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A Partnership for Academic Excellence

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University College welcomes your student to IUPUI. We are entering into a partnership for his/her academic success. We ask you to commit to this partnership as well.

The university will provide resources to help your student reach his/her academic goals. His/her responsibility is to work at his/her highest academic level and to strive for academic excellence in his/her studies.

Our Role in this Partnership is to Help Your Student:

  • Acquire the information he/she needs to take advantage of the educational opportunities available to him/her.
  • Define his/her goals and plan appropriate academic programs and strategies.
  • Meet the requirements for entry into a degree-granting school.

Student Support Services

  • Academic Advising
  • Mentoring
  • Adaptive Educational Services
  • Student Activities
  • Career Counseling
  • Student Resource Center
  • Community Service Projects
  • Technology Support
  • Honors Program
  • University Writing Center
  • Learning Communities   

Your Student’s Role in this Partnership

  • Get to know his/her professors. Visit their offices. Ask questions. Take advantage of their love of teaching and their intellectual excitement for their subject area.
  • Stay in contact with his/her academic advisor. Feel welcome to discuss any factors that may affect his/her work and his/her success at IUPUI.
  • Attend all his/her classes.
  • Complete all his/her assignments on time.
  • Allow sufficient time for out-of-class learning. We recommend three hours of outside study (assignments, reading, participation in mentoring, academic clubs, service projects, etc.) per week for each credit hour of class.
  • Enjoy the intellectual challenges and opportunities that his/her decision to attend IUPUI will bring to him/her.


This Partnership for Academic Excellence is a cooperative approach between University College and your student for his/her academic success. Each understands and agrees to the roles and responsibilities stated. This is not a binding contract or a legal document; rather it is a sincere good faith expression of a partnership to help your student achieve his/her academic goals.