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Next stop, unstoppable.

College is more than a name on your sweatshirt. It should be TRANSFORMATIVE.

All kinds of amazing people come to UIC, and they leave here EVEN BETTER. You’ve proven that you’re a hard worker, but combine that fierce work ethic with INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES — guaranteed acceptance to a UIC graduate program, co-writing a research paper with a bigname professor, interning at an immigrant justice law firm — and you’ll be UNSTOPPABLE.

UIC is the BIGGEST AND BEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY in Chicago, and we specialize in turning daydreams into dream jobs. We’re proud of our DIVERSE AND DARING student body, and our PRIME LOCATION in the heart of a vibrant and authentic American city.

All that’s missing is YOU.

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BIG CITY BRAINS

Future doctor Justin Banks had his pick of top colleges, but UIC’s one-of-a-kind ACADEMIC PROGRAMS topped them all.

Justin, an overachiever from Oak Park, IL, was accepted everywhere, but UIC’s unique GPPA program (Guaranteed Professional Programs Admission) was “a huge game-changer.”

Justin is set on becoming a cardiologist and UIC was the only university that guaranteed him a spot in medical school (the same UIC guarantee applies to business school, law school, graduate education programs and more).

In the UIC Honors College, Justin is surrounded by motivated and motivating classmates from all over, and the research opportunities are wild. “There are so many professors I can reach out to, whether I want to do something biology related, public health related, or to specialize in cardiology. And I’m only a junior!”

Justin loves living in Chicago—not just for the food and fun, but also the hands-on learning opportunities that come when the city is your classroom.

“I volunteer at the UIC Hospital, and the joy that I can bring to people’s faces, even through small interactions, reminds me that I’m in the right place and on the right path.”

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BORN TO BIOENGINEER

Lesly Villareal is the lab queen of UIC.

Biomedical engineering is exactly what it sounds like — designing new technologies that save lives. And that’s what Lesly Villareal did… as an undergraduate. In her Senior Design course, Lesly worked with real doctors to identify a real problem and create a real solution: a model for early breast cancer detection.

“Honestly, it was really exciting,” says Lesly, who amassed tons of hands-on research experiences at UIC. “It was a full circle moment. Everything we’ve learned in and out of the classroom we applied to a physical item, an actual application.”

Lesly’s first research gig at UIC was a paid campus internship ($14/hr… not too shabby). Then her College of Engineering advisor recruited Lesly to join his MTM Lab (“micro-fabricated tissue models,” of course), where she’s been engineering liver cells that might one day be implanted into patients.

Now Lesly’s pursuing her master’s degree in that same lab and setting her sights on her first big bioengineering job. When that day comes, we know one thing — the lab queen will crush it.

PHOTO: BOB COSCARELLI

SEE YOURSELF, BE YOURSELF

At UIC, DIVERSITY is our super power.

Christian Zavala visited a lot of impressive college campuses as a high school senior, but something was always missing. “There weren’t people who looked like me.”

“I’m Hispanic, first-generation and LGBTQ,” says Christian. “That’s just who I am.”

At UIC, Christian has met people from totally different backgrounds, but also found his UIC family. That’s literally what fellow members of the Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) call each other — “ALPFA-milia.”

“Everything we do is to prepare each other for the future,” says Christian. “I’ve learned so much from my ALPFA mentors, and that knowledge keeps getting passed on and on.”

People are taking notice. Christian, a marketing and finance major, was chosen from more than 1,000 applicants for a coveted 10-week summer internship. Through all of his experiences at UIC, Christian has embraced his identity while opening himself up to a future full of possibility.

“The opportunities really are endless.”

MORE THAN 1/2 OF UNDERGRADUATES ARE FIRSTGENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS

ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOLS FOR FOR ADVANCING SOCIAL MOBILITY

(U.S. News & World Report)

CHICAGO’S MOST DIVERSE UNIVERSITY

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FAB FACULTY

There are no ivory towers at UIC, just world-class faculty conducting groundbreaking research while mentoring the next generation of deep thinkers and tenacious doers. For Chicago’s largest university, our class sizes are surprisingly small, so you’ll be on a first-name basis with Fulbright scholars and international experts.

GHOLNECSAR “GHOLDY” MUHAMMAD

UIC Alumna | Education Icon | Joy Creator

Long before she was an award-winning educator with fans like Pharrell Williams, Gholdy Muhammad knew she loved teaching. She also knew the American education model was failing young people like her. So she got her Ed.D. from UIC and developed a new approach to curriculum that shifts the focus from test prep to cultivating self-love and joy.

