Panther CashCourse

Panther CashCourse is a free, online financial literacy course offered through eLearning and the CashCourse website. It includes articles, learning modules, quizzes, and calculators.

All incoming freshmen will have access to Panther CashCourse the first week of classes through their UNI eLearning account.

The course is broken up into 4 modules:

Budgeting & Money Management
Saving & Financial Decision Making

‌Credit & Debit
Financial Aid & Student Loans or Banking & Cars

Panther CashCourse Frequently Asked Questions

How do I complete my Financial Literacy Requirement?

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.

How do I access Panther CashCourse?

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.

I completed a personal finance course in high school. Does that count for the financial literacy requirement?

Unfortunately, no, it does not count as completion of the financial literacy requirement. You'll need to take Live Like a Student or complete Panther CashCourse to fulfill this requirement.

Can I complete Panther CashCourse the summer before starting at UNI?

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

How do I complete Panther CashCourse?

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.

Are the assignments and module quizzes on the CashCourse website or eLearning?

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.

I've completed Panther CashCourse, but I still have the requirement on my To Do List.

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).

Will I receive a grade for Panther CashCourse?

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.

When do I need to have my Financial Literacy Requirement completed?

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.