Student FAQ

Undergraduate students who matriculated at IU Bloomington during or after Summer 2011 are required to fulfill the requirements of the campus-wide GenEd curriculum. The applicable General Education requirements are those in effect at the time of matriculation at Indiana University Bloomington as a degree-seeking student.

Students who matriculated prior to Summer 2011 will not be affected provided that they complete all degree requirements within eight years of matriculation as a degree-seeking student at Indiana University Bloomington.

Any student who fails to complete degree requirements within eight years of matriculation will forfeit the automatic right to use the requirements in effect at the time of matriculation. The student's degree program will be re-evaluated, and the student may be required to move to the current program in effect at the time of re-evaluation.

For a full explanation of the GenEd requirements, see General Education Requirements.

The GenEd-Approved Courses page and the Schedule of Classes each reflect current course approval status for all GenEd courses. Note that courses approved in one semester or year may not be approved in previous or subsequent semesters.

In order to apply toward the General Education Common Ground requirements, a course must be GenEd-approved for the semester in which the course is taken.

Yes. The Indiana College Core, or ICC (formerly, the Statewide Transfer General Education Core, or STGEC), was developed to help transfer students complete their degrees after transferring from one Indiana public institution to another. Students who earn the ICC milestone at any campus of any Indiana state public institution of higher education prior to matriculation at Indiana University Bloomington will not be subject to IU Bloomington ICC requirements. For more information on the ICC, visit Indiana College Core.

Completion of the Indiana College Core does not add to, subtract from, or alter any other degree requirements, including school requirements, major requirements, minor requirements, or requirements for an undergraduate certificate. Students must, therefore, work closely with an advisor to determine what relationship, if any, exists between ICC requirements and other degree requirements, including IU Bloomington GenEd Common Ground requirements.

All undergraduate students are subject to IU Bloomington GenEd Common Ground requirements.

Students who earn the ICC milestone at any campus of any Indiana state public institution of higher education prior to matriculation at Indiana University Bloomington will not be subject to IU Bloomington ICC requirements. (For more information on the ICC, visit Indiana College Core.) Since the IU Bloomington GenEd English Composition and Breadth of Inquiry requirements are also part of the IUB ICC requirements, these GenEd requirements will be considered satisfied for students who have earned the ICC milestone before enrolling at IUB.  

Students who transfer to IU Bloomington after partially completing ICC requirements at another IU campus or at another Indiana state educational institution are subject to all GenEd Common Ground requirements. Their transfer credit will be articulated to IUB courses in accordance with published course articulations and transfer credit policies, as published on the IUB Credit Transfer Service. If transfer credit is awarded for courses that are GenEd-approved at the time of transfer credit articulation, those courses will apply toward GenEd Common Ground requirements in the same way as courses taken on the Bloomington campus.

Completion of the Indiana College Core does not add to, subtract from, or alter any other degree requirements, including school requirements, major requirements, minor requirements, or requirements for an undergraduate certificate. Students must, therefore, work closely with an advisor to determine what relationship, if any, exists between ICC requirements and other degree requirements, including IU Bloomington GenEd Common Ground requirements.