About UC s McMicken College of Arts & Sciences

Fast Facts About McMicken

Enrollment:
• Undergraduate, 2006 fall quarter: 5,373
• Graduate, 2006 fall quarter: 928

Faculty:
• full-time: 392
• part-time: 347

Average class size:
• 24

Student to Faculty ratio:
• 11:1

Majors offered:
• Undergraduate: 36
• Graduate:
      Masters: 28
      Doctorate: 17

Evening programs:
• 3

Co-op programs:
• 8 programs, all optional.

History of the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences
The liberal arts tradition within the University of Cincinnati traces its beginning to October 1873, when afternoon classes in college subjects for 50 students were held in Woodward High School. The “Academic Department,” as it was called, offered classes in mathematics, chemistry and natural philosophy, Latin and Greek, French, and German.

At the first commencement exercises in June 1878, four men and one woman received the bachelor of arts degree, one man received the bachelor of science, and one man from Brazil received the degree of civil engineer. These events signified that the cherished dream of Charles McMicken was, at last, becoming a reality.

The college name changed a few more times in the early 1900s until 1953, when the name reverted back to “McMicken College of Arts and Sciences,” which it remains to this day. At the time, the curriculum was completely revised: students now could choose programs leading either to a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree. 
 
Deans
W.R. Benedict, 1891
E.W. Hyde, 1892
William O. Sproull, 1893–1894
P.V.N. Myers, 1895–1897
E.W. Hyde, 1897–1900
Merrick Whitcomb, 1900–1901
Joseph E. Harry, 1901–1906
Merrick Whitcomb, 1906–1910
Louis Trenchard More, 1910–1912
Frank W. Chandler, 1913–1928
Merton J. Hubert, Acting Dean, 1928–1929
William W. Hewett, 1930–1933
Howard D. Roeloffs, 1933–1936
Merton J. Hubert, Acting Dean, 1936–1938
George B. Barbour, 1938–1958
Charles K. Weichert, 1958–1969
Guy Stern, Acting Dean, 1969–1970
Campbell Crockett, Acting Dean, 1970–1971
Campbell Crocket, 1971–1976
David Lipsich, 1976–1981
William N. Dember, 1982–1986
Ronald L. Pollitt, Acting Dean, 1987–1988
Joseph A. Caruso, 1988–2000
Charles Groetsch, Acting Dean, 2000–2001
Karen Gould, 2001–2007
Cynthia Berryman-Fink, Interim Dean, 2007
Valerie Hardcastle, 2007–