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UIU-Fort Polk: Education Built for Life
From your hometown near Fort Polk, earn your college degree from the renowned Upper Iowa University.
Military and veteran students will all find an education Built for Life—your life. UIU’s Fort Polk regional education center offers you the chance to fit a top-notch education into your busy life and to coordinate with your military mission.
UIU works closely with you to tailor an education program aimed at achieving your individual career goals. Our partnership with Fort Polk means we have the expertise to help you secure the unique education benefits available to those in the service.
In addition to veterans and service men and women, UIU-Fort Polk also welcomes civilians, including Department of Defense (DoD) employees, federal contractors and military dependents (spouses and children) to our classes.
Upcoming Start Dates
Session 6: July 11, 2022
Session 1: August 29, 2022
Session 2: October 24, 2022
Call Us Today! 337-537-4465
Take the next step to become a UIU student
Academic Programs at UIU-Fort Polk
The UIU-Fort Polk center offers day, evening and weekend classes in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. You can also blend your degree plan with online and self-paced courses that can travel with you as you serve your country here or overseas.
Select one of the UIU-Fort Polk programs below to explore that area of study.
Associate Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Communication Studies :
- Criminal Justice
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Financial Management
- Graphic Design :
- Health Services Administration
- Human Resources Management
- Human Services
- Information Systems :
- Information Technology :
- Liberal Arts :
- Management
- Marketing
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Social Science
- Sociology
Master’s Degrees
Program type not available at this location. View UIU's online & distance learning options.
Academic Support
Get the support you need for successful studies through tutoring or accommodations for a disability.
Louisiana Dual Enrollment
UIU is proud to partner with local high schools to offer college credit courses to high school students across the state of Louisiana.
Learn more about our partnership and offerings here.
Shorter Sessions with Focused Schedule
UIU’s unique Two-at-a-Time course schedule helps you focus on your studies. 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.
2021-2022 Academic Year
Session 5 (05/16/2022 – 07/07/2022)
Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
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BA 460 Strategic Management | Senior standing and within 9 credit hours of program completion. | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
FIN 341 Corporate Financial Management | ECON 161, ACCT 202, Or permission of instructor | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
PSY 323 Cognition | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday |
PSY 49801 Senior Project Psychology | ENG 102, And 30 or fewer credits remaining to be completed through UIU | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday |
PSY 49802 Senior Project Human Services | ENG 102, And 30 or fewer credits remaining to be completed through UIU | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
PSY 49803 Senior Project Social Science | ENG 102, And 30 or fewer credits remaining to be completed through UIU | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
Session 6 (07/11/2022 – 08/18/2022)
Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
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BA 361 Human Resources Management | BA 210 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday |
BA 474 Organizational Behavior | PSY 190 or SOC 110 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
PSY 190 General Psychology | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday | |
PSY 321 Death and Dying | ENG 101 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Monday |
PSY 409 Psychology of Disaster | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
2022-2023 Academic Year
Session 1 (08/29/2022 – 10/20/2022)
Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
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BA 302 Business Law and Ethics | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Monday | |
BA 325 New Venture Creation | MKT 208, BA 210 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
BA 474 Organizational Behavior | PSY 190 or SOC 110 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday |
PSY 311 Psychology of Women | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
PSY 338 Motivation | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Monday |
PSY 49801 Senior Project Psychology | ENG 102, And 30 or fewer credits remaining to be completed through UIU | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
Session 2 (10/24/2022 – 12/15/2022)
Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
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ACCT 321 Intermediate Financial Accounting I | ACCT 202 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
BA 460 Strategic Management | Senior standing and within 9 credit hours of program completion. | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Monday |
ES 117 Natural Disasters | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday | |
HIST 330 African American History | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday | |
PSY 335 Biological Psychology | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday |
PSY 355 Skills/Strategies in Helping Prof | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
Session 3 (01/09/2023 – 03/02/2023)
Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
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BA 383 Compensation/Benefits Management | BA 361 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
ES 161 Intro to Environmental Science | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday | |
PSY 190 General Psychology | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday | |
PSY 332 Personality | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
PSY 360 Abnormal Psychology | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
Session 4 (03/13/2023 – 05/04/2023)
Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
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BA 423 Production/Operations Management | BA 210, and BA 256 or MATH 220 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
FIN 341 Corporate Financial Management | ECON 161, ACCT 202, Or permission of instructor | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday |
HIST 355 Modern World History | HIST 101 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Monday |
PSY 323 Cognition | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
PSY 373 Research Methods | SOC 110 or PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
PSY 397 Social Gerontology | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
PSY 49802 Senior Project Human Services | ENG 102, And 30 or fewer credits remaining to be completed through UIU | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
Session 5 (05/15/2023 – 07/06/2023)
Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
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ANTH 310 Political Anthropology | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Monday | |
BA 317 International Management | BA 210, and general education cultures requirement | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
BA 374 Business Communication | ENG 102 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
PSY 302 Substance Abuse | SOC 110 or PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
PSY 321 Death and Dying | ENG 101 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday |
PSY 394 Psychology of Aging | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Monday |
PSY 409 Psychology of Disaster | PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday |
PSY 49803 Senior Project Social Science | ENG 102, And 30 or fewer credits remaining to be completed through UIU | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
Session 6 (07/10/2023 – 08/17/2023)
Course # & Title | Prerequisites | Time | Day of the Week |
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BA 361 Human Resources Management | BA 210 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Tuesday |
BA 411 Labor Relations and Negotiation | BA 210, BA 361 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Monday |
COMM 105 Public Speaking | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Wednesday | |
PSY 383 Human Behavior:Social Environment | SOC 110 or PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
SOC 310 Social Psychology | SOC 110 or PSY 190 | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Thursday |
Easily Transfer Credits with JST
UIU accepts the Joint Service Transcript (JST) to help you earn college credit from your prior military training and education or professional experience.
If you’ve taken college courses before, UIU makes it easy to apply those credits to your degree even if it’s been several years since your last class. We accept up to 90 credits from four-year schools or 78 credits from two-year schools.
The university also partners with several community colleges around the country to make the transfer process even smoother, including:
Students transferring from a UIU partner school may qualify for a transfer scholarship!

Admissions and Aid
When you’re ready to apply to UIU-Fort Polk, we’ll help you navigate the admissions and financial aid process. UIU-Fort Polk accepts all military and veterans aid and offers military tuition grants.
Special Programs and Grants
Field Artillery Partnership
UIU offers a program in partnership with Field Artillery designed for all 13MOS series soldiers.
Corporate Programs
UIU-Fort Polk partners with area employers to offer employees grants toward tuition.
Law Enforcement
UIU-Fort Polk offers a special program for law enforcement officers in the Fraternal Order of Police and Louisiana State Troopers Association.

Experience UIU from Fort Polk
As a student at UIU-Fort Polk, you can take advantage of the benefits of being part of a global school community.

Brittany Cambron
Business Administration
Fort Polk, Louisiana
Being in the military, I chose UIU because of the availability to do online classes as well as strength in classes offered. When compared to other colleges available to me, UIU had the best and strongest course syllabus for my degree.
Contact UIU-Fort Polk
7460 Colorado Ave.
Bldg. 660, Rm. 104
Fort Polk, LA 71459
Phone: 337-537-4465
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours
Monday–Thursday: 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Awards & Rankings
UIU regularly ranks among the top universities for its affordability, online learning programs, STEM programs and opportunities for military and veteran students.


