Apply for standard admission to Kelley

Students who enroll in IU Bloomington by spring 2025 or earlier apply for standard
admission to the Kelley School based on the following criteria.

For an application to be eligible for review, students must complete:

Application for admission to Kelley in the second semester (defined as fall/spring) of enrollment on the IU Bloomington campus; applications submitted after two semesters will not be considered*.
A minimum of 30 credit hours of college coursework by the time the application is reviewed. Credits may include any college-level coursework on the transcript, such as SLST coursework, AP credit, IB credit, test credit, dual enrollment coursework, and ACP coursework.
Full-time enrollment at IU Bloomington (minimum of 12 credit hours) in the application semester.
Integrated Core prerequisite courses (14.5 hours in total, may include coursework transferred in; utilize Credit Transfer Service and IU Intercampus Transfer to learn more on how your coursework may transfer in.):

BUS-A 100 Basic Accounting (1 credit)
BUS-C 104/106 Business Presentations (3 credits)
BUS-K 201/204 The Computer in Business (3 credits)
BUS-T 175 Compass 1 (1.5 credits)
ENG-W 131** English Composition (3 credits)
ECON-B 251 Fundamentals of Economics for Business I (3 credits)

*Students who officially declared a major outside business, took courses in pursuit of that major for a full semester or more, and later determined they plan to apply to Kelley may be considered for an application beyond their second semester on the IU Bloomington campus.

Is math required for admission to Kelley?

No, completion of a math course is not required to be eligible for Kelley standard admission.

While math is not required as part of the standard admission process, it is required for completion of a Kelley degree.

Students who entered IU summer/fall 2023 or spring 2024 must complete both MATH-M 118 and MATH-M 119 (or approved equivalents) for the degree.

Students who entered IU summer/fall 2024 or spring 2025 must complete one of the following: MATH-B 110 Mathematics of Business and Public Affairs (new course) or MATH-M 118 or MATH-M 119 for the degree.

If a student chooses to complete their required math course during the first year, the course(s) will be considered as a part of the admissions review.

If a student chooses to complete MATH-M 118 and/or MATH-M 119 at another college or university, they should use the IU Credit Transfer Service to find a transferable course(s) and view transfer credit policies and processes. The course(s) will not be a part of the admissions review.

Students should follow the ALEKS math placement guidelines, in consultation with their academic advisor, and take the course(s) as directed by the placement exam. Additionally, in this conversation students can determine when to complete the course knowing it will need to be successfully completed no later than the first semester of the second year, as math modeling is a prerequisite to ECON-E 370/STAT-S 301, which must be successfully completed prior to I-Core.

Approved equivalent courses for both MATH-M 118 AND MATH-M 119 are acceptable for satisfying degree requirements.

Students who entered IU Bloomington summer/fall 2023 or spring 2024 must complete both MATH-M 118 and MATH-M 119 (or approved equivalents) for the degree.
- Approved MATH equivalents for students who started during this timeframe can be found on the I-Core prereqs page of the 2023–24 Kelley academic bulletin.

Students who entered IU Bloomington summer/fall 2024 or spring 2025 must complete one of the following: MATH-B 110 Mathematics of Business and Public Affairs (new course) or MATH-M 118 or MATH-M 119 for the degree.
- Approved MATH equivalents for students who started during this timeframe can be found on the I-Core prereqs page of the 2024–25 Kelley academic bulletin.

First semester academic record review:

Students who have either of the following on their academic record at the end of their first semester at IU Bloomington will be ineligible to pursue standard admission to the Kelley School of Business and will be dropped from all Kelley School of Business admissions courses before the start of the next semester.* Students should work with their AMES advisor to select new courses in their alternative major.

Three (3) or more of the following:

Any letter grade below a B (B–, C+, C, C–)
Withdrawal (W)
Incomplete (I)
X grade (X)

Any grade of D+, D, D–, or F

*Students will be dropped from BUS-A 100, BUS-C 104/106, BUS-K 201/204, BUS-T 175, and ECON-B 251. Students will not be dropped from ENG-W 131 or equivalent course.

How are pre-business students admitted to Kelley?

Automatic admission

Students whose records indicate grades of B's or better in every IU Bloomington course on the first attempt will be automatically admitted.

Comprehensive review

Students whose records indicate any of the following will have their applications comprehensively reviewed by the Kelley Undergraduate Admissions committee. The admissions committee reviews grades in all IU Bloomington courses, not just business courses. A student with any of the following risk factors is in jeopardy of their standard admission application being denied.

One or more grades below a B (B–, C+, C, C–, D+, D–, or F) in an IU Bloomington course.
Withdrawals (W’s), X’s ( X grade replacement policy), or unresolved incompletes (I’s)

Students whose applications will undergo a comprehensive review should meet with their AMES academic advisor to ensure they are creating a plan and enrolling in courses for their alternative major in case they are not admitted to Kelley.

Students whose records indicate two unsuccessful attempts to complete a single I-Core prerequisite, including grades below a C, withdrawals (W’s), incompletes (I’s), and X grades, will have their applications automatically denied.