SIUE 2022 International Viewbook Booklet

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Welcome to

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a vibrant university that provides students a high-quality, affordable education.

SIUE offers a rigorous and rewarding learning environment with a broad selection of academic programs. ● College of Arts and Sciences ● School of Business ● School of Dental Medicine ● School of Education, Health and Human Behavior ● School of Engineering ● School of Nursing ● School of Pharmacy ● Graduate School Our academic programs are accredited by more than 36 agencies, including ABET in engineering and computer science, and AACSB International in business and accounting.

The Office of International Student and Scholar Services is available to support you with your transition, including:\ ● Visa and immigration process ● Personal and cultural adjustment ● Academic success ● Employment regulations The International Hospitality Program welcomes and helps international students at SIUE. The group assists with temporary housing and sponsors events, picnics, dinners and holiday gatherings.

Nearly

400

international students from

50+ nations

Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, the SIUE campus is situated on 2,660 acres (over 10 square kilometers) of rolling hills, woodlands and lakes.

2020 Safest College Campuses in America

#9

in the nation YourLocalSecurity

#2

in Illinois

Career Preparation and Success Students enjoy opportunities to work alongside faculty who are conducting leading-edge research and creative activities. Faculty members from around the world enhance our campus with their diversity in thought, experiences and culture. Many faculty members have been nationally and internationally recognized.

SIUE offers numerous resources to help students start their career, including assistance with internship placement and twice-annual career fairs. Nearly 90% of international students who graduate from SIUE and apply for the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program secure a temporary employment position with a company in the U.S. The SIUE campus is just 25 minutes from downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Students have access to internships and cooperative training opportunities at many technical, industrial and professional companies located in the metropolitan area.

SIUE international students have gone on to jobs with IBM, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Emerson, Dell, Nestlé Purina, Bayer, Intel and Microsoft.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

I like the surroundings. You have St. Louis really close and you can even go to Chicago and that’s really fun. SIUE is in the Midwest, so it’s really well positioned for you to go anywhere.

#1 city for launching a career

Jonas Campos, Venezuela Computer Management Information Systems

LinkedIn 2020

Seattle

from SIUE to St. Louis New York

Chicago

St. Louis Los Angeles

Dallas

Miami

Areas of Study School of Business Undergraduate Accountancy Business Administration ● Computer Information Systems ● Cybersecurity ● Economics ● Entrepreneurship ● Finance ● General Business Administration ● Human Resource Management ● International Business ● Management ● Marketing ● Supply Chain Management Graduate Accountancy ● Business Analytics ● Taxation Business Administration ● Business Analytics ● Healthcare Administration ● Management ● Management Information Systems ● Project Management Computer Management and Information Systems ● Business Analytics ● Project Management Marketing Research ● Business Analytics

College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Anthropology Applied Communication Studies ● Corporate and Organizational Communication ● Interpersonal Communication ● Public Relations Art ● Art Education ● Art History ● Art Studio Art and Design ● Ceramics ● Drawing ● Graphic Design ● Metalsmithing ● Painting ● Photography ● Printmaking ● Sculpture ● Textiles Biological Sciences ● Ecology, Evolution, Conservation ● Genetics and Cellular Biology ● Integrative Biology ● Medical Science ● Medical Technology

siue.edu/academics

Chemistry ● ACS Certified in Biochemistry ● ACS Certified in Chemistry ● Biochemistry ● Forensics Chemistry ● Medical Science ● Pharmaceutical Chemistry Criminal Justice Studies ◊ Economics English ◊ ● Secondary English Language Arts Environmental Sciences ◊ ● Environmental Health ● Environmental Management ● Environmental Toxicology Foreign Languages and Literature ● French ● German ● Spanish Geography History ● Applied Historical Methods Integrative Studies ● Environmental Sciences and Applied Communication Studies ● Environmental Sciences and Chemistry ● Psychology and Business Administration International Studies ● International Art, Culture and Communication ● International Development and Sustainability ● International Relations and Diplomacy Liberal Studies Mass Communications ◊ ● Advertising and Strategic Media ● Journalism ● Media Production Mathematical Studies ● Actuarial Science ● Applied Mathematics ● Pure Mathematics ● Statistics Music ● Jazz Performance ● Music Business ● Music Education ● Music History/Literature ● Music Performance ● Music Theory and Composition ● Musical Theater Philosophy ● Law Physics Political Science ◊ Social Work Sociology ● Diversity and Social Justice ● Employment Relations Theater and Dance ● Dance ● Design/Technical ● Performance

