Is there more to IU than Kelley School of Business and SPEA? :)

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<p>So far, it seems like the majority of of you applying and accepted/attending at IU are interested in or already in the Kelley School of Business or SPEA. I don't think I've heard of one person dying to get into HPER or some of the other departments. :) I realize that the Jacobs School of Music is popular and well-known. But, for the most part, almost every academic-major-thread talks about Kelley.</p>

<p>Is IU okay for majors like Therapeutic Rrecreation through Dept. of Recreation, Park and Toursim studies within the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation? (my daughter's major) What about Kinesiology? In other words, these departments don't take a back seat to the more popular ones, do they? My daughter's intention is to take what she's learned and use it as a lead-in to Occupational Therapy grad school, so I realize she won't be looking for "the leads and contacts" one might need coming out of Kelley or SPEA. But, it would definitely be nice to be in the company of quality professors and department/school.</p>

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<p>There are lots and lots of wonderful programs at IU. Its just that the competitive programs (hard to get into and ranked) are talked about more on this board. Also, Business and Engineering seems to be the talk around college confidential.</p>

<p>Ask any questions about the other programs and you’ll get a answer.</p>

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<p>I believe both Susantm and IllinoisMom2006 have sons/daughters in programs besides the ones you mentioned. However, Susantm’s son recently graduated from the Music school and thus I don’t know if she is still active on collegeconfidential.</p>

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<p>This was taken from Wiki</p>

<p>[Indiana</a> University (Bloomington) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“Indiana University Bloomington - Wikipedia”>Indiana University Bloomington - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>Academics
Main article: Academic Structure of Indiana University (Bloomington)
IU has over 120 majors and programs ranked in the nation’s top 20. Twenty-nine graduate programs and four schools at Indiana University are ranked among the top 25 in the country in the US News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools 2001–02. Time magazine named IU its 2001 College of the Year among major research universities. Newsweek named it the Hottest Big State School in the Nation in 2005. The Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranked Indiana University as the 28th best in the world in the social sciences and the 90th best in the world overall.[13] Also the Russian based Global University Ranking placed Indiana University among top 90 in the world in 2009.[14]</p>

<p>Upon assuming leadership of Indiana University, one of President Adam Herbert’s biggest initiatives focused on “mission differentiation” for IU’s eight campuses, which includes making the flagship Bloomington campus choosier among freshman applicants. Under the proposal, IUB would educate the professionals, executives and researchers while the regional campuses would educate the state’s remaining labor force. Advocates believe it will rejuvenate Indiana’s economy while critics argue it betrays the university’s mission of educating more of Indiana’s populace.[15] The university’s academic system is divided into one large “College” (which itself contains one school) and twelve other schools and divisions. Together, these thirteen units offer more than 900 individual degree programs and majors.</p>

<p>[edit] College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences, known as the College, is the largest of the University’s academic divisions, and is home to more than 40 percent of IU’s undergraduates. In addition, the College offers many electives and general education courses for students enrolled in most other schools on campus. There are more than 50 academic departments in the College, encompassing a broad range of disciplines from the traditional (such as biology, chemistry, biochemistry, english, economics, mathematics, and physics) to more modern and specialized areas, including Jewish Studies, History and Philosophy of Science, and International Studies. Through the College, IU also offers instruction in over 40 foreign languages, one of the largest language study offerings at any American university. IU is the only university in the nation that offers a degree in Hungarian (although it was done through the Individualized Major Program) and is the first university in the United States to offer a doctorate in gender Studies.[16] Indiana University is also home to the nation’s only degree-granting Department of Central Eurasian Studies. The university’s catalog at one time boasted that a student could study any language from Albanian to Uzbek. The College is the parent division for fifteen individual research institutes, and holds the distinction of being the only academic division within the university to house an autonomous school (The Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts) within it. A number of first- and second-year students from the Indiana University School of Medicine (which is based at IUPUI) complete their preclinical education at the Bloomington campus’s Medical Science Program, which is housed within the Department of Biology and the Indiana Molecular Biology Institute. The College is also home to the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, the first formally established academic department in folklore at any United States university, and the only such department to integrate these two practices into one field. IU also features a world-class cyclotron, the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility, operated by the Department of Physics. The College also houses IU’s Department of Theatre and Drama which offers a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, a Master of Fine Arts in Acting, Directing, Playwriting or Design/Technology, and as of the 2007-2008 school year, a BFA in Musical Theatre.</p>

