If you have taken classes at the University of Iowa within the last year, you are considered a current student. If you last attended more than one year ago, or if you earned a degree in your last session attended, you will need to contact the Office of Admissions for re-admission.

Eligibility

To be eligible to register, you must:  

• Have a registration date and time assigned to you in MyUI. Refer to Early Registration for more information about your date and time assignment.
• Be clear of any registration holds. 
• U-Bill must not be past due. 

Advising

Every University of Iowa student is assigned an academic advisor to assist with educational planning and registration. You will need to be authorized to register by your advisor. This may require a meeting with your academic advisor, or it may happen automatically. Consult your department or college for their advising policies and dates.

• Students advised in the Academic Advising Center (AAC) typically meet with their advisor twice each semester. AAC-advised students are required to meet with their academic advisor before they will be authorized to register.
• Students admitted to the Tippie College of Business are not required to meet with an advisor prior to registration.
• Undergraduate Continuing Education students taking only courses or workshops offered through Distance and Online Education are not required to meet with an advisor prior to registration.

If you have never taken classes at the University of Iowa, you are considered a new student. If you have taken college classes at another institution, but have never taken classes at the University of Iowa, you are considered a transfer student.

Eligibility

To be considered eligible to register, you must:

• Have appropriate admission to the University of Iowa.
• New undergraduate students will register during Orientation. Undergraduate students enrolling for their first semester as degree‑seeking students are required to attend an orientation program.
  • If you are a new student who is not required to attend Orientation, check for a registration date and time in MyUI under the Home tab. 
  • Graduate and professional students should contact their department with registration questions.
• Be clear of any registration holds. 
• U-Bill must not be past due.
• Have your transfer credits submitted to Admissions. The Office of the Registrar does not evaluate transfer credits.

Advising

Every University of Iowa student is assigned an academic advisor to assist with educational planning and registration. 

• Undergraduate students enrolling for their first semester as degree‑seeking students will meet their advisor at their orientation program.
• New students not required to attend an orientation program should meet with their advisor to select courses and obtain permission to register. A meeting with your academic advisor or your academic advising office is an important part of the registration process. You must consult your department or college for their advising dates.
• Students advised by the Academic Advising Center are encouraged to meet with their advisor for a planning appointment prior to their registration time. 
• Students admitted to the Tippie College of Business are not required to meet with their advisor prior to registration.
• Undergraduate Continuing Education students taking only courses or workshops offered through Distance and Online Education are not required to meet with their advisor prior to registration.

Students who earned a degree in their last session of attendance, or who have been absent from the university for 12 months or longer, need to apply for re-entry through the Office of Admissions.

Students absent from the University of Iowa for less than 12 months, who did not earn a degree in their last session of attendance, and do not have a registration day and time assigned, should contact Registrar Services to have a registration date assigned.

International students need to contact International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) regardless of the length of their absence.

A stand-alone section does not have any additional section types (i.e., labs or discussions) associated with it. To enroll in a stand-alone section:

• Search for courses in MyUI to find sections to enroll in.
• Only open sections will have the enroll button available.
  • The enroll button for registering can be found on the course browse results page or the section detail on an individual section.
• After the enroll button is selected, MyUI will display the option to add the section to a schedule or cancel the enrollment process for that section.
• Once the add button has been selected, the following message will appear in MyUI indicating the registration was successful: Successfully registered for SUBJ:CRSE:SECT.
• Check your schedule to confirm selection.

In course sections with mandatory relationships, students choose a discussion or lab section and are automatically registered for the lecture that is related to that discussion or lab section. To register for mandatory related sections:

• Browse or search for courses on MyUI to find sections to enroll in.
• Only open sections with the credit hours assigned will have the enroll button available.
  • The related lecture will not have the enroll button, but will instead have the statement: This section is automatically added.
• After the enroll button is selected, MyUI will display the option to add the section to a schedule, or cancel the enrollment process for that section.
• Once the add button has been selected the following message will appear in MyUI if registration was successful: Successfully registered for SUBJ:CRSE:SECT.
  •  The lecture will be automatically added to the schedule once the related lab or discussion is chosen.
• The lecture and lab or discussion will be added to the course schedule.
• Check your schedule to confirm selection.

In courses with preferred relationships, students must choose both a lecture and a lab or discussion. Credit hours in preferred relationships are placed on the lecture sections. To register for preferred relationships sections:

• Browse or search for courses on MyUI to find sections to enroll in.
• Only open sections will have the enroll button available.
• The related lecture, lab, and discussion sections will each have the enroll button but will also include a statement with what other sections need to be selected. (i.e., choose one discussion, one lecture when registering; or choose one lab, one discussion when registering).
• After the enroll button is selected for the first section, MyUI will display the ability to select the other lecture, lab, or discussion options.
• When all options are selected, the add or cancel button must be clicked to complete or cancel the process.
• Once the add button has been selected, then the following message will appear in MyUI if registration was successful: Successfully registered for SUBJ:CRSE:SECT.
• All selected sections will be added to the course schedule.
• Check your schedule to confirm selection.

Independent study is an individual instruction section that is not a formally structured class. Typically, this involves one-on-one instruction with a specific faculty member and student. Independent study sections always end in IND (e.g. ABC:1234:0IND). To register for an independent study section:

• Browse or search for courses on MyUI to find sections to enroll in.
• Only open sections will have the enroll button available.
• Once the enroll button is clicked there will be a list of available instructors to choose from. Arrangements with faculty about the nature of the independent study should be established before enrolling.
• After the instructor is selected the section will appear on the course schedule.
• Check your schedule to confirm selection.

If a course is full (and the department offers a waitlist), there will be an option to join the waitlist. You can add yourself to a waitlist as long as you meet course prerequisites and restrictions. For instructions on how to add yourself to a waitlist and information on waitlist processes, please visit the waitlist page.

Auditing a course means taking a course without earning credit (0 s.h.). A grade of AUS (audit successful) or AUU (audit unsuccessful) will be assessed. Audited courses do not meet degree requirements, do not impact GPA, and carry no credit toward graduation. However, you are still responsible for the tuition and fees associated with the class.  

You may change your registration from credit to audit (or vice versa), but only during the period when adding courses is allowed. For semester-length courses, a change from credit to audit is allowed only during the first 10 days of the fall or spring semester. For off-cycle or summer courses, the date varies. The change to audit must be completed by the last day for undergraduates to add or change to P-N or audit status and late register as listed on the Academic Calendar for semester-length courses, or the last day to add without collegiate approval listed on the Course Deadlines page for an individual course. 

To audit a course, you must first enroll in the course and then complete an hours change to 0 s.h. Auditing a course requires approval from the course instructor and your academic advisor.