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UIU-Waterloo: Education Built for Life
From your hometown near Waterloo, earn your college degree from the renowned Upper Iowa University. UIU’s Waterloo 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 2: October 26, 2020
Session 3: January 18, 2021
Academic Programs at UIU-Waterloo
The UIU-Waterloo 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-Waterloo programs below to explore that area of study.
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- 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
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Shorter Sessions with Focused Schedule
UIU’s unique Two-at-a-Time course schedule helps you zero in 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 2 (10/26/2020 – 12/17/2020)
| Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 202 Accounting Principles II | ACCT 201 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| ACCT 324 Federal Taxation II | ACCT 323 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| BA 356 Quantitative Analysis/Bus II | BA 256 or MATH 220 or instructor approval. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| BA 361 Human Resources Management | BA 210 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| BA 570 Team Building Techniques | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| CJ 365 Introduction to Policing | CJ 224 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| ECON 161 Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 160 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| EDU 142 Human Growth/Develop/Guidance | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| EDU 306 Field Experience I: Elementary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 307 Field Experience I: Secondary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 308 Field Exp I: Elem/Secondary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 315 Tchg Elementary Sch Social Studies | EDU 110, And admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| EDU 319 Methods: Secondary | EDU 110, And admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| EDU 409 Practicum: Elementary Reading LA | EDU 110, EDU 326, EDU 407, Prerequisite or Corequisite: EDU 485 | ||
| EDU 410 Practicum: Secondary Reading LA | EDU 110, EDU 326, EDU 407, Prerequisite or Corequisite: EDU 485 | ||
| EDU 445 Language Acquisition | EDU 110, And admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| ENG 102 English Composition II | ENG 101 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| ES 161 Intro to Environmental Science | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| MKT 504 Mktg/Product Mgmt | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| PSY 321 Death and Dying | ENG 101 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| PSY 454 Issues/Ethics:Helping Professions | PSY 190 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| SPED 462 Indiv Behavior & Classroom Mgmt | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| SPED 467 Characteristics:Indiv/Disab PK-12 | EDU 110, SPED 304, And admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Monday |
| SPED 567 Characteristics:Indiv/Disab PK-12 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Monday |
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 302 Business Law and Ethics | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| 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 | |
| CJ 315 Juvenile Justice | CJ 224 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| COMM 105 Public Speaking | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| ECE 334 Field Exp:Infant/Toddler | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| ECE 335 Field Exp: Prekindergarten | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| EDU 110 Foundations of American Education | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday | |
| 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 - 7:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 322 Field Experience II: Secondary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 323 Field Exp II: Elem/Secondary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 324 Field Experience Alternative | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| EDU 335 Teaching Elementary Language Arts | EDU 315 (for Elementary, Early Childhood and Instructional Strategist majors) or EDU 319 (for Secondary majors) | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| ENG 290 The Movies | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| ES 114 Conservation of Natural Resources | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday | |
| FIN 341 Corporate Financial Management | ECON 161, ACCT 202, Or permission of instructor | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| MATH 105 College Mathematics/Applications | Pass MATH 095 or ACT math score = 19 or an alternative placement mechanism as approved by the math department or instructor approval. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| PSY 323 Cognition | PSY 190 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| 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 | |
| SOC 361 Marriage and the Family | SOC 110 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| SPED 459 Home/School/Comm Relations | EDU 110, And admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| SPED 462 Indiv Behavior & Classroom Mgmt | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
Session 4 (03/15/2021 – 05/06/2021)
| Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 321 Intermediate Financial Accounting I | ACCT 202 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| BA 383 Compensation/Benefits Management | 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 | Monday |
| BA 460 Strategic Management | Senior standing and within 9 credit hours of program completion. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| 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 | |
