2018 transfer viewbook

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

2018 Transfer Viewbook

Curiosity drives us.

It is our starting point.

Our muse.

We are inspired by possibilities. Possibilities that feed our insatiable need to explore. Experiment. Mix things up and see what happens.

We share an unrelenting desire to find out who we are and what makes the world tick. To work across our differences. To solve problems together. To make things in Oregon, the US, and the world better—for everyone.

Curiosity. Collaboration. Discovery.

They fuel everything at the University of Oregon.

They drive innovation, and they make Ducks Ducks.

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Next step: hike out into the academic wilderness. Let yourself get lost on the path to discovery. Explore fleeting possibilities. Follow your passion.

Surprise yourself. Blend accounting, biology, and architecture. Investigate environmental studies, geography, material studies. Philosophy and economics. With more than 300 options to choose from, you can find a path that will prepare you to question critically, think logically, and communicate clearly. Live ethically, refine your creativity, and soar.

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uoregon.edu/majors

MAJORS AND MINORS

Major | Minor | Major also available as a MinorM

Accounting African Studies Anthropology M Arabic Studies Architecture M Art M Art and Technology Art History M Arts Management M Asian Studies Audio Production

B Biochemistry M Biology M Business Administration M

C Ceramics Chemistry M Chinese M Cinema Studies Classical Civilization Classics Comics and Cartoon Studies Communication Disorders and Sciences Comparative Literature M Computer and Information Science M Computer Information Technology Creative Writing

D Dance M Digital Humanities Disability Studies

E Earth SciencesM East Asian Studies Economics M English M Environmental Science Environmental Studies M Ethics Ethnic Studies M European Studies

F Family and Human Services Fibers Folklore M Food Studies French M

G General Science General Social Science Geography M German M German Studies

Global Health Greek

H Historic Preservation History M Human Physiology Humanities

Planning, Public Policy and Management M Political Science M Printmaking Product Design M Psychology M

Q Queer Studies

I

R

Interior Architecture M International Studies Italian M

Religious Studies M Romance Languages Russian, East European, and Eurasian StudiesM

J

S

Japanese M Journalism Journalism: Advertising Journalism: Media Studies Journalism: Public Relations Judaic Studies M

Scandinavian Sculpture Sociology M South Asian Studies Southeast Asian Studies Spanish M Spatial Data Science and Technology Special Education

K Korean

L Landscape Architecture M Latin Latin American Studies M Leadership and Administrative Skills Legal Studies Linguistics M

T Theater Arts M

W Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesM Writing, Public Speaking, and Critical Reasoning

M Marine Biology Mathematics M Mathematics and Computer Science Media Studies Medieval Studies M Metalsmithing and Jewelry Middle East—North Africa Studies Multimedia Music M Music Composition Music Education Music: Jazz Studies Music Performance Music Technology

N Native American Studies Nonprofit Administration

P Painting Peace Studies Philosophy M Photography Physics M

While you earn a degree at the UO, you can also pursue a preparatory program.

These programs supplement your major and prepare you for a graduate program or profession in these subjects, but do not lead to a degree on their own.

Dentistry Engineering Forensic Science Law Medicine Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physical Therapy Physician Assistant Podiatry Public Health Social Work Teacher Education Veterinary Medicine

14% OF TRANSFER STUDENTS ENROLL UNDECLARED

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

admissions.uoregon.edu/undecided

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“UNDECIDED” JUST ME ANS YOU WANT TO MA JOR IN EVERY THING, FOR NOW.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | COLLEGE OF DESIGN | LUNDQUIST COLLEGE OF BUSINESS | COLLEGE OF EDUCATION | SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION | SCHOOL OF LAW | SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DANCE | CLARK HONORS COLLEGE | GRADUATE SCHOOL

MAJORS, MINORS, AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

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WE DRIVE

RESEARCH DRIVES US The University of Oregon, and its heart—the College of Arts and Sciences—is the place where you can learn about everything under the sun, beyond the sun, and about the sun itself. About materials that don’t exist yet, rocks made millions of years ago, fish, and dark matter. About people and places, and things like quarks. And beliefs about who, what, when, and why exactly we’re here.

This is where some of the finest professors on earth do groundbreaking research. You’ll find Fulbright Scholars, Guggenheim Fellows, and Rhodes Scholars breathing life into a broad range of disciplines. They’ll challenge you to find answers, think outside your comfort zone, and express uoregon.edu/research

yourself deliberately—passionately. They’ll show

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you the research that earns them accolades from the White House, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Then they’ll ask you to advance the research yourself. Because that is what happens at the University of Oregon: transfer students doing research every single day.

