between IU and Purdue programs, they will need to apply as a transfer student to the other institution.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023
While classroom assignments are not yet known, both IU and Purdue will offer classes on campus, so you will be taking classes on campus just as you were prior to the realignment.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023
Yes. The School of Science offers a number of IU degrees in Indianapolis including biology, chemistry and chemical biology, earth sciences, forensic and investigative sciences, mathematical sciences, neuroscience, physics, and psychology.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023
Purdue students wishing to participate in an honors program must apply to Purdue West Lafayette for admissions consideration to the Purdue Honors College.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022
Yes. All students who start their degree programs prior to 2024 will be able to finish their degrees. You may hear IUPUI representatives refer to the term “teach out” to describe this process.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022
When the transition is fully implemented, Indianapolis graduate programs with the School of Engineering and Technology and the Department of Computer and Information Science will be merged with Purdue University programs on the West Lafayette campus, all governed by the Purdue Graduate School. Students who successfully complete these programs through Purdue will earn a Purdue University West Lafayette degree.
Updated: Sept. 19, 2022
