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Study at University of Colorado Denver The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, or UCHSC, was initially part of the University of Colorado System. In 2004, it merged with the University of Colorado at Denver (UCD) to form the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center. Since then, it has been renamed to University of Colorado Denver. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse fields of study. It is organized into the following academic divisions:
- College of Nursing
- Graduate School
- School of Dentistry
- School of Medicine
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Public Health
UCHSC has sports teams that participate in various sports such as football, volleyball, basketball, or softball in Intramural Sports. UCDHSC is located in a large city, in Denver, CO. The school is a public institution. Degree levels at UCDHSC top out at the Doctoral degree. Course TopicsStudents at the school often study medicine, music, and architecture and planning. UCDHSC SelectivityThe admissions department at UCDHSC does not accept all those who apply. Most students' verbal SAT scores were in the range of 470 to 600 in 2007. A quarter of students admitted in 2007 scored 595 or higher on the math SAT. FacultyThe school's tenure system is geared toward rewarding and keeping the most valuable professors. By paying its faculty better than most schools, the school tries to attract and retain a high quality teaching staff. Student EnrollmentUCDHSC offers classes to 21,658 students (14,365 full-time equivalent). Student LifeThe school has a large share of part-time students. The school reports its educational mission is:
"The University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center is a new university composed of three University of Colorado campuses ùDowntown Denver, Ninth and Colorado, and Fitzsimons at Aurora. The University of Colorado Board of Regents created the new university on July 1, 2004, with the consolidation of the University of Colorado at Denver and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. The new universitys mission spans the scopes of its parts and its vision is to:
Become the premier urban research university with nationally ranked programs of teaching, clinical care and community service throughout Colorado.
Provide access to higher education for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students with increased multicultural diversity through recruitment and pipeline initiatives.
offer new interdisciplinary programs of education and research in the life sciences, professional programs and liberal arts.
Become a more entrepreneurial university with two campuses in the Denver/Aurora metropolitan area and the state.
Develop regional business and community partnerships that stimulate new programs and an improved economy."
UCDHSC Programs and Degrees | General Category | Degrees | Most Common Majors |
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| Business and Management | 816 | business management, accounting, finance, international business, marketing, organizational behavior | | Liberal Arts | 575 | political science, sociology, library science, history, English, economics, English composition, anthropology, ... | | Medicine | 383 | pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, public health, pharmaceutical chemistry, neuroscience, medical scientist | | Education and Teaching | 365 | curriculum and instruction, educational administration, school counseling, special ed, early childhood education | | Nursing and Emergency Medicine | 348 | registered nursing, nursing administration | | Therapy and Counseling | 261 | psychology, educational psychology, physical therapy, psychobiology, school psychology, behavioral sciences | | Science | 217 | biology, biophysics, chemistry, biomedical sciences, biometrics, microbiology and immunology, biochemistry, physics, ... | | Architecture and Planning | 164 | architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, environmental design | | Engineering | 155 | civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering | | Media | 114 | communication studies | | Family and Social Work | 113 | public administration | | Music | 94 | music, various music studies | | Computer Science and Engineering | 86 | computer and info science, information science | | Fine Arts | 54 | fine arts | | Medical Support and Technology | 49 | physician assistant, dental hygienist | | Drama and Performing Arts | 34 | drama | | Mathematics | 30 | applied mathematics, mathematics | | Security and Law Enforcement | 20 | criminal justice and administration | | Religion and Philosophy | 19 | philosophy | | Conservation and Resource Management | 6 | environmental science | | Medical Adminstration | 3 | health care administration |
Contact: UCDHSC University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO 80217-3364
General Phone: (303) 556-5600
http://www.ucdhsc.edu/
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