Programs, Majors and Courses
The programs, majors and courses available at each center are accessible on the UIU web page at www.uiu.edu under the U.S. Centers section or by contacting the center.
Center Program Registration
- New learners must register at the Center.
- Currently enrolled learners may:
- Register through myUIU
- Register at the center
Registration begins approximately five weeks before the start of each term. You are strongly encouraged to register early. Classroom capacity may limit the size of classes. If enrollments dictate and there is lead time to make the necessary arrangements, a second section of a course may be added. Without adequate lead time, courses may close when enrollment reaches classroom capacity.
Tuition and any course-related fees are due at the time of registration or by the first night of class. Active-duty Army personnel must register through the GoArmyEd portal. For all other military personnel receiving tuition assistance, a voucher approved by Upper Iowa University must accompany any portion of the payment for which you are responsible. Contact your Center Program office for more details.
Term Dates and Program Information
Center specific term dates, programs and majors offered are available at each center or on the UIU web page at www.uiu.edu under U.S. Center section.
Auditing Center Program Courses
By advance permission of the program director/center coordinator or academic advisor, you may enroll for courses on an audit basis. As an auditor, you will not be required to take examinations, and you will earn no college credit. A special tuition fee of $85 per semester credit is charged (see page 15). Note: Financial aid is not available for auditors.
Changes in Center Program Registration
Note the following policies for changing your registration:
- You may not add a course after it meets for 1/8 of the total hours it is scheduled to meet.
- If you wish to withdraw from a course, you must complete a Course Withdrawal Card (contact your center office) prior to the last day of the fifth week of the term. Failure to attend class does not constitute withdrawal. Learners who register for a course and fail to attend it will be assigned a grade of NA unless a withdrawal form is completed prior to the first day of the course.
- Courses registered as audit cannot be converted to credit-bearing courses after the last date to add. Courses registered as credit-bearing cannot be converted to audit after the last date to add.
Center Program Refund Policy and Course Withdrawal
Withdrawing from classes is an expensive decision. Tuition will be adjusted based on the percentages listed below for the weeks completed in the eight-week enrollment period. If the course meets on an alternative schedule consult your center for refund schedule. For students attending Wisconsin centers, state laws apply.
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Refund Percentage
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| Withdrawal before the first class meeting | 100% |
| Withdrawal during week one | 75% |
| Withdrawal during week two | 50% |
| Withdrawal during week three | 25% |
| Withdrawal during week four | 25% |
| Withdrawal after week four | 0% |
These percentages will also be used to determine eligibility for state aid you may have received. Examples of refund calculations are available in the Financial Aid Office.
Course withdrawal may change the amount of, or eligibility to receive, financial aid. A financial aid counselor is available to discuss this decision with you.
Upper Iowa University is required to use a statutory schedule to determine the amount of Title IV aid that you have earned when you cease attendance based on the period of enrollment. Up through the 60% point in each period of enrollment, a pro rata schedule, based on number of days in attendance divided by number of days in the payment period, will be used to determine the amount of Title IV aid you have earned at the time of withdrawal.
Registration for each course must be validated by attending at least one of the first three class sessions. A class session equals 2.25 hours or 2.75 hours for education courses. For classes meeting twice per week, you must attend the first, second or third session. For classes meeting once per week, you must attend either the first session or the second session. Failure to validate enrollment when courses begin will result in a grade of NA (never attended) and removal from the course.
If your consecutive absences exceed the number of class meetings per week, three absences for classes meeting twice per week or two absences for classes meeting once per week, the center coordinator will initiate the administrative withdrawal procedure and the staff will contact you. In the absence of extenuating circumstances, a grade of AW will be recorded and you will be removed from the class.
Excused Absences/Leaves of Absence
Upper Iowa University does not distinguish between types of absences. Official leaves of absence are not granted. Records on tardiness are not maintained by the Registrar's Office.
Center Program Learning Options
Flexible Study
A feature of our flexible, dynamic academic program is the opportunity for individualized study, with prior approval by the program director/center coordinator, for Directed Study, Special Project, and Internship courses.
- Directed Study: You and your instructor work out a specialized study plan for an existing course outside the traditional classroom setting.
- Special Project: A course you and your instructor design in an area you are especially interested in exploring.
- Internship: Offers hands-on experience in a career setting directly related to your major area of interest. Contact your center coordinator or academic advisor for more information.
Class Cancellations
If classes must be cancelled on a given evening, the local radio stations will be notified no later than 3 p.m. to announce the cancellation. When classes will be held as usual, no radio announcement will be made. If you commute from a long distance, you are urged not to take unnecessary risks at times when road conditions are hazardous. If you must be absent for this reason, inform your instructor.
Class Attendance
As an Upper Iowa University learner, you are expected to attend class regularly and promptly in order to do satisfactory work. While attendance will not be used in grade determination, class participation requirements are set forth by individual instructors. These expectations may be more stringent in some classes than others. When you must be absent from class because of illness or emergency, you are expected to arrange for the completion of make-up tests or homework with the individual faculty member(s). These arrangements are to be made prior to the incurred absence, except in emergency situations.
