Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana/Ball State University CONNECT Program

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana has collaborated with Ball State University to offer the CONNECT Program, that allows students who have not been admitted to Ball State to earn college credit while working toward admission. Click here to view Ball State University's webpage concerning this program.

How it works

Successful completion of the CONNECT Program at Ivy Tech guarantees you admission to Ball State University as a transfer student to continue your baccalaureate degree (admission to restricted majors is not guaranteed). To sign up for the program, you need to contact a CONNECT counselor. Once you have signed up, you and your family will attend a special orientation program at Ball State in late summer before you begin CONNECT Program classes. At the orientation, you'll have a chance to learn about Ball State and the resources available to you while you are enrolled at Ivy Tech as a CONNECT Program student. The student must also complete an agreement form

Program Requirements

As a CONNECT Program participant, you will be required to earn a minimum of 24 transferable college-level credits at an Ivy Tech site or Vincennes University with a cumulative grade point average no lower than 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Before you can register for classes, you will take assessment tests to determine your skill level in selected academic areas such as English, mathematics, and reading. If your scores indicate that skill building is needed, you will be placed in the appropriate classes to strengthen your skills. Typically, skill-building classes are not college level and do not count toward the 24 credits needed to enroll at Ball State. It is to your benefit, however, to complete these classes so that you will have a sound academic foundation on which to build your college-level courses. As a CONNECT Program student, you may not enroll in 100-level or higher (college-level) courses until you have completed any necessary skill-building classes.

Only specific college-level courses in which you earn a grade of C or better will count toward the 24 credits needed to gain admission to Ball State. Your CONNECT program counselor will help you plan your class schedule so that you will take courses that satisfy the program requirements.

Once you've signed up, you will attend a special orientation program at Ball State in late summer before you begin CONNECT Program classes. At the orientation, you'll have a chance to learn about Ball State and the resources available to you while you are enrolled at Ivy Tech or Vincennes as a CONNECT student.

Special CONNECT Program Benefits

While enrolled in the CONNECT Program, you may request a special Ball State University-Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana student ID card for a $50 fee per semester. You can use this card whenever you visit the Ball State campus to enjoy many privileges, such as use of the libraries, the Learning Center, computer labs, recreational facilities, and admission to social and sporting events, concerts, and more. You are also entitled to a free parking pass good for one year that will allow you to park in certain designated spaces.

Your Ivy Tech CONNECT Program Counselor

For more information, contact Linda Przybysz at 1-800-659-4562 x 1214 or 765-966-2656 x 1214 (if outside of Indiana).