<p>[edit] Maurer School of Law
Main article: Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington
The Maurer School of Law, founded in 1842, is one of the oldest schools on the Bloomington campus. It features a law library recently ranked first in the nation and is situated on the southwest corner of campus. In 2000, then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist presided over a mock trial of King Henry VIII in the school’s moot courtroom. In the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings, the school was ranked 23rd in the nation among law schools and tied for 7th in public law schools.[17] Notable alumni from the School of Law include songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, Supreme Court Justice Sherman Minton, and Vice-Chairman of the 9/11 Commission and former congressman Lee Hamilton. On December 4, 2008, the school of law was renamed the Michael Maurer School of Law.[18]</p>

<p>[edit] School of Library and Information Science
The IU School of Library and Information Science was recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 7th best program of its type in the nation.[19] It has also been ranked number 1 in scholarly productivity by a 2006 study published in the journal Library & Information Science Research.[20]</p>

<p>[edit] Jacobs School of Music
Main article: Jacobs School of Music
Founded in the beginning of the 20th century by Charles Campbell, the Jacobs School of Music focuses on voice, opera, orchestral conducting, and jazz studies. It has been ranked #1 in the country tied with Juilliard and Eastman School of Music by U.S. News & World Report.[21] With more than 1,600 students, the school is the largest of its kind in the US and among the largest in the world. The school’s facilities, including five buildings located in the heart of campus, comprise recital halls, more than 170 practice rooms, choral and instrumental rehearsal rooms, and more than 100 offices and studios. Its prestigious faculty has included such notable names as J</p>

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<p>Nope. Not one answer. :frowning: I asked about Therapeutic Recreation awhile back. But, maybe it’s to my daughter’s advantage–not as competitive. :)</p>

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<p>cheezwhiz wrote:</p>

<p>Ask any questions about the other programs and you’ll get a answer.</p>

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<p>I guess the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation just isn’t popular enough to mention in Wikipedia. :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: No problem, though. </p>

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<p>This was taken from Wiki</p>

<p>Indiana University (Bloomington) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>

<p>Academics
Main article: Academic Structure of Indiana University (Bloomington)
IU has over 120 majors and programs ranked in the nation’s top 20. Twenty-nine graduate programs and four schools at Indiana University are ranked among the top 25 in the country in the US News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools 2001–02. Time magazine named IU its 2001 College of the Year among major research universities. Newsweek named it the Hottest Big State School in the Nation in 2005. The Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranked Indiana University as the 28th best in the world in the social sciences and the 90th best in the world overall.[13] Also the Russian based Global University Ranking placed Indiana University among top 90 in the world in 2009.[14]</p>

<p>Upon assuming leadership of Indiana University, one of President Adam Herbert’s biggest initiatives focused on “mission differentiation” for IU’s eight campuses, which includes making the flagship Bloomington campus choosier among freshman applicants. Under the proposal, IUB would educate the professionals, executives and researchers while the regional campuses would educate the state’s remaining labor force. Advocates believe it will rejuvenate Indiana’s economy while critics argue it betrays the university’s mission of educating more of Indiana’s populace.[15] The university’s academic system is divided into one large “College” (which itself contains one school) and twelve other schools and divisions. Together, these thirteen units offer more than 900 individual degree programs and majors.</p>

<p>[edit] College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences, known as the College, is the largest of the University’s academic divisions, and is home to more than 40 percent of IU’s undergraduates. In addition, the College offers many electives and general education courses for students enrolled in most other schools on campus. There are more than 50 academic departments in the College, encompassing a broad range of disciplines from the traditional (such as biology, chemistry, biochemistry, english, economics, mathematics, and physics) to more modern and specialized areas, including Jewish Studies, History and Philosophy of Science, and International Studies. Through the College, IU also offers instruction in over 40 foreign languages, one of the largest language study offerings at any American university. IU is the only university in the nation that offers a degree in Hungarian (although it was done through the Individualized Major Program) and is the first university in the United States to offer a doctorate in gender Studies.[16] Indiana University is also home to the nation’s only degree-granting Department of Central Eurasian Studies. The university’s catalog at one time boasted that a student could study any language from Albanian to Uzbek. The College is the parent division for fifteen individual research institutes, and holds the distinction of being the only academic division within the university to house an autonomous school (The Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts) within it. A number of first- and second-year students from the Indiana University School of Medicine (which is based at IUPUI) complete their preclinical education at the Bloomington campus’s Medical Science Program, which is housed within the Department of Biology and the Indiana Molecular Biology Institute. The College is also home to the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, the first formally established academic department in folklore at any United States university, and the only such department to integrate these two practices into one field. IU also features a world-class cyclotron, the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility, operated by the Department of Physics. The College also houses IU’s Department of Theatre and Drama which offers a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, a Master of Fine Arts in Acting, Directing, Playwriting or Design/Technology, and as of the 2007-2008 school year, a BFA in Musical Theatre.</p>

