Academic Handbook
Foreign Language Incentive Program
FLIP 1
FLIP 1 is designed for students wanting to continue the study of a foreign language at a more advanced level. A student may earn four semester hours of additional, ungraded credit for a fifth-semester level (or higher) foreign language course completed with a grade of B- or better. Four additional semester hours of FLIP 1 credit will be awarded for a second fifth-semester level course (or higher) in the same or in a different language with a grade of B- or better. Students are eligible for FLIP 1 if they have completed the Foreign Language component of The University of Iowa General Education Program in high school or by any other acceptable means except through college-level language study. Students also must take the Foreign Language Placement Test in the FLIP language prior to enrollment in the FLIP course.
FLIP 2
FLIP 2 is designed for students who would like to study a second foreign language at the introductory level. Two semester hours of additional, ungraded credit will be awarded for each FLIP 2 course completed with a B- or better in the first four courses of a foreign language sequence for a maximum of eight semester hours. Students may also choose to study another foreign language at the introductory level but no more than 8 hours of FLIP credit is ever awarded. Students are eligible for FLIP 2 if they have completed the Foreign Language component of The University of Iowa General Education Program by any acceptable means.
Before signing up for FLIP credit, please review the following policies:
- In order to be eligible for FLIP 1, a student must not have previously earned college credit in that language by studying it at a college or university. Instead, students may use FLIP 2.
- FLIP 1 and FLIP 2 may be combined, but no more than 8 semester hours of FLIP credit is ever awarded.
- Students failing to earn a B- or higher in a FLIP course will not receive FLIP credit.
- If a FLIP course is dropped after the second week of the semester, the student is no longer eligible for FLIP credit in that language.
- FLIP credit is not graded and not included in any GPA calculations.
- FLIP hours are counted toward hours required for graduation and are considered CLAS and UI residence credit.
- FLIP credit is considered credit by examination. No more than a total of 30 semester hours may be earned through examinations (such as AP, IB, or CLEP).
Submit this form by November 12 for the fall semester or by April 16 for the spring semester. See www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/handbook/ for more information.