STUDYING AT KU Academic Options for International Students ku.edu
KU PROFILE The University of Kansas, often called KU, is a comprehensive teaching and research institution. KU is a large public university in the Midwestern state of Kansas, and its main campus is in the city of Lawrence. The university is known for the high quality of its academic and research programs, the beauty of its campus, and its diverse cultural opportunities. ACADEMICS One of 34 U.S. public institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities 345+ degree programs Degrees offered: bachelor s, master s, and doctoral Degrees granted annually: more than 6,000 Research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students ugresearch.ku.edu research.ku.edu Comprehensive academic advising through the Undergraduate Advising Center and KU professional schools advising.ku.edu English requirements 46 nationally ranked graduate programs 40 languages taught annually Applied English Center: one of the first intensive English programs in the United States KU Libraries: in top 50 nationwide for the size of the library collection ku.edu/academics lib.ku.edu KU requires language screening for all students whose first language is not English. Depending on your English proficiency, you can study full time in KU courses or Applied English Center courses or take a combination of AEC courses and courses in your academic department. The Applied English Center has five levels of study in three areas: t Speaking/Listening t Reading/Writing, and t Grammar for Communication. aec.ku.edu
STUDENT BODY More than 2,135 international students Total enrollment: 27,939 KU students come from all 50 U.S. states and 105 countries More than 600 student clubs and organizations, focusing on academics, athletics, cultural activities, and entertainment Activities hosted by KU International Student Association and many student nationality clubs facebook.com/kansasisa STUDENT SERVICES Comprehensive university-sponsored international student services: orientation, immigration advising, cross-cultural counseling, individual advising, academic English language support, community interaction Innovative recreation fitness center, outdoor fields, swimming pool. Intramural and sport clubs. Resources for physical fitness and classes Extensive health care services, including medical staff, clinics, on-site pharmacy, and counseling center CAMPUS HOUSING Year-round housing available on campus Safe, convenient on-campus housing: 8 residence halls 12 scholarship halls 2 apartment complexes Residence halls provide dining plans laundry rooms wireless Internet social activities designated hall that stays open during school breaks University housing available for single students married students families housing.ku.edu ESTIMATED COSTS, 2014-15 Your costs will depend on the number of credit hours you enroll in, your field of study, and your living expenses. Nonresident undergraduates Tuition and fees: $23,970 to $30,770 Living expenses: $11,668+ Nonresident graduate students Tuition and fees: $16,302 to $38,970 Living expenses: $13,646+ iss.ku.edu/cost-sheets iss.ku.edu studenthealth.ku.edu recreation.ku.edu
FIELDS OF STUDY COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES African and African-American Studies (BA, BGS, MA) BA and BGS concentrations: African-American Studies, African Studies, Arabic and Islamic Studies Graduate Certificate: African Studies American Studies (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Anthropology (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Applied Behavioral Science (BA, BGS, MA) Graduate Certificate: Community Health and Development Astronomy (BA, BS) Applied Science (PSM) Atmospheric Science (BS, MS) Audiology (PhD) Behavioral Neuroscience (BS) Behavioral Psychology (PhD) Biochemistry (BA, BS) Biochemistry and Biophysics (MA, PhD) Bioinformatics (PhD) Biology (BA, BS) BS concentrations: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology; Cellular Biology; Genetics; Neurobiology; Organismal Biology; Teaching Biology Botany (MA, PhD) Chemistry (BA, BS, MA, MS, PhD) BA options: Biological Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry BS options: Biochemistry, Chemical Physics, Environmental Chemistry Child Language (MA, PhD) Classical Antiquity (BA, BGS) Classical Languages (BA, BGS) Classics (MA) Clinical Child Psychology (MA, PhD) Communication Studies (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Creative Writing (MFA) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (MA, PhD) Economics (BA, BGS, BS, MA, PhD) English (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) BA and BGS emphases: Creative Writing; Language, Rhetoric, and Writing Literature, Language, and Writing (BA, BGS) Entomology (MA, PhD) Environmental Studies (BA, BGS, BS, Graduate Certification) European Studies (Co-Major) Geography (BA, BGS, BS, MA, PhD) BS options: Geographical Information and Analysis, Physical Geography Geology (BA, BS, MS, PhD) BA option: Environmental Geology BS options: Earth and Space Science Licensure, Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology, Geophysics Gerontology (MA, PhD) Global and International Studies (BA, MA) MA concentration: Foreign Area Studies, Interagency Studies History (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) History of Art (BA, BGS, BFA, MA, PhD) Human Biology (BA) BA concentrations: Anthropology, Applied Behavioral Science, Biology, Psychology, Speech-Language-Hearing Humanities (BA) BA concentration and Graduate Certificate: Peace and Conflict Studies Indigenous Studies (MA, Graduate Certificate) Interagency Studies (MA) Latin American Studies (BA, BGS, MA) Graduate Certificates: Brazilian Studies, Central American and Mexican Studies Liberal Arts and Sciences (BGS) Linguistics (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Mathematics (BA, BS, MA, PhD) Microbiology (BA, BS, MA, PhD) Molecular Biosciences (BS) Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MA, PhD) Museum Studies (MA) Philosophy (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Physics (BA, BS, MS, PhD) BS tracks: Interdisciplinary Physics, Preprofessional MS concentration: Computational Physics and Astronomy Political Science (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Psychology (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Religious Studies (BA, BGS, MA) Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (Co-Major, MA) Sociology (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Special Major (BA, BGS) Speech-Language-Hearing (BA, BGS) Speech-Language Pathology (MA, PhD) Systems Analysis and Design (Undergraduate Certificate) Women s Studies (BA, BGS) Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (MA, PhD, Graduate Certificate) SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES) Dance (BA, BFA, minor) Film and Media Studies (BA, BGS, MA, PhD) Film Studies (minor) Theatre (BA, BGS, MA, PhD, minor) BA and BGS emphases: Performance; Theatre, Culture, and Society Theatre Design (BFA, MFA) MFA concentration: Scenography Art (BA, BFA, MFA) BFA concentrations: Expanded Media, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture Design (BFA, MFA) BFA concentrations: Ceramics, Metalsmithing/Jewelry, Textile Design/Weaving Visual Art (BA, BFA) BFA concentrations: Ceramics, Metalsmithing/Jewelry, Textile/Fibers Visual Art Education (BAE, MA) SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURE AND CULTURES (COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES) East Asian Languages and Cultures (BA, MA) BA concentrations: Chinese or Japanese Language and Literature; Double Language; East Asian Studies with Chinese, Japanese, or Korean Language French (BA, MA, PhD) BA options: French, French and Italian Studies, Italian Germanic Languages and Literatures (BA, MA, PhD) Slavic Languages and Literatures (BA, MA, PhD) Spanish (BA, MA, PhD) SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION (COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES) Public Administration (BA, BGS, MPA, PhD) SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND PLANNING Architectural Studies (BA) Architecture (MArch, MA, PhD) (MArch offered as 5-year undergraduate-entry degree program and as MArch 3-year graduate-entry degree program) MA tracks: Academic, Professional MArch Graduate Certificate: Facilities Management Design (BA, BFA, MA, MFA) BFA concentrations: Industrial Design, Interior Design, Photo Media, Visual Communication in Graphics, Visual Communication in Illustration MA concentrations: Design Management, Environmental Design, Interaction Design Design Management (MA) Urban Planning (MUP) SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Accounting (BSB, MAcc) Business (BSB, BBA, MS, PhD) MS concentration: Supply Chain Management and Logistics Graduate Certificates: Entrepreneurship, Human Resources Management, International Business Management, Investments, Marketing, Strategic Management, Supply Chain Management, Valuation Business Administration (MBA) MBA concentrations: Animal Health, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Finance, Human