Program Overview

Introduction to the Luddy SPAN Scholars Program

The IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering partners with the SPAN Division to offer scholarships to qualified high school students interested in majors offered through the Luddy School. The scholarship covers 50% of the tuition cost for select Luddy courses.

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the Luddy SPAN Scholars Program, students must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Possess a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA with demonstrated success in any computing courses taken.
• Be a current Indiana resident.

Application Process

To apply, students must complete the application and submit it along with an official transcript and a one-page essay of 200 words or more that answers the question "How will taking courses in the Luddy School help advance your career goals?"

Available Courses

The following courses are available through the program:

• Web Design: 9 credits Skills: HTML, CSS, UX, UI, JavaScript
  • NEWM-N 115 Introduction to Multi-Device Web Development
  • NEWM-N 215 Intermediate Multi-Device Web Development (Must take 115 first)
  • NEWM-N 315 Advanced Multi-Device Web Development (Must take 215 first)
• Video Production: 9 credits Skills: DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Encore
  • NEWM-N 253 Introduction to Digital Video
  • NEWM-N 353 Intermediate Digital Video (Must take 253 first)
  • NEWM-N 356 Lighting and Field Production (Must take 353 first)
• Digital Art: 9 credits Skills: Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
  • NEWM-N 102 Digital Media Imagery
  • NEWM-N 203 Digital Painting
  • NEWM-N 238 2D Animation
• 3D Modeling: 12 credits Skills: Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, UV Layout
  • NEWM-N 243 Introduction to 3D
  • NEWM-N 342 3D Animation (Must take 243 first)
  • NEWM-N 343 Hard Surface Modeling (Must take 243 first)
  • NEWM-N 345 Organic Modeling and Texturing (Must take 243 first)
• Introduction to Data and Information Science: 9 credits
  • LIS-S 201 Foundations of Data Studies (Online option)
  • LIS-S 202 Data Organization and Representation (Online option)
  • LIS-S 301 Data Policy and Governance (Online option)
• Artificial Intelligence and Software Bots: 10 credits Skills: Python
  • INFO-B 210 Information Infrastructure I
  • INFO-I 220 Social Impact of Bots and Automation (Online option)
  • INFO-I 319 Cognitive Automation and Bots Development (Must take 210 & 220 first)
• Programming for Artificial Intelligence & Data Science: 8 credits Skills: Python
  • INFO-B 210 Information Infrastructure I
  • INFO-B 211 Information Infrastructure II
• Web Programming: 12 credits Skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL
  • INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (Online option)
  • INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I
  • INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II (Must take 210 first)
• Hospital Medical Billing and Coding: 6 credits
  • HIM-M 108 Introduction to Health Information Management (Online option)
  • HIM-M 110 Computer Concepts for Health Information (Online option)
• Explore Human-Computer Interaction: 9 credits
  • INFO-I 270 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Principles and Practices (Online option)
  • INFO-I 275 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Theory (Online option)
  • INFO-I 300 Human-Computer Interaction (Online option)
• Entrepreneurship & Tech: 3 credits
  • INFO-I 459 Media and Technology Entrepreneurship (Online option)