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Additional Information for Bachelor’s Degrees

Along with the IPFW academic regulations (see Part 8 ), the following information applies to all bachelor’s degree programs:

1. Special Credit for International Language.

When you begin your international language study at the second-semester (112 - 113) level or higher, you are eligible to apply for special credit after you successfully complete the course into which you placed. You may receive up to 14 credits of special credit for the courses you skipped.

2. Undistributed Transfer Credit.

Undistributed transfer credit (for courses not equivalent to IPFW courses) may be used to satisfy General Education requirements and distribution requirements and may be counted in the major. You should contact the College office to confirm the application to your program of any undistributed transfer credit you are awarded.

3. Credit Restrictions.

The following restrictions apply to all Arts and Sciences degrees:

1. You may count no more than 4 credits in:
   HPER activities
2. You may count no more than 3 credits in:
   IDIS courses ENG W135 MA 14900, and only by those departments that allow graduation credit for MA 15300
3. You may count no credit in:
   Developmental courses such as CHM 10000; EDUC X15x; ENG R15x, W11x, and W130; and MA 10900, 11100, and 11300.
   
   Courses that provide only surveys of career opportunities, such as AGR 10100, BUS J100, CNT 10100, EDUA F300 (except when offered as Invitation to Teaching) and G250, EDUC X210, ENGR 10100, ETCS 10100, HSRV 10000 (1 cr.), HTM 10000, IDIS 10500, MHT 10000 (1 cr.), NUR 10100, RHIT 10000, SPEA V352, and VM 10200.
   
   Courses designed to provide a skill not required to complete the major, such as AHLT Mxxx, AHSP Mxxx; BUFW C124, C125, C293, and X221; BUS K214; DAST Axxx; DHYG Hxxx; OLS 12100; and SPV 39900.
   
   Courses offered by the former Indiana Division of General and Technical Studies (DGTS).

4. Credit for Military Service.

Up to 9 credits for military service in the armed forces of the United States may be counted toward graduation

5. Overlapping Content.

You may not count toward graduation any courses or sequences considered to have overlapping content. Such courses are listed below; check this list before registering. This list may not be exhaustive. Please consult with your advisor. If you enroll in a course that appears in the left column, and you have completed any of the courses that are listed to its right, only the most recently completed course will apply toward graduation.

Courses with Overlapping Content

 [Please visit http://bulletin.ipfw.edu/preview_entity.php?catoid=25&ent_oid=1033&returnto=635 for the complete list.  Particularly important pairs for Communication students include the following

[BIOL 10000 overlaps with BIOL 10800–10900 or 11700–11900 or 25000 and vice versa
CHM 10100–10200 overlaps with CHM 10400 or 11100–11200 or 11500–11600 or 12900 or 15100 and vice versa
COM 24800 overlaps with COM 25100 and vice versa
COM 25000 overlaps with JOUR C200 and vice versa
COM 35200 overlaps with JOUR J300 and vice versa
CS 10600 overlaps with BUS K200-K211-K212 or ETCS 10600 and vice versa
ECON E200 overlaps with ECON E201 and vice versa
ENG W140 overlaps with ENG W233 and vice versa
GEOL G100 overlaps with GEOL G103 or S100 and vice versa
IDIS 11000 overlaps with IDIS G102 or G103 or G104 and vice versa
PHIL 11200 overlaps with REL 11200 and vice versa
PHIL 33000 overlaps with REL 23000  and vice versa
PHIL 33100  overlaps with REL 23100 and vice versa
PSY 23500 overlaps with PSY 36900 and vice versa 
PSY 31700  overlaps with BIOL 31700 and vice versa]
 
[Again this isn't the complete list of overlapping courses.  Please visit http://bulletin.ipfw.edu/preview_entity.php?catoid=25&ent_oid=1033&returnto=635 for the complete list.]

Upper-Level Courses

All courses numbered 300 or above are considered upper-level courses. In addition, the following 200-numbered courses, defined as upper level by the departments offering them, may be included in the 30 credits in upper-level courses required for graduation.

BIOL 21500
CHM 21800, 22400, 25400, 25500, 25600, 25800, 26100, 26200, 26500, 26600, 27500, and 29000
ENTM 20600-20700
GEOL G213, G221, and G222
MA 26100, 26300, and 27500
PHYS 27000
PSY 20100, 20300, 20500, 23500, 24000, and 27200
REL 23000 and 23100

Correspondence Study

Departments may approve enrollment in correspondence-study courses by students pursuing their majors. After you obtain a signature indicating departmental approval, you must bring the enrollment form to the College of Arts and Sciences for authorization to enroll.

Academic Load

You may register for more than 18 credits per semester or 7 credits in a six-week summer session only if: (1) your most recent semester GPA is 3.00 or higher, (2) you have no incomplete grades at the time of registration, and (3) you obtain approval of a dean of the college.

Pass/Not-Pass Option

The following restrictions are in addition to those in the IPFW academic regulations in Part 8  of this Bulletin:

1. You must be classified as a sophomore or higher and must have a GPA of 2.50 or better.
2. You may take no more than two courses per year under the Pass/Not-Pass Option. Summer-session enrollments are counted as part of the preceding academic year for the purpose of this restriction.

Academic Renewal Option

The College of Arts and Sciences participates in the Academic Renewal option for eligible students returning to IPFW after an absence of five or more years. See your advisor for additional details.

Changing Major Within the College

If you change your major within the college, your college requirements will be those specified in the Bulletin in effect at the time the change becomes effective.