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University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati
P.O. Box 210063
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0063

Official telephone: (513) 556-6000
Fax number: (513) 556-2340
Website: www.uc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August, early January, and early May.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Number and length of summer sessions: Six summer sessions, one of 14 weeks, two of seven weeks, and three of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: marketing, psychology, communications
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 1141 men, 1142 women
Full-time faculty: 703 men, 593 women
Part-time faculty: 438 men, 549 women
Graduation rate: 66% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech, adult education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, engineering, social/behavioral science, technologies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Austria, the Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Early Childhood Care/Education
  • Fire Service Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting/Finance
  • Advanced Medical Imaging Technology
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Africana Studies
  • African-American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Arabic Language/Culture
  • Archaeology
  • Architectural Engineering Technology
  • Architecture
  • Art History
  • Asian Studies
  • Athletic Training
  • Ballet
  • Bassoon
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Broadcasting
  • Business Administration
  • Business Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Technology
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clarinet
  • Classical Civilization
  • Classical Guitar
  • Classics
  • Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Communication Arts
  • Communication Design
  • Communication Disorders
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Comparative Literature
  • Composition
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Engineering Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dance
  • Design
  • Dietetics
  • Digital Design
  • Double Bass
  • Dramatic Performance
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Electronic Media
  • Elementary Education
  • English Literature
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Studies
  • Euphonium
  • Fashion Design
  • Finance
  • Fine Arts
  • Fire Science
  • Flute
  • Food/Nutrition
  • French
  • French Horn
  • French Studies
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German
  • German Studies
  • Graphic Communication Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Harp
  • Harpsichord
  • Health Education
  • Health Information Management
  • Health Science
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Industrial Design
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Industrial Management
  • Industrial Marketing
  • Information Systems
  • Information Technology
  • Insurance/Risk Management
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Interior Design
  • International Affairs
  • International Business
  • Jazz/Studio Music
  • Journalism
  • Judaic Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts
  • Linguistics
  • Management
  • Management/Marketing
  • Marketing
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematical Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Medical Sciences
  • Medical Technology
  • Music
  • Music Composition
  • Music Education
  • Music History
  • Music Theatre
  • Music Theory
  • Natural Science
  • Nuclear Medicine Technology
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition
  • Oboe
  • Operations Management
  • Orchestral Conducting
  • Organ
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Percussion
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Piano
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Personnel/Industrial Relations
  • Psychology
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Real Estate
  • Safety/Fire Engineering Technology
  • Saxophone
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Studies
  • Special Education
  • Theatre Design/Production
  • Trombone
  • Trumpet
  • Tuba
  • Urban Planning
  • Urban Studies
  • Viola
  • Violin
  • Violoncello
  • Voice
  • Women's/Gender/Sexuality Studies
Doctorates

  • Accounting
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Anatomy
  • Architecture
  • Audiology
  • Bassoon
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Business Administration
  • Cancer/Cell Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Choral Conducting
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clarinet
  • Classics
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Composition
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science/Engineering
  • Counselor Education
  • Criminal Justice
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Developmental Biology
  • Double Bass
  • Economics
  • Educational Administration
  • Educational Foundations
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • English/Comparative Literature
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Euphonium
  • Finance
  • Flute
  • French
  • French Horn
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German
  • Germanic Languages/Literature
  • Harp
  • Harpsichord
  • Health Education
  • Health Physics
  • History
  • Immunology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Instrumental Conducting
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Law
  • Literacy
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Physics
  • Medicine
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Molecular Genetics/Biochemistry/Microbiology
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nursing
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Research
  • Oboe
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Occupational Safety/Ergonomics
  • Operations Management
  • Organ
  • Pathology
  • Percussion
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences/Biopharmaceutics
  • Pharmacology/Cell Biophysics
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiology/Biophysics
  • Piano
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Regional Development Planning
  • Romance Languages/Literature
  • Romance Languages/Literatures
  • Saxophone
  • School Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Surgery
  • Toxicology
  • Trombone
  • Trumpet
  • Viola
  • Violin
  • Violoncello
  • Voice
Master's Degrees

  • Adult Health Nursing
  • Adult Psychiatric Nursing
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Economics
  • Architecture
  • Art Education
  • Art History
  • Arts Administration
  • Bassoon
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biostatistics
  • Blood Transfusion Medicine
  • Business Administration
  • Cancer/Cell Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Child Health Nursing
  • Child Psychiatric Nursing
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clarinet
  • Classical Guitar
  • Classics
  • Clinical/Translational Research
  • Collaborative Piano
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Communications
  • Community Health Nursing
  • Community Planning
  • Composition
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Sciences
  • Computing Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Design
  • Developmental Biology
  • Directing
  • Double Bass
  • Early Childhood
  • Educational Administration
  • Educational Foundations
  • Educational Studies
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary/Middle Education
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • English/Comparative Literature
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Public Health
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Epidemiology
  • Euphonium
  • Finance
  • Fine Arts
  • Flute
  • French
  • French Horn
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Gerontological Mental Health Nursing
  • Gerontological Nursing
  • Harp
  • Harpsichord
  • Health Administration
  • Health Education
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Physics
  • Health Planning/Administration
  • Health Services Management
  • History
  • Human Resources
  • Immunology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Information Technology
  • Instrumental Conducting
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Interior Design
  • International Business
  • Jazz Studies
  • Literacy
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental Health Counseling
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Molecular Gen/Biochem/Microbiology
  • Molecular/Cellular/Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Molecular/Developmental Biology
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music History
  • Music Theory
  • Neonatal Nursing
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nurse Anesthesia
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Midwifery
  • Nursing Service Administration
  • Nutrition Science
  • Oboe
  • Occupational Health Nursing
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Occupational Public Health
  • Occupational Safety/Ergonomics
  • Operations Management
  • Organ
  • Pathology
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
  • Percussion
  • Perinatal Health
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physics
  • Physiology/Biophysics
  • Piano
  • Political Science
  • Professional Writing
  • Psychology
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Radiology
  • Real Estate
  • Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Romance Languages/Literature
  • Saxophone
  • School Counseling
  • School Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Sport Administration
  • Statistics
  • Taxation
  • Toxicology
  • Transfusion/Transplantation Sciences
  • Transfusion/Transplantation Services
  • Trombone
  • Trumpet
  • Tuba
  • Viola
  • Violin
  • Violoncello
  • Voice
  • Women/Gender/Sexuality Studies
  • Women's Health
  • Women's Studies
  • Woodwinds

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • placement for ACT PEP
  • placement for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for relevant life experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate

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