<p>[edit] Maurer School of Law
Main article: Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington
The Maurer School of Law, founded in 1842, is one of the oldest schools on the Bloomington campus. It features a law library recently ranked first in the nation and is situated on the southwest corner of campus. In 2000, then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist presided over a mock trial of King Henry VIII in the school’s moot courtroom. In the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings, the school was ranked 23rd in the nation among law schools and tied for 7th in public law schools.[17] Notable alumni from the School of Law include songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, Supreme Court Justice Sherman Minton, and Vice-Chairman of the 9/11 Commission and former congressman Lee Hamilton. On December 4, 2008, the school of law was renamed the Michael Maurer School of Law.[18]</p>

<p>[edit] School of Library and Information Science
The IU School of Library and Information Science was recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 7th best program of its type in the nation.[19] It has also been ranked number 1 in scholarly productivity by a 2006 study published in the journal Library & Information Science Research.[20]</p>

<p>[edit] Jacobs School of Music
Main article: Jacobs School of Music
Founded in the beginning of the 20th century by Charles Campbell, the Jacobs School of Music focuses on voice, opera, orchestral conducting, and jazz studies. It has been ranked #1 in the country tied with Juilliard and Eastman School of Music by U.S. News & World Report.[21] With more than 1,600 students, the school is the largest of its kind in the US and among the largest in the world. The school’s facilities, including five buildings located in the heart of campus, comprise recital halls, more than 170 practice rooms, choral and instrumental rehearsal rooms, and more than 100 offices and studios. Its prestigious faculty has included such notable names as János Starker, Costanz Cuccaro, Timothy Noble André Watts, Menahem Pressler, Linda Strommen, Abbey Simon, Ray Cramer, David Baker, Earl Bates, Carol Vaness, Sylvia McNair, violinist Joshua Bell, conductor Leonard Slatkin, and composer Sven-David Sandström. Notable alumni include Edgar Meyer, and soprano Angela Brown.</p>

<p>[edit] Kelley School of Business
Main article: Kelley School of Business
The Kelley School of Business was founded in 1920 as the University’s School of Commerce and Finance. Approximately 6,100 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate Accountancy and Information Systems degrees, MBA and PhD programs, and online degree program Kelley Direct.</p>

<p>Kelley is one of the top business schools in the United States. It is one of only three business schools in the nation for whom all undergraduate and graduate programs rank in the top 20 of the US News & World Report college rankings. In 2008, US News ranked the undergraduate program 11th in the nation (6th among public schools) and, in 2008, the MBA program 20th in the nation (7th among public schools). In 2007, the Wall Street Journal ranked Kelley’s MBA program fifth in the nation among regional programs. Kelley’s programs in consumer products, and energy and industrial products and services were second, marketing was third and accounting, eighth. Business Week ranked the undergraduate program 16th in 2008 (6th among public schools) and the graduate program 15th in the nation in 2008[22] and fourth among public schools. In addition, Business Week gave the undergraduate program an A in teaching and an A+ career services.</p>

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<p>HPER is a good school. I know that some people think exercise science is a “joke major,” but I looked up the requirements and they made it seem far from “fake”. A lot of science classes from the College of Arts and Sciences are required, as well as additional classes through HPER.</p>

<p>I’ve known a couple people in the Kinesiology program, and it also seems like a good program. If your daughter knows that this is what she wants to do, then I believe that attending IU could help her accomplish that. Because I’m currently exploratory, I looked at some of the programs offered. They seemed interesting, but I’m not inclined to major in something that requires so much science.</p>

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<p>I was looking at the Sports Communications program for my younger kid which is in the HPER department. It looks like an excellent program and I haven’t seen many like it at other schools. It seems that IU has many innovative programs, it’s just that most people on this forum seem more focused on Kelley.</p>

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<p>There was an Indiana University at Bloomington student on here named A2Wolves6 who graduated about a year ago who was a very active poster (probably the most active poster on the site) and majored in Sports Management (which is part of the Kinesiology program).</p>

<p>Here’s an example of some of what he wrote (with a good link at post 7 or so) to another good thread where he posted more good information about what it takes to be successful in the Sports Management area.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/541723-sport-management.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/541723-sport-management.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Unfortunately, he stopped posting when he graduated, since he said he wouldn’t have the time once he started his new career.</p>

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<p>Here’s a link to another of his threads on Sports Management programs:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/531524-best-sports-management-programs.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/531524-best-sports-management-programs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>P.S. He spoke highly of his time spent in Indiana’s program–although he admitted that knowing people is key to success in this career field.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your replies. </p>

