Panther CashCourse Frequently Asked Questions

Panther CashCourse is a free, online course offered through eLearning. It includes articles, learning modules, quizzes, and calculators. All incoming freshmen students have access to this course through their eLearning page.

Yes. At this time, there are no exceptions to the Financial Literacy Requirement. All incoming freshmen students must complete this requirement.

All incoming freshmen students will automatically be enrolled in Panther CashCourse on their e-Learning account. Students will not have access to Panther CashCourse until the first week of classes. 

No. Students will not have access to Panther CashCourse until the first week of classes.

Please refer to the Panther CashCourse Syllabus on eLearning in the folder titled, START HERE: Instructions, Information & Syllabus. There are also step-by-step instructions listed within each module. All assignments are listed on the eLearning class, NOT the CashCourse website.

The first thing you should do is complete the Panther CashCourse Pre-Assessment. This will release the four modules. After completing all four modules (including all four module quizzes), the Panther CashCourse Post-Assessment will be released. The Post-Assessment is the final requirement to complete Panther CashCourse.

The assignments and required module quizzes are on Blackboard eLearning, NOT the CashCourse website. After completing the required tasks within each module (e.g., reading the articles, completing the activities, etc.), you must click "Mark Reviewed" on the bottom of the page. This will release the module quiz. You must complete all four module quizzes on eLearning before the Panther CashCourse Post-Assessment will be released.

Check to make sure you have completed the Panther CashCourse Post-Assessment on eLearning. You must complete this Post-Assessment to fully complete Panther CashCourse.

Our office runs a weekly report every Friday for current first year students. We then manually remove To Do List items. Please allow 1-2 weeks after completing Panther CashCourse for your Financial Literacy Requirement To Do List item to be removed.

• If you are a first year student and it has been longer than two weeks, please contact our office.

• If you are not a first year student and were assigned the Financial Literacy Requirement in a prior year, your To Do List item will not be removed at this point (but it will not prevent you from graduating). 

No, you will not receive a grade for Panther CashCourse and it will not impact your GPA. Panther CashCourse is a free, non-graded class.

The Financial Literacy Requirement should be completed by the end of your first year at UNI. If you start in the spring semester, the requirement should be completed by the end of the spring semester.

If you have questions, please contact the course instructor, Jennifer Sullivan, or contact the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships.

• Jennifer Sullivan: jennifer.sullivan@uni.edu

• Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships: Phone: 319-273-2700 | Email: fin-aid@uni.edu | Office: 105 Gilchrist Hall