Elmhurst College is a comprehensive four-year private liberal arts college situated in Elmhurst, Illinois. Elmhurst College has an affiliation with the United Church of Christ and offers a very traditional service type of learning. In 1871, Elmhurst was founded by the German Evangelical Synod of the Northwest. This land was given with a motive of establishing a school to educate and train young men for the theological seminary and teachers were taught here as well.

Programs:

In terms of academics, Elmhurst College has programs&nbsp;in 5 broad categories and those are undergraduate courses, graduate courses, certificate courses, research and ELSA.

<ul>
	<li>Undergraduate Courses&nbsp;have the most number of students here. There are more than 60 majors like criminal justice, chemistry, music, marketing, business, computer science, Music theory, liberal studies, etc supported by the equal number of minors. You may also choose certain certificate courses to boost your field knowledge or honors program.</li>
	<li>Graduate Courses&nbsp;for International students have 5 courses namely&nbsp;
	<ul>
		<li>Computer Information Technology</li>
		<li>Industrial/Organizational Psychology</li>
		<li>Master&rsquo;s Entry in Nursing Practice</li>
		<li>MBA</li>
		<li>Project Management</li>
		<li>Supply Chain Management</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

There are few online courses as well that one can complete from his/her hometown. These courses are Data Science, Geographic Information System, and MBA

<ul>
	<li>There is a list of graduate and undergraduate certificates that one can apply for and take their career even further. Example, Cyber Security and GIS under UG courses while Application development, Data Science, Market Research, Enterprise Optimization, etc.</li>
</ul>

Facts:

<ul>
	<li>#6&nbsp;in&nbsp;Best Undergraduate Teaching&nbsp;</li>
	<li>#7&nbsp;in&nbsp;Best Colleges for Nursing in Illinois</li>
	<li>The first students of this institute were all male, studying Latin, Greek, English, German, music, history, geography, mathematics, science, and religion.</li>
	<li>Back then classes were taught in German. In the year 1917, their first catalog was published in English. The college got its present name in 1924.</li>
</ul>

About

On campus accomodation:

There is a housing facility offered to students and one can choose from 9 different residential halls spread across the campus. First-year students need to share apartments with other students.&nbsp;

Out of the 9 Halls available four are apartments owned by 12 colleges in the closed perimeter. If someone is staying back during the summer break he/she is eligible for summer housing. Types of halls available are:

<ul>
	<li>Cureton Hall&nbsp;is one of the newly added fully air-conditioned residential. The hall has both single and double rooms with a capacity of 112 students. They have common lounges, laundry, and bathrooms</li>
	<li>Dinkmeyer Hall&nbsp;has a capacity of 121 students. It is a suite styled. It is a coed living space but without AC. Both single and double sharing rooms are available.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Niebuhr Hall&nbsp;is only meant for first-year students. This is also a coed space but floors are assigned to a particular gender. There is no AC facility available. Only double rooms with common bathrooms and lounges.</li>
	<li>Schick Hall,&nbsp;individually shaped double and single rooms. The building can hold 208 students. It is coed in nature but at times genders are assigned to wings. No AC is available.</li>
	<li>Stanger Hall&nbsp;is Single, double and quadruple occupancy rooms with a total capacity of 165 students. Genders are assigned to floors otherwise it is coed by nature. There is a common bathroom and lounges with AC facility.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>West Hall, is also one of the newest additions. It is a suite-style housing meant for the upper-class students. There is AC with double and single rooms.</li>
</ul>

Other options available are Elm Park Apartments, Prospect Apartments, Campus houses, etc. All the rooms have facilities like cable TV, internet, kitchenette, desk, desk shelf, chair, bookshelf, dresser, blinds, and built-in closets.etc

Off campus accomodation:

Students looking for off-campus accommodation can get assistance from the university&#39;s Office of Campus Life. To assist students in finding suitable housing, they provide an online search tool and advice on rental agreements, tenant rights, and other topics.

Accommodation

Notable Alumni:

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rane_Arroyo">Rane Arroyo</a>:&nbsp;Poet&nbsp;and Chicago Literary Hall of Fame recipien.</li>
	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Eldredge">Brett Eldredge</a>:&nbsp;country music songwriter&nbsp;and singer.</li>
</ul>

Alumni

Elmhurst College offers admission throughout the year. International students have to submit additional requirements to be eligible for admission, they are as follows:

Application portal: Head on the official website for admissions. Fill out the form and send all the required scanned documents. The University scans and verifies each international application themselves inside the campus. That way it is a fast and efficient process. There is no such charge for filling out the form as well.&nbsp;

Application fee: No fee

Application Deadline:&nbsp;The college doesn&rsquo;t have a fixed deadline. The dates keep on changing depending on the vacancy.

Admission Requirement:

<ul>
	<li>Application for admission</li>
	<li>A high school transcript and/or GSE results (if your transcript is not in English, we also require a certified translation)</li>
	<li>Test Scores of SAT/ ACT</li>
	<li>A Proof of English Language Proficiency &ndash; TOEFL, IELTS, etc.</li>
</ul>

Application Procedure

Student clubs and organisations:

From chemistry to chorus, activism to athletics, Elmhurst offers more than 100 ways to get involved, explore your interests and develop your skills.

Sports clubs:

Campus Recreation strives to enhance the experience of a diverse student body by encouraging an active, healthy and balanced lifestyle through engagement in our recreational facilities, programs and services.