<p>My daughter mainly wants to major in Therapeutic Recreation at IU or Kinesiology/Exercise Science at other schools because it’s a perfect lead-in for her desired grad program in Occupational Therapy. She doesn’t have any interest in Sports Management or Physical Education from a teaching point of view. I know that some Kinesiology majors are divided into a few concentrations. Hers is geared toward Health. Actually, Kinesiology is very science-based. And she thought the Therapeutic Recreation looked like it might be closer to what an OT does, ie; works with stroke patients, etc.</p>

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<p>Well, the reason for my post was just to show that there are students in the HPER program (the Kinesiology department is part of HPER) at Indiana University who post on collegeconfidential.</p>

<p>[:</a> Department of Kinesiology: School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation: Indiana University](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~kines/academics/index.shtml#under]:”>http://www.indiana.edu/~kines/academics/index.shtml#under)</p>

<p>I’m aware that your daughter is interested in majoring in a different concentration, but as you can see by the link above–both A2Wolves6’s concentration (Sports Marketing and Management in the Kinesiology department within HPER) and one of the other majors your daughter was interested in (Exercise Science in the Kinesiology department within HPER) are within the same department and sub-department–so I thought at least some of A2Wolves6’s comments on the faculty would be of interest.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, collegeconfidential only allows one to look at the last 200 postings of an individual–and most of A2Wolves6’s last 200 postings were either about minoring in business, since that was what he was asked about the most–or about how to complete school in less than 4 years (he finished in 2 1/2 years). And since he has left the site, there is no way to contact him.</p>

<p>P.S. I happen to know that his first job was going to be with either the Detroit Lions or Houston Texans. (He had confided to me that these were the two organizations that had offered him jobs, but that he hadn’t yet decided which job to take–although he was leaning towards the Houston Texans position.)</p>

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<p>Thank you Calcruzer for the links to A2Wolves’ postings on sports programs. I’ll read them in detail if my younger kid (who is currently a high school sophomore) continues to be interested in this career area and would consider following his sister to IU. He’s visiting her for the first time in April, so we’ll see what he thinks.</p>

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<p>Thanks, Calcruzer! You’re a wealth of information about things like this! I’ll take a look at it, for sure.</p>

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<p>That would be nice if your son followed his sister to IU. Everyone is familair with the campus and it sounds like your daughter has been pleased, so far. :slight_smile: And, you certainly know all the little tips for sending a kid off to school 2,000 miles away.</p>

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<p>Thank you Calcruzer for the links to A2Wolves’ postings on sports programs. I’ll read them in detail if my younger kid (who is currently a high school sophomore) continues to be interested in this career area and would consider following his sister to IU. He’s visiting her for the first time in April, so we’ll see what he thinks.</p>

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<p>2Leashes, do the graduate OT programs that your daughter intends to apply to recommend any certain undergrad majors? The reason I ask is because D2 is a pre-OT at a private school in Indy with direct admit status for the graduate OT program and her major is psychology. At her school, psych is the recommended undergrad major for pre-OT’s.</p>

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<p>She doesn’t know where she’ll apply yet, but she knows that most OT grad programs don’t care what your undergrad major is. In fact, they encourage a potential applicant to have a well-rounded degree. Many people go back to school after they were trained for something else altogether. BUT, all of the programs have a list of pre-requisites they need to complete before starting. That includes science classes and psychology, etc. If she were to be accepted to USC (and providing we could pay for it), she would be in the 5 year BS to MS OT program. If she had applied to Boston University, it would have been the same type of program. Actually, of the 7 remaining schools she expects to hear from, her major will be Psychology at 4 of the schools. Those colleges don’t offer Kinesiology or Sports/Exercise Science. UC Davis has Human Development. Cal Poly has Kinesiology with an Independent Course Study with an OT concentration. Either way, she’ll definitely be getting some Psych. with the pre-reqs. if nothing else. If she wanted to be a liberal arts major that would be fine along with the pre-reqs. I doubt she’ll go that route, though. She prefers something a bit more related to OT.</p>

<p>Is your daughter at UIndy? My daughter has received a lot of their literature in the mail. Looks like a great program! Are their academic scholarships automatic if a student meets the criteria?</p>

<p>So, whatever she ends up majoring in, as long as she gets those pre-reqs., mentoring, the required hours of volunteering with an OT and keeps her grades up, I’m sure she can apply to any OT program in the country. The question: Will she get in? :slight_smile: Let’s get these 4 years over with first! :)</p>

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<p>2Leashes, yes, she is at Uindy. Their scholarships are automatic except for the full tuition ones which one needs an invite to get an interview. D2 really likes the school and it was the right choice for her. The campus is not much to look at but it’s hard to be objective about campus appearance since D3 is at IU which is beautiful.</p>

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<p>Uindy is a great school i unfortunately could not afford go even after haveing 50% of the cost cover with scholarships. My parents just make to much money!! :(</p>