UIU is making it easier to transfer!  Kirkwood Community College and Upper Iowa University have recently signed a formal course-to-course articulation agreement!  Call 800-553-4150 Extension 2 for more information and to arrange for a transfer credit evaluation!

A student who has attended an accredited college, university, community college or junior college, must be in good standing at that institution before being admitted to Upper Iowa University.

Credit for all lecture and lab courses transfer to Upper Iowa University from schools accredited by any of the following regional accrediting associations:

• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Evaluation of credits from unaccredited institutions is according to the “Transfer Credit Practices of Designated Educational Institutions,” published by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.

Course credits transfer toward major, minor, general education course requirements or as electives. The actual number of transfer credits accepted for the major/minor is determined in consultation with the appropriate academic division.

Upper Iowa University may transfer up to 78 lower division college semester credits from accredited institutions. A maximum of 78 semester credits may be transferred from community/technical colleges.

These 78 semester credits may include:

1. No more than 9 semester credits from Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) activity courses, including transcripted intercollegiate athletics.
2. No credits from courses identified by Upper Iowa University as at the remedial or developmental level (except for articulated ESL credits from partner institutions).
3. No more than 30 semester credits from one year occupational diploma programs.

Upper Iowa University may transfer an additional 12 semester credits, identified by the transfer institution as upper division credit, to a transfer maximum of 90 semester credits.

Up to 78 lower division credits and 12 upper division semester credits evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) and semester credits earned through CLEP, DSST (Dantes), Excelsior College and ACT-PEP examinations will transfer to Upper Iowa University.