Info for Prospective USI Students

Thinking About USI?

Students should investigate whether a course will fit into their college coursework degree map before signing up for dual credit. There are several ways to investigate course utility. Information for USI-bound students is below. 

Any dual-credit course a student registers for counts towards the overall number of credit hours a student may receive federal financial aid for. Thus, it is important that CAP students carefully consider any dual-credit courses before registering for them and verify that they will apply towards a potential future degree map. If students are undecided on possible majors, advisors will be able to provide general course recommendations (see USI's Advising Center information below). Contact USI's Student Financial Assistance Office with financial aid questions.

USI-bound students will be required to complete USI's Core 39 general education requirement list (https://www.usi.edu/core39). Note that most majors require a few specific Core 39 courses. Each academic program also has check-sheets showing what courses are required for that major (in addition to the Core 39 required courses). 

Video on How to Investigate General Education and Major Course Requirements at USI

The CAP Office strongly recommends that incoming USI students contact one of the advisors below, based on intended major. A USI advisor can help you understand and navigate degree requirements, which can be found on the USI Bulletin's list of Academic programs: https://bulletin.usi.edu/content.php?catoid=65&navoid=4200 

Incoming students also can use the online Bulletin to learn more about specific USI courses, such as if they fulfill USI's Core 39 requirements. To use the online Bulletin, follow the directions below:

• Visit https://bulletin.usi.edu/
• Type the course into the search box named "Search Bulletin" found just under the drop-down box that says "Courses"
  • You need to use the USI abbreviation of the course name. Example: Search for "BIOL 105" instead of "Biology 105" or "ENG 101" instead of "English 101"
• The best match for your search will appear first, with other courses with similar keywords below it. Click on the course you want to learn more about, and the course description, number of credit hours, prerequisites, and more will appear.

For CAP students who plan to attend USI, use DegreeWorks to investigate how your USI dual credits affect degree completion requirements in different programs. DegreeWorks can be found by logging into myUSI.