Any registration change that you cannot initiate or complete in MyUI can be completed using the email process below.
Types of changes you may need to complete by email are:
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Section change
Staying in the same course but changing to a different instructor or to a different time/location.
If section change is not allowed in MyUI then the student should use the email option below.
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Hours change
Staying in the same course with the same instructor and same section but increasing or decreasing credit hours.
If hours change is not allowed in MyUI then the student should use the email option below.
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Hours change to audit (zero hours)
Tuition is still assessed for auditing a course. The amount is based on the minimum fee hours associated with the course. Check the minimum fee hours in MyUI in the course description.
Staying in the same course with the same instructor and same section but decreasing credit hours to zero (audit). Course work for an audit must be discussed and approved by the instructor. You will still be assessed tuition for auditing a course. Please be sure you have discussed with the instructor what work you will be responsible for if you are approved for an audit.
If hours change is not allowed in MyUI then the student should use the email option below.
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Section/Hours change
Staying in the same course but changing the instructor or day/time AND changing the number of credit hours (increasing or decreasing).
If section/hours change is not allowed in MyUI then the student should use the email option below.
EMAIL Option for registration changes:
When a registration change cannot be completed in MyUI please use the following option.
You MUST use your uiowa email address. Anyone giving permission MUST reply from their uiowa email address. From your uiowa email account send a request to all the required permissions for the change you wish to process. You can find required permissions at https://registrar.uiowa.edu/change-registration-myui.
Information to include in an email request for a registration change, depending on your change you may not need to include all of these items.
- Student name
- Student ID or Hawk ID
- Session (fall, spring, summer, winter)
- Action – typically for email it will be: section change, hours change, section and hours change. If MyUI does not allow you can use this option for drop, add, and withdraw.
- Course number including section - Include all sections if lecture, lab, discussion.
- Course name
- Instructor name
- New course number and section - Include all new sections if lecture, lab, discussion.
- New course name
- Hours
- New hours
- New Instructor name
- Advisor name
SAMPLE wording for emails:
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SECTION CHANGE: (section changes only need the new instructor’s permission, you do not need advisor or collegiate approval anytime during the session).
I, [student name and ID] am requesting a section change in [which session or semester] for [course name and number] (Example: Cultural Anthropology – ANTH:1101:0A10 – discussion, lecture 0AAA) to the same course but discussion section 0A12 with instructor, [instructor name]. I have copied [instructor name] at their uiowa email address. If approved, please reply ALL and I (the student) will forward your permissions in my email to registrar@uiowa.edu for processing. Thank you, [Student name]
Please include any other pertinent information to your circumstances in your email.
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HOURS CHANGE: permissions required
I, [student name and ID] am requesting an hours change in [which session or semester] for [course name and number] (Example: Undergraduate Research – CHEM:3994:0IND with [instructor name]). I would like to [increase or decrease] the hours from [ __ to __ ] . I have copied [instructor name] and [advisor name] at their uiowa email address. If you approve, please reply ALL and I (the student) will forward your permissions in an email to registrar@uiowa.edu for processing. Thank you, [Student name]
Please include any other pertinent information to your circumstances in your email. If the deadline to change hours without collegiate approval has passed please include the appropriate collegiate office in your reply.
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SECTION and HOURS CHANGE: permissions required
I, [student name and ID] am requesting a section change and an hours change in [which session or semester] for [course name and number] (Example - Teaching Internship in Biology – BIOL:4897:0001) with [instructor name] to section 0002 with [instructor name]. I would also like to [increase or decrease] the hours from [__ to __]. I have copied [new instructor name] and [advisor name] at their uiowa email address. If approved, please reply ALL and I (the student) will forward your permissions in an email to registrar@uiowa.edu for processing. Thank you, [Student name]
Please include any other pertinent information to your circumstances in your email. If the deadline to change hours without collegiate approval has passed please include the appropriate collegiate office in your reply.