Reinstatement information by school
For students dismissed as IU Exploratory, Pre-Business, or Pre-Nursing. Students who are dismissed from their academic school and are exploring other programs may also apply for reinstatement as an IU Exploratory student.
Contact information
Meet with any AMES advisor to learn more about the process or contact AMES with any questions.
If you were dismissed by the College of Arts and Sciences prior to December 2024, please call the Office of Undergraduate Retention and Student Success at +1-812-855-1647 to learn about the reinstatement process and to schedule an appointment with a member of our team.
If you were dismissed after December 2024, you must submit the Petition for Academic Reinstatement to IU Bloomington by the following deadlines:
- Fall return deadline: June 5
- Spring return deadline: September 10
- Summer return deadline: February 1
This reinstatement process is only for students already admitted to their Jacobs degree program, who are under dismissal, and who wish to petition to continue in Jacobs.
Students hoping to change to a Music major must follow the Exploratory Student Advising & Major Exploration Services reinstatement criteria.
Contact information
Reach out to the Jacobs Director of Undergraduate Studies at musug@iu.edu.
Pre-Kelley students or students wishing to change to a Kelley major must follow the Exploratory Student Advising & Major Exploration Services reinstatement criteria.
To ensure timely enrollment for a student's returning semester, Returning Student Applications for Academic Unit Dismissal students must be completed by the following dates:
Fall return deadline: March 1
Spring return deadline: October 1
Summer return deadline: October 1
Students under dismissal from Luddy must not enroll through IU Bloomington for one Fall or Spring semester.
Contact information
If you have questions about Luddy reinstatement, contact your Luddy academic advisor or email the SICE Undergraduate Office at siceugrd@iu.edu.
Reinstatement is only available to students who were admitted to O’Neill and subsequently dismissed from O’Neill.
Students must sit out of IUB (not be enrolled) for at least one semester. For example, Students dismissed in May 2022 may apply for reinstatement for spring 2023 (Deadline December 1). Students dismissed in December 2022 may apply for reinstatement for fall 2023 (apply by July 1).
Students wishing to change to O'Neill must follow the Exploratory Student Advising & Major Exploration Services reinstatement criteria.
Fall return deadline: July 1
Spring return deadline: December 1
There is no summer return application.
This reinstatement process is for students already admitted to their School of Education (SoE) degree program, who are under academic dismissal, and who wish to petition to continue in the School of Education.
To be eligible for readmission, students dismissed from SoE must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and one year must have passed since dismissal.
Students wishing to change to Education from a different IU school must follow the Exploratory Student Advising & Major Exploration Services reinstatement criteria.
Contact information
Students can email an Education advisor at educadv@iu.edu.
This reinstatement process is only for students already admitted to their Nursing degree program, who are under dismissal, and who wish to petition to continue in Nursing.
Students dismissed as Pre-Nursing or wishing to change to nursing must follow the Exploratory Student Advising & Major Exploration Services reinstatement criteria.
Contact information
If you have been dismissed from the School of Nursing, you must work with a Nursing Advisor to appeal for reinstatement. Please email iubnurse@iu.edu to schedule an appointment and discuss this process.
This reinstatement process is only for students admitted to the School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B), who have been academically dismissed from SPH-B, and who wish to petition to continue in SPH-B.
Students facing their first academic dismissal from the School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) may not enroll at IUB for one semester. A second academic dismissal results in a one-year enrollment restriction. Students who have been dismissed from the SPH-B should email SPH-B Undergraduate Advising at sphadvr@iu.edu for details on the reinstatement process.
Fall return deadline: July 15
Spring return deadline: November 15
There is no summer return application.
This reinstatement process is for students already admitted to the School of Social Work, who are under dismissal, and who wish to petition to continue in Social Work. The dismissal and reinstatement policy can be found in the BSW Handbook | Indiana University School of Social Work. Students must apply for reinstatement no later than twelve months after receiving notification of dismissal.
Students wishing to change majors to Social Work must follow the Exploratory Student Advising & Major Exploration Services reinstatement criteria.
Fall return deadline: July 15
Spring return deadline: December 1
Summer return deadline: April 15
Contact information
If you have questions, please contact Bachelor of Social Work advising at iubadvis@iu.edu.