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UIU-Quad Cities: Education Built for Life
From your hometown near the Quad Cities, earn your college degree from the renowned Upper Iowa University. UIU’s Quad Cities regional education center offers you the chance for a top-notch education close to home.
First-time students, adults returning to school, and transfer students will all find an Education Built for Life—your life. UIU works closely with you to tailor an education program aimed at achieving your unique career goals.
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Upcoming Start Dates
Session 4: March 15, 2021
Session 5: May 17, 2021
Academic Programs at UIU-Quad Cities
The UIU-Quad Cities center offers evening classes in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Plus, blending your degree plan with online and self-paced courses widens the possibilities even further.
Select one of the UIU-Quad Cities programs below to explore that area of study.
Associate Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Communication Studies
- Criminal Justice
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Financial Management
- Graphic Design
- Health Services Administration
- Human Resources Management
- Human Services
- Information Systems
- Information Technology
- Liberal Arts
- Management
- Marketing
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Social Science
- Sociology
- Teacher Education
Master’s Degrees
Academic Support
Get the support you need for successful studies through tutoring or accommodations for a disability.
Shorter Sessions with Focused Schedule
UIU’s unique Two-at-a-Time course schedule helps you focus on your studies. As a full-time student, you only need to take two classes during each 8- or 6-week session, which helps you concentrate and excel. UIU gives you access to courses year-round, so you can complete your degree on your schedule.
2020-2021 Academic Year
Session 3 (01/18/2021 – 03/11/2021)
| Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 422 Cost Accounting | ACCT 202 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| BA 325 New Venture Creation | MKT 208, BA 210 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| BA 371 Training and Development | BA 361 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| BA 423 Production/Operations Management | BA 210, and BA 256 or MATH 220 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| BA 506 Org Strategy/Econ Change | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| BA 567 Quality Mgmt/Productivity | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| ECE 335 Field Exp: Prekindergarten | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| ECE 502 Field Exp Prekindergarten | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| ECON 161 Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 160 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| EDU 110 Foundations of American Education | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday | |
| EDU 162 Diversity for Teachers | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| EDU 30001 Teaching Secondary School Business | EDU 110, EDU 319, A minimum of six credits of upper-division courses within the discipline and admittance to the Teacher Education Program | ||
| EDU 30002 Teaching Secondary English | EDU 110, EDU 319, A minimum of six credits of upper-division courses within the discipline and admittance to the Teacher Education Program | ||
| EDU 30006 Teaching Secondary Social Science | EDU 110, EDU 319, A minimum of six credits of upper-division courses within the discipline and admittance to the Teacher Education Program | ||
| EDU 309 Tch El Movement & Wellness | EDU 315 (for Elementary, Early Childhood and Instructional Strategist majors) or EDU 319 (for Secondary majors) | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Wednesday |
| EDU 310 Tchg Elem Visual Arts | EDU 315 (for Elementary Early Childhood and Instructional Strategist majors) or EDU 319 (for Secondary majors) | 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| EDU 321 Field Experience II: Elementary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program, Prerequisite or Corequisite: EDU 253 or EDU 325 and EDU 326 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| EDU 322 Field Experience II: Secondary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| EDU 323 Field Exp II: Elem/Secondary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| EDU 324 Field Experience Alternative | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| EDU 325 Teaching Elementary School Math | EDU 315 (for Elementary, Early Childhood and Instructional Strategist majors) or EDU 319 (for Secondary majors) | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| EDU 338 Tchg Art K-12 | EDU 315 (for Elementary, Early Childhood and Instructional Strategist majors) or EDU 319 (for Secondary majors) | ||
| EDU 543 Concepts of English | Highly recommended: 3 credit hours of foreign language at the college level. | ||
| PSY 375 Methods in Human Services I | SOC 110 or PSY 190 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| SOC 240 Diversity in the United States | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| SPED 459 Home/School/Comm Relations | EDU 110, And admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
Session 4 (03/15/2021 – 05/06/2021)
| Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 201 Accounting Principles I | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| ACCT 321 Intermediate Financial Accounting I | ACCT 202 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| BA 356 Quantitative Analysis/Bus II | BA 256 or MATH 220 or instructor approval. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| BA 383 Compensation/Benefits Management | BA 361 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| BA 508 Curr Issues:Corp Law/Ethics | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| BA 520 Training and Development | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| COMM 105 Public Speaking | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| ECE 334 Field Exp:Infant/Toddler | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| EDU 142 Human Growth/Develop/Guidance | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| EDU 306 Field Experience I: Elementary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| EDU 308 Field Exp I: Elem/Secondary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| EDU 315 Tchg Elementary Sch Social Studies | EDU 110, And admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 326 Developmental Reading/Language Arts | EDU 315 (for Elementary, Early Childhood and Instructional Strategist majors) or EDU 319 (for Secondary majors) | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| EDU 425 Content Area Literacy | Prerequisite: EDU 315 (for Elementary, Early Childhood and Instructional Strategist majors) or EDU 319 (for Secondary majors) | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| ENG 352 Best Sellers | ENG 101 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| PSY 310 Social Psychology | SOC 110 or PSY 190 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| PSY 311 Psychology of Women | PSY 190 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| SPED 478 Meth/Curr:Mild/Mod Disab PK-8 | SPED 467 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