MIIRI KOTCHE

Rockstar Bioengineer | Innovative Educator | Experience Maker Lectures aren’t really Miiri Kotche’s thing. She prefers to dive right in. Her undergraduate bioengineering students partner with medical students and industry sponsors to identify realworld health issues and design medical devices to fix them. Winner of UIC’s top teaching award, Kotche’s passion is creating mind-blowing learning experiences that launch rewarding careers.

BRIAN S. BAUER

Real-Life Indiana Jones | UIC Anthropologist | Machu Picchu Man

If you can’t find Brian Bauer in his UIC office, he’s probably in Peru excavating an ancient Incan temple in the Andes or translating the 16th-century journals of Spanish conquistadors. That’s how Bauer and a Peruvian colleague recently discovered that Machu Picchu, one of the most famous archeological sites in the world, should actually be called Huayna Picchu.

MEENESH SINGH

Carbon Hunter | Green Engineer | Artificial Leaf Grower

Look out, climate change — Meenesh Singh is coming for you. In the past two years, Singh’s chemical engineering lab has created artificial leaves that capture CO2 and invented a new type of cement that stores carbon. This is green engineering for the common good.

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All of that hard work is about to pay off. Big time.

BECO ME

Jeremiah Paprocki is living the dream. At UIC, he was the PA announcer for nearly every Flames sport. And now the Chicago Cubs hired him as the new voice of Wrigley Field.

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JUST SAY YES

Sonya Gupta said yes to EVERYTHING that UIC offered. It worked.

You don’t meet a lot of people who majored in biological sciences… and Russian. Or who created an undergraduate class and co-taught it… as an undergraduate. Or who were accepted to medical school, but are getting their master’s degree first… from Harvard.

Yes, Sonya Gupta is kind of (very) extraordinary, but the Illinois native credits her remarkable success to a UIC community that always had her back.

“Whenever I had an interest or idea, I was always encouraged to pursue it,” says Sonya, who spent a summer abroad in Moscow, booked TEDx talks at UIC, and developed an independent research project about “medical deserts” in Chicago’s underserved communities.

Sonya’s advice to the next class of extraordinary UIC students? “Take every opportunity to expose yourself to a wide range of fields because this is one of the only times in your career that you have the flexibility to do so.”

(Not-so-humble brag: Sonya was also a Rhodes scholarship finalist, one of four UIC-affiliated finalists since 2019.)

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FROM: CHICAGO TO: WORLD

UIC is your ticket to life-changing learning experiences

We love Chicago, but there’s a whole amazing world out there. Join an arctic expedition to study climate change. Immerse yourself in Italian culture and language (and gelato) in Rome. Or build a home for hurricane victims in Louisiana.

Alternative Spring Break is huge at UIC, sending our students off to serve communities across the US. And since UIC is such a magnet for international students, you don’t even have to leave campus to make friends from around the globe.

BETTER TOGETHER

UIC isn’t just a college — it’s your ally, your crew, your community.

UIC is so big, diverse and dynamic that you are guaranteed to find your people, whether you’re an activist, athlete, artist or all of the above. What other college has 400 student organizations and 7 different campus cultural centers? That’s ridiculous(ly cool).

We’re also serious about fun. Paint your face blue and red and scream “Go Flames!” until you lose your voice. Build a dragon boat and race/sink it in the Chicago River. Vibe to music with your new best friends until way too late. Those are the UIC moments you’ll never forget.

ONE OF THE NATION’S TOP LGBTFRIENDLY CAMPUSES

If you think that studying abroad is beyond your reach, think again. UIC offers study abroad scholarships for first-generation students, and financial aid funds can be applied to more than 200 programs in 87 locations around the world.

SEOUL MAN

A study abroad scholarship helped make a Korean dream come true. Since High School, Nick Jones has dreamed of visiting Seoul, South Korea, home to 1Million Dance Studio, a YouTube sensation.

“The dancing was a part of it, but mostly it showed me that there was an entire world outside of the United States, much less Chicago,” says Nick. Thanks to a $6,600 study abroad scholarship from UIC, Nick is spending an unforgettable semester in Seoul, dancing included.

“Meeting new people at the clubs has been a wild experience and I love it.”

RADIO HEAD

Sheri Tarrer found her frequency at UIC Radio

“Joining a campus organization ensured that I’d always have a place to belong,” says Sheri, who writes music, film and concert reviews for UIC Radio. “I’ve made so many good friends who are all into the same things that I am.” She also helped pick the headliner for Spark in the Park, UIC’s annual music festival, which was “such a cool, once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

Pride Week at UIC is all year long. International Night is every night. It’s in our nature to be inclusive, curious, compassionate and to celebrate our differences.

