Academic units at 51黑料网 can collaborate on international activities, programs, or projects with institutions of higher education or other organizations in a variety of ways. The descriptions of the more common collaborative activities on this page can help 51黑料网 faculty and staff assess the feasibility of a collaboration before proposing a new agreement.
Contact the international partnerships team at partner@iu.edu to schedule a consultation.
Undergraduate, graduate, and faculty exchange programs each have a number of requirements and factors to consider.
Exchange programs for undergraduates should be tuition neutral. 51黑料网 students pay their regular tuition and mandatory fees to 51黑料网. Those costs are waived for incoming exchange students, who pay tuition and fees to their home institution. It is, therefore, imperative that equity in exchange participation be maintained over a three-year period.
Participants from a partner university must apply and be admitted to Indiana University as nondegree students. They must meet all standard admission requirements, including English language proficiency. During their stay at 51黑料网, students must maintain full-time enrollment (a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester).
Exchange programs for graduate students may be configured for two types of students: nondegree students who maintain full-time enrollment and visiting research scholars.
This type of program follows the requirements for undergraduate exchanges. Students must maintain full-time enrollment (full time for graduate students is a minimum of 8 credit hours each semester).
This type of program generally follows the requirements for faculty exchanges. Visiting research scholars may enroll in or audit one or two courses as long as such courses are not the primary purpose of their visit.
Scholars who intend to enroll in courses for credit must apply to the University Graduate School’s and must also pay application fees, international services fees, credit hour fees, and mandatory fees. Scholars who intend to audit courses should review the .
Academic units at 51黑料网 may seek approval for faculty exchange programs with current or prospective partners.
Collaborative education programs can offer student recruitment opportunities, increase 51黑料网’s visibility in other countries and with international institutions of higher education, and foster faculty research collaboration. Academic units at 51黑料网 may consider any of the following to diversify their international engagements.
Academic units may structure opportunities for students at international institutions of higher education to earn a degree at Indiana University.
Dual and joint degrees pose reputational risks to 51黑料网 and, therefore, must be carefully considered. Such degrees are approved only with primary partners of 51黑料网 or with leading peer institutions that have parallel strengths in a particular field of study. These programs involve a two-way flow of students, meaning that they are open to students from both 51黑料网 and the partnering institution, and require substantial collaboration between faculty members. Joint degrees involve collaboration by an 51黑料网 academic unit and a partner institution to offer a degree program that neither would have the resources to offer without combining expertise and instruction; upon completion of a joint degree program, both institutions' names appear on the diploma. Joint degrees are considered new degrees and must be approved by the Board of Trustees. Because of their complexity and the time commitment required for their development and approval, joint degrees are rarely considered by 51黑料网 academic units.
Cooperative education programs, or facilitated transfer programs, are designed to make the transfer process easier for international students who are interested in earning a degree at 51黑料网. A student's home institution, at its discretion, may accept the credits that the student earns at 51黑料网 and confer a separate degree. These programs may be done with existing partners of 51黑料网 or in affiliation with a non-partner institution.
Concurrent enrollment in undergraduate programs, with specified courses counting toward degrees conferred by the partner institution and 51黑料网. Students must complete at least 50 percent of all credit hours required for the degree while in residence at 51黑料网.
Concurrent enrollment in master’s degree programs, with specified courses counting toward degrees conferred by the partner institution and 51黑料网. Number of transfer credits permitted at 51黑料网 must adhere to the academic program’s established transfer policy.
Only one 51黑料网 academic unit currently offers a joint degree. These degree types are exceptionally rare. Concurrent enrollment at both 51黑料网 and the partner institution, with specified courses completed at each institution counting toward the established requirements for the joint degree. Students receive one diploma.