What is an allocation?

The allocation figure is based on the number of contact hours offered by each department in university classrooms in the past fall semester relative to the total classroom use and on the number of university classroom periods that will be available during the next academic year.

Fall 2025 Allocation Planning

The following tables contain fall 2024 data and should be used to determine your department's fall 2025 and spring 2026 course offering class-hour allocations. Click the down arrow to maximize the table for each college. 

Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2025-26 by College

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2025-26
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department or College (subject code)Total Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 923 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
African American Studies (AFAM)11.00.18%1.672
American Sign Language (ASL, ASLE)38.00.63%5.786
American Studies (AMST)18.00.30%2.743
Anthropology (ANTH)53.00.87%8.078
Art & Art History (ARTH, ARTS, SCLP)56.00.92%8.529
Asian & Slav Lang/Lit (ASIA, CHIN, JPNS, KORE, RUSS, SOAS)117.01.93%17.8118
Biology (BIOL)103.01.70%15.6816
Chemistry (CHEM)277.04.57%42.1642
Cinematic Arts (CINE)80.01.32%12.1812
CLAS Nondepartmental (CLAS)2.00.03%0.30-
Classics (CLSA, CLSG, CLSL)76.01.25%11.5712
Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD)58.00.96%8.839
Communication Studies (COMM)99.01.63%15.0715
Computer Science (CS)80.01.32%12.1812
Creative Writing (CW)54.00.89%8.228
Criminology, Law & Justice (CRIM)37.00.61%5.636
Critical Cultural Competence (CCCC)1.00.02%0.15-
Dance (DANC)11.00.18%1.672
Disability Studies (DST)2.00.03%0.30-
Division of World Lang, Lit & Culture (WLLC)6.00.10%0.911
School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability (SEES)57.00.94%8.6816
English (ENGL, CNW)276.04.55%42.0142
English Second Language (ESL, TAPE)20.00.33%3.043
Event Management (EVNT)10.00.16%1.522
French & Italian (FREN, ITAL, ARAB, SWAH)172.02.84%26.1826
Gender, Women's, & Sexuality Studies (GWSS)22.00.36%3.353
German (GRMN)56.00.92%8.529
Global Health Studies (GHS)23.00.38%3.504
Health & Human Physiology (ATEP, HHP, HPAS, SRM, TR)218.03.59%33.1833
History (HIST)102.01.68%15.5316
International Studies (IS)10.00.16%1.522
Journalism & Mass Communication (JMC)77.01.27%11.7212
Latin American Studies (LAS)3.00.05%0.46-
Latina/o/x Studies (LATS)8.00.13%1.221
Linguistics (LING)32.00.53%4.875
Magid Center Undergrad Writing (WRIT)15.00.25%2.282
Mathematics (MATH)432.07.12%65.7566
Museum Studies (MUSM)  4.00.07%0.611
Music (MUS)66.01.09%10.0510
Native American & Indigenous Studies (NAIS)----
Philosophy (PHIL)83.01.37%12.6313
Physics & Astronomy (PHYS, ASTR)101.01.67%15.3715
Political Science (POLI)148.02.44%22.5323
Psychology (PSY)144.02.37%21.9222
Religious Studies (RELS)27.00.45%4.114
Rhetoric (RHET)266.04.39%40.4941
Social Justice (SJUS)15.00.25%2.282
Social Work (SSW)73.01.20%11.1111
Sociology  (SOC)73.01.20%11.1111
Spanish & Portuguese (SPAN, PORT)186.03.07%28.3128
Sport Studies (SPST)19.00.31%2.893
Statistics & Actuarial Science (STAT, ACTS)137.02.26%20.8521
Theatre Arts (THTR) 12.00.20%1.832
Translation (TRNS)35.00.58%5.335
Total4,152.068.47%631.97634


 

Tippie College of Business
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2025-26
Tippie College of Business
Department or College (subject code)Total Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 923 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
Accounting (ACCT)130.02.14%19.7920
Business Administration (BUS)103.01.70%15.6816
Business Analytics (BAIS)64.01.06%9.7410
Economics (ECON)122.02.01%18.5719
Entrepreneurial Management (ENTR)61.01.01%9.289
Finance (FIN)55.00.91%8.378
Tippie Professional Programs (MBA)----
Management & Entrepreneurship (MGMT)54.00.89%8.228
Marketing (MKTG) 95.01.57%14.4614
Total684.011.28%104.11104

College of Education
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2025-26
College of Education
Department or College (subject code)Total Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 923 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
Educational Policy & Leadership Studies (EPLS) 34.00.56%5.185
Psychological & Quantitative Foundations (PSQF)49.00.81%7.467
REACH (REA)56.00.92%8.529
Counselor Education (CSED)15.00.25%2.282
Teaching & Learning (EDTL)111.01.83%16.9017
Total265.04.37%40.3440

College of Engineering
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2025-26
College of Engineering
Department or College (subject code)Total Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 923 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
All Divisions (BME, CBE, CEE, ECE, EIT, ENGR, ISE, ME)323.05.33%49.1649
Total323.05.33%49.1649
     

Graduate College
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2024-25
Carver College of Medicine
Department or College (subject code)Total Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 920 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
Pathology (PATH)-0.0%--
Total-0.0%--

College of Law
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2025-26
College of Law
Department or College (subject code)Total Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 923 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
Center for Human Rights (HRTS)7.00.11%0.991
Total7.00.11%0.991

Carver College of Medicine
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2024-25
Carver College of Medicine
Department or College (subject code)Total Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 920 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
Pathology (PATH)-0.0%--
Total-0.0%--

College of Nursing
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2025-26
College of Nursing
Department or College (subject code)Total Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 923 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
Nursing (NURS)158.02.61%24.0524
Total158.02.61%24.0524

College of Public Health
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2025-26
College of Public Health
Department or College (subject code)Total Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 923 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
Biostatistics (BIOS)29.00.48%4.41

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College of Public Health (CPH)55.00.91%8.37

8

Community & Behavioral Health (CBH)7.00.12%1.07

1

Epidemiology (EPID)25.00.41%3.81

4

Health Management & Policy (HMP)14.00.23%2.13

2

Occupational & Environmental Health (OEH)21.00.35%3.2

3

Total151.02.49%22.9822

University College
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2025-26
University College
Department or College (subject code)Total Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 923 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
Aerospace Studies (AERO)9.00.15%1.371
Career Center Programs (CCP) 7.00.12%1.071
College Success Initiatives (CSI) 228.03.76%34.735
Leadership Studies (LS) 37.00.61%5.636
Military Science (MILS)13.00.21%1.982
University of Iowa Honors Program (HONR) 4.00.07%0.611
Total298.04.91%45.3646

Grand Total
Class-Hour Allocations First and Second Semester 2025-26
Grand Total
Department and college totalTotal Class Periods in University Classrooms Fall 2024Percentage of Total UseFractional Share of 923 Periods*Adjusted Class Period Allocation
Grand Total6,064.0100%923.00923.00

 

Comments:
*There are 284 University Classrooms available for general assignment five times each hour = 1420. 1420 class periods adjusted to maximum anticipated utilization level of 65% = 923.