A World-Class Research Institution
Located in the heart of one of the world's greatest cities, the University of Illinois at Chicago is a major research university dedicated to providing a world-class education for all of its students. As a university of national and international stature, UIC is committed to creating and disseminating new knowledge through its innovative curriculum.
As the largest university in the Chicago area, UIC has over 25,000 students, 15 colleges, and research expenditures exceeding $300 million. Additionally, UIC is among the nation's most diverse universities — a trait that the University of Illinois at Chicago is extremely proud of, and considers to be one of its greatest strengths.
UIC is one of the country's top research universities, being designated by the Carnegie Foundation as 1 of only 96 "Very High" Research universities and placing among the top 50 federally funded research institutions nationally.
The University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the few universities in the country to house each of the 6 medical disciplines on campus, including America's largest medical school, one of the country's premier Nursing Colleges, and highly acclaimed Colleges of Dentistry, Pharmacy, Applied Health and Public Health. In addition, UIC's esteemed College of Business offers top-ranked programs in accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, information and decision sciences, management and marketing.
Quality Education Online
UIC Online courses are created by both faculty and instructional designers who work together to create a quality learning environment.
As an online student, you have access to the many benefits the University of Illinois at Chicago offers including: information-rich course content, personalized attention, access to online educational resources and a network of faculty, staff and other students who take pride in education. UIC Online provides the ideal combination of flexibility and real-world application that today's professionals demand.
UIC Online offers personalized attention through faculty and student interaction, student and technical support and opportunities to discuss program materials with fellow students and e-learners. Additionally, online students in credit programs and courses have access to the same resources as other University of Illinois students, including research assistance, electronic journal subscriptions, government documents and more. As a member of the UIC learning community, you will receive the same quality of education as students in the traditional classroom setting.
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Accreditation
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Benefits
Benefit from the University of Illinois at Chicago's innovative programs that are responsive to the needs of online learners and involve active, engaging, challenging and relevant learning experiences offered in a variety of delivery modes. All UIC online students are part of the great UIC learning community, which helps make the school one of the top 50 research universities in the country. UIC employs outstanding faculty who have been recognized with many prestigious awards and their students have gone on to win national competitive scholastic awards. In addition to this tradition of academic excellence, UIC also offers outstanding student support in the form of a student support team that is ready to answer your questions and will respond within 48 hours and an technical support team that is readily accessible to answer any technical questions or concerns. At UIC you can earn a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a variety of fields or you can pursue a Certificate degree. Currently you can pursue online coursework through the schools of Applied Health Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Urban Planning and Public Affairs, Public Health, Social Work and External Education. As e-learning becomes more popular even more of UIC's programs are becoming available primarily online. No matter what you study you can be assured that you will receive an excellent education when and where it's most convenient.
Financial Assistance
The University of Illinois at Chicago does their best to give their online students ways to help finance their education. The Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) has detailed financial aid information online and also provides an online Financial Aid Counselor to help answer any questions students may have. At UIC you can receive federal grants and loans for your studies as well as state funding in some cases. Once you submit your FAFSA and all required paperwork to OFSA they will quickly review it and promptly e-mail you with instructions on retrieving your Electronic Award Notification.
