Student Success & Persistence

Find connections to resources by these topic areas:

Academic Planning
Academic Performance
Basic Student Needs
Identity & Student Populations
Experiential Learning & Postgraduate Life
Paying for College
Additional Personal and Success Support

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Student Success & Persistence

Academic Planning

Adding Classes (also see Semester Dates to Observe below)
- Online through Student Center (prior to full semester last day to add course without department approval)
- Add Form - Use for adding courses with approval.
Dropping Classes (also see Semester Dates to Observe below)
- Online through Student Center (prior to full semester last day to drop course with no report)
- Drop Form - Use for dropping course once semester has begun
Declaring a Major
- Declaration of Curriculum Form
  - This form MUST be sent from student’s UNI email to registrar@uni.edu or submitted in person (with a photo ID) to the Office of the Registrar in Gilchrist 115.
Exploring/Changing Majors
- Office of Academic Advising
  - Student can complete this Academic Advising Assistance Request Form to receive assistance from an academic advisor in the Office of Academic Advising.
Schedule of Classes
- PDF versions of current academic year
- Online public search
Semester Dates to Observe
- Office of the Registrar:
  - Academic Dates to Observe
  - Final Examination Schedule
Transfer College Credit
- Office of Admissions
  - College and Test Credit
  - For faculty/staff questions about Transfer Course Articulation - Danielle Weide (Associate Director, Transfer Recruitment)
Undergraduate Student Request
- Undergraduate Academic Student Request
  - Utilizing he Online Student Request System
  - Undergraduate Student Request Approval Process
UNI Foundational Inquiry (UNIFI) / General Education
- UNIFI General Education Program
- UNIFI General Education Certificates
University Academic Catalog
- Academic Year Catalog

Academic Performance

Academic Standing
- Undergraduate Academic Standing Policy (University Catalog)
- Undergraduate Academic Standing Policy (Office of the Registrar)
- Application for Early Readmission from Suspension
Academic Support / Tutoring / Coaching
- The Learning Center @ Rod Library (TLC)
Disabilities & Accommodations
- Student Accessibility Services
Financial Aid
- Consortium Agreements
  - Allows a student to count credit hours taken at another school towards enrollment status at UNI to maintain eligiblity for the maximum amount of financial aid.
- Satisfactory Academic Progress (Appeal Form, Plan of Study, FAQs)
  - Reviewed annaul at end of spring semester, students who do not meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements, will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension and must appeal to have aid reinstated for future semesters.
- Withdrawing and Dropping Classes
Honors Program
- University Honors Program (including Legacy and Bright Scholars)
Panther Access, Connection & Engagement (PACE) Program (Office of Academic Advising)
Success Coaches
- Student Success & Retention

Basic Student Needs

Course Textbooks
- What should I do - I can't access/afford my textbooks? (Rod Library)
- UNI Bookstore
Food & Housing Insecurity
- Housing & Dining
- Panther Pantry
Mental Health
- Counseling Center
Parking & Transportation
- Parking Division - Department of Public Safety
- Multimodal Transportation Center
  - Includes links to campus bike locker rentals as well as to Metropolitan Transit Authority (MET) bus schedules, fares and transfer information
Physical Health & Wellness
Student Care
- Dean of Students
  - Serves as the centralized hub and a partner to students, parents, family, faculty/staff in assisting students and providing coordinated care efforts to students experiencing a variety of challenges during their educational career.
Technology Access
- Information Technology for Students

Identity & Student Populations

Center for Multicultural Education
Gender and Sexuality Services
International Students
- Office of International Engagement
Military and Veteran Students
- Military & Veteran Student Services
- Military & Veteran Education Benefits

Experiential Learning & Postgraduate Life

CoOp & Internships
- Career Services
Job Search & Workplace Preparation
- Career Services
Student Involvement
- Office of Student Involvement
- Panther FYI - Find Your Student Involvement
  - Provides opportunity to connect with student organizations that match interests as well as create an out of the classroom resume of student organizations and engagement.
Volunteering
- Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley

Paying for College

Financial Aid/FAFSA Counseling
- Office of Financial Aid
On-Campus Student Employment
- Career Services
Scholarship
- Office of Financial Aid

Additional Personal & Success Support

Office of Compliance & Equity Management
- The Office of Compliance and Equity Management (OCEM) is responsible for
  - Ensuring equal opportunity in education and employment for our faculty, staff and students and to assure compliance with Title VII, Title IX, the ADAAA and other civil rights-based legislation.
  - Handling reports of discrimination, harassment and sexual misconduct and for providing supportive measures, resources and options to impacted individuals.
Student Conduct
- Dean of Students