Pre-Professional Advisement Pre-Chiropractic Pre-Dental Pre-Law Pre-Medicine Pre-Occupational Therapy Pre-Optometry Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Physician Assistant Pre-Podiatry Pre-Veterinary Graduate Applied Communication Studies ● Corporate and Organizational Communication ● Health Communication ● Interpersonal Communication ● Public Relations** Art - Studio Art Therapy Counseling Biological Sciences Chemistry Creative Writing Criminal Justice Policy** ◊ English ● Literature ◊ ● Teaching English as a Second Language ◊ ● Teaching of Writing Environmental Science Management Environmental Sciences ◊ ● Environmental Biology ● Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology ● Environmental Education ● Environmental Policy and Public Administration ● Environmental Technology Assessment Geography ● Geographic Information Systems History Mathematics ● Computational and Applied Mathematics ● Postsecondary Mathematics Education ● Pure Mathematics ● Statistics and Operations Research Media Studies ◊ Music ● Music Education ● Music Performance Public Administration** ◊ Social Work Sociology Doctoral Environmental Resources and Policy* History*

School of Education, Health and Human Behavior Undergraduate Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Exercise Science ◊ Nutrition Psychology Public Health Secondary Education ● Biology ● Chemistry ● English ● Geography ● History ● Mathematics ● Political Science ● Theater Special Education Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Graduate College Student Personnel Administration Curriculum and Instruction Diversity and Equity in Education ● Cultural Diversity ● Diversity Training ● English as a Second Language ● Gender and Education Educational Administration ● Principal ● Superintendent ● Teacher Leader Instructional Technology** ● Distance Education ● Educational Technologies ● Instructional Design and Performance Improvement Kinesiology ● Exercise and Sport Psychology ● Exercise Physiology ◊ ● Physical Education and Coaching Pedagogy** Nutrition and Dietetics ● Sports Nutrition Psychology ● Clinical Child and School Psychology ● Clinical Psychology ● Industrial-Organizational Psychology Public Health Special Education Speech-Language Pathology Teaching Doctoral Educational Leadership ● General School Leadership ● Superintendent

School of Engineering

School of Pharmacy

Undergraduate Civil Engineering ◊ Computer Engineering Computer Science ◊ Construction Management ● Land Surveying Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering ◊ ● Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering ◊ Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering ◊

Graduate Pharmaceutical Sciences ● Medicinal Chemistry ● Pharmaceutics ● Pharmacology

Graduate Civil Engineering ● Environmental Engineering/ Water Resources ● Geotechnical Engineering ● Structural Engineering ● Transportation Engineering Computer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering ◊ Doctoral Computer Science* Engineering Science* ● Civil, Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering ● Computer Science ● Electrical and Computer Engineering ● Mechanical Engineering

School of Nursing

Doctoral Doctor of Pharmacy ● Pharmacy Acute Care ● Pharmacy Education ● Pharmacy Pediatrics PharmD/MBA PharmD/Healthcare Informatics Pharmacology and Neuroscience* ● Medicinal Chemistry

Graduate School Graduate Healthcare Informatics** Integrative Studies Create your own focus area using approved curricula or choose: ● Applied Communication Studies and Marketing ● Cultural Heritage and Resource Management ● Diplomacy and Communication Studies ● Engineering Management ● GIS Development and Database Administration ● Marketing Communications ● Media Management ● Organizational Communication and Management ● Organizational Design Thinking ● Sustainability

Undergraduate Nursing ● Accelerated BS in Nursing ◊ ● Traditional ◊ Graduate Nursing ● Healthcare and Nursing Administration** ◊ ● Healthcare and Nursing Administration/ Healthcare Informatics** ● Nurse Educator** ◊ Doctoral Nursing Practice ● DNP/MBA ● Family Nurse Practitioner ◊ ● Nurse Anesthesia ● Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice** ● Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner**

School of Dental Medicine Doctoral Doctor of Dental Medicine ● Advanced Education in General Dentistry ● Endodontics, postdoctoral certificate ● International Advanced Placement Program

* Cooperative program with Southern Illinois University Carbondale **Primarily online: I-20 cannot be issued for this program ◊ Accelerated combined degree option available

I recommend SIUE because of the open-minded atmosphere. Every professor has confidence in your ability to succeed, and they give you the tools to do that.

Chau Minh Nguyen, Vietnam Marketing Research

Attending SIUE International Student Cost of Attendance Per Year

Undergraduate

Tuition

$18,246 $15,291

General Student Fees

$2,477

$1,858

Mandatory Health Insurance

$2,252

$2,252

Estimated Living Expenses (books, housing, transportation, etc.)

