The facilities of the University of Michigan-Flint are housed on the 72-acre (29 hectare) campus located on the north and south banks of the Flint River in the City of Flint, Michigan. Adjacent to the central business district, the riverfront campus affords students easy access to transportation, parking, and to downtown Flint. The carefully landscaped campus contains major green spaces, including Wilson Park on the south edge of campus, and the river edge adjacent to Flint's Riverfront Park, a park and recreational area along the banks of the Flint River. Within easy walking distance of the campus is the Flint Cultural Center, which includes the buildings of the Charles Stewart Mott Community College, the Flint Institute of Arts, the Flint Institute of Music, Whiting Auditorium, Bower Theatre, Longway Planetarium, Sloan Museum, Arthur H. Sarvis Center, Pierce Cultural Center School and the Flint Public Library.
Academic Program
The University of Michigan-Flint offers degrees in over 60 undergraduate and nearly 30 graduate areas, including a doctor of physical therapy. We offer programs in liberal arts and sciences, elementary or secondary education, health care and business. Please visit our Academic Majors site for more information. For specific academic program degree requirements and detailed course information, please visit the University Catalog.
Accreditation and Assessment
The University of Michigan-Flint is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456. Accreditation has also been awarded to various University of Michigan-Flint programs by the American Chemical Society, the International Association of Management Education, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, the Council on Social Work Education, and the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.
History
The history of the University of Michigan-Flint began in 1944, when the Flint Board of Education requested that a University of Michigan Extension Office open in Flint. Key area citizens, already planning the cultural center, were interested in the idea of higher education in the community. Three years later, the Regents of the University funded a study exploring the possibilities for higher education in Flint. Learn more...
