Author: Jennifer Blair

Are you advised by a Tippie advisor?  Please reach out to them with your questions while advising is remote.

Not advised by a Tippie advisor?  Please read on.

While the university has suspended face-to-face instruction, Tippie’s Undergraduate Program Office is conducting advising remotely. That includes our drop-in advising.

For usual advising matters (such as course planning for summer and fall), please connect with your assigned advisor according to any instructions you have received from them.

For questions that would normally be answered at Tippie’s drop-in hours, Tippie advisors are available to assist remotely by email or phone. Advisors can help with:
• Registration-related questions, such as permission for Tippie-restricted courses
• Admission to the Tippie College

Please complete this form to briefly set out your question.

An advisor will be in touch with you shortly to answer your question.

As you decide whether to take your courses for A-F grades or Pass/Nonpass this semester, we have two important resources to help you:

• Tippie’s new FAQ page on Pass/Nonpass
• This campus-wide flyer with guidance on when to choose Pass/Nonpass

Please refer to these resources and then reach out to your advisor if you have additional questions.

The deadline to select Pass/Nonpass is Friday, May 8.

And remember – you must earn a C- or better to earn a Pass!

While face-to-face instruction is suspended at the University of Iowa, the Undergraduate Program Office is advising students remotely, mainly by phone. The following processes are in place for the duration of this time:

Advising for Registration
If you must be authorized by your advisor to register for fall, please schedule an appointment with your advisor through MyUI as usual.

If you are not required to be authorized by your advisor but do want to talk with your advisor about your planning, please schedule an appointment with your advisor through MyUI as usual.

Prior to your meeting time, review your degree audit and have a draft plan of courses saved in Schedule Builder.

Please include your phone number in the Notes field when scheduling an appointment. If you do not include a phone number in that field, advisors will call the number listed on your student record. If you prefer a video meeting, please let your advisor know in advance so that arrangements can be made. While we will try to accommodate your preference, please note that not all advisors may have the ability to offer video conferencing.

Advising for Other Issues
If you have a question that is not connected to registration, you may either email or schedule an advising appointment, depending on the length of the query.

Please follow these guidelines for deciding whether to email or schedule an appointment:

– If the matter could reasonably be resolved in a drop-in meeting (5-10 minutes), please email your advisor.

– If the matter requires more time than this, please schedule an appointment with your advisor in MyUI.

Drop-In queries
If you are not advised in the Undergraduate Program Office and have an advising or admissions question, we are still happy to assist, as we would normally do during our drop-in hours.

Please complete the online Drop In Referral form to submit your query. It will be directed to the appropriate advisor who will be in touch with you shortly.

Curious about when you will register for fall courses?  Your registration date and time can now be seen on the Home screen of MyUI when you login.

Wonder how you got your registration date and time?  View the Registrar’s policy on registration times here.

Important change in MyUI:

Due to the recent name change from the Department of Management Sciences to the Department of Business Analytics, all MSCI business core and major-level courses will be reclassified as BAIS courses beginning fall 2020. For the purpose of fall registration, students will need to use “BAIS” in the Course Subject field in MyUI in order to select courses from that department.

For example, MSCI:2800 Foundations of Business Analytics will be named BAIS:2800 Foundations of Business Analytics.

Summer courses are unchanged, so they will use the MSCI course subject.

Early registration for summer will run from March 9-13.

Early registration for fall will run from April 13 – 24.

Today (Monday, February 3) is the last day to drop a semester-length course without that course appearing on your transcript.

After today, the course will appear on your transcript with a mark of “W” rather than a grade.  This does not affect your GPA.

Courses must be dropped in MyUI by 11:59pm tonight, but if you do require permissions for the drop, you must initiative the drop as early as possible today so that the offices have time to give the permissions.  Advisors do not receive notification when you initiate a drop, so please email your advisor if you have initiated a drop and require their approval.

The full policy for adding and dropping is found here.

Courses shorter than a full semester have different drop/add deadlines.  You can search for the deadlines of your course here. 

The following rules apply from Tuesday, January 28 – Monday, February 3.  This information is provided as a quick guide.  The Registrar’s Office publishes all policies related to adds and drops.    Please see the Registrar’s website for the full policies.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: The last day to drop semester-length courses is Monday, April 6.

The processes below relate to semester-length, classroom-based courses:

Direct Admit Students and Transfer Students enrolled in first 2 semesters at UI and all Pre-Business students

Add – with change of registration form.  Signature must be obtained from instructor and advisor.  Take form to UI Service Center at 2700 UCC for processing. Deadline is Monday, February 3 at 4:30pm.  After this date, add can only occur with Dean’s approval.

Drop – process is initiated in MyUI.  Authorization of advisor must be obtained.  Athletes and international students may require additional authorizations.  Drop can be completed in MyUI after authorization(s) obtained.  Course will be removed from transcript (no “W” grade will appear) if drop is completed by 11:59pm on Monday, February 3.  Authorizations must be requested by 4:00pm on Monday, February 3.

Standard Admit, Direct Admit, and Declared Majors enrolled in 3rd or later semester at UI

Add – with change of registration form.  Signature must be obtained from instructor only.   Take form to UI Service Center at 2700 UCC for processing. Deadline is Monday, February at 4:30pm.  After this date, add can only occur with Dean’s approval.

Drop – process is initiated on MyUI.  Authorization of advisor is not required. Athletes and international students may require authorizations.  Course will be removed from transcript (no “W” grade will appear) if drop is completed by 11:59pm on Monday, February 3.  Authorizations (if needed) must be requested by 4:00pm on Monday, February 3.

Welcome to Tippie for the spring semester!

The Undergraduate Program Office is located at C140 Pappajohn Business Building.  Our office houses all Tippie academic advising and is your one-stop-shop for all things related to the undergraduate experience at Tippie, such as student org administration, leadership initiatives, Tippie global experiences, and the Tippie RISE experiential learning requirement.

Information Desk hours:
8:00 – 5:00 Monday – Friday

Drop-in Advising:
A full-length advising meeting is the best way to work on your academic planning, but if you have a quick question (10 minutes or less) or if you are advised in another office, we offer drop-in hours every day.

10:30 – 11:30 Monday – Friday
2:00 – 3:00 Monday

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Due to scheduling conflicts this week only, we are changing drop-in hours on Wednesday and Thursday.  

Drop-in schedule for Nov. 19 – 22:

Drop-in hours will not be held during Thanksgiving week but will resume at their normal time the week after Thanksgiving.

If you have any questions, please contact the Undergraduate Program Office at business-undergrad@uiowa.edu or 319-335-1037.