If a student misses (or will be missing) a class due to illness, emergency, or extenuating circumstances, they should contact their instructor as soon as possible regarding make-up work. A Student Absence Form may be used to report an absence to an instructor. If the absence is in the future, the student should submit the forms to their instructors as soon as they know of the upcoming absence.

Dean of Students- Student Care and Assistance

When students are absent due to a crisis or unexpected situation for an extended period of time (five days or more) and unable to contact their individual instructors directly, Student Care & Assistance in the Office of the Dean of Students will send an Extended Academic Absence Notification. Student Care & Assistance manages requests from undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who need to miss academic classes for an extended time. In such instances, a student (friend or family member when the student is unable to submit a request) may request an official absence notice be sent to their faculty members. Student Care & Assistance collaborates with the Office of the Registrar and the student's academic college to provide support during absences.

Absence situations may include: hospitalization, medical emergencies or long-term illness (including physical or mental health concerns), chronic conditions, death of a family member, natural disasters, or military/legal obligations. Students who need to miss five or more days of classes due to long-term illness (e.g. mononucleosis, measles, mumps) should request an absence notice.

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students may contact Student Care & Assistance in the Office of the Dean of Students to discuss an extended absence by phone at 319-335-3940 or email dos-assistance@uiowa.edu. Students may also submit a request through workflow by completing the Extended Academic Absence Request Form.  

This agreement must be signed each semester prior to registration. Students will not be able to register without submitting the Billing and Payment Student Agreement. You will find this agreement in the Financial Aid and Billing section of MyUI, the Billing section has a financial documents link. You will have the ability to verify each session’s agreement through this link. Please read the entire document carefully and contact ubill@uiowa.edu for clarification, if needed.

University of Iowa students must maintain certain health/immunization requirements to attend; please visit Student Health and Wellness for more information.  

Health Insurance Policies for Students

The University of Iowa Human Resources Office administers the UI student health insurance policies, not Student Health and Wellness, including those for graduate students and for undergraduates. To contact University Human Resources:

Toll-free: 877-830-4001
Phone: 319-335-2676
Email: benefits@uiowa.edu

Health Insurance on the Student Benefits page includes policy information, limitations, coverages, and rates.

Health Science Students

All health science students who experience significant clinical exposure as part of their training are required to maintain health insurance sufficient to satisfy minimum standards of coverage throughout each year of attendance at the University of Iowa. 

You are automatically billed in monthly installments on your U-Bill for a student-only policy starting in the semester in which you are first registered unless alternative arrangements are made each year by specified deadlines through the Human Resources Office, 120 University Services Building (USB), Suite 40; Phone: 319-335-2676.  

International Students

All international (nonimmigrant) students are required to maintain health insurance sufficient to satisfy minimum standards of coverage throughout each year of attendance at the University of Iowa. If you are an international student, you are automatically billed in monthly installments for a student-only policy for each semester you are registered unless alternative arrangements are made by specified deadlines through the Human Resources Office, 120 University Services Building (USB), Suite 40; Phone: 319-335-2676. 

The registration system can only read your current student information, such as your final grades and your degree audit. It is the student's responsibility to have any credits transferred from another institution. You should request that your transfer credit be sent to Admissions as soon as you are enrolled in the course at another institution and again when your grade is finalized if you do not want to experience a possible delay in registering for a course with a prerequisite that you are taking elsewhere.

Enrollment status is the number of hours a student is registered for. Enrollment status impacts your academic record, financial aid eligibility, and tuition and fees. It is your responsibility to know your enrollment status and what impacts it can have on your tuition and fees assessment as well as financial aid. Detailed information can be found on the Full-Time/Half-Time Enrollment page. Refer to the Academic Calendar for all deadlines by session. View the Tuition & Fees responsibility table.