Prospective degree seeking students are required to provide the following for admissions to VU Distance Education:

1. a high school diploma, -or-
2. an official General Educational Development (GED) or Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) transcript, -or-
3. 24 hours of postsecondary credit from a regionally-accredited institution. If you would like to transfer in credits from another institution, please be sure to provide an official transcript (transcript mailed from another college or university directly to Vincennes University Registrar's Office) from each college attended. *Note: Official transcripts must be mailed directly from the previous institution and cannot be 'issued to student.'

All high school or GED/TASC transcripts must be official and can be faxed from the originating institution to the Distance Education Office at 812-888-2054.

Also, please note that our office now requires a copy of photo ID for admission/readmission.

You will be required to include one of the following as an attachement to your submitted application.

    -   Current Drivers License
    -   Current State ID
    -   Current Passport

Students returning to VU after sitting out one or more semesters must complete the readmission process for Distance Education:

1. Reapply for admission to VU indicating that you are a 'returning student' when selecting your applicant type. 

2. Make sure you still have access to your student MyVU account. 
          - If you no longer remember your MyVU password you can submit a password
            reset request here: MyVU Password Reset

          - If you continue to have issues accessing your account, please contact the
            Management Information Center at the following:
                                 812-888-4332
                                 michelpdesk@vinu.edu 

3. Check your MyVU student account for any holds that prevent enrollment.

4. Make sure all Financial Aid requirements have been completed. 

5. Contact our office for registration information at 812-888-5900 or disted@vinu.edu.

Students wanting to take classes as a Guest Student with VU without pursuing a degree will need to apply for admission to VU Distance Eduction as a non-degree seeking student.  If you have any questions about this process, please contact Michelle Strate at mstrate@vinu.edu or at 812-888-4091.

Student applying for Fall or Spring admission should use this application: Fall/Spring Non-Degree Seeking Students

Students applying for Summer admission should use this application: Summer Non-Degree Seeking Students

Non-degree seeking students are not eligible to use state or federal financial aid with VU.  

If a non-degree seeking student wishes to enroll in a course that has a prerequisite they will need to show readiness to take said course via necessary placement exams or showing completion of prerequisite with another institution.

High school and home schooled students (must be current junior or senior) can seek admission to Distance Edcuation as non-degree seeking students in order to enroll directly with VU Distance Education for online classes if their high school does not offer the requested class and if the student meets the class prerequisite at a college level.

Please contact Michelle Strate at mstrate@vinu.edu or at 812.888.4091 for more information on the admission process for high school students.

High school students taking Distance Education courses are subject to the regular tuition rates, and do not receive the discounts associated with Early College or Project Excel. Students who enroll in classes with Distance Education prior to high school graduation or equivalent are not eligible to use state or federal financial aid.

(High school students who are participants in Project Excel or Early College should contact their high school counselor for information on those programs.)