University of Cincinnati

The following information is intended for the benefit of those who wish to study at the University of Cincinnati.

The University of Cincinnati (UC) has 35,000 students and is the 2^nd largest state university in Ohio (second to The Ohio State University located in Columbus). In 1819, UC began as Cincinnati College and the Medical College of Ohio. In 1870, several colleges were combined and renamed the University of Cincinnati, which was a city university. It changed to a state university in 1977. At present, there are doctorate programs in 87 fields and 122 master programs. With the excellent programs offered in engineering and medicine, it is widely recognized as a research 1 school (a name designated for upper 75 research centered universities of the 5,000 universities and colleges in the U.S.).

UC also includes College of Conservatory of Music (CCM), which is known as one of the most prestigious music schools in the U.S. with its 120 years of history and excellence. Currently, many Koreans are studying at the college in the field of performance, composition and theory.

UC uses the quarter system, which divides a year into 4 terms. Each quarter consists of a 10- week lecture and 1 week exam period. At the graduate level, many programs are related to research or writing theses or dissertations.

Presently at UC, there are approximately 80 Korean graduate students and 30 undergraduate students pursuing their studies. There are approximately 10 Korean professors.

If you would like to learn more about the Korean student life at UC, please visit the UC Korean Student Association website at ucksa.org. For information about other UC organizations, programs and courses, please visit www.uc.edu.