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A part-time student is anyone taking less than 10 graduate credit hours or 12 undergraduate credit hours. A full-time student is anyone taking 10 or more graduate credit hours or 12 or more undergraduate credit hours.
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The calculated cost is based off a programmatic estimation and may not be the same as your official bursar’s bill. The cost is intended to be an estimation only and is subject to change.
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No. your degree will be conferred by the University of Cincinnati, which will also be reflected on your transcripts and degree.
Yes. Although UC Online programs follow the same academic calendar, they have unique schedules depending on the course.
(There are a few exceptions to the asynchronous components, please view program FAQs for more information)
We want to help ensure you are prepared by requiring all of our starting students to take a free, non-credit pass/fail orientation before you begin your first course. Orientation runs for two weeks following a weekly schedule modeled on all of our MLS courses. You’ll learn the tools we’ll use in Canvas – which houses our online courses – and the program procedures you’ll need to know to get started.
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