Resources Management, Information Systems, International Business, Marketing, Management, Strategic Management Finance (BSB) Information Systems (BSB) Management and Leadership (BSB) Marketing (BSB) Supply Chain Management (BSB) SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Athletic Training (BS) Community Health (BSE) Counseling Psychology (MS, PhD) Curriculum and Instruction (MA, MSE, EdD, PhD) MA and MSE concentrations: Gifted, Reading Specialist, Teaching English as a Second Language Educational Administration (MSE) Educational Leadership and Policy (EdD, PhD) EdD concentrations: District Leadership and Policy, Higher Education Leadership & Policy, Social and Cultural Studies, Policy Studies PhD concentrations: District Leadership and Policy, Focus in Educational Technology, Social and Cultural Studies, Higher Education Leadership and Policy, Policy Studies Educational Psychology and Research (MSE, PhD) Educational Technology (MSE)
Undergraduate degrees BA, BBA, BGS, BFA, BSJ, BM, BME, BS, BSB, BSE, BSW Graduate degrees DE, DMA, DNP, DPT, EdD, EdS, JD, LLM, MA, MAcc, MArch, MBA, MCE, MCM, MFA, MM, MOT, MME, MPA, MPH, MS, MSE, MSW, MUP, OTD, PharmD, PhD, PSM, SJD Elementary Education (BSE) Exercise Science (BS) Foreign Language (BSE) BSE concentrations: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish Health and Physical Education (BSE, MSE, EdD, PhD) MSE, EdD, PhD specializations: Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Health Education & Psychology of Physical Activity, Pedagogy, Sport Management Higher Education (MSE) Middle Level Education (BSE) BSE concentrations:, English, History, Mathematics, Science Secondary Level Education (BSE) BSE concentrations: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space, English, History and Government, Mathematics, Physics School Psychology (EdS, PhD) Social & Cultural Studies (MSE) Special Education (MSE, EdD, PhD, Graduate Certificates) MSE concentrations: Adaptive High Incidence Disabilities, Deaf Education, Early Childhood Unified, Functional Low Incidence Disabilities, Transition Education Services Graduate certificates: Transition, High-Incidence Disabilities Personnel Preparation Sport Management (BS) Sport Science (BSE) Unified Early Childhood (BSE) SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Aerospace Engineering (BS, ME, MS, DE, PhD) Architectural Engineering (BS, MS) Bioengineering (MS, PhD) Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (PhD) Chemical Engineering (BS, MS) BS concentrations: Biomedical, Environmental, Petroleum Engineering, Premedical Civil Engineering (BS, MCE, MS, DE, PhD) Computer Engineering (BS, MS) Computer Science (BS, MS, PhD) Construction Management (MCM) Electrical Engineering (BS, MS, DE, PhD) Engineering Management (MS) Engineering Physics (BS) BS concentrations: Aerospace Systems, Chemical Systems, Digital Electronic Systems, Electromechanical Control Systems Environmental Engineering (MS, PhD) Environmental Science (MS, PhD) Information Technology (BS, MS) Interdisciplinary Computing (BS) Petroleum Engineering (BS, MS) Project Management (ME, MS) Mechanical Engineering (BS, MS, DE, PhD) SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS (KANSAS CITY) Audiology (AuD) Clinical Laboratory Science (BS) BS concentrations: Clinical, Molecular Biotechnology Cytotechnology (BS) Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography (Certificate) Diagnostic Ultrasound Technology (General and Vascular) (Certificate) Dietetics and Nutrition (MS) Graduate Certificate: Dietetic Internship Health Information Management (BS) Medical Nutrition Science (PhD) Molecular Biotechnology (MS) Nuclear Medicine Technology (Certificate) Nurse Anesthesia (DNP) Occupational Studies (BS) Occupational Therapy (MOT, MS, OTD) Physical Therapy (DPT) DPT option: Post-Professional DPT Rehabilitation Science (PhD) Respiratory Care (BS) Therapeutic Science (PhD) SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS Journalism (BSJ, MS, PhD) BSJ tracks: News and Information, Strategic Communication MS track: Marketing Communications Graduate certificate: Sports Management and Media SCHOOL OF LAW American Legal Studies (LLM) Juris Doctor (JD) Elder Law (LLM) Juridical Science (SJD) Certificates: Advocacy Law; Business and Commercial Law; Elder Law; Environmental and Natural Resources; International Trade and Finance; Media, Law, and Policy; Tax Law; Tribal Law SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (KANSAS CITY) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MS, PhD) Biostatistics (MS, PhD) Cell Biology and Anatomy (MA, PhD) Clinical Research (MS) Graduate certificate: Clinical and Translational Research Health Policy and Management (PhD) Health Services Administration (MHSA) Medicine (MD) Microbiology (MA, PhD) Molecular and Integrative Physiology (MS, PhD) Neurosciences (MS, PhD) Pathology (MA, PhD) Pharmacology (MA, MS, PhD) Toxicology (MS, PhD) Public Health (MPH) MPH concentrations: Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Health SCHOOL OF MUSIC Bassoon (BM) Clarinet (BM) Double Bass (BM) Euphonium (BM) Flute (BM) French Horn (BM) Harp (BM) Music (BA, MM, PhD) BA concentrations: Jazz Studies, Musicology, Music Theory, Piano/Organ/Orchestral Instruments, Voice MM concentrations: Accompanying, Band Conducting, Bassoon Performance, Carillon, Choral Conducting, Church Music, Clarinet Performance, Double Bass Performance, Euphonium Performance, Flute Performance, French Horn Performance, Harp Performance, Music Composition, Music Theory, Musicology, Oboe Performance, Opera, Orchestral Conducting, Organ Performance, Percussion Performance, Piano Performance, Saxophone Performance, Trombone Performance, Trumpet Performance, Tuba Performance, Viola Performance, Violin Performance, Violoncello Performance, Voice Performance PhD concentrations: Music Theory, Musicology Music Composition (BM, MM, DMA) Music Education (BME, MME, PhD) PhD concentrations: Music Education, Music Therapy Music Theory (BM, MM, PhD) Music Therapy (BME, MME) Musical Arts (DMA) DMA concentrations: Band Conducting, Bassoon Performance, Choral Conducting, Church Music, Clarinet Performance, Double Bass Performance, Euphonium Performance, Flute Performance, French Horn Performance, Harp Performance, Music Composition, Oboe Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Organ Performance, Percussion Performance, Piano Performance, Saxophone Performance, Trombone Performance, Trumpet Performance, Tuba Performance, Viola Performance, Violin Performance, Violoncello Performance, Voice Performance Musicology (BM, MM, PhD) Oboe (BM) Organ (BM) Percussion (BM) Piano (BM) Saxophone (BM) Theatre and Voice (BFA) Trombone (BM) Trumpet (BM) Tuba (BM) Viola (BM) Violin (BM) Violoncello (BM) Voice (BM) SCHOOL OF NURSING (KANSAS CITY) Nursing (BSN, MS, DNP. PhD, Graduate Certificates) SCHOOL OF PHARMACY Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) (undergraduate-entry) Medicinal Chemistry (MS, PhD) Neurosciences (MS, PhD) Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) Pharmacology and Toxicology (MS, PhD) Pharmacy Practice (MS) SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE Social Work (BSW, MSW, PhD) INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Interdisciplinary Studies (MA, MS, PhD) Health Informatics (MS) (Kansas City) (Interdisciplinary degree administered by KU Medical Center Office of Graduate Studies) KU APPLIED ENGLISH CENTER Intensive English Language Program (nondegree)
LOCATION KU is located in the state of Kansas. The main campus is in the city of Lawrence. Four distinct seasons: cool autumns, cold winters, warm springs, and hot summers The Kansas City international airport is a 40-minute drive from Lawrence. Lawrence has been named one of the nation s top 10 college towns for its quality of life and low cost of living. Lawrence, KS CONTACT US International Recruitment and Undergraduate Admissions Strong Hall 1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 45 785-864-2616 world@ku.edu iss.ku.edu/admissions Office of Graduate Studies Strong Hall 1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 213 785-864-8040 graduate@ku.edu graduate.ku.edu International Student Services Strong Hall 1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Rooms 2 and 17 785-864-3617 isss@ku.edu iss.ku.edu Intensive English Program Applied English Center Lippincott Hall 1410 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 204 785-864-4606 aec@ku.edu aec.ku.edu KU Academic Accelerator Program Lippincott Hall 1410 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 204 admissions@internationalku.com internationalku.com The KU Academic Accelerator Program (AAP) is an immersive year-long academic experience designed for international students who are looking for additional academic, English proficiency, and social support. connect.ku.edu The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university s programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, ioa@ku.edu, 1246 West Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY. IRUA00913