Exploratory Studies

Department of Exploratory Studies

About Exploratory Studies

Vision

Exploratory Studies at Purdue University will be an exemplary advising program in the nation for Exploratory students.

Mission

The mission of Exploratory Studies at Purdue University is to assist and empower students to:

1. Develop and implement individualized plans for academic success and personal and career development
2. Make a smooth and academically sound transition from Exploratory Studies to their chosen degree-granting programs

History

In April 1995, the Purdue University Senate approved a three-year pilot program for beginning, exploratory, undecided freshmen students. This pilot, called the Undergraduate Studies Program (USP), was modeled after a program at The Pennsylvania State University. In August 1996, 212 students started with USP. In February 1999, the Purdue University Senate approved USP as a permanent program for entering freshmen students effective August 1999. In June 2001, the University Division of the Office of the Dean of Students was merged with USP, adding reentry, readmit, and change of degree objective continuing students to the population served by USP.

In 2013, USP changed its name to Exploratory Studies.

Minimum Admission Requirements

Beginners: 8 semesters of college-preparatory math, 6 semesters of lab science, 8 semesters of English, 4 semesters of foreign language. 6 semesters of social studies. Admission to Purdue is based on a holistic evaluation of each student’s application in the context of the overall applicant pool for Exploratory Studies.

Additional Requirements: At the time of enrollment, CANNOT have more than 30 graded hours (or the equivalent quarter or trimester hours) of courses taken in college or 45 graded hours of college courses and concurrent/dual high school credit combined. Required to enroll in EDPS 10500  during first semester on campus.

Minimum Transfer GPA: 2.5

CODO Requirements

To be eligible to CODO into Exploratory Studies, a student must have no more than 83 completed college credits.

Credit counted toward completed college credits includes: credit earned by exam, transfer credit, credit earned in P/NP courses, credit for courses in which students earned Fs, and credit for currently enrolled courses.

In addition:

• Students bringing into Exploratory Studies 77 - 83 completed college credits should be able to complete the requirements necessary to CODO to a degree-granting /program at the completion of one semester in Exploratory Studies.

NOTE: All students CODOing into Exploratory Studies and are still freshman (going into the 2nd term) MUST take EDPS 10500 “Academic & Career Planning” in Exploratory Studies.

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