S1 MILLION

CHICAGO

Imagine that your college campus is also one of the greatest cities in the world. Now stop imagining.

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COLLEGE, CHICAGO-STYLE

6,000 UIC STUDENTS LIVE WITHIN 1.5 MILES OF CAMPUS

Manicured quads and ivy-clad buildings are boring. We’ll take towering skylines, lakefront museums and killer tacos. At UIC, campus life is Chicago life. Step out of class and into a real community full of real people — Pilsen, Little Italy, Chinatown, University Village. Hop on the “L” and you’re two stops from The Loop, the beating heart of downtown Chicago. Another stop and you’re strolling through Millennium Park or taking in masterpieces at The Art Institute of Chicago.

Choosing to attend college in a big city means choosing curiosity and diversity over predictability and uniformity. If that sounds like you — open-minded, socially engaged and adventurous — then you’ll love going to school in Chicago. Oh, and how do you feel about amazing pizza?

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ACADEMIC MAJORS AND PROGRAMS

APPLIED

ahs.uic.edu

HEALTH SCIENCES

Biomedical and Health Informatics Ⓓ

Biomedical Visualization Ⓜ Ⓖ

Clinical Exercise Physiology Ⓓ

Disability and Human Development ⓊⒷ Ⓜ

Disability Studies Ⓓ

Food Science Ⓤ

Health Informatics Ⓜ ONLINE

Health Information Management Ⓑ Ⓜ Ⓖ | Ⓑ ONLINE

Healthspan Promotion and Rehabilitation Ⓜ

Kinesiology ⓊⒷ Ⓜ

Kinesiology and Nutrition Ⓓ

Life Science Visualization Ⓤ

Nutrition ⓊⒷ Ⓜ

Occupational Therapy d Ⓖ

Physical Therapy d Ⓖ

Rehabilitation Sciences Ⓑ d

ARCHITECTURE,

cada.uic.edu

DESIGN, AND THE ARTS

SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE

Architectural Studies ⓊⒷ

Architecture Ⓑ Ⓜ

Design Criticism Ⓜ

SCHOOL OF ART AND ART HISTORY

Art: Studio Arts | Photography | Moving Image |

New Media Arts ⓊⒷ Ⓜ

Art History ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Art Education Ⓑ

Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts Ⓑ

Museum and Exhibition Studies Ⓤ Ⓜ

SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Computer Science + Design Ⓑ

Design Studies Ⓑ

Graphic Design Ⓑ Ⓜ

Industrial Design Ⓑ Ⓜ

SCHOOL OF THEATRE AND MUSIC

Acting Ⓑ

Music ⓊⒷ

Music—Business Ⓑ

Music—Jazz Studies Ⓑ

Music—Performance Ⓑ

Theatre Ⓤ

Theatre and Performance Ⓑ

Theatre Design, Production, and Technology Ⓑ

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

business.uic.edu

Accounting Ⓑ Ⓜ Ⓖ

Business Administration ⓊⒷ Ⓜd | Ⓑ Ⓜ ONLINE

Business Analytics Ⓤ Ⓜ

Entrepreneurship ⓊⒷ

Finance: Corporate Finance | Risk Management | Investment Management ⓊⒷ Ⓜ

Human Resource Management ⓊⒷ

Information and Decision Sciences: Business Analytics | Management Information Systems | Supply Chain and Operations Management Ⓑ

International Business Ⓤ

Management: Leadership and Managerial Competencies | Managerial Logistics | Management Consulting Ⓑ

Management Information Systems Ⓤ Ⓜd Ⓖ

Leadership Ⓤ

Marketing: Innovation and Design Thinking | Data-Driven Marketing | Digital Marketing and Promotions | Sales Leadership | Retail and Services Marketing Ⓑ Ⓜ

