Jan 22, 2024

News/Notes for Undergraduate Advisors - Academic Dates to Observe | Approvals for Closed Classes/Late Adds | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Scholarships | ADVISOR KNOW HOW REPRINT: Understanding the Undergraduate Academic Standing

Please review these items to assist with your work with advisees as well for professional/personal information - or if appropriate to pass along to your students. Academic Dates to Observe | Approvals for Closed Classes/Late Adds | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Scholarships | ADVISOR KNOW HOW REPRINT: Understanding the Undergraduate Academic Standing Policy | Institutional Academic Advising Vision & Mission Statement

Academic Dates to Note

See all academic and schedule adjustment deadlines at the Office of the Registrar Calendar Dates to Observe
- Today (Monday, January 22, 2024)
  - Full Semester: Last day to Add course without Departmental approval
  - First-Half Semester: Last day to Drop course with No Report
  - First Half-Semester: Last day to Change course to or from Audit
  - First Half-Semester: Last day to Add course for Credit. (Approved Academic Student Request required after this date)
- Monday, January 29, 2024
  - Tuition and fees per student for semester based on load at 4:30 p.m.
  - Full Semester: Last day to Drop course with No Report
  - Full Semester: Last day to Add course for credit. (Approved Academic Student Request required after this date)
  - Full Semester: Last day to Change course to or from Audit

Approvals for Closed Classes/Late Adds

The Office of the Registrar provides department/subject and primary contact information for Approval for Closed Classes/Late Adds to guide students or faculty/staff academic advisors in determining who to contact for approval to enroll in a course after the deadline or who to contact if a course is closed and are seeking approval to add.
If it cannot be determined who to contact, please contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@uni.edu or 319-273-2241.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Scholarships

10 scholarships (each for full-tuition $6,800/18 credits for minor) to be awarded. Priority will be given to elementary and secondary teacher education students who would like to add an ESL endorsement for the State of Iowa by completing the TESOL Teaching Minor.
Recipients must complete TESOL Teaching Minor coursework between Fall 2024 - Spring 2026. This scholarship can ONLY be applied to the courses in the TESOL Teaching Minor.
Deadline: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Use this link to access the application form or download this pdf file for information and the link/QR code to apply to share with your students.

ADVISOR KNOW HOW REPRINT: Understanding the Undergraduate Academic Standing Policy

This ADVISOR KNOW HOW topic is reprinted (from December 11, 2023) for informational purposes when working with undergraduate students this semester who have now been identified in deficient academic standing.
Undergraduate students at the University of Northern Iowa are expected to meet academic standards set by the university and to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress towards earning a degree.
Academic Alert and Academic Probation serve to warn students that unless their academic performance improves, they may be placed on Academic Suspension. No students in their first-semester in attendance at the University of Northern Iowa will be placed on Academic Suspension.
- Academic Alert - Any first-semester student who has a 1.00-1.99 UNI term GPA will be placed on Academic Alert. Only first-semester students new to the university can be placed on Academic Alert. Academic Alert is not recorded on the student's official academic transcript.
  - While on Academic Alert, the student will be limited to 15 credit hours.
- Academic Probation - Any first-semester student who has a UNI term GPA below 1.00 or any continuing student with a UNI cumulative GPA below a 2.0 will be placed on Academic Probation. A student placed on Academic Probation must earn a minimum UNI term GPA of 2.00 for each semester while on Academic Probation until their UNI cumulative GPA reaches 2.00 or higher. Academic Probation is not recorded on the student's official academic transcript.
  - While on Academic Probation, a student will be limited to 15 credit hours. Once a student's UNI cumulative GPA reaches 2.00 or higher, they will be removed from Academic Probation.
- Academic Suspension - Any student on Academic Probation who fails to earn a UNI term GPA of 2.00 will be placed on Academic Suspension. Academic Suspension is for a minimum period of one academic semester and is permanently noted on the student's official academic transcript.
  - Once suspended, a student will not be allowed to re-enroll at UNI until they have been academically reinstated.
Additional Resources

Institutional Academic Advising Vision & Mission Statement (revised Spring 2016) [See Academic Advising Mission, Vision, Goals & Outcomes webpage]

Vision Statement: UNI aspires to create the best possible advising experience for each student.
Mission Statement: Academic Advising is a critical component of the teaching and learning environment at UNI. Advising is a personalized educational experience, empowering students to explore, articulate and achieve their academic, career and life goals.