Intake

Your Workshop bill can have up to 4 parts, each paid at different times.  
The Workshop will send you email notifications each time your IU bill changes. Be sure to check your IU emails.  
If someone else is paying your IU bills, be sure to forward your billing notifications to them. 

PART ONE: Tuition & University Fees

Tuition & University Fees will bill to your IU Account in April and will be due in May. 

Tuition & University Fees for students enrolled after April will be due a month after enrollment.

Tuition and fees differ from course to course. For tuition and fee estimates, see the webpage for your course .

PART TWO: Workshop Fees

Your Language Workshop Fee will bill to your account in the middle of your program. 

Language Workshop fees differ from course to course. The Fee for your course is listed on the webpage for your course .

PART THREE: Housing Fees

If you are in the Chinese or Russian residential programs, 

• Your June housing bill will post to your account in early July 
• Your July housing bill will post to your account in early August. 

Your housing bill will be $41.15 per night that you are checked into IU housing, plus a one-time fee of $25 for bed linens.

PART FOUR: Miscellaneous Fees

Additional fees (lost ID cards, parking tickets, meal plans, etc.) may be applied to your  account. They will be due in the month after they are applied.

SPECIAL CASE: Study Abroad Fee

Study-abroad programs do not charge Tuition or Workshop fees. Instead, they charge a Study-Abroad fee. Your Study Abroad Fee will post to your account four to two weeks before the start of your program. 

For payment plan options and for more details on Indiana University billing, visit the Pay Your Bill page at IU Student Central.

BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON DAY 2 OF YOUR COURSE

• 100% refund of Tuition
• 100% refund of Student Services Fee
• 100% refund of Workshop Fee

ON DAY 3, 4, OR 5 OF YOUR COURSE

• 50% refund of Tuition
• 50% refund of Student Services Fee
• No refund of Workshop Fee*

AFTER DAY 5

• No refund of Tuition
• No refund of Student Services Fee
• No refund of Workshop Fee*

HOUSING (regardless of Drop date)

• Housing will be adjusted to cover the days you were checked into the dorm.

*Your Workshop fees will bill on the regular schedule even if you have withdrawn. This can result in fees being charged several weeks after you leave the Workshop. Please monitor your account througout the summer, even if you have withdrawn, and contact languageworkshop@iu.edu if you discover problems.

If you received a scholarship or fellowship, your funding agreement will explain how and when your funds will be awarded.

If you are a current IUB student, then you already have an IU account and you do not need to obtain one. Skip to the next Step 3.

If you are a past IUB student (including a past Workshop participant) or an IUB student graduating before the start of your Workshop courses, you will need to reactivate your IU account.

To do so, fill out the Returning Student form.

Tell languageworkshop@iu.edu once your IU email and IU ID number are active.

1. Go to IU Non-Degree (Summer) Admissions
2. Click the button "Apply to IU Bloomington (Non-degree student)."
3. You will see a general information request page. 
   • Select "IU BLOOMINGTON" as your campus. Do not select "IU Online."
   • Remember the information you put on this page, as you will be prompted with questions about this information if you need to exit and return to your application.
4. On the ACADEMIC GOALS page choose
   
   • HOW DO YOU INTEND TO PURSUE YOUR DEGREE: "Only via online coursework"
   • PURPOSE: "I want to take classes as a visiting/non-degree student from another IU campus, another institution, or other educational interest."
   • ENROLLMENT TERM "SUMMER 2026"
   • MAJOR: "NONDEGREE FOREIGN LANGUAGE - ONLINE"
   • SUMMER SESSION "SUMMER 1".
5. At the end of the application, you will be prompted with a fee. Your fee should show as waived, and you should see a $0.00 balance. Ensure everything is correct and click submit.
   • If you do not see a $0.00 balance, you have selected the wrong application. Do not pay the fee. You will not be able to receive a refund. Please contact languageworkshop@iu.edu, and we will direct you to the correct application.
6. Wait for an email with your IU account number and instructions on setting up your IU ID, login, and email. This will usually take 3-7 days, but may be longer.
7. Tell languageworkshop@iu.edu once your IU email and IU ID number are active.

