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Join us at University of Illinois at Chicago
Join us at University of Illinois at Chicago
Join us at University of Illinois at Chicago
Join us at University of Illinois at Chicago
Join us at University of Illinois at Chicago
Join us at University of Illinois at Chicago
Join us at University of Illinois at Chicago
Join us at University of Illinois at Chicago
Join us at University of Illinois at Chicago
Join us at University of Illinois at Chicago
As a diverse, forward-thinking institution, the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is at the forefront of producing talented students. The strong research-driven environment at the university makes students aim high. It ranks in the top 250 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. UIC has also been acknowledged by Times Higher Education and the Wall Street Journal for its areas of strength including engagement, the environment, and outcomes.
The university’s Tutorium in Intensive English offers English as a second language course and issues I-20s to students. The program is accredited by The Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA). In addition, the Tutorium offers TOEFL iBT and IELTS coaching classes through the ‘English for International Professionals’ series.
UIC is Chicago’s largest university, with 30,000 students and 16 colleges, and the city’s only public research university. It also houses its own hospital and health sciences unit. Research is at the heart of the institution and several on-campus research centers have been certified as international standard. Small class sizes (student to faculty = 19:1) at UIC make it easier for students to learn from peers and closely interact with the outstanding faculty. In the recent academic year, close to two-thirds of the university’s students benefited from its scholarships and grants.
Chicago is a culturally rich city, with a population of approximately three million people. The city has numerous Fortune 500 companies, and this is advantageous for students to find suitable employers and internships around the city. UIC offers a lot of recreation activities and cultural events for students to explore once they become part of the campus.
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UIC is made up a number of colleges offering a range of undergraduate, certificate, postgraduate and professional programs.
Home to over 40 major and minor programs in sciences, social sciences, and humanities as well as 11 pre-professional programs.
Ranked 20th nationally by U.S. News & World Report, the UIC College of Nursing has consistently been a top ranked school for the past 25 years.
A wide array of academic options are available for those seeking a career in public health, from degree to certificate level.
Ranked No.6 among the best colleges of pharmacy by U.S. News & World Report, and also ranked No. 7 for research funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Creating national leaders in urban education and human development, who have gone on to lead state-wide taskforce programs and advise the U.S. President on national policy.
Chicago’s premier architecture and urban design school, providing opportunities for students to work with award-winning faculty.
Located on the edge of Chicago’s downtown financial district, offers core principles of accounting, finance, information management, marketing and management.
Offers a path to practice inside the U.S. for dentists who’ve trained outside the U.S., the DMD Advanced Standing program.
Situated in the Illinois Medical District – the largest in the nation and home to UIC’s West Campus - providing an urban and rural experience with campuses in Chicago, Rockford and Peoria.
One of the only engineering colleges in the nation offering guaranteed paid internships, launching students into successful careers across major computer science and engineering disciplines.
Chicago’s first and only public law school, providing increased access to the legal profession to a wider diversity of professionals.
The Tutorium in Intensive English offers English as a Second Language (ESL) courses on the University of Illinois Chicago campus. Formed in 1978, it provides instructors who all hold advanced degrees in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, or a related field. They all participate in regular professional development activities and professional services, and unlike many schools, it does not employ graduate teaching assistants as instructors.
The Tutorium offers:
IEP courses at five levels, from beginner to advanced. Classes are designed to enable the development of reading, writing, speaking, listening, vocabulary, cultural awareness, and study skills. As this is a full-time course, I-20s are provided for the student visa application.
The Tutorium offers classes during 3 semesters, each year:
Fall Semester: August - November
Spring Semester: January - April
Summer Semester: May - July
The Tutorium in Intensive English designs customized courses for groups of students with diverse English language requirements aged 18 years or older. It works with employers, employees, and special groups to identify practical goals then develop a program to reach those goals. Programs vary in size, location, and focus, with on-site classes also offered for groups.
UIC’s Office of Career Services helps students produce professional CVs and cover letters. It hosts workshops focused on various job-hunting topics, as well as conducting virtual mock interviews.
Career fairs are provided to assist students with finding internships and jobs. Several of UIC’s colleges, including business administration and engineering, have their own dedicated career centers to assist their students, plus the university’s Career Services website includes job listings.
UIC offers two types of career advising in order to support the career needs of students.
UIC students can fix-up a one-on-one with a career advisor to be given extensive, career-related help.
For brief career-related assistance, UIC offers walk-in career advising to its students.
Career exploration checklists, internships, networking opportunities and more are also offered to students to support and advise them on their career goals.
UIC professors have won various awards and accolades. The established faculty include Fulbright scholars, American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows and National Science Foundation Career Award winners.
Business Insider have ranked UIC’s Design program amongst the World’s 25 Best Design Schools.
Times Higher Education and the Wall Street Journal have named UIC amongst the top public universities in the U.S. The university was placed at number seven on the Best Values list — just behind Harvard University — by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education rankings (2019). Further the university was ranked 29th among more than 400 U.S. public universities by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education rankings (2019).
UIC Nursing is ranked as the 20th highest program in the nation by U.S. News & World Report 2018.
The Princeton Review has recognized UIC’s Computer Science concentration in Human Centred Computing as a top 50 game design course.
UICs newest housing community, ARC houses more than 550 students. Situated in the main area of campus, it will be a leading mixed-use, live-learn student community.
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27,07,516 Undergraduate Fees are for indicative purposes, check with institution for details
21,03,758 Postgraduate Fees are for indicative purposes, check with institution for details
3,64,951 Living costs Source: College Board
9,77,451 To live on campus Source: College Board
All prospective international students planning to apply to UIC must meet the following requirements:
Applications with scores below the published minimums are not automatically denied and will still receive consideration from the college.
Admission to the Tutorium does not constitute admission to the University of Illinois Chicago. However, the Tutorium can help students who pass the highest level of the Intensive English Program enter a UIC degree program. Learn how…
Access to excellence and opportunity are provided at the University of Illinois Chicago. Award-winning faculty engaged in cutting-edge research teach students and pass on their experience. Researchers, teachers, achievers, adventurers, scientists, scholars, engineers, artists, activists and entrepreneurs all call the university home. A PhD or equivalent degree is held by 81% of full-time UIC faculty.
The University of Illinois Chicago is Chicago’s only public research university with:
Here’s what a student says about the teaching quality at UIC:
“I like that the classes at UIC are primarily taught by professors who have done or are doing their own research and incorporate it into their teaching.”
– Stephanie Tena, Biological Sciences student