Program Overview:

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a public research university in Illinois, USA. It is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system.

This cooperative program between UIUC and USTC is a collaboration where students may earn a bachelor's degree from USTC and a non-thesis master's degree from UIUC.

Program Design:

The program will be in the style of a dual degree program. Students complete three years of a Bachelor of Science degree at USTC and then can elect to apply forthe 1-year Finance and Business Elite Program at USTC.

In this 1-year program, students will be part of a special curriculum designed by both USTC and UIUC. During this one year, students will complete their Bachelor of Science but also do coursework for a preparatory program for the Master of Science Program at UIUC.

UIUC will decide qualified candidates to participate in their Master of ScienceProgram. If accepted, students will then be enrolled as full-time, degree seeking graduate students at UIUC’s College of Business.

Am I Qualified?

What you need to do to be considered for this program:

1.       Complete 3 years of study toward a Bachelor of Science in Finance or Management Science and the 1-year Finance and Business Elite Program at USTC before enrolment at UIUC.

2.       Have taken the GMAT

3.       Have a high proficiency in English as measured by TOEFL or IELTS (a score of at least 102 or 6.5,respectively)

4.       Have a complete application

Contact Information:

Dr. Yong Zha

zhabeer@ustc.edu.cn