
Academic Affairs
The Academic Affairs Office at Wartburg oversees and supports the academic mission of the college. Key responsibilities include:
- Academic planning and policy management
- Managing faculty affairs such as appointments, promotions, tenure, and compensation
- Curriculum development
- Student learning and support
- Managing accreditation processes and ensuring compliance
- Budget management for academic programs
Contact Us: Email or call (319) 352-8284
Academic Honors
Superior students may be awarded a prize, scholarship, departmental honor, or college honor. To receive college honor, students must earn 18 course credits at Wartburg and achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.500 – 3.699 (Cum Laude), 3.700 – 3.849 (Magna Cum Laude), 3.850 – 4.000 (Summa Cum Laude).
The Wartburg College Dean’s Honor Cords are given to the graduating senior students who graduate with Summa Cum Laude honors. Students graduating in the previous December Commencement are included in this honor.
The Faculty
Our full-time ranked and faculty members, recruited from across the globe, design and carry out the academic programs at Wartburg College. Among ranked faculty members, 96 percent hold terminal degrees in their fields from institutions like:
- University of Michigan
- Iowa State University
- UCLA
- Princeton Theological Seminary
- University of Iowa
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- Purdue University
- Northwestern
- Stanford University
- Cornell University
- Harvard University
- Boston University
- Ohio State University
- And more.