Incoming University of Iowa students receive various forms of education on topics around preventing sexual harassment and sexual misconduct.

Undergraduate Student Education

All incoming undergraduate and transfer students are required to complete an online sexual violence prevention course in two parts. These courses are part of a larger credit course called Success at Iowa. Students receive two credit hours for completing the entire Success at Iowa course during their first semester at the University of Iowa. The Sexual Violence Prevention for Students programs are interactive online program designed to help students protect themselves and others from sexual assault, harassment, stalking, and dating/domestic violence, as well as form healthy relationships. The program also focuses on bystander intervention skills to help students feel empowered to speak up and intervene to prevent potentially violent situations from occurring. Students learn what constitutes sexual misconduct, how to intervene when they see it, and what resources are available if it happens to them or someone that they know. The program incorporates various interactive videos and real-life stories. Additional violence prevention booster materials are available below under the toolkit.

Graduate Student Education

All incoming graduate and professional students are required to take an online course which educates students on sexual harassment and sexual misconduct and bystander intervention. Students who do not complete the mandatory program have a hold placed on their registration until they complete the course. Learn more about the Mandatory Online Sexual Violence Prevention Education Program for graduate students. 

Fraternity and Sorority Life Membership Education

Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) creates a premier environment at the University of Iowa for students, chapters, councils, and the overall community to develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviors to achieve their individual and collective goals through intentional coaching, education, and programming. Out of a need identified by students, Fraternity and Sorority Life and Student Wellness provide additional violence prevention education to fraternity and sorority members each year of membership.

Violence Prevention Education Tier 1: Enthusiastic Consent

• In collaboration with Student Wellness, all new members are expected to complete Tier 1 of violence prevention education. It is expected that new members complete this within their first year of membership once joining a fraternity or sorority.
• This peer-led program discusses affirmative consent practices in a sex positive framework and offers students concrete examples of ways to incorporate enthusiastic consent into their lives. The program shows examples of what consent is not, talks about the ways we’re programmed from childhood not to expect consent, and includes small group work on how to ask for consent.

Learn more about Tiers 2, 3, and 4 on the Educating Current Students page. Please contact Fraternity and Sorority Life at uiowafsl@uiowa.edu with any questions.

Student Athlete Education

Per NCAA rules all student-athletes are required to attend sexual violence education annually.  All UI student-athletes are required to complete a myPlaybook Sexual Violence Prevention online educational module and attend a presentation.