Majors and Programs
When you're a student at Upper Iowa University, you can select from a broad range of academic majors offered in a comprehensive, flexible program. To earn a bachelor's degree, you must satisfactorily complete 120 credit hours, including a general education core and the appropriate courses in your major. General education requirements can vary and can be found in the Fayette and Academic Extension catalogs.
Our innovative academic calendar is divided into six, eight-week terms, so you take only two courses each term. You can still complete your degree on time while being able to focus more attention on each course.
Pre-professional advising is available in the following areas:
- Law
- Medicine
- Physician’s Assistant
- Physical Therapy
- Optometry
- Podiatry
- Radiology
- Osteopathic
- Chiropractic
- Dentistry
- Pharmacy
- Clinical Laboratory Science
- Veterinary Science
- Mortuary Science
- Pre-Engineering
- Art Therapy
- Counseling
- Psychology
- Social Work
Andres School of Education
- Athletic Training
- Elementary Education
- Exercise and Sports Studies
- Industrial Technology
- Physical Education (Teaching)
- Prekindergarten-Grade 3
- Reading
School of Business
- Accounting
- Agricultural Business
- Business Administration
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Financial Management
- General Business (for Teacher's Licensure)
- Health Care Administration
- Health Services Administration
- Human Resources Management
- International Business
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
School of Liberal Arts
- Art
- Communications Studies
- Criminal Justice
- English
- Graphic Design
- History
- Human Services
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Psychology
- Public Administration (certification in Fire Science or Law Enforcement)
- Social Science
- Sociology
- Sports Communication
School of Science and Mathematics
- All Science
- Applied Plant Science
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Clinical Laboratory Science
- Conservation Management
- Environmental Science
- Forensic Science
- Information Technology
- Life Science
- Mathematics
- Mortuary Science
- RN-BSN (Nursing)
UIU also offers minors/endorsements.
For current information on which UIU locations offer courses in these majors, course descriptions, and degree requirements, see the current Upper Iowa catalog.