| BA 590 Research Seminar | All core requirements and only 6 required credit hours or less remaining in the program. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| BIO 165 Human Biology & Nutrition | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| CJ 237 Criminal Law and Procedure | CJ 224 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| COMM 105 Public Speaking | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| ECON 160 Principles of Microeconomics | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| EDU 162 Diversity for Teachers | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| EDU 306 Field Experience I: Elementary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 307 Field Experience I: Secondary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 308 Field Exp I: Elem/Secondary | Admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 315 Tchg Elementary Sch Social Studies | EDU 110, And admittance to the Teacher Education Program | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| 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 |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | ACT (verbal portion) of at least 18 or the completion of ENG 100 or successful performance on challenge examination | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| ENG 352 Best Sellers | ENG 101 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| MATH 220 Elementary Statistics | Pass (MATH 105 or above) or ((pass MATH 095 or ACT math score ≥ 19) and pass MATH 100) or ACT math score ≥ 24 or an alternative placement as approved by the math department or instructor approval | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| PSY 310 Social Psychology | SOC 110 or PSY 190 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| REL 120 Intro to World Religions | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| SPED 478 Meth/Curr:Mild/Mod Disab PK-8 | SPED 467 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday |
Session 5 (05/17/2021 – 07/08/2021)
| Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 322 Intermediate Financial Acctng II | ACCT 321 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| BA 222 Management Information Systems | BA 210 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| BA 302 Business Law and Ethics | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| BA 356 Quantitative Analysis/Bus II | BA 256 or MATH 220 or instructor approval. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| BA 374 Business Communication | ENG 102 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| 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 | |
| ECON 161 Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 160 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| EDU 152 Assessment and Psychology | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday | |
| EDU 305 Teaching Elem Science | EDU 315 (for Elementary Education and PreK-Grade 3: Inclusive Settings majors) or EDU 319 (for Secondary majors) | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| EDU 310 Tchg Elem Visual Arts | EDU 315 (for Elementary Early Childhood and Instructional Strategist majors) or EDU 319 (for Secondary majors) | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| EDU 333 Literature:Birth-Adolescence | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| EDU 407 Diagnostic Assess Prac:Rdg/LA | EDU 110, Prerequisite or Co-requisite: EDU 326. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| EDU 507 Diagnostic Assessment Prac:Rdg/LA | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| ENG 102 English Composition II | ENG 101 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| ENG 311 Urban Cinema | ENG 101, Recommended: ENG 102. Encouraged: ENG 290 or ENG 265 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| ES 117 Natural Disasters | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| FIN 310 Money and Capital Markets | ECON 161 | 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 |
| SOC 334 Intro to Sociological Res Meth | MATH 220 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday |
| SOC 384 Social Welfare Programs/Policies | SOC 110 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
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 374 Business Communication | ENG 102 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| BA 411 Labor Relations and Negotiation | BA 210, BA 361 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday |
| BA 511 Corp Entr/Sustainabiliy | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday | |
| BA 540 Labor/Management Relations | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| CJ 398 Justice Administration | CJ 224 | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Monday |
| EDU 252 Computers/Instructional Technology | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Wednesday | |
| 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 | Thursday |
| 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 | Tuesday |
| EDU 525 Content Area Literacy | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| EDU 585 Adv Instruc Issues/Meth:Rdg/LA | EDU 507, May be taken concurrently with EDU 509 or EDU 510. | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday |
| ENG 210 American Literature II | 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Thursday | |
| ES 321 Building an Eco-Economy | ES 100 or ES 161 or GEOG 100, or consent of instructor. | 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 |
| PHIL 202 Contemporary Ethics | 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 | Tuesday |
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 Waterloo area to make the transfer process even smoother. UIU holds articulation agreements with schools across the country, including:
- Hawkeye Community College
- Kirkwood Community College
- Northeast Iowa Community College
- Des Moines Area Community College
- Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
- Iowa Central Community College
Don’t see your school? Check out all of our articulation agreements.
Admissions and Aid
When you’re ready to apply to UIU-Waterloo, we’ll help you navigate the admissions and financial aid process.
Special Programs and Grants
Corporate Programs
UIU-Waterloo partners with area employers to offer employees grants toward tuition.
TEACH Grant Available
UIU-Waterloo Teacher Education students may qualify for a grant for educators in Iowa. Learn more about this grant and other grants at UIU.
Military
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.
Experience UIU from Waterloo
As a student at UIU-Waterloo, you can take advantage of the benefits you get as part of a global school community.
Robin Cornelius, '18
All Social Sciences
UIU benefited my life the first day I walked into the building. The staff builds connections and relationships with every student, professional educators deliver learning material relevant to real-world experiences, the curriculum is project based and work based, and the entire program (whichever you choose) prepares you for life after graduation.
Contact UIU-Waterloo
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Phone: 319-232-6980
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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.
