Admissions Guidelines

If you are interested in applying to the School of Science for admissions, click on the admissions area that describes your situation.
If you have questions, regarding the admissions process to the School of Science, please contact:

Florence Rogers

Department :School of Science

Title :Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Room :LD 222F

Phone :317-274-0630

Mail :

Are you attending college for the first time?

Are you an international student who wants to attend college in the United States?

Are you presently an IUPUI student who has been admitted to University College or another IUPUI school?

Have you enrolled at IUPUI before and want to return to complete your degree?

Have you attended another Indiana University Campus and want to transfer to IUPUI?

Were you dismissed from the School of Science and would like to apply for readmission?

Are you attending college for the first time?

If you have never attended college before and are interested in pursuing a degree in science, you will need to apply to IUPUI by applying on-line at www.enroll.iupui.edu.

Students who are entering IUPUI directly from high school are eligible for direct admission to the School Science if they:

• Have a high school GPA of 3.0* or higher. *Applicants for physics need 3.2 GPA or higher.
• Have minimum SAT scores of 480* math and 480 verbal or minimum ACT scores of 22 math and 20 verbal. *Applicants for physics need a minimum SAT score of 520 math.
• Have completed Core 40 with college prep course grades of C or better. Students who graduate with an Academic Honors diploma automatically meet course admission requirements.
• Meet the minimum subject requirements, which include four semesters of algebra, two semesters of geometry, up to two semesters of trigonometry* and six semesters of laboratory *Applicants for psychology do not need trigonometry.

Students who do not meet these admissions criteria should be reviewed for admission to University College and may apply to the School Science once they have completed introductory major courses with a grade of C or better.

Are you an international student who wants to attend college in the United States?

If you are an international student and are interested in pursuing a degree in science at IUPUI, you will need to apply to IUPUI by applying on-line at http://www.iupui.edu/~interntl/.

Are you presently an IUPUI student who has been admitted to University College or another IUPUI school?

If you are an IUPUI student who is currently not in the School of Science, but would like to pursue a science degree, you will need to complete an Internal Admissions application with the School of Science. An Internal Admissions application can be picked up in the School of Science Dean’s Office, LD 222 or download the form directly. Completed forms should be submitted to the School of Science's Director of Admissions in the School of Science Dean's Office, LD 222. Admissions decisions will take 4-6 weeks. Students will be notified of admissions decision through regular mail.

Students applying to the School of Science must meet Science's Internal Admissions Requirements.

Upon admissions to the School of Science students will receive either an Acceptance Audit or a Partial Acceptance/Senior Audit.

Have you enrolled at IUPUI before and want to return to complete your degree?

If you have attended IUPUI before, have not enrolled in IUPUI courses for at least one year and are interested in completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to apply to IUPUI by applying on-line at https://www.iupui.edu/~returnto/ret.html. Welcome back to IUPUI!

If you were a School of Science student before you left, once you submit your returning student application, you will be considered for readmissions to the School of Science. If you are readmitted back to the School of Science and have not enrolled in IUPUI courses for less than two years, then you will be readmitted under your original bulletin. If you are readmitted back to the School of Science and have not enrolled in IUPUI courses for two or more years, then you will be readmitted back under the current bulletin.

If you were not a School of Science student when you attend IUPUI before, you will be considered for admissions to a science program based on if you meet with the Internal Admissions Requirements.

Upon readmissions, if you were on probation when you left IUPUI, you will be required to meet with Melissa Pohlman, Director of Student Records and Retention in the School of Science to discuss your probation status.

Have you attended another Indiana University Campus and want to transfer to IUPUI?

If you want to complete your undergraduate degree in science at IUPUI and are transferring from another Indiana University campus, apply online at https://www.iupui.edu/~moveiu/ict.html. Once your intercampus transfer application is submitted, the Enrollment Center will contact the School of Science's Director of Admissions. Students applying to the School of Science from another Indiana University campus must meet Science's Internal Admission Requirements.

Were you dismissed from the School of Science and would like to apply for readmission?

If you were dismissed from the School of Science and would like to apply for readmission, you will need to submit a returning student application to the Enrollment Center.  The application is available at https://www.iupui.edu/~returnto/ret.html. Once your returning student application has been received, the Enrollment Center will then send you the readmission application.  The readmission application will provide you the opportunity to explain your previous academic challenges and how you plan to improve your academics, if you are readmitted to the School of Science.  Readmissions applications must be submitted by June 15 for fall semester, October 15 for spring semester, or March 15 for summer sessions.  The School of Science and your academic department will review the readmission application and notification regarding their decision will be sent to you via regular mail.  If you are readmitted, you will be required to meet with your academic advisor.  You will also be required to meet with Melissa L. Pohlman, M.S. Ed., Director of Student Records and Retention in the School of Science to discuss your probation status.

Acceptance Audits

Acceptance Audits provide students with a detailed account of how their IUPUI and/or transfer classes will count towards their science major. If a student is admitted back to the School of Science under their original bulletin, the student will not receive an updated acceptance audit. If a student is admitted back to the School of Science under the current bulletin, then the student will receive an updated acceptance audit based on the new bulletin.
Partial Acceptance/Senior Audits provide students, who are admitted into the School of Science with 80+ credit hours a detailed account of how their IUPUI and/or transfer classes will count towards their science major. Students who are admitted to Science with a Partial Acceptance/Senior Audit Form are not eligible to receive any additional audits, unless the student changes major.

School of Science Internal Admission Requirements

Students who are admitted to the School of Science under the internal admissions requirements, must have an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher, successfully complete 12 credit hours, including the specific course(s) listed below, required by their major department for admissions.

Biology Majors (pre-occupational therapy and pre-physical therapy)

Complete BIOL K101 or CHEM C105 and CHEM C125 with grades of C+ or better or both courses with grade of C or better. Students with grades below C- in any science course, including those science courses that have been repeated where the original course grade was below a C-, will not be admitted. The overall grade point average in all science courses must be 2.0 or higher.

Biotechnology Majors

Complete BIOL K101 or CHEM C105 and CHEM C125 with grades of C+ or better or both courses with grade of C or better. Students with grades below C- in any science course, including those science courses that have been repeated where the original course grade was below a C-, will not be admitted. The overall grade point average in all science courses must be 2.0 or higher.

Chemistry Majors (pre-physical therapy)

Complete CHEM C105 and CHEM C125 with grades of C+ or better or CHEM C105 and CHEM C125 and CHEM C106 and CHEM C126 with grades of C or better.

Computer Science Majors

Complete CSCI 230 with a C+ or higher grade.

Environmental Science Majors

Complete one required course in BIOL K101, CHEM C105, GEOL G109, GEOL G110, or PHYS P201 with a grade of C or better.

Forensic & Investigative Science Majors

Complete BIOL K101 or CHEM C105/C125 with a grade of C- or better.

Geology Majors

Complete GEOL G109 or GEOL G110 with C+ or better.

Mathematics Majors

Complete MATH 16500 (formerly MATH 163) with a C+ or better.

Physics Majors (physics BS/mechanical engineering MS and physics BS/electrical engineering BS)

Complete PHYS 152 or MATH 16500 (formerly MATH 163) with C+ or better.

Psychology Majors (pre-occupational therapy and pre-physical therapy)

Complete PSY B104 or PSY B105 with a C or better.