Session 5 (05/17/2021 – 07/08/2021)
| Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 202 Accounting Principles II | ACCT 201 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| ACCT 322 Intermediate Financial Acctng II | ACCT 321 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| BA 334 Social Entrepreneurship | ECON 160, BA 210 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| BA 393 Personnel Selection & Evaluation | BA 361 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| BA 474 Organizational Behavior | PSY 190 or SOC 110 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| BA 509 Theories of Leadership | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| EDU 252 Computers/Instructional Technology | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday | |
| EDU 333 Literature:Birth-Adolescence | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| EDU 407 Diagnostic Assess Prac:Rdg/LA | EDU 110, Prerequisite or Co-requisite: EDU 326. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| EDU 409 Practicum: Elementary Reading LA | EDU 110, EDU 326, EDU 407, Prerequisite or Corequisite: EDU 485 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| EDU 445 Language Acquisition | EDU 110, And admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| ES 117 Natural Disasters | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| FIN 341 Corporate Financial Management | ECON 161, ACCT 202, Or permission of instructor | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| FIN 513 Financial Mgmt | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| PSY 397 Social Gerontology | PSY 190 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| SPED 304 Exceptional Persons | None, but EDU 110 is highly recommended | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
Session 6 (07/12/2021 – 08/19/2021)
| Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 432 Acctng for Not-For-Profit Orgztn | ACCT 202 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| BA 210 Management Principles | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday | |
| BA 302 Business Law and Ethics | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| BA 411 Labor Relations and Negotiation | BA 210, BA 361 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| BA 454 Management Cases | BA 361, BA 423, and completion of all management-business core requirements. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| BA 511 Corp Entr/Sustainabiliy | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| BA 540 Labor/Management Relations | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| EDU 152 Assessment and Psychology | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday | |
| EDU 162 Diversity for Teachers | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| EDU 425 Content Area Literacy | Prerequisite: EDU 315 (for Elementary, Early Childhood and Instructional Strategist majors) or EDU 319 (for Secondary majors) | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| EDU 485 Adv Instruc Issues/Meth:Rdg/LA | EDU 110, EDU 326, EDU 407, And admittance to the Teacher Education Program, May be taken concurrently with EDU 409 or EDU 410. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| MKT 208 Marketing Principles | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday | |
| MKT 358 Consumer Behavior | Prerequisite for Marketing majors: MKT 208 or permission of instructor. Recommended for all majors: MKT 208 and PSY 190 or SOC 110 or permission of instructor. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| PS 230 State and Local Government | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| PSY 332 Personality | PSY 190 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| SPED 304 Exceptional Persons | None, but EDU 110 is highly recommended | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
Easily Transfer Credits
Whether it’s been a single semester or several years since your last college course, UIU makes it easy to apply those credits to your degree. We accept up to 90 credits from four-year schools or 78 credits from two-year schools. Plus, your professional experience and test scores may earn you college credit.
The university also partners with several community colleges in the Quad Cities area to make the transfer process even smoother. UIU holds articulation agreements with schools across the country, including:
Don’t see your school? Check out all of our articulation agreements.
Admissions and Aid
When you’re ready to apply to UIU-Quad Cities, we’ll help you navigate the admissions and financial aid process.
Special Programs and Grants
TEACH Grant Available
UIU-Quad Cities Teacher Education students may qualify for a grant for educators in Iowa. Learn more about this grant and other grant opportunities at UIU.
Military Financial Aid
If you’re in active service or a veteran of the U.S. military, we’ll help you secure the unique education benefits available to you.
Corporate Programs
UIU-Quad Cities partners with area employers to offer employees grants toward tuition.
Experience UIU from Quad Cities
As a student at UIU-Quad Cities, you can take advantage of the benefits of being part of a global school community.
Jami Stutting, '19
English with Certification in Grades 5-12 English and Language Arts
Quad Cities
A friend told me about the Education program so I checked into it. I had my BA with an English major so I was a substitute teacher. I longed to have my own classroom. UIU allowed me to still earn an income during the day.
Contact UIU-Quad Cities
1401 Kimberly Rd.
Bettendorf, IA 52722
Phone: 563-359-7111
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours
Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Awards & Rankings
UIU regularly ranks among the top universities for its affordability, online learning programs, STEM programs and opportunities for military and veteran students.