$12,646

$12,646

Total Cost of Attendance $35,621 $32,047 GEO Award (Available to academically qualified students)

Total Cost of Attendance with a GEO Award

Total Cost of Attendance with a GEO Award

$26,133 $24,096

Estimated Savings: $9,488

Estimated Savings: $7,951

Tuition and fees are based on 2021-2022 rates and an estimated enrollment of 12 credits per semester for undergraduate international students and 9 credits per semester for graduate international students.

NATIONALLY

RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE DOCTORAL/PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITIES

NEWLY RECLASSIFIED BY THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION INTO THIS PRESTIGIOUS CATEGORY

Application Deadlines

Graduate

Fall Semester July 1 Spring Semester November 1 Summer Semester

(graduate students only)

April 1 Some graduate programs have early deadlines.

Scholarships and Funding Opportunities Geographic Enhancement Opportunity (GEO) Award: All academically eligible new students will receive a special GEO tuition rate. GEO awardees save more than $47,000 over the course of a four-year bachelor’s degree and over $13,000 for a master’s degree.

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Meridian Undergraduate Scholarship: Highly competitive; full tuition, fees, room and board.

Apply by December 1. Additional application required.

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TOP

30% #1

DOCTORAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RANKINGS Washington Monthly

EMERGING INSTITUTION IN THE MIDWEST

#3

Competitive Graduate Award: Tuition waiver and monthly stipend. Apply by January 15.

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AMONG DOCTORAL/ PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITIES

RESEARCH EXPENDITURES National Science Foundation

HIGHER EDUCATION EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY ONE OF ONLY 33 SCHOOLS IN THE NATION TO BE AWARDED SEVEN OR MORE CONSECUTIVE YEARS INSIGHT Into Diversity

TOP BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. The Princeton Review

Graduate Scholar Award: Tuition waiver.

Apply by March 1.

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Graduate Assistantships: Tuition waiver and monthly stipend. Student works up to 20 hours per week in an academic, service or research unit.

Separate application required.

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On-campus Employment: Students can apply for on-campus jobs and work up to 20 hours per week.

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siue.edu/international-affordable

Intensive English Pathway (IEP) Program SIUE’s Intensive English Pathway (IEP) program is a great resource for international students who need to strengthen their English skills. Classes not only teach practical academic language skills, but also combine language with university skills, so that students become acclimated to American academic culture and complete the program ready for success!

How to Enroll To enroll, students must: • Complete an SIUE application and be conditionally approved to an SIUE undergraduate or graduate program • P rovide a TOEFL score of 45, IELTS score of 5.0 (no component below a 4.5), or a Duolingo score of 80 • Submit the required financial documents necessary to receive an I-20

“SIUE’s IEP makes English easier to learn, and I’m glad and excited to see my progress in English.”

Qingchao Zhang

Placement and Benefits Students are placed in one of three levels based on their verified English test score.

• IEP students have the opportunity to become fluent in reading, writing, listening and speaking through interactive classes.

• Students can earn degree course credits while studying pathway English courses.

• S tudents get to participate in fun, cultural explorations and activities with the campus community.

• Each level can be completed in one semester.

• IEP students have full access to all facilities and services available to SIUE students.

• S uccessful completion of the program satisfies SIUE’s English proficiency requirement to enter a full degree program without additional English testing.

English Proficiency Requirements for Admission IEP

Undergraduate

Graduate

TOEFL

45

72

79

IELTS

(no component below 4.5)

(no component below 5.5)

6.0

6.5

Duolingo

80

(no component below 85)

5.0

105

110

(no component below 90)

Students who do not meet English proficiency requirements for an academic program may receive conditional admission to the university and enroll in the IEP. Successful completion of the IEP program meets SIUE’s English proficiency requirement without further testing.

Learn more about proof of English proficiency requirements online: siue.edu/admissions/english-proficiency

“In the past, I never dared to express myself in English.

Now my language ability and confidence have been enhanced by the IEP.” Lei Hu

I was a little scared, but SIUE is so welcoming.

I had one week full of orientation, and everybody here was so warm and friendly.

I felt at home and was all ready to go.

Nishi Gandhi, India Kinesiology - Exercise Physiology

I get a lot of help from my professors. They are so patient whenever I have questions.

Chin Liu, Taiwan Diversity and Equity in Education

I always go to the Student Success Center for the Career Development Center, Health Service and Counseling Services. I always feel at home whenever I go to any of the resources at SIUE. Ilayda Sayin, Turkey Industrial Engineering

I credit the SIUE experience for helping me become a business leader.

Faizan Mustafa, MBA/MIS ’01 Chief Information Officer Toyota Indus Motor Company Ltd Karachi, Pakistan

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