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UIU-Baton Rouge: Education Built for Life

From your hometown near Baton Rouge, earn your college degree from the renowned Upper Iowa University. UIU’s Baton Rouge regional education center offers you the chance for a top-notch education close to home.

First-time students, adults returning to school, and transfer students will all find an Education Built for Life—your life. UIU works closely with you to tailor an education program aimed at achieving your unique career goals.

Upcoming Start Dates

Session 5: May 13, 2024
Session 6: July 8, 2024
Session 1: August 26, 2024

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Academic Programs at UIU-Baton Rouge

The UIU-Baton Rouge center offers evening classes in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Plus, blending your degree plan with online and self-paced courses widens the possibilities even further.

Select one of the UIU-Baton Rouge programs below to explore that area of study.

Associate Degrees

Bachelor’s Degrees

Master’s Degrees


*Master’s degrees are available online at this location. MBA is available online and face-to-face.

Academic Support

Get the support you need for successful studies through tutoring or accommodations for a disability.

Shorter Sessions with Focused Schedule

UIU’s unique Two-at-a-Time course schedule helps you focus on your studies. As a full-time student, you only need to take two classes during each 8- or 6-week session, which helps you concentrate and excel. UIU gives you access to courses year-round, so you can complete your degree on your schedule.

View available Courses

2023-2024 Academic Year

Session 4 (03/11/2024 – 05/02/2024)

Course # & Title Prerequisites Time Day of the Week
ACCT 202 Accounting Principles II ACCT 201 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
BA 222 Management Information Systems BA 210 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
BA 374 Business Communication ENG 102 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
BA 508 Curr Issues:Corp Law/Ethics 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm Monday
CJ 291 Community Oriented Policing 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
MATH 220 Elementary Statistics Pass (MATH 105 or above) or ((pass MATH 095 or ACT math score ≥ 19) and pass MATH 100) or ACT math score ≥ 24 or an alternative placement as approved by the math department or instructor approval 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
PA 430 Cases in Public Administration PA 364 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday

Session 5 (05/13/2024 – 07/04/2024)

Course # & Title Prerequisites Time Day of the Week
BA 423 Production/Operations Management BA 210, and BA 256 or MATH 220 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
CJ 224 Introduction to Criminal Justice 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
CJ 388 Comparative Study/Criminal Justice 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
COMM 200 Interpersonal Communication 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
ES 161 Intro to Environmental Science 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
FIN 341 Corporate Financial Management ECON 161, ACCT 202, Or permission of instructor 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
HSV 454 Issues/Ethics: Helping Professions PSY 190 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
IS 102 Intro Computer Applications and Technology 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
MBA 501 Managerial Communication 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
MKT 208 Marketing Principles 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday

Session 6 (07/08/2024 – 08/15/2024)

Course # & Title Prerequisites Time Day of the Week
BA 210 Management Principles 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
BA 374 Business Communication ENG 102 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
BA 540 Labor/Management Relations 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
CJ 333 Criminology SOC 110 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
CJ 396 Community Corrections CJ 224 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
COMM 221 Intercultural Communication 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
ENG 290 The Movies 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
HIST 110 American History to 1877 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
MKT 504 Mktg/Product Mgmt 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
PA 346 Disaster Response and Recovery PA 332 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
PA 445 Administrative Law 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday

2024-2025 Academic Year

Session 1 (08/26/2024 – 10/17/2024)

Course # & Title Prerequisites Time Day of the Week
BA 222 Management Information Systems BA 210 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
BA 460 Strategic Management Senior standing and within 9 credit hours of program completion. 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
CJ 224 Introduction to Criminal Justice 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
CJ 362 Criminal Investigations CJ 224 or CHEM 102 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
COMM 105 Public Speaking 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
ECON 160 Principles of Microeconomics 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
MATH 220 Elementary Statistics Pass (MATH 105 or above) or ((pass MATH 095 or ACT math score ≥ 19) and pass MATH 100) or ACT math score ≥ 24 or an alternative placement as approved by the math department or instructor approval 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
MKT 208 Marketing Principles 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
PA 364 Public Administration 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday

Session 2 (10/21/2024 – 12/12/2024)

Course # & Title Prerequisites Time Day of the Week
BA 302 Business Law and Ethics 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
BA 325 New Venture Creation MKT 208, BA 210 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
CJ 365 Introduction to Policing CJ 224 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
CJ 499 Special Project SOC 110 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
ECON 161 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 160 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
ES 117 Natural Disasters 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
HSV 454 Issues/Ethics: Helping Professions PSY 190 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
PA 371 Urban Management 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday

Session 3 (01/06/2025 – 02/27/2025)

Course # & Title Prerequisites Time Day of the Week
ACCT 201 Accounting Principles I 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
BA 210 Management Principles 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
CJ 367 Ethics in Criminal Justice CJ 224 or CHEM 102 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
CJ 423 Introduction to Terrorism CJ 224 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
ENG 101 English Composition I ACT (verbal portion) of at least 18 or the completion of ENG 100 or successful performance on challenge examination 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
MUS 100 Introduction to Music 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
PA 305 Grant Writing ENG 102 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday

Session 4 (03/10/2025 – 05/01/2025)