Alex Shockner MAJOR: PHYSICS TRANSFERRED FROM LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

NONTRADITIONAL IS THE NEW TRADITIONAL Alex worked for years before entering the UO, so he certainly sees himself as a “nontraditional student.” But in the physics department, he found professors, graduate students, and fellow undergrads who also wanted to use science to answer the big questions of the universe. He also found that because he approached the classroom and lab like a work setting, he could bond with peers over homework assignments and research projects. As a bonus, Alex met people who shared his love of biking, rowing, and climbing. “I had expected that they were people that lived in basements and did math all day and never went outside, right? Turns

IMAGE OF NANOPARTICLES ACQUIRED USING A FIB-SEM. (YOU KNOW, A FOCUSED ION BEAM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE)

out it’s not really that way. Maybe we’re in a special place.

RESEARCH OUTREACH

Maybe that’s what’s special about UO,” he says. Now, Alex is headed to the University of Florida to begin doctoral studies.

He encourages future transfer students to let go of the idea that they can handle everything by themselves. “Admitting that you kind of need help sometimes, and seeking out people who can help you academically is a really good thing to do,” he says.

Outstanding in Our Field

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Our college of education is one of the nation’s best, partly because we don’t spend all our time sitting in class. Since 1998, UO students in the Family and Human Services Program put in 807,000 hours of fieldwork, equal to $18.2 million in services. All in local NGOs and schools.

Then they contribute to groundbreaking research

Emily Burnham MAJOR: PSYCHOLOGY MINOR: WOMEN’S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES TRANSFERRED FROM DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE

on bicultural families, special education, obesity prevention, and so much more.

It’s Broke, So Let’s Fix It Ducks don’t just dream about making the world a better place. They travel to unfamiliar cities and work with leaders to solve actual problems. Our Sustainable Cities Initiative is lauded by the New York Times . Through it, hundreds of students each year collaborate to redevelop waterfronts. Reimagine abandoned buildings. Increase energy efficiency. Save one city $1 million with one simple idea. But why stop there? We’re working with more than 20 partner universities—from Pennsylvania to Texas to Haifa, Israel—teaching them our program model for making cities sustainable everywhere, and helping us change the world.

BE WHOEVER YOU WANT, EVEN YOURSELF Emily, a California native, discovered an academic and social atmosphere at the UO where she could push her limits, find her niche, and expand her academic horizons.

Oh, and where she could be herself, too. “I just really loved the inclusiveness and the acceptance that seemed to come with the UO. Weirdness is sort of celebrated here and I really like that,” she says. From attending yoga classes and poetry readings to discovering a group of friends who are as passionate about psychology as she is, the UO has turned out to be great for her. Her advice? “Force yourself to just go outside your comfort zone a little bit, because there are people out there who are like you and are like-minded and will challenge you, and there are things here for everyone.”

D I V E R S I T Y, E Q U I T Y, A N D I N C L U S I O N

The difference is

WE EMBRACE OUR DIFFERENCES We’ve decided it’s not enough to just be different together. We want cultural collisions that lead to happy accidents. Crosspollination that leads to new perspectives about opinions and about points of view. We want thousands of brilliant students from Oregon, the US, around the world learning from each other.

Speaking their minds, working, and sharing with each other.

Being inclusive and rigorously equitable. Discovery demands it.

Excellence demands it. So we demand it—at every level. That’s how we do things here. Because we’re Ducks. We know the differences between us make us stronger and smarter together than we would be apart. inclusion.uoregon.edu

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13%

8% ASIAN AMERICAN 3% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

27% OF INCOMING TRANSFER STUDENTS ARE ETHNIC AND RACIAL MINORITIES

OF INCOMING TRANSFER STUDENTS ARE INTERNATIONAL

2% HAWAIIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 13% HISPANIC OR LATINO

A TOP

4% NATIVE AMERICAN

ONE RACE OR ETHNICITY

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MORE THAN ONE RACE OR ETHNICITY

* INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGES ADD UP TO MORE THAN THE PERCENT OF ALL DOMESTIC MINORITIES BECAUSE A GROWING NUMBER OF OUR STUDENTS IDENTIFY WITH MORE THAN ONE RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT INCLUSION.UOREGON.EDU/FACTS-AND-FIGURES.

PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FOR GRADUATING UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS

MANY NATIONS LONGHOUSE Native American students needed a place to celebrate their culture

AMONG THE TOP

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and gather as a community, so in the 1960s we constructed the University of Oregon Longhouse. In 2002, the original building

LGBT-FRIENDLY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES —CAMPUS PRIDE

was decommissioned and replaced with a new, modern structure.

