Program Eligibility

Eligibility requirements to begin the Pathway program:

• Indiana resident
• Will have earned high school diploma or equivalent certificate prior to enrollment
• Minimum 2.0 high school academic core GPA (academic core includes English, science, social science, college-preparatory math, and foreign language coursework)
• Combined SAT score of 1200 or a composite ACT score of 16
• Have met Purdue’s minimum high school coursework expectations for admission
• Must have fewer than 15 credit hours from another college or university

Enrolling in Pathway to Purdue

A student enters the program by applying to Ivy Tech-Lafayette and completing the Pathway to Purdue Enrollment Request Form. When Ivy Tech determines the student is “program ready,” the student will apply to Purdue West Lafayette as a non-degree student.

If the student has applied to West Lafayette to be degree-seeking, the Pathway request form authorizes Purdue’s Office of Admissions to change the application to non-degree-seeking. The student does not need to submit a second Purdue application or pay the application fee again.

If the student is not “program ready,” he or she may spend additional semesters at Ivy Tech to become “program ready.”

To fully participate in the programs available on the Purdue campus, students should be admitted to both institutions by May 1 for enrollment the following fall semester. Once admitted, students will be able to apply for student housing at Purdue and enroll in Purdue's student orientation program, Boiler Gold Rush.

The priority deadline to apply for fall enrollment is April 15.

Program Readiness

A student is program-ready for Pathway to Purdue program when Ivy Tech’s requirements (as determined by SAT, ACT, COMPASS, or previous college coursework) are met to waive Academic Skills Achievement (ASA) courses in reading and writing, and has a math score of 520+ in SAT or 24+ in ACT or 52+ in COMPASS Algebra.

Continued Eligibility

For continued eligibility, the student will:

• Maintain registration of 12 credit hours, including one course at Purdue University;
• Meet jointly with the appropriate Ivy Tech and College of Agriculture academic advisors;
• Participate in community-building and academic-support activities (a list of these activities will be provided each semester);
• Maintain a cumulative 2.5 grade point average at each institution (If a student falls below a 2.5 GPA, an academic success plan will be approved by both academic advisors.);
• Earn at least a 2.0 grade in each course taken at each institution.

Other Locations

At this time, the program is only available through Ivy Tech -- Lafayette and Purdue University -- West Lafayette.