Course # & Title Prerequisites Time Day of the Week
ACCT 202 Accounting Principles II ACCT 201 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
BA 361 Human Resources Management BA 210 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
BA 460 Strategic Management Senior standing and within 9 credit hours of program completion. 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
CJ 315 Juvenile Justice CJ 224 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
CJ 380 Introduction to Corrections CJ 224 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
ENG 102 English Composition II ENG 101 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
MATH 105 College Mathematics/Applications Pass MATH 095 or ACT math score = 19 or an alternative placement mechanism as approved by the math department or instructor approval. 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
PA 430 Cases in Public Administration PA 364 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday

Session 5 (05/12/2025 – 07/03/2025)

Course # & Title Prerequisites Time Day of the Week
CJ 224 Introduction to Criminal Justice 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
COMM 105 Public Speaking 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
ES 161 Intro to Environmental Science 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
FIN 341 Corporate Financial Management ECON 161, ACCT 202, Or permission of instructor 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
MKT 208 Marketing Principles 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
PA 440 Public Budgeting Process 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday

Session 6 (07/07/2025 – 08/14/2025)

Course # & Title Prerequisites Time Day of the Week
ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
BA 210 Management Principles 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
BA 374 Business Communication ENG 102 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday
CJ 333 Criminology SOC 110 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday
CJ 396 Community Corrections CJ 224 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Monday
MUS 202 American Popular Music 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday
PA 445 Administrative Law 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tuesday

Full Year Schedules

2023-2024 Academic Year

Course # & Title Sessions
1 2 3 4 5 6 Other
ACCT 201 Accounting Principles I Yes
ACCT 202 Accounting Principles II Yes
BA 210 Management Principles Yes Yes
BA 222 Management Information Systems Yes
BA 302 Business Law and Ethics Yes
BA 325 New Venture Creation Yes
BA 334 Social Entrepreneurship Yes
BA 356 Quantitative Analysis/Bus II Yes
BA 361 Human Resources Management Yes
BA 365 Leadership Theory Yes
BA 374 Business Communication Yes Yes
BA 423 Production/Operations Management Yes
BA 506 Org Strategy/Econ Change Yes
BA 508 Curr Issues:Corp Law/Ethics Yes
BA 511 Corp Entr/Sustainabiliy Yes
BA 540 Labor/Management Relations Yes
CJ 224 Introduction to Criminal Justice Yes
CJ 291 Community Oriented Policing Yes
CJ 333 Criminology Yes
CJ 362 Criminal Investigations Yes
CJ 365 Introduction to Policing Yes
CJ 388 Comparative Study/Criminal Justice Yes
CJ 396 Community Corrections Yes
CJ 499 Special Project Yes
COMM 105 Public Speaking Yes
COMM 200 Interpersonal Communication Yes
COMM 221 Intercultural Communication Yes
ECON 161 Principles of Macroeconomics Yes
ENG 100 Writing Skills Yes
ENG 101 English Composition I Yes
ENG 102 English Composition II Yes
ENG 290 The Movies Yes
ES 117 Natural Disasters Yes
ES 161 Intro to Environmental Science Yes Yes
FIN 341 Corporate Financial Management Yes
FIN 513 Financial Mgmt Yes
HIST 110 American History to 1877 Yes
HSA 205 Intro to American Health Systems Yes
HSV 454 Issues/Ethics: Helping Professions Yes Yes
IS 102 Intro Computer Applications and Technology Yes Yes
MATH 105 College Mathematics/Applications Yes
MATH 220 Elementary Statistics Yes Yes
MBA 501 Managerial Communication Yes
MKT 208 Marketing Principles Yes
MKT 504 Mktg/Product Mgmt Yes
MUS 100 Introduction to Music Yes
PA 305 Grant Writing Yes
PA 306 Prin of Emergency Management Yes
PA 346 Disaster Response and Recovery Yes
PA 364 Public Administration Yes
PA 371 Urban Management Yes
PA 430 Cases in Public Administration Yes
PA 445 Administrative Law Yes

Easily Transfer Credits

Whether it’s been a single semester or several years since your last college course, UIU makes it easy to apply those credits to your degree. We accept up to 90 credits from four-year schools or 78 credits from two-year schools. Plus, your professional experience and test scores may earn you college credit.

The university also partners with several community colleges in the Baton Rouge area to make the transfer process even smoother. UIU holds articulation agreements with schools across the country, including:

Don’t see your school? Check out all of our articulation agreements.

Students transferring from a UIU partner school may qualify for a transfer scholarship!

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Admissions and Aid

When you’re ready to apply to UIU-Baton Rouge, we’ll help you navigate the admissions and financial aid process.

Special Programs and Grants

Law Enforcement

UIU-Baton Rouge offers a special program for law enforcement officers in the Fraternal Order of Police and Louisiana State Troopers Association.

Military Financial Aid

UIU-Baton Rouge accepts all military and veterans aid and offers military tuition grants.

Corporate Programs

UIU-Baton Rouge partners with area employers to offer employees grants toward tuition.

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Military Family Grant

Upper Iowa’s Military Family Grant offers $250 per credit hour tuition rates for undergraduate courses and $325 per credit hour tuition rates for graduate courses! For spouses and dependents of active duty, reserve and National Guard service members.

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Experience UIU from Baton Rouge

As a student at UIU-Baton Rouge, you can take advantage of the benefits of being part of a global school community.

Bria Landry, '19

Health Services Administration, current MBA student
Baton Rouge Center

UIU has changed my life by letting me be able to obtain education while having a busy schedule. I was given the opportunity to continue my studies without having to start over.

Contact UIU-Baton Rouge

2431 S Acadian Thruway #287
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Phone: 225-923-2331

Email: [email protected]

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