Today, it’s not only a cultural center, it’s the longest continually operating longhouse on a college campus.

SPANISH HERITAGE PROGRAM Bienvenidos, Spanglish students. Si vivir between different languages es lo tuyo, cruzar fronteras is your reality, and you’re not afraid de ver más allá de tu nariz, this is the perfect program para ti!

Shynowah Bahe

Austin Prado

MAJOR: SOCIOLOGY MINORS: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES AND ETHICS TRANSFERRED FROM PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

MAJOR: UNDECLARED TRANSFERRED FROM HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

A Native American woman and an Air Force

Austin admits that he hasn’t quite figured

veteran, Shynowah says she feels like an “old

out his long-term plan, and he’s okay with

wise lady” when younger classmates come

that. “There is so much opportunity that

to her seeking advice. Shynowah knows she

education brings you. It’s not just about

can offer a different perspective, and she

taking the classes. It’s about connecting with

is quick to point out how she has benefitted

people. It’s not a waste of time.” A Diversity

from resources provided at the UO. She

Excellence

Scholarship

recipient,

he

is

encourages other students to seek out the

focused on making the most of everything the

Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence

university has to offer—from taking a broad

and the Office of Veterans Affairs. “I would

range of classes to accepting opportunities

never have thought that a university would

for volunteer service—and on sharing his best

have so much help available. Take advantage

self with the UO community. “I think I bring

of all the resources that the UO has to offer,

a unique perspective to the classes I take. A

because there are a lot.” Making the most of

lot of times I find that when I participate in

her own opportunities, she transcended the

class discussions the things that I say aren’t

statistics that show that most veterans do

the things that are already being said. I’m not

not use all the GI Bill benefits coming to them.

alone in that. I’ve met people here that have a

After graduation, she plans to work with fellow

unique way of looking at things. I think that’s

Native American veterans on a reservation.

encouraged here, and I appreciate that.”

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READY. SET. DUCK. Apply now to become a part of the next class of active, brilliant, determined Ducks. Come ready to innovate, start something, restart something, research, and explore the limits of your limits. Bring questions. We’ll find answers together—or bring answers and we’ll find something to do with them. Undecided? No worries. You’ll find your way while you receive one of the finest educations available anywhere. This is where it happens: in this ecosystem of collaboration. We search, create, and find better ways.

ACA DEMIC FAC T ORS

No question, your academic preparation is important. We want to see that you can be successful here. For the most part, transfer admission is kept simple through the use of minimum GPAs, recognition of certain associate degrees, and requirements for course work in a few key subjects. We believe in a comprehensive, holistic review process; so even if you do not meet all requirements, make sure you understand how personal factors are taken into account.

To be automatically admissible as a transfer student, you must be eligible to return to any previously attended institution and have

INCOMING TRANSFER STANDING

TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT

20,067 TRANSFER ENROLLMENT 4,119 TRANSFER STUDENT MIDDLE 50% GPA

12%

2.81-3.55

FRESHMAN

39%

• completed one college-level composition course with a grade of Pass, Satisfactory, or C–minus or better

SOPHOMORE

• completed one college-level mathematics course with a grade of Pass, Satisfactory, or C–minus or better

41% JUNIOR

7%

SENIOR

• earned a minimum GPA of 2.25 if you are an Oregon resident, or 2.50 if you are a nonresident • demonstrate second-language proficiency through college or high school work If you do not meet one of our transfer requirements, you may complete a special circumstances statement. This statement should explain why we should consider an exception to our requirements.

Students earning an associate of arts Oregon transfer degree from a community college may receive additional consideration even if they fall short of the above requirements.

PERSON A L FAC T ORS

Beyond the academic information, we want to know who you are. We’ll

TRANSFER STUDENTS COME FROM 43 STATES AND 49 COUNTRIES

consider additional materials you submit, including any complicating factors you share in the “special circumstances” section of the application. If there’s

FALL 2016 APPLICATIONS

something you want us to know, make sure to share it.

FRESHMAN

TRANSFER

TOTAL

APPLICANTS

21,649

3,286

24,935

ENROLLED

3,949

1,181

5,130

WHAT DO I TURN IN? TRANSCRIPTS If you have completed 36 or more transferable quarter credits (24 of which must be graded) at the time of application review, we consider you for admission based solely on your college-level course work. However, you should still provide your final high school transcript at the time of application. Even if the grades are not considered, the transcript is required from many applicants for additional reasons, such as language proficiency and financial aid eligibility.

