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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
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Founded
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Top Professional
Accreditations:
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ABET, and 24 more Sources: U.S. News & World Report “Top Public Schools: Regional Universities-West”; Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings, Category: ‘Universities Where Students Feel Most Engaged’
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
NAMES UCO AMONG ‘TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES
FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT’
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“People here are so friendly
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A community of
16,500 students
1,200 International
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200+ organizations
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118 Undergraduate Majors
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80,000+ Alumni from around the world Sources: The Oklahoman August 29, 2014
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INTERNSHIP & JOB OPPORTUNITIES:
UCO’s Career Development Center will guide you. According to The Oklahoman, 40% of
international students are able to find employment in the Oklahoma City Metro Area upon graduation.
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International House – your home away from home. A place where you can relax, unwind, hang out and connect with friends and students from all over the world. Broncho Buddies – buddy-to-buddy program between one American and one International student. CRISP (Community Responding to International Students Program) – connecting international students to American families MERGE (Making Experiential Research Globally Engaging) – allowing international students to share their culture within the classroom settings with American students. International Student Council – an umbrella student organization for all international student associations to help advocate, organize and promote issues relates to international students, like a miniUnited Nations at UCO.
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1.2+ mmunity Million People in the Metropolitan Area Sources: USA Today; ZipRecruiter; Travel and Leisure; CNN Money; U.S. Census Bureau
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DINING OPTIONS Buddy’s Cafeteria (#6) Broncho Sports Grill – University Suites (#54) Express Food Court – NUC (#36) Legends Restaurant – NUC (#36) The Market® – Chambers Library (#11) The Market® – NUC (#36) The Market® – The Quad (#48) Starbucks® – NUC (#36)
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Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM@UCO) 25 S. Oklahoma Ave., Downtown Oklahoma City
ACM@UCO Performance Lab 329 E. Sheridan Ave., Downtown Oklahoma City
CHK | Central Boathouse 725 S. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma River Boathouse District, Downtown Oklahoma City
Customized Education – Business & Workforce Development One Santa Fe Plaza, Downtown Oklahoma City
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34. Murdaugh Hall 35. Music Building 36. Nigh University Center 37. Old North 38. OU Physicians Health & Wellness Clinic 39. Plunkett Park 40. Police Services 41. Power Plant 42. President’s Annex 43. Reflection Park 44. Scene Shop 45. Softball Field 46. Tennis Courts 47. Thatcher Hall 48. The Language Company 49. Thompson Soccer Field 50. Transformative Learning Quadrangle (The Quad) 51. University Commons 52. University Commons Clubhouse 53. University House 54. University Suites 55. Wantland Hall 56. Wantland Stadium 57. Wellness Center 58. West Hall 59. Y-Chapel
L O C A T I O N S Center for eLearning and Connected Environments 201 N. Bryant Ave, Edmond
Center for Outdoor Adventure Recreation Arcadia Lake - Second St. and Midwest Blvd.
Jazz Lab 100 E. 5th St., Edmond
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Choices: 118 Majors
Accounting Business Administration - Legal Studies Economics Economics - Energy Economics Finance Finance - Insurance and Risk Management Information and Operations Management Management Information Systems Information and Operations Management Operations and Supply Chain Management Management Management - Human Resource Management Management - PGA Golf Management Marketing Marketing - Professional Selling
College of Education and Professional Studies
Career, Technical & Workforce Development Family and Consumer Sciences Career, Technical & Workforce Development Trade and Industrial Career, Technical & Workforce Development Workforce Development Community/Public Health Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Family Life Education - Child Development Family Life Education - Gerontology Family Life Education - Marriage and Family Fashion Marketing General Studies Industrial Safety Kinesiology - Exercise/Fitness Management Kinesiology - Outdoor and Community Recreation Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Management Organizational Leadership Physical Education/Health Psychology Special Education - Mild-Moderate Disabilities Special Education - Severe-Profound/Multiple Disabilities Speech/Language Pathology
College of Fine Arts and Design Contemporary Music Business Contemporary Music Performance Contemporary Music Production Art - Studio Art Art Education Global Art and Visual Culture Dance Dance Education Arts Entrepreneurship Design - Graphic Design Design - Interior Design Music - Jazz Performance Music - Music Theatre Music - Percussion Performance Music - Piano Performance Music - String Performance Music - Vocal Performance Music - Wind Performance Music Education - Instrumental 12
