You don't need to have all the answers when you meet with your academic advisor but you should be ready to provide important information and to ask questions. You'll be more prepared to make the most of the new information your advisor provides if you do some initial planning on your own. Follow the steps below to begin planning your schedule.
Academic advisors don’t just help you plan courses for next semester; we help you make plans to reach your goals for your undergraduate education at IU Bloomington. Use your Stellic Planner along with the resources below to sketch out the courses or requirements you would like to complete each term.
Academic Bulletins are official publications of each degree-granting school or division. They provide a comprehensive guide to the policies, procedures and requirements for all majors, minors or certificate programs offered through that school or division. Academic Bulletins also include descriptions for all courses offered through the school or division.
Explore Programs provides information about different majors and minors, suggests courses for first-year students, and links to degree planning resources for individual majors.
School and Departmental Websites also post degree requirements, as well as information about careers and co-curricular opportunities.
Health Professions and Prelaw Center contains information about required coursework for students interested in health professions, year-by-year guides to help students prepare for health and law professions, and one-on-one and group advising sessions.
Stellic Pathways provide 8-semester, 4-year, recommended (or required) sequence of courses for completing a degree. Explore Stellic Pathways for all academic majors at Indiana University Bloomington.
All students at Indiana University Bloomington complete a set of essential, skill-building requirements that are the same for all students regardless of major. This group of courses is referred to as the IUB General Education Curriculum (IUB GenEd for short). The resources below help you learn what those requirements are and how to complete them.
Want to know what IUB GenEd requirements you have left? Or see how your AP or transfer credit counts toward your degree? Check out your Stellic Official Degree Audit!
Instructions:
Your Stellic Official Degree Audit shows you how all the courses you have taken or are registered for currently work into your degree requirements.
Your degree audit defaults to you declared major. Reconsidering your major? Talk to an AMES advisor.
Instructions on how to navigate tracking your academic progress in Stellic
The Stellic Official Degree Audit shows how your IUB courses, transfer, test, or other special credits apply toward the academic requirements of your major. You can:
The Stellic Official Degree Audit is a very useful tool, but, it is NOT the official source of degree requirements. The official degree requirements for your major are given in the Bulletin for the school that offers your intended major. You should use both the Bulletin and the Stellic Official Degree Audit to track your degree progress. Meet with your advisor to ask for help reading and interpreting your degree audit.
Making deliberate, careful choices about what courses you take contributes to academic success. If you are interested in the material covered in your classes, you’re more likely to do well in them. Fortunately, researching courses is easy and fun using these great tools.
Your academic advisor can help you set and meet your academic goals at IU Bloomington. Find your advisor's name and contact information in SOAR (Student Online Advising Records). Click the "Schedule Appointment" button under their name to schedule your advising appointment.
