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University Division and Academic Advising

• What is University Division and why am I in it?
• Who is my academic advisor?
• What things can my academic advisor help me with?
• How do I make an appointment with my advisor?
• I’m a freshman. Why can’t I come to Maxwell Hall for advising and walk-in appointments?
• What is the “Auto-W” deadline?
• What does it mean if I get a “W”?
• How do I drop/add a class?
• Why do I need to see an advisor to get the drop/add slip?
• How do I know if a class is A&H, S&H, or N&M?
• How do I declare/change my major?
• How do I know when I register for next semester?

Exploring Academic Majors at IUB

• When do I need to make a decision about my major at IU?
• Can I start out exploratory at IU and graduate in four years?
• What are the advantages of starting out in college as an exploratory student?
• What courses should I take while I am exploratory?
• How are careers related to majors?
• Where can I get help with choosing my major?
• How will I know when I’ve chosen the right major?
• Can I make a wrong or bad choice of major?
• Should I add minors to my major?

Classes, Studying, Grades

• Teachers and classes here seem intimidating; are they? How hard are classes really?
• How can I approach my professor about course material and the class workload? What do I say?
• What should I do if I have trouble understanding an instructor with an unfamiliar accent?
• How much time should I spend studying for my classes?
• Where can I go to study; what are some cool places to study?
• Where can I go on campus to get tutoring for my classes or other academic assistance?
• Can I change my semester schedule after I have registered for my classes? If so, how do I do it and are there any consequences of making the changes?
• What is the “Auto-W” deadline?
• What does it mean if I get a “W”?
• What is “full time status” and why should it concern me?
• Is there a limit on the number of credit hours that I can take in the summer?
• Will all of the courses and grades from another IU campus transfer to IU Bloomington and become part of my IUB GPA?
• I’m taking some summer classes in a college at home. How do I know if and how that credit will transfer?
• Can I retake a course that I had a problem with, and what happens to the new and old grades from the course?

Food and Living Arrangements

• Where can I find out about the different kinds of food available on campus? And where exactly are my meal points accepted?
• Are the residence centers a good experience here? Are they worth it?
• Should I join a fraternity or sorority? Is it the cool thing to do?
• Where can I find information about the policies/procedures for living in a residence center?
• Who can I talk to about problems concerning my living arrangements?
• Where do I go to set up telephone (long distance) services?
• How can I locate the phone numbers and email addresses of professors and other IU students? Is there an online phone book or something?

Social Life, Finances, Jobs

• At what point during collegiate life will I really have to stop acting childish and assume the imposing role of mature adulthood?
• What is a “Hoosier?”
• How can I find groups that I will fit into?
• How do I get involved in the various clubs on campus?
• What is service-learning?
• Should I join a fraternity or sorority? Is it the cool thing to do?
• What happens if I get caught with alcohol?
• What is there to do on weekends around here?
• How much spending money should I expect to need here?
• Where can I go to find a part-time job?
• What does “work study” mean?
• Where do I go for financial assistance?

Health, Safety, Transportation

• What services are offered at the Health Center? What are their hours and where are they located?
• If I needed to go home suddenly (illness, family emergency) during the semester, whom should I call?
• Where can I go if I need help; who can I turn to?
• Is Bloomington a safe campus? What’s being done about safety here?
• What should I do if I think I’m being sexually harassed?
• How safe is it to leave my bike outside here?
• Where do I get bicycle/parking permits for IU?
• How does the campus bus system work, and do I need to pay to ride the bus?
• Do people really use the bus here?
• Where can I find out about the airport shuttle services available?

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Last updated: March 16, 2006
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