Because of federal financial aid regulations, the University of Iowa requires that instructors be able to verify students’ attendance or “academic activity” through the 10^th day of the semester, which is this Friday, August 31.

A student needs to accomplish at least one “academic activity” during the first ten days of the semester to be considered attending a class for financial aid purposes.

As a reminder, “academic activity” is defined by this federal regulation as resulting when a student does one of the following:

• physically attends at least one class where there is an opportunity for direct interaction between the instructor and students;
• submits an academic assignment;
• takes a quiz or exam;
• participates in an interactive tutorial or is involved with computer assisted instruction;
• attends a study group as assigned by the instructor;
• participates in an online discussion as part of the course;
• initiates contact with a faculty member to ask a question about the academic subject studied in the course.

Academic activity does not result when a student

• logs in to an online class or to ICON (or a similar site) but has no other “academic activity”
• meets with an academic advisor.

Please see the Registrar’s website for information about how to submit the attendance report and for additional information.

Thank you! We appreciate all that you do for our students.