If you have completed 35 or fewer transferable quarter credits (23 semester credits) at the time of application review, we consider you for admission based on your high school and college-level work. You must meet both freshman and transfer admission requirements.

APPLICATION FEE ($65) or waiver for students with documented financial need OPTIONAL EXPLANATION OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ACT OR SAT SCORES (IF NEEDED) To learn how we’ll use the new SAT, visit admissions.uoregon.edu/newsat

WHAT DOES IT TAKE? Each year, we choose students who demonstrate great academic potential.

Whose diverse perspectives and experiences we believe will enrich our campus community. We’re not just choosing students to attend classes. We’re choosing open-minded individuals to share ideas, challenge us, be challenged, excel.

72%

54%

TRANSFER STUDENTS TRANSFERED TO UO FROM A T WOYEAR COLLEGE

TRANSFER STUDENTS TRANSFERED TO UO FROM A COLLEGE IN OREGON

admissions.uoregon.edu/visit VISIT. BRING QUESTIONS. CHANNEL YOUR EXCITEMENT. GET ACQUAINTED WITH THIS PLACE—ALL 295 ACRES OF IT. THIS IS YOUR TIME TO REALLY EXPLORE.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED UOADMIT@UOREGON.EDU 800-BE-A-DUCK 541-346-3201

UO ADMISSIONS DEADLINES GENERAL UNIVERSIT Y SCHOL ARSHIP OR THE DIVERSIT Y EXCELLENCE SCHOL ARSHIP DEADLINE

JANUARY 15

2018

TRANSFER DEADLINE FOR REGUL AR FALL APPLICATION WHAT IF YOU WANT TO START ANOTHER QUARTER?

MAY 15

2018

TRANSFER REGUL AR DEADLINE FOR SPRING APPLICATION Februar y 1, 2017 TRANSFER REGUL AR DEADLINE FOR SUMMER APPLICAT ION April 15, 2017

SPECIAL VISIT EVENTS

TRANSFER REGUL AR DEADLINE FOR W INTER APPLICATION October 15, 2017

DUCK PREVIEW—OCTOBER 13 AND 20 AND NOVEMBER 3 AND 17, 2017 Fall open house designed to give high school seniors and transfer students a head start on the college search process.

DUCK DAYS—MARCH 9, 16, AND 23 AND APRIL 6, 20, AND 27. 2018 Spring campus visit program for prospective students and their families. admissions.uoregon.edu/visit

TOURS Transfer student information sessions are held before the campus tour on the third Friday of every month. Simply register at visit.uoregon.edu for the 1:00 p.m. transfer visit.

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$43,749,000 TOTAL FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIP PAID IN 2015–16 TO TRANSFER STUDENTS

2017–18 UNDERGRADUATE COST OF ATTENDANCE

500+ COMPANIES ATTEND CAREER FAIRS ON CAMPUS EACH YEAR

UO EXPENSES

RESIDENT

NONRESIDENT

UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES

$11,571

$34,611

UO EXPENSES TOTAL

$11,571

$34,611

650+ COMPANIES HIRE DUCKS AS INTERNS EACH YEAR

85%

OTHER ESTIMATED EXPENSES BOOKS AND SUPPLIES

$1,125

$1,125

PERSONAL EXPENSES

$1,995

$1,995

ROOM AND BOARD (OFF-CAMPUS)

$9,836

9,836

$361

$1,261

$13,317

$14,217

TRAVEL EXPENSES OTHER ESTIMATED EXPENSES TOTAL

OF DUCKS COMPLETED AN INTERNSHIP, ASSISTANTSHIP, OR PRACTICUM; NEARLY HALF OF THOSE COMPLETED MORE THAN ONE

3,241 DUCKS WORKED AT ON-CAMPUS JOBS LAST YEAR

TUITION AND FEES Tuition and fees are based on typical undergraduate enrollment of 15 credits fore each of three terms, totaling 45 credits per year.

MATRICULATION FEE A one-time fee required by all admitted students due at the beginning of your first term.

94% UO GRADS ARE EMPLOYED OR ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ONE YEAR AF TER GRADUATION

HOUSING Estimated off-campus housing monthly costs: housing $782; food $310.

TOP COMPANIES WHERE DUCKS WORK AMA ZON INTEL K A ISER LCC MICROSOF T NIKE OHSU OSU PROV IDENCE HEALTH PSU STATE OF OREGON SYMANTEC UO WELLS FARGO

An equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This publication will be made available in accessible formats upon request. ©2017 University of Oregon MC0917-205sc-E10093

UO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TRANSFERS

financialaid.uoregon.edu/scholarships

SCHOLARSHIP

DEADLINE

BASES FOR AWARD

ESSAY

AWARD

RENEWABILITY

GENERAL UNIVERSITY

To be eligible to apply for the General University Scholarship, transfer students must submit an admissions application to the UO by February 15.

