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Welcome to UIC
The UniversityMission The University UIC provides the broadest access to the highest levels of intellectual excellence. UIC’s mission is:
The University of Illinois at Chicago is the largest institution of higher education in the Chicago area, one of the top 100 research universities in the United States, and dedicated to the land-grant university tradition of research, teaching, and public service. Through its 14 academic colleges and professional schools, the University offers 77 undergraduate, 80 master’s, and 60 doctoral programs in architecture, art, applied health sciences, business administration, dentistry, education, engineering, humanities, mathematics, medicine, movement sciences, nursing, performing arts, pharmacy, public administration, public health, sciences, social sciences, social work, and urban planning. The University’s programs are enhanced by a variety of research centers and institutes that cover areas such as community improvement, developmental disabilities, energy, gerontology, robotics, urban economic development, and urban transportation. The University offers many additional educational opportunities, such as the summer session, the Honors College, study abroad, programs for talented high school students, and individual plans of study. There are extension and online courses and cooperative education programs with business firms, engineering companies, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois at Springfield, and with other institutions in the Chicago area. In 1946, an undergraduate division of the University of Illinois was established at Navy Pier. This facility, renamed the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, moved to its present location in 1965, when it opened its doors as a four-year university. By 1982, it had grown to include eight academic colleges offering degree programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The University of Illinois at Chicago was formed by the consolidation, in the fall of 1982, of the two Chicago campuses (formerly known as the University of Illinois at the Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle) into a single institution of higher learning. The University’s facilities for medical instruction date back to 1894, when the Chicago College of Pharmacy became the School of Pharmacy of the University of Illinois. In 1897, the independent College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago became the ‘‘Department of Medicine’’ of the University; in 1901, the Columbian Dental College became the University School of Dentistry; and in 1925 the University Hospital opened. Programs in nursing education under University auspices began in the 1940s, becoming the School of Nursing in 1951 and, in 1959, the College of Nursing. Other health sciences units of the University of Illinois at Chicago include the College of Applied Health Sciences, the School of Public Health, and over 50 clinics and research facilities. A new $60 million University of Illinois Hospital was completed in 1981. Today the University of Illinois at Chicago has a total enrollment of approximately 25,000 students, including about 9,000 graduate and professional students. Academic support services include six libraries, extensive computer facilities with a 10,000-user network, and an instructional resources development office. The campus has a number of centers and institutes whose research activities complement classroom teaching. Other support services include tutoring programs; guidance in the improvement of reading, mathematics, and study skills; a writing center; academic and personal counseling; special instruction in English for international students; and financial aid. The FacultyThe University takes great pride in its faculty. Many of its members have gained national and international reputations as scholars and researchers, artists, writers, and educators. The quality of UIC faculty members is measured by the recognition they receive through publications, national awards, and the level of grant support for their research and teaching. For example, faculty members have earned awards, fellowships, and grant support from such sources as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the National Academy of Science, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, and many other philanthropic organizations and state and federal agencies. The faculty is also highly productive in publishing books and articles in professional publications, and many have held editorships of prestigious journals. The research activities of the faculty have attracted financial support from private foundations and governmental agencies at a level that places UIC among the top 100 institutions in the nation for expenditures in research and development. UIC is among a select group of 100 institutions to be classified in the Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive category by the Carnegie Foundation. The Student BodyThe nearly 25,000 students who study at the University of Illinois at Chicago come from the city of Chicago and its suburbs, and from all 50 states, three United States territories, and 100 foreign countries. The student body is rich in its diversity, its youth and maturity, and its cultural heritage. Of the more than 15,000 undergraduate students, 54 percent are female and 46 percent are male. Minority enrollments comprise 50 percent of the undergraduate enrollment. Many full-time students also hold part-time jobs, both on and off campus. In addition, a large number find time to participate in one or more of approximately 233 campus student organizations. Although primarily a commuter campus, UIC has housing facilities on both the east and west sides of campus that accommodate approximately 3,100 students. Admission to the University of Illinois at Chicago is competitive. The median ACT composite score for entering freshmen is 23. The CampusThe University of Illinois at Chicago is comprised of 110 contemporary and traditional buildings situated on a 243.9-acre campus approximately one mile from Chicago’s Loop. The University offers its students a learning environment of modern classrooms, lecture centers, laboratories, libraries, and physical education and sports facilities. Students have access to two of the largest student unions in the country, as well as the sports and entertainment UIC Pavilion. The University has begun construction on the new South Campus development project located on approximately 65 acres immediately south of Roosevelt Road. This area will include comprehensive infrastructure improvements; apartment-style housing for around 750 UIC students; 892 units of residential housing (townhouses, condominiums, lofts), including a substantial number of affordable units; parking, retail, and office space; and a campus to accommodate future academic facilities. Situated just west of Chicago’s Loop, the University is readily accessible to students commuting from residential neighborhoods or from business locations. AccreditationThe University of Illinois at Chicago is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504, 312-263-0456, http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org. The Higher Learning Commission is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). In 1997, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools granted continued accreditation of the University of Illinois at Chicago for the maximum period of 10 years. The next comprehensive evaluation of UIC is scheduled for 2006-07. Verification of accreditation status is available in the Office of the Chancellor (M/C 102), University of Illinois at Chicago, 601 South Morgan Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7128; 312-413-3350. The undergraduate academic degree programs (and including the Doctor of Pharmacy degree) described in this catalog have been approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education, 431 East Adams, Second Floor, Springfield, Illinois 62701-1418, 217-782-2551. In addition to institutional accreditation, certain individual programs are accredited by the following organizations. Art and Design Business AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Engineering Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) Health Information Management Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIM) Human Nutrition
Commission on Accreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education (CAADE) Nursing Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Pharmacy 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500 Chicago, Illinois 60602 312-664-3574 |
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