Real Estate ⓊⒷ

Supply Chain and Operations Management Ⓤ Ⓜ

DENTISTRY

dentistry.uic.edu

Dental Medicine Ⓓ Ⓖ

Oral Sciences Ⓜd

EDUCATION

education.uic.edu

Critical Pedagogies and Urban Teacher Education Ⓓ

Early Childhood Education Ⓜ Ⓖ

Education Ⓤ

Educational Policy Studies Ⓜ

Educational Psychology Ⓓ

Educational Studies Ⓜ Ⓖ

Human Development and Learning Ⓑ

Instructional Design and Training Ⓤ

Language, Literacies, and Learning Ⓜ Ⓖ

Literacy, Language, and Culture Ⓓ

Mathematics and Science Education Ⓓ

Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment Ⓜ Ⓖ | Ⓜ ONLINE

Science Education Ⓜ Ⓖ

Social Foundations of Education Ⓓ

Special Education Ⓜd Ⓖ

Urban Education (Elementary) Ⓑ

Urban Education Leadership Ⓓ

Urban Higher Education Ⓜ

Youth Development Ⓜ

ENGINEERING

engineering.uic.edu

Biomedical Engineering ⓊⒷ Ⓜd Ⓖ

Bioinformatics Ⓜd

Chemical Engineering: Biochemical Engineering |

Energy and Environment | Entrepreneurship |

Nanotechnology | Polymers and Molecular

Engineering | Process Automation ⓊⒷ Ⓜd Ⓖ

Civil Engineering ⓊⒷ Ⓜd Ⓖ

Computer Engineering ⓊⒷ

Computer Science: Computer Systems | Human

Centered Computing | Software Engineering

ⓊⒷ Ⓜd Ⓖ

Computer Science and Design Ⓑ

Construction Engineering and Management Ⓜ

Data Science: Bioinformatics | Business Analytics |

Computer Science | Data Processing Science

and Engineering | Health Data Science |

Industrial Engineering | Social Technology

Studies | Statistics | Urban Planning and Policy

Administration Ⓑ

Electrical and Computer Engineering Ⓜd Ⓖ

Electrical Engineering ⓊⒷ

Energy Engineering Ⓜ

Engineering Ⓜ ONLINE

Engineering Management Ⓑ

Engineering Physics Ⓑ

Environmental Engineering ⓊⒷ

Industrial Engineering ⓊⒷ Ⓜ Ⓖ

Industrial Engineering and Operational Research d

Information Technology Ⓤ

International Studies Ⓤ

Materials Engineering Ⓤ Ⓜd Ⓖ

Mechanical Engineering ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

GRADUATE COLLEGE grad.uic.edu

Learning Sciences d

Neuroscience Ⓜd

Patient Safety Leadership Ⓜ ONLINE

HONORS COLLEGE uic.edu/honors

LAW

law.uic.edu

General Practice d Ⓖ

Employee Benefits Ⓜ

Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law Ⓜ

Real Estate Law Ⓜ

LIBERAL ARTS and SCIENCES

las.uic.edu

Anthropology ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Applied Economics Ⓜ

Arabic Ⓤ

Biochemistry Ⓑ

Biological Sciences: General Biology | Molecular, Cell and Organismal Biology | Evolution, Ecology, and Environmental Biology ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Black Studies ⓊⒷ

Central and Eastern European Studies Ⓤ

Chemistry ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Chinese Ⓤ

Classical Studies ⓊⒷ

Communication ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Computer Science and Lingustics Ⓑ

Comparative Cultural Studies Ⓤ

Criminology, Law, and Justice ⓊⒷ Ⓜd Earth and Environmental Sciences ⓊⒷ Ⓜd Economics ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

English: Literatures in English | Creative Writing (Fiction, Poetry, or Nonfiction) | Film, Media, Performance, and Pop Culture | Professional Writing and Publishing | Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Multiethnic English Studies | Rhetoric, Public Engagement, and Language Studies

ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

French and Francophone Studies ⓊⒷ Ⓜ

Gender and Women’s Studies ⓊⒷ

Geography Ⓤ

Germanic Studies with Business Minor Ⓑ

Germanic Studies ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Global Asian Studies ⓊⒷ

Hispanic Studies Ⓜd

History ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Integrated Health Studies: Behavioral Health | Health and Science Ⓑ

International Studies Ⓤ

Italian and Italian American Studies Ⓤ

Latin American and Latino Studies ⓊⒷ Ⓜ

Law and Society Ⓤ

Liberal Studies Ⓑ

Linguistics Ⓤ Ⓜ

Logic, Argumentation, and Writing Ⓤ

Mathematics ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Mathematics and Computer Science: Algorithms and Theory | Computational Mathematics ⓊⒷ

Moving Image Arts Ⓤ

Neuroscience Ⓑ

Philosophy ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Physics ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Polish, Russian, and Central and Eastern European Studies: Polish Studies | Russian Studies | Central and European Studies Ⓑ Ⓜd