The General University Scholarship application is due February 20. By February 23, all supporting admission documents and transcripts must be submitted to the Office of Admissions, and a letter of recommendation must be uploaded to your online scholarship application.

Academic

No

Up to $3,000

Must reapply each year

DIVERSITY EXCELLENCE

To be eligible to apply for the Diversity Excellence Scholarship (DES), transfer students must submit an admissions application to the UO by January 15.

The DES application is due January 19. By January 29, a letter of recommendation must be uploaded to your online scholarship application.

All admission application materials must be received by February 15.

Financial need; academic and extracurricular; contribution to UO diversity plan (competitive process)

Yes

$6,500 per year; may be combined with a General University Scholarship

Renewable for four years when meeting all renewal criteria

HOW CREDITS TRANSFER We accept college-level academic credits from regionally accredited

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED

two- and four-year colleges and universities. Credits from colleges

To grant transfer credit, we require official transcripts or score reports.

outside the United States are evaluated individually. We grant credit

After you apply for admission and pay the application fee, your official

for Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and the College

transcripts will be evaluated as they arrive. Once each evaluation is

Level Examination Programs.

completed, you will be able to view your Transfer Evaluation Report at

Check out how your earned or planned courses will transfer between institutions and how these credits might apply toward meeting degree requirements at the UO or other institutions. Visit transfer.org/uselect.

We offer an online database of transfer credit: registrar.uoregon.edu/

duckweb.uoregon.edu. Your degree audit will show how your transfer credits will apply toward general-education and major requirements in your selected UO degree program. Your advisor will have access to both your transfer evaluation and degree audit when you meet.

transfer-articulation. All Oregon institutions and selected institutions in

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREES

other states are included in this database. If you took a course or attended

An associate of arts Oregon transfer (AAOT) degree or an associate

a college that is not listed on the website, request an unofficial transfer

of science Oregon transfer (ASOT) degree in business from an Oregon

credit evaluation. Submit a written request that includes your name and

community college will ensure you have completed your writing and group

email address, as well as the institution’s name and city; and the subjects,

requirements before coming to the UO and can also help you gain admission.

numbers, and descriptions for each course taken at a college not listed on

In addition, associate’s degrees from selected Washington community

the website, to Office of the Registrar, 5257 University of Oregon, Eugene

colleges that have articulation agreements with the UO satisfy group

OR 97403-5257.

requirements and improve your chances for admission. Learn more about

There is no limit on the number of credits that can be transferred from an accredited four-year college or university. As many as 124 quartersystem credits from an accredited community or junior college may be applied toward a bachelor’s degree. Of this, only 90 credits may be transferred from an international junior college. Credits earned at a community college are transferred as lower-division credits and cannot be used to satisfy the UO upper-division graduation requirement. If you have more than 124 credits, we accept all of your course work but not all of the credits. As many as 12 credits of vocational-technical or professional-technical courses, field experience, academic support courses, physical education, dance activity, and music performance courses, and as many as 48 credits in professional courses such as veterinary medicine or nursing may be transferred.

A QUARTER, A HALF, OR A WHOLE Students transferring from an institution on the semester system do not lose credits. The UO grants 1.5 quarter credits for each semester credit. (Multiply the number of semester credits by 1.5 for the number of quarter credits.) Two semester-credit courses taken in sequence are equal to three quarter-credit courses.

AAOT and ASOT agreements by visiting admissions.uoregon.edu/apply/ tequiv.htm. This agreement does not apply to students who earn an AA degree from community colleges without a UO articulation agreement.

GPA CALCULATION To determine your GPA for admission, we include all attempted credits for which you received an A, B, C, D, or F grade, even in repeated courses.

Incompletes and withdrawals are not considered in the transfer GPA. Most courses with grades of D– or greater are transferable to the UO. Exceptions include courses required for transfer admissions (one collegelevel writing course and one college-level mathematics course); courses that satisfy general-education requirements in writing, mathematics or computer science, and second languages; and courses used to complete major requirements. We accept transferable courses graded P (pass) or S (satisfactory). However, because the UO requires that most of your work be graded A, B, C, or D, we recommend that you take no more than 12 quarter credits (8 semester credits) of P or S work at your transfer institution. We also recommend that all courses in your intended major— and courses in English composition, mathematics, and second languages— be taken for letter grades. If your school offers only pass/no pass or satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade options, you should contact the UO Office of Admissions.

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