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University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa
1227 West 27th Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0005


Fax number: (319) 273-2885
Website: https://uni.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 82%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 251 men, 295 women
Full-time faculty: 203 men, 212 women
Part-time faculty: 48 men, 83 women
Graduation rate: 64% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Economics
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Automation Engineer Technology/Technician
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business Analytics
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Construction Management, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminology
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Digital Marketing
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Driver and Safety Teacher Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Ecology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Family and Community Services
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Gerontology
  • Graphic Communications, General
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Interior Design
  • International Marketing
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Investments and Securities
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Pre-Nursing Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Statistics, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Doctorates

  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Applied Mathematics, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical Psychology
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Conducting
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • School Psychology
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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