Polish Studies Ⓤ

Political Science: Law and Courts | Urban Politics

ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Professional Writing Ⓤ

Psychology: Applied, General ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

ACADEMIC MAJORS AND PROGRAMS

Religious Studies Ⓤ

Russian Studies Ⓤ

Social Justice Ⓤ

Sociology ⓊⒷ Ⓜd

Spanish: Hispanic Linguistics | Hispanic Literatures and Cultural Studies | Hispanic Studies ⓊⒷ

Spanish for the Professions Ⓤ

Statistics: Applied Statistics | Statistical Theory and Methods Ⓑ Ⓜ

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Teaching of English ⓊⒷ

Teaching of French Ⓑ

Teaching of German Ⓑ

Teaching of History Ⓑ Ⓜ

Teaching of Mathematics Ⓑ Ⓜ

Teaching of Spanish Ⓑ Ⓜ

MEDICINE medicine.uic.edu

Biomedical Sciences Ⓜd

Health Professions Education Ⓜ ONLINE

Medical Biotechnology Ⓜ

Medical Physiology Ⓜ

Medicine d Ⓖ

Patient Safety Leadership Ⓜ

NURSING

nursing.uic.edu

Nursing Ⓑ Ⓜd Ⓖ | Ⓑ ONLINE | Ⓜ GRAD ENTRY

Nursing Practice Ⓓ

PHARMACY pharmacy.uic.edu

Comparative Effectiveness Research Ⓜ ONLINE

Forensic Science Ⓜ

Forensic Toxicology Ⓜ

Pharmaceutical Sciences Ⓑ Ⓜd

Pharmacy Ⓜd Ⓖ

PUBLIC HEALTH

publichealth.uic.edu

Biostatistics Ⓜd

Community Health Science Ⓜd | Ⓜ ONLINE

Clinical and Translational Science Ⓜ

Environmental and Occupational Health Science Ⓜd Epidemiology Ⓜd

Health Policy and Administration Ⓜd | Ⓜ ONLINE

Healthcare Administration Ⓜ

Health Analytics Ⓜ

Public Health ⓊⒷ Ⓜd Ⓖ

Public Health Informatics Ⓜ ONLINE

Water Quality and Health Ⓜ

JANE ADDAMS COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK socialwork.uic.edu

Social Work Ⓜd

URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

uic.edu/cuppa

City Design Ⓜ

Civic Analytics Ⓤ Ⓜ

Geographic Information Systems Ⓤ

Nonprofit Management Ⓤ

Public Administration Ⓜd Ⓖ

Public Policy ⓊⒷ Ⓜ

Sustainable Cities Ⓤ

Urban Planning and Policy Ⓜd Ⓖ

Urban Studies ⓊⒷ

PREPROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

Pre-Dentistry

Pre-Health Information Management

Pre-Law

Pre-Medicine

Pre-Nursing

Pre-Nutrition

Pre-Occupational Therapy

Pre-Pharmacy

Pre-Physical Therapy

Pre-Public Health

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Program Updates

Program offerings are subject to change. All listed programs are offered in Chicago or online. Select programs may also be offered at UIC’s satellite health science campuses in Rockford, Springfield, Peoria, Quad Cities and Urbana. Please visit us online for the most up-to-date information. catalog.uic.edu

Undergraduate Programs majors.uic.edu

Graduate Programs grad.uic.edu

GPPA

Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions gppa.uic.edu

Honors College

Undergraduate students in any major may apply for membership in the Honors College. uic.edu/honors

79 ./. OF STUDENTS RECEIVE SOME FORM OF GRANT OR SCHOLARSHIP

THE BOTTOM LINE

TOP 10 BEST

VALUE

IN THE USA

(Times Higher Education and The Wall Street Journal)

UIC offers you a different kind of college experience. And that’s a good thing.

AFFORDABILITY

Financial Aid & Scholarships

UIC is committed to keeping our transformative education within reach of all students, especially first-generation college students and lower-income families. We’ll work together to find the right combination of grants, scholarships, campus jobs and student loans to make UIC affordable for your family.

SUPPORT

Advising & Resources

We’re all in this together. Your academic success and mental health are our top priorities. In addition to your academic advisor, you’ll have access to free campus resources like tutoring, academic coaching, wellness and counseling centers, cultural centers, career services and more.

HOUSING

Campus Housing & Meal Plans

Immerse yourself in the UIC experience by living on campus in one of our brand-new housing options. There are 10 Living Learning Communities built around shared interests like sustainability and business, plus flexible (and affordable) meal plans that make it easy to eat healthy. discover.

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