Enrolling in Courses
Once you have deposited for the semester and have set up your Iona online access, you may arrange an appointment with any Academic Advisor available in the Center for Advising and Academic Services. Together, you will discuss degree requirements and you will create your schedule of classes for the fall term.
You must have your schedule in place before your scheduled June Orientation program.
Creating Your First Class Schedule
With the aid of an advisor, you are going to enroll in five or six courses total, though you can select as few as four courses, for a total of 12 to 18 credits.
- Courses 1 & 2: COL 150 (Columba Cornerstone) and its paired subject course. Course pairs are noted below in the Selecting a COL 150 & Paired Subject. The same students who enroll in Columba will also be enrolled in the same paired subject.
- Courses 3, 4 & 5: Courses related to a planned major or exploration of interests and from the University Core requirements
The first two courses you choose must be a COL 150 course (Columba Cornerstone) and its paired subject. These two courses must be in your official schedule, before selecting your remaining courses.
| Subject | Section | Course | Mtg time | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL 150 BUS 100 | F11 | Columba Cornerstone Business Essentials | 5 - 6:18 p.m. 11 a.m. - 12:18 p.m. | M/W |
| COL 150 BUS 100 | F12 | Columba Cornerstone Business Essentials | 5 - 6:18 p.m. 2 - 3:18 p.m. | M/W |
| COL 150 BUS 100 | F15 | Columba Cornerstone Business Essentials | 2 - 3:18 p.m. 9:30 - 10:48 a.m. | T/Th M/W |
| COL 150 BUS 100 | F21 | Columba Cornerstone Business Essentials | 3:30 - 4:48 p.m. 9:30 - 10:48 a.m. | T/Th M/W |
| COL 150 BUS 100 | F27 | Columba Cornerstone Business Essentials | 10 - 10:52 a.m. 2 - 3:18 p.m. | T/Th/F T/Th |
| COL 150 CHM 107 | F17 | Columba Cornerstone Chemistry for Nursing * | 2 - 3:18 p.m. 9 - 9:52 a.m. | T/Th T/Th/F |
| COL 150 CHM 107 | F19 | Columba Cornerstone Chemistry for Nursing * | 3:30 - 4:48 p.m. 10 - 10:52 a.m. | T/Th T/Th/F |
| COL 150 CHM 109 | F8 | Columba Cornerstone Pre-Med Chemistry I * | 2 - 3:18 p.m. 11 - 11:52 a.m. | M/W T/Th/F |
| COL 150 CRJ 205 | F3 | Columba Cornerstone Intro. to Criminal Justice | 11 a.m. - 12:18 p.m. 3:30 - 4:48 p.m. | M/W |
| COL 150 ECO 201 | F24 | Columba Cornerstone Microeconomics | 10 - 10:52 a.m. 9:30 - 10:48 a.m. | T/Th/F M/W |
| COL 150 ENG 213 | F1 | Columba Cornerstone Transformations in Lit | 9:30 - 10:48 a.m. 11 a.m. - 12:18 p.m. | M/W |
| COL 150 ENG 213 | F29 | Columba Cornerstone Transformations in Lit | 11 - 11:52 a.m. 10 - 10:52 a.m. | T/Th/F |
| COL 150 ENT 200 | F14 | Columba Cornerstone Intro to Entrepreneurship | 2 - 3:18 p.m. 9:30 - 10:48 a.m. | T/Th M/W |
| COL 150 ENT 200 | F23 | Columba Cornerstone Intro to Entrepreneurship | 10 - 10:52 a.m. 2 - 3:18 p.m. | T/Th/F T/Th |
| COL 150 FPA 212 | F28 | Columba Cornerstone Art Hist: Prehist Era to Mid Ages | 1 - 1:52 p.m. 2 - 3:18 p.m. | T/Th/F T/Th |
| COL 150 FPA 220 | F7 | Columba Cornerstone Dance Appreciation | 2 - 3:18 p.m. 11 a.m. - 12:18 p.m. | T/Th M/W |
| COL 150 HST 101 | F18 | Columba Cornerstone Evolution of Western Civilization | 11 - 11:52 a.m. 10 - 10:52 a.m. | T/Th/F |
| COL 150 HST 120 | F13 | Columba Cornerstone Timeless Issues in History | 2 - 3:18 p.m. 3:30 - 4:48 p.m. | T/Th |
| COL 150 HST 120 | F26 | Columba Cornerstone Timeless Issues in History | 10 - 10:52 a.m. 11 - 11:52 a.m. | T/Th/F |
| COL 150 MSC 200 | F4 | Columba Cornerstone Intro to Media & Commun. | 11 a.m. - 12:18 p.m. 9:30 - 10:48 a.m. | M/W |
| COL 150 MSC 200 | F25 | Columba Cornerstone Intro to Media & Commun. | 10 - 10:52 a.m. 2 - 3:18 p.m. | T/Th/F T/Th |
| COL 150 PHL 215 | F6 | Columba Cornerstone Ethics: Matters of Life & Death | 11 a.m. - 12:18 p.m. 5 - 6:18 p.m. | M/W T/Th |
| COL 150 POL 201 | F9 | Columba Cornerstone American Government 1 | 2 - 3:18 p.m. 8 - 9:18 a.m. | M/W |
| COL 150 POL 203 | F2 | Columba Cornerstone Intro to Global Politics | 9:30 - 10:48 a.m. TBA | M/W TBA |
| COL 150 RST 206 | F5 | Columba Cornerstone Spirituality | 11 a.m. - 12:18 p.m. 2 - 3:18 p.m. | M/W |
| COL 150 RST 213 | F16 | Columba Cornerstone Religion and the Natural World | 2 - 3:18 p.m. 11 - 11:52 a.m. | T/Th T/Th/F |
| COL 150 RST 215 | F22 | Columba Cornerstone Islam: History/Belief/Practice | 5 - 6:18 p.m. 2 - 3:18 p.m. | T/Th |
| COL 150 SOC 101 | F10 | Columba Cornerstone Introduction to Sociology | 3:30 - 4:48 p.m. 11 a.m. - 12:18 p.m. | M/W |
| COL 150 SOC 101 | F20 | Columba Cornerstone Introduction to Sociology | 3:30 - 4:48 p.m. 2 - 3:18 p.m. | T/Th |
*Course requires a recitation hour with the same professor, which must be accounted for when selecting your course.
All students in their first term take courses that are related to a planned major or exploration of interests and from the university core requirements. Please take a moment to explore specific recommendations for the first term and year here.
Assessment of Math skills for Nursing, and all Biology, Chemistry, Math, Computer Science, and Pre-Med Majors
Students pursuing the majors above will be taking a Math Assessment using ALEKS, an online assessment instrument. Please learn more about the process here.
Language Placement
All Iona University students must take one semester of a language other than English (3-credit course) as part of the 9 credit-Diversity Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives University Core requirement. (A second course in the same language, though not required of all students, counts for three more credits toward the 9 credit DCCG requirement). An online placement system has been developed by the University's Languages faculty to ensure that your language study at Iona is well suited to your background in a particular language.
Language Placement Survey
You are asked to complete a brief survey about your experience with one or more language other than English. If you wish to study Spanish or Italian, you may be required to take a placement test.
If you have no prior experience with Spanish or Italian, you do not need to take a placement survey.
If you have studied Spanish or Italian and/or if you are a heritage speaker of either language, you need to complete the placement text on the language you intend to study at Iona. The language placement test takes only 15 to 20 minutes.
Complete the Language Placement Survey
See Language Placement Score Info
AP Exam
If you have taken an AP exam in language and/or literature, please speak to your academic advisor about the possibility of receiving college credit.