Non-Indiana University students are very welcome in our online French and Italian courses. (See our course descriptions in the Student Portal here.) You must provide documentation of completing the pre-requisite course before enrolling in an upper level course. Auditing language classes is not permitted.

If you are a graduate student at another university and want to take only an online French or Italian language class at IU, you still follow the procedure below and apply through University Division.

Unlike some courses that you could sign up for anytime, our online courses do follow the IU calendar for the traditional Spring, Summer and Fall schedules. Each course proceeds at the pace determined by the instructor and requires keeping up with that pace. Visit the Indiana University academic calendar for class dates.

Your first step is to be admitted to IU Bloomington as a non-degree student. You’ll find more information about this on the University Division website.

Once your visiting/non-degree application has been submitted and the application has been approved, you will be issued an Indiana University ID number. With this IUID, you can obtain an IU computing username and set your passphrase.

Non-degree-seeking students must request permission to enroll if they wish to take an Italian course higher than M100 or a French course higher than F100. For permission, you should contact Professor Serafin (kserafin@iu.edu) for Italian, and Erin Candeias (estigers@iu.edu) for French.

After your permission has been entered (if applicable) and you have your IU computing account, you can log in and register for classes through one.iu.edu. Type class registration in the search box to get to the correct application.

If you have previous language experience and are unsure of the appropriate level to enroll in, we recommend that you take the online placement test. There is a non-refundable charge of $54 to take the test, and this will be charged to your bursar account. Note that you can only take the exam after you have been issued an IUID and IU computing username.

If for some reason you are unable to take the placement test or believe you have the prerequisite course equivalent, you can arrange for time to talk with Prof. Serafin (Italian) or Erin Candeias (French) (in person or by phone/Zoom) to determine the appropriate course level. You will be asked to provide a copy of your transcript and past syllabus showing completion of the prerequisite course and its contents.