Students can become involved in Campus Recreation through the use of the Tyrrell Fitness Center, a comprehensive weight room and fitness center. Students can also choose to engage with Campus Recreation through Intramural Sports and open gym programming.&nbsp;

Medical Services:

The Wellness Center provides basic health care services to all registered students, including preventive care, treatment of minor illnesses and injuries, immunizations, lab work and more. All of their services are confidential, and many of them are free.

Campus

When you plan your study, Elmhurst University&nbsp;can remain in your option list.&nbsp;In addition to providing, you with special career support, the university helps you improve your academic and language skills. They show a program uncommonly intended for worldwide understudies and you get an exceptionally impressive help in any matter.

Conclusion

Notable Faculty:

<ul>
	<li>
	<a href="https://www.elmhurst.edu/academics/departments/education/faculty-staff/lisa-burke">Lisa Burke, Ph.D.</a>:&nbsp;Professor and Program Director of Elementary Education
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="https://www.elmhurst.edu/academics/departments/education/faculty-staff/linda-dauksas/">Linda Dauksas, Ed.D.</a>: Professor of Education, and Program Director of Early Childhood Education and Special Education
	</li>
</ul>

Faculty

Scholarships offered by Elmhurst College:

A part of Elmhurst&rsquo;s mission is to reward and encourage meritorious students to study in the USA. Elmhurst College offers financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, etc. Students can look for educational loans&nbsp;to fund their higher education as well. There are around 20+ scholarships offered directly by the college to which students can apply for:

<ul>
	<li>Presidential Scholarship: Offers up to 20,000 USD. Students will high grades and meritorious performance are awarded this scholarship. To renew your scholarship maintain a 2.00 Elmhurst GPA and-full time enrollment</li>
	<li>Dean&rsquo;s Scholarship:&nbsp;Awarded up to 18,000 USD to meritorious students. To renew your scholarship maintain a 2.00 Elmhurst GPA and full-time enrollment</li>
</ul>

Other scholarship programs include&nbsp;Founder&rsquo;s Scholarship (16,000 USD), Trustee&rsquo;s Scholarship (11,000 USD) and 7-8 scholarships more with 2,000 USD grant each.&nbsp;

*Note: These scholarships may vary from time to time.

Financial Aid

The campus is spread across 48 acres with many interesting elements, libraries, classrooms, in-campus residential, dining spaces, etc. Some of the famous sites include,

<ul>
	<li>The Barbara A. Kieft Accelerator ArtSpace, it houses a 750,000-volt Cockcroft-Walton particle accelerator. It was built by Dr. Sam Allison, professor of physics at the University of Chicago, it was moved to Elmhurst in the late 1960s but wasn&rsquo;t operational until 1973. Though later it was shut down.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>The A.C. Buehler Library&nbsp;has around 237,000 volumes and a collection of Chicago Imagists art and was opened in 1971. Besides that, the library also has a hundred computers for general use and thousands of audio-visual study materials.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Kranz Forum&nbsp;has the famous statue of Reinhold Niebuhr, who was a preeminent 20th-century theologian and 1910 graduate of the Elmhurst Proseminary. The site was built in 1873 and hence it was also one of the first buildings.</li>
	<li>Old Main, built-in 1878. It also goes by the name of Hauptgebaude. This is the oldest building on campus. It houses the departments of Art, Urban Studies, History, Religious Studies, Sociology &amp; Criminal Justice, and Political Science. In addition, it is also for art studios and classrooms. This iconic building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</li>
</ul>

Infrastructure

Downtown Elmhurst offers everything a college student could possibly want, from a movie theater and a bowling alley to staples like Starbucks, Chipotle and Chicago deep-dish pizza at Lou Malnati&rsquo;s. It&rsquo;s a friendly, walkable city center that&rsquo;s welcoming and safe.&nbsp;Chicago boasts some of the world&rsquo;s best music festivals, from Lollapalooza and Pitchfork to the Jazz and Blues fests.&nbsp;People come to Chicago from all over the world to visit our major cultural institutions, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Second City Theater Chicago comedy club and the Shedd Aquarium. The city is home to more than 120 theater companies, where you can see everything from Broadway musicals to cutting-edge performance art.&nbsp;

Important landmarks/places nearby:

<ul>
	<li>Chicago Imagist art</li>
	<li>Elmhurst Art Museum</li>
	<li>Morton Arboretum</li>
	<li>Millennium Park</li>
	<li>WGN and Soldier Field to Argonne National Laboratory &nbsp;</li>
	<li>Morgan Stanley</li>
</ul>

Transportation

Nearby bus stations:&nbsp;York/Arthur and 1st St &amp; York St

Nearby Airport:&nbsp;O&#39;Hare International Airport&nbsp;is the nearest airport from the campus

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Location

In general, proficiency exams measure your knowledge and skill in a content area, and placement exams indicate the appropriate level to begin taking courses in a specific subject. Proficiency exams are tied to the Elmhurst University Integrated Curriculum requirements, while placement exams help you choose courses appropriate for your level of learning.

Placements

Weather insights:

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	<li>In Elmhurst, the summers are warm and wet; the winters are freezing, snowy, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round.</li>
	<li>Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from&nbsp;18&deg;F&nbsp;to&nbsp;84&deg;F&nbsp;and is rarely below&nbsp;-1&deg;F&nbsp;or above&nbsp;92&deg;F.</li>
</ul>

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