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Music Education - Vocal Technology Application Studies Theatre Arts - Design and Technology Theatre Arts - Performance Theatre/Communication Education
College of Liberal Arts
Applied Liberal Arts Communication - Interpersonal Communication Criminal Justice - Corrections Criminal Justice - General Criminal Justice Criminal Justice - Police English English - Creative Writing English Education Geography History History - Museum Studies History Education Humanities Mass Communication - Professional Media Modern Language - French Modern Language - German Modern Language - Spanish Modern Language Education - French Modern Language Education - German Modern Language Education - Spanish Philosophy Photographic Arts Political Science Political Science - Public Administration Sociology Sociology - Human Services Sociology - Substance Abuse Studies Strategic Communications - Orginizational Communication Strategic Communications - Strategic Communication Technical Writing
College of Mathmatics and Science Biology - Biomedical Science Biology - Medical Laboratory Science Biomedical Engineering Chemistry Chemistry - ACS Certificate Chemistry - Health Sciences Computer Science Computer Science - Applied Computer Science Information Science Engineering Physics Electrical Engineering
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Engineering Physics - Mechanical Engineering Engineering Physics - Physics Funeral Service Mathematics Mathematics - Applied Mathematics Mathematics - Statistics Mathematics Education Nursing Science Education - Biology Science Education - Chemistry Science Education - General Science Science Education - Physical Science Science Education - Physics Software Engineering
Forensic Science Institute Forensic Science Forensic Science - Chemistry Forensic Science Digital Forensics Forensic Science - Molecular Biology
Admission Requirements 20 Composite 2.7 high school Score on the ACT overall Grade or 1020 Reading Point Average or OR and Math sections its equivalent combined SAT score
Transfer from College or University 2.00 cumulative 2.50 cumulative Grade Point Grade Point Average or its Average or its OR equivalent equivalent (Partner or US (Non-US Institution) Institution)
Proof of English Proficiency (for non-native English speaker) TOEFL 61 IBT or 500 PBT IELTS 5.5 overall band ESL Proof of 12 weeks of intensive English study at an approved ESL program in the U.S. after achieving minimum TOEFL (48-IBT) or (460-PBT) or IELTS 5.0 overall band
To apply:
1) Complete your online application at http://apply.uco.edu 2) Upload your required admission documents including:
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Professional Studies: 73 Graduate Programs
College of Business
Management - Business Analytics Management - Business Administration
College of Education and Professional Studies
Adult and Higher Education Adult and Higher Education - Interdisciplinary Studies Adult and Higher Education - Student Personnel Adult and Higher Education - Training Athletic Training Bilingual Education/Teaching English as a Second Langauge Early Childhood Education Educational Leadership Elementary Education Family & Child Studies - Familly Life Educator Family & Child Studies - Infant/Child Specialist Family & Child Studies - Marriage and Family Therapy Library Media Education Nutrition & Food Science Psychology - Counseling Psychology - General (Experimental) Psychology - School Psychology Psychology - General Psychology Psychology - Forensic Psychology Reading School Counseling Secondary Education Special Education Special Education - Mild-Moderate Disabilities Special Education - Severe-Profound/Multiple Disabilities Speech/Langauge Pathology Wellness Management - Exercise Science Wellness Management - Health Studies
College of Fine Arts and Design
Design Jazz Studies - Performance Jazz Studies - Commercial Music Production Music - Collaborative Piano Music - Composition Music - Conducting Music - Instrumental Performance Music - Musical Theatre Music - Piano Pedagogy Music - Piano Performance Music - Vocal Pedagogy Music - Vocal Performance
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Creative Writing Composition and Rhetoric Crime and Intelligence Analysis Criminal Justice Management & Administration Gerontology History History - Museum Studies Literature - Literary Studies Literature - Literature and Culture since 1900 Political Science Political Science - International Affairs Public Administration Substance Abuse Studies Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
College of Mathmatics and Science Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Applied Mathematical Science - Mathematics Applied Mathematical Science - Statistics Applied Mathematical Science - Teaching Biology Computational Science - Computer Science Computational Science - Computational Engineering Computational Science - Computational Mathematics Engineering Physics - Physics Engineering Physics - Biomedical Engineering Engineering Physics - Electrical Engineering Engineering Physics Mechanical Systems Nursing
Forensic Science Institute Forensic Science Forensic Science - Biology/ Chemistry
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Admission Requirements Between 2.50 to 3.00 overall Grade Point Average; varied by program
Other Requirements
(as required by the program): GMAT or GRE Audition for Music score report may Programs or be required by Portfolio for MFA OR OR certain graduate in Design programs Program
Letter of recommendations
Proof of English Proficiency (for non-native English Speaker)
TOEFL 79 IBT or 550 PBT IELTS 6.5 overall band ESL Proof of 12 weeks of intensive English study at an approved ESL program in the U.S. after achieving minimum TOEFL (61-IBT) or (500-PBT) or IELTS 6.0 overall band
Eligibility
Applicant must have completed or be currently enrolled in the final year of Undergraduate degree.
