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University of Missouri - Kansas City

University of Missouri - Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110

Official telephone: (816) 235-1000
Fax number: (816) 235-5544
Website: https://www.umkc.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 77%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 603 men, 555 women
Full-time faculty: 308 men, 275 women
Part-time faculty: 295 men, 280 women
Graduation rate: 55% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Criminology
  • Dance, General
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geography
  • Geography and Environmental Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Information Technology
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Advanced General Dentistry
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Business Analytics
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • College/Postsecondary/University Teaching
  • Construction Management, General
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Disability Studies
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Fine and Studio Arts Management
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Professions Education
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • Holocaust and Related Studies
  • Human Services, General
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Nursing Education
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Periodontics/Periodontology
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Public Administration
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Health Nurse/Nursing
Doctorates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Conducting
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Dentistry
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Medicine
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Science
  • Pharmacy
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Anesthesiologist Assistant
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Conducting
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminology
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Science, General
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
  • Environmental Geosciences
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Professions Education
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Tax Law/Taxation
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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