1. Go to IU Non-Degree (Summer) Admissions
2. Click the button "Apply to IU Bloomington (Non-degree student)."
3. You will see a general information request page. 
   • Select "IU BLOOMINGTON" as your campus. Do not select anything else in the drop-down.
   • Remember the information you put on this page, as you will be prompted with questions about this information if you need to exit and return to your application.
4. On the ACADEMIC GOALS page choose
   
   • HOW DO YOU INTEND TO PURSUE YOUR DEGREE: "On Campus (primarily in person with some possible online courses)"
   • PURPOSE: "I want to take classes as a visiting/non-degree student from another IU campus, another institution, or other educational interest."
   • ENROLLMENT TERM "SUMMER 2026"
   • MAJOR: "GENERAL NON-DEGREE"
   • SUMMER SESSION "SUMMER 1".
5. At the end of the application, you will be prompted with a fee. Your fee should show as waived, and you should see a $0.00 balance. Ensure everything is correct and click submit.
   • If you do not see a $0.00 balance, you have selected the wrong application. Do not pay the fee. You will not be able to receive a refund. Please contact languageworkshop@iu.edu, and we will direct you to the correct application.
6. Wait for an email with your IU account number and instructions on setting up your IU ID, login, and email. This will usually take 3-7 days, but may be longer.
7. Tell languageworkshop@iu.edu once your IU email and IU ID number are active.

1. Go to IU Non-Degree (Summer) Admissions
2. Follow the prompts for TEMPORARY INTERCAMPUS TRANSFER
3. Tell languageworkshop@iu.edu once your IU email and IU ID number are active.

IU graduate students will be enrolled for graduate credit automatically if it is available for your courses.

If you will graduate before the Workshop begins, please follow the instructions above for "Returning IU Bloomington students & students graduating before the start of the Workshop."

Non-IU graduate students desiring graduate credit should contact languageworkshop@iu.edu to set up a consultation to determine eligibility.

Use the link: IU Non-Degree (Summer) Admissions

The process will be the same as for Non-IU students (above), with additional requirements in the FAMILY & RESIDENCY INFO section related to residency and visa.

There is a special application process for high school students. Contact languageworkshop@iu.edu for details.

If you are taking a Level One course (First Year), you do not need a placement exam. Skip to Step Four.

You must take a placement exam to ensure that you are in the course best suited to your current proficiency.

All Workshop students, including IU students, must complete the placement exam.

You will receive instructions in once you have an activated IU ID number.

You cannot be enrolled until you complete the placement exam.

Once have an IU ID number and a Placement Exam result, the Workshop will enroll you in your Workshop courses.

You will be notified once you are enrolled.

Check your enrollment details and contact languageworkshop@iu.edu if there are any issues.

If you need to withdraw from the Workshop

1. Inform languageworkshop@iu.edu that you are withdrawing so staff can set up any refunds you are due. See the FEES & BILLING SCHEDULES section above for details on refunds.
   
   
2. Drop your Workshop courses by following the instructions on the Student Central Add/Drop page.

The Workshop will send you Housing enrollment forms after you are enrolled in your courses if you are studying in an on-campus immersion program.

For details, see the Language Dorm Housing section of the Immersion Handbook.

The Workshop does not include a meal plan, but students can sign up for up standard IU meal plans.

See the Immersion Handbook for details.

Indiana University is committed to providing students, faculty, staff, and visitors access to all university programs, activities, and facilities.

Whether your condition is physical, medical, learning-related, psychiatric, or a temporary disability, the office of Accessible Educational Services will help you achieve your academic goals, whether you are studying in person or online. 

Services do not automatically transfer from your previous school; you must apply for services at IU. Services are confidential.  

Services may take time to put into place and are not retroactive; captions and alternate media for print materials may take three or more weeks to produce, so be sure to contact AES in March or April to ensure that materials are ready for you in June. Services may not be available in all languages taught in the Workshop.

Register with Indiana University Accessible Educational Services for at https://accessibility.iu.edu/ada/requesting-accommodations/for-students/index.html, or by phone at 812-855-7578. 

Every course has a page on IU's course management system, canvas.

You will need an IU email account and ID number to access canvas.

Course pages will go live four to two weeks before classes begin.

Visit your canvas page to check for links to textbooks, instructions for pre-arrival assignments, for your syllabus, and for instructor contact information.

If you are taking an online course, check your equipment before class begins.

• Check that your mic provides a clear signal.
• Check that your headphones provide you a clear signal.
• Install any language packs or other language-specific support required for your course. (See your syllabus.)

For more details about your program, review the Workshop Handbooks.