Admission Application Deadlines Spring term: November 15 • Fall term: July 15
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1) Complete your online application at apply.uco.edu 2) Upload your required admission documents including:
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Scholarships FIRST TIME FRESHMAN
TYPE EST. TOTAL IN 4 YEARS GPA/SAT/ACT TOEFL/IELTS DEADLINE President’s Leadership Council $43,000 3.00 61/5.5 May 16 (Fall) Leaders of Tomorrow Council $30,000 2.75 61/5.5 Distinguished Global Scholar Up to $20,000 3.75/1300/28 90/7.0 May 31 (Fall) Nov. 1 (Spring) April 1 (Summer) Merit Global Scholar Up to $12,000 3.50/1200/25 71/6.0 University Global Scholar Up to $8,000 3.00/1050/22 61/5.5 Academic Global Achievement Up to $3,500 2.75/1050/22 61/5.5 Ongoing Legacy Non-Resident Waiver Up to 12 credit hours Parent or grandparent graduated from UCO/CSU Non-resident tuition per semester
TRANSFER STUDENT
TYPE EST. PER YEAR GPA TOEFL/IELTS DEADLINE Honor Global Scholar Up to $5,000 3.75 90/7.0 May 31 (Fall) Nov. 1 (Spring) April 1 (Summer) Merit Global Scholar Up to $4,000 3.50 81/6.5 University Global Scholar Up to $3,000 3.00 71/6.0 Academic Global Achievement Up to $3,500 2.75 61/5.5 Ongoing Legacy Non-Resident Waiver Up to 12 credit hours Parent or grandparent graduated from UCO/CSU Non-resident tuition per semester
GRADUATE STUDENT
TYPE EST. PER YEAR GPA TOEFL/IELTS Distinguished Graduate Scholar Up to $5,000 3.75 100/7.5 Merit Graduate Scholar Up to $4,000 3.50 90/7.0 University Graduate Scholar Up to $3,000 3.00 79/6.5 Academic Global Achievement Up to $3,500 2.75 79/6.5
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DEADLINE May 31 (Fall) Nov. 1 (Spring) April 1 (Summer)
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2017-2018 Estimated Cost per academic year (9 months):
$25,750 Undergraduate $15,500 books & supplies $1,000 room & board $3,900 meal plans $3,350 insurance $650 miscellaneous $1,350
$24,250 Graduate
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$14,000 books & $1,000 supplies room & $3,900 board meal $3,350 plans $650 insurance miscellaneous $1,350 tuition & fees
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Your One-Stop Service Team to meet your needs… • International Admissions & Recruitment • Immigration for F-1 & J-1 visa holders • Education Abroad • Intercultural Activities • International House • International Partnerships • Sponsored Student Services
HOME OFFICE Web: oga.uco.edu Email: international@uco.edu (General Inquiries) dso@uco.edu (Immigration) cgc@uco.edu (Education Abroad) Phone: 1.405.974.2390 Fax: 1.405.974.3842 Office Hours Monday through Friday 8:00am–1:00pm By Appointments only 1:00pm–5:00pm Walk-in Hours
Peru Office
In compliance with Title VI and Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of The Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, The Civil Rights Act of 1991, and other Federal Laws and Regulations, the University of Central Oklahoma does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, handicap, disability, status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures; this includes but is not limited to admissions, employment, financial aid, and educational services. Students with disabilities who wish special accommodations should make their requests to the Coordinator of Disability Support Services at 974-2549. This publication is issued by the University of Central Oklahoma as authorized by Title 70 OS 1981, Section 3903. The number of copies printed and/or distributed and the cost thereof vary according to source. Complete information is maintained at the University. 9/2017
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Enrique Villar, Manager Phone: 511-296-8107 Email: peru@uco.edu
China Office
Xiao Fang Zhao, Manager Web: www.ucochina.com Wechat / Phone: 86-1391-012-1391 Email: chinaoffice@uco.edu
Korea Office
Weldon Rice, Manager Web: www.ucokorea.net Phone: 02-737-3066 Email: wrice3@uco.edu Kakao Plus Friend: UCO
India Office
G. A. Prasad, Manager Phone/Whatsapp: 91-9949000879 Email: india@uco.edu
Office of Global Affairs 100 North University Drive Nigh University Center Room 137 Edmond, OK 73034, USA uco.edu /UCOOGA @UCOOGA @UCOOGA /UCOBronchos
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UCO exists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our GLOBAL community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.
“UCO has been enriched for years by our international faculty members, visiting scholars and the many international students from more than 100 countries who study here, make lasting connections with welcoming families in our community and enrich our university culture with their energy, pursuit of learning and their cultural traditions. They are most welcome here as they have always been.” — Don Betz President University of Central Oklahoma