Information for Students and Parents

See also: The Iowa Promise: Undergraduate Education; The Iowa Promise: Graduate Education; units that report to the Office of the Provost

Ensuring that undergraduate, graduate, and professional students receive an excellent education at Iowa is at the heart of the Office of the Provost's mission as the University's central academic office. 

To accomplish this mission, the Provost works with individuals and offices across campus, especially the deans of the University's eleven colleges (including the Associate Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate College), who report directly to him, and the directors of the University's student academic services offices, who report to the Provost through the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the University College. 

Through the University College, the Office of the Provost administers academic credit for a number of undergraduate programs, including University Honors Program courses, Study Abroad, and College Transition courses. 

Academic Matters (admission, curriculum, etc.)

• Admissions - The Office of Admissions is the place to start if you're a prospective UI student.
• Honors Program, University - The University Honors Program gives well-prepared students access to small, intellectually rigorous courses, and helps them pursue opportunities to work with faculty on research, artistic creation, service learning, and other activities.
• International Programs - The Office of International Programs offers an array of international opportunities for students, both academic and cultural. 
• Office of the Registrar - The Registrar's Office is the place to go to register (via the online service ISIS), add and drop classes, find the final exam schedule, request a transcript, change your name or address, or take care of many other issues that may come up while you're a UI student.
• University College - The Office of the Provost administers academic credit for a number of undergraduate programs through the University College, including University Honors Program courses, Air Force and Army ROTC, Study Abroad, and College Transition courses. 

Student Services and Advising

• Academic Advising Center - The Academic Advising Center serves over 8,000 students who are open majors, first-year students with declared majors, pre-majors, pre-professional majors and non-degree, special status students.
• Information for Student Parents - If you are a student who has a child, read these pages for some helpful advice.
• Opportunity at Iowa (OI) - Opportunity at Iowa serve the needs of prospective and current students from under-represented minority groups.
• Student Financial Aid - The Office of Student Financial Aid can tell you what types of financial aid are available to you, and how to apply.

Other Programs for Students

• Civic Engagement Program - The place to go to find out about volunteer and service learning opportunities.  A collaborative initiative between the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice President for Student Services.
• Constitution Day - Every September, the UI celebrates Constitution Day with a series of events.  Visit this web site to learn about those events, and to learn more about the U.S. Constitution. 
• Iowa Writers Learning Community - The Iowa Writers Learning Community offers a unique living/learning opportunity for students who are interested in writing of any type: journalism, fiction, poetry, essays, memoirs, plays/screenplays, speeches, manuals. Students from all majors are invited to apply.
• UI Mentoring Clearinghouse - a resource for learning about mentoring opportunities on campus and in the larger community.