Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education

Making Updates to Winter 2026 and Spring 2027 Syllabus Information in MyUI

As we prepare for early registration, which starts on November 9, 2026, the Office of the Registrar will be sending reminders this week to departments with courses that are missing needed information that must be displayed in MyUI.

Information that is already visible in MyUI can still be updated for the upcoming sessions. We ask departments to enter any missing information for compliance, and review any information already submitted in MyUI and to ensure course information is accurate for the upcoming sessions. Please make updates as soon as possible and no later than November 9.

How Do Departments Make Changes?

Faculty should review how their courses are displayed in MyUI, and send edits to the appropriate designated staff member in their department. This staff member may also send a spreadsheet or list to faculty asking for any missing information or to check for information accuracy.

For staff making changes in MAUI:

Use Offerings Planner for section-specific information:

  • Course Topics
  • Assessment Types (Exam, paper, etc)
  • Required Textbooks, Readings, and Course Materials (when maintained at the section level)

Use the Revise Course Form for course-level information (you may also still email reg-maui-support@uiowa.edu or reg-course-approval@uiowa.edu for changes):

  • Learning Objectives
  • Course Title
  • Course Description

Learning objectives are maintained in the Course Library and apply across sections of a course. Note: all General Education courses have consistent Learning Objectives, so do not need to be edited.

How to Review Your Courses

Departments can use the following MAUI tools:

  • Syllabi Compliance Dashboard to identify courses with missing required components.
  • Syllabus Content Review Dashboard to review the topics, assessments, learning objectives, and other syllabus information currently associated with courses. 

We encourage you to review your department's Winter 2026 and Spring 2027 offerings and make any needed updates. In the future, information will replicate from one semester to another, so the need for editing will be reduced. Additional guidance is available at the Syllabus Initiative Help Site or by emailing reg-maui-support@uiowa.edu or reg-course-approval@uiowa.edu

Thank you for your continued work on this important initiative.

Note: this memo was also published on Oct. 21, 2026.