Graduation: Eligibility, Application, and Student Responsibility

Graduation Eligibility

Students who expect to receive the B.S. degree in Business from IU Bloomington must meet the graduation requirements noted in the Degree Requirements section of the bulletin for the year in which they first matriculated (enrolled) as a degree-seeking student at IU Bloomington, and they must also apply for graduation.

Graduation Application

Candidates for the B.S. degree in Business must apply for graduation online. Application deadlines are posted on the graduation website.

Students who apply by the deadline can be assured that they will:

  • Receive accurate and timely feedback about unsatisfied or missing degree requirements via their IU email account
  • Receive notifications from IU about Commencement ceremonies
  • Find their names on official Commencement Ceremony documents
  • Graduate, as planned, as long as all requirements have been met
  • Receive their diplomas from the Registrar/Student Central.

Students who fail to apply by the deadline put one or more of the above at risk.

Graduation and Student Responsibility

In addition to applying for graduation by the relevant deadline, students are responsible for the following: 

  • Ensuring majors, co-majors, and minors are officially declared/up-to-date before the start of the student’s final year.  
  • Enrolling on time for senior year coursework. 
  • Promptly transferring any transfer credits, if applicable. 
    • Credits for all required coursework must be on the candidate's Indiana University transcript prior to the degree conferral deadline. After transfer transcripts have been received by IU, it may take several weeks for those credits to be posted to the student's IU transcript. Therefore, students should request that official transcripts be sent to IU immediately after completing coursework at any non-IU institution. Given the necessary processing time, it is not recommended for students to take course work outside of IU in their final semester.
  • Reviewing their Academic Advisement Report, which tracks degree progress, before and after enrolling in final semester course work to ensure all degree requirements are on track to be satisfied. 
  • Contacting or meeting with Kelley Academic Advising for any questions regarding degree requirements/graduation planning.