Student services at the University of
North Texas can make getting an education
more enjoyable and rewarding.
What are the Centers for Student Service
Activity? Is the university union
a gathering place where friends can meet
between classes?
The union offers food services, game
and activity areas, an art gallery
and an art center with student workshops.
There's also a travel office, a movie
theater and an information desk where
students make cash checks and purchase
tickets to local events.
But union houses and automatic teller
machine, a fax machine and
a U.S. post office substation, or
the convenience of students living on
campus.
The university store in the union carries
a full line of textbooks and supplies,
plus gifts, clothing and decorative.
The dean of students office copies with
student problems and offers a variety
of services and information.
Disabled students seeking help with
special accommodations also find
assistance. Here, there's
a legal adviser available to help with
matters of civil law.
And new students can make contact with
faculty, mentors, volunteer tutors
and peer counselors through the Dean
of Students Office.
The Student Employment Office provides
hundreds of referrals to part time jobs,
both on and off campus.
The financial aid office provides
information and application forms for
state and federal grants, loans
and work study program.
Students must meet eligibility
requirements for all financial aid
with evidence of need as the primary
concern continued.
Eligibility depends upon satisfactory
academic progress.
And because there are application
deadlines each semester, students
should apply for aid as early as
possible.
Counseling and testing is a center
for many national examinations, such
as the SAT Anghiari
workshops are available to improve study
skills, time management and reading
comprehension.
There's also a computerized career
guidance system to help students achieve
their academic goals.
Professional psychological services are
also available in the counseling and
testing office,
the placement service says.
Seniors, graduate students and graduates
with full time career placement.
The office has information on employers
salaries, supply demand trends
and other aides and job searching.
The Student Activity Center helped
students develop leadership skills and
broaden social contacts,
student government and Greek
organizations are handled by this office.
Commuters are provided with information
about transportation, carpools
and off campus housing.
There are also special programs to help
older students.
Many student services are offered outside
the union, intramural sports,
sports clubs and open recreation
areas provide healthy ways to enjoy
time outside of class.
Many special purpose facilities are
available to students offering handball
and racquetball courts, weight rooms
and a swimming pool.
The International Studies and Programs
Office provides orientation, personal
assistance and special programs
for international students.
It also furnishes information on study
abroad and international exchange
opportunities for U.S.
students in England, Switzerland,
Mexico and other countries.
The Student Health Center provides
health, education, health counseling
and health care Monday through
Friday from eight a.m.
to four p.m.
during school sessions.
Urgent care is available after hours
and on weekends.
A women's clinic provides routine
examination services and
intermediate care is available through
the inpatient facilities.
The only charges are for medications,
materials and treatments used,
and these costs are kept as low as
possible.
The health center has several different
payment plans available.
The University of North Texas maintains a
full service police department staffed
by fully trained licensed officers.
The department provides 24 hour
protection to campus 365
days a year.
High intensity lights and emergency
phones help make the campus safe
at night for additional safety.
There's an on campus escort service for
female students.
Crime awareness workshops and
personal possession marking systems
are available on request.
Students bring in cars to school, must
register with the parking office.
All campus parking is by permit
only add the variety of parking
options are available with free
shuttle service during the fall and
spring semesters
on campus housing offers safe, convenient
and cost effective living and
a real sense of community for students.
Housing options vary and include coed
single sex and upper class residence
halls.
Joining the Residence Hall Association
get students involved with setting policy
planning, social events and other hall
activities.
Full time professional directors.
Twenty four hour desk clerks and
Part-Time resident assistants are in
each residence. Hall rooms
are fully furnished and each haul has
laundry facilities.
Prices are competitive with the local
apartment market.
Even with the many additional services
for dining room services are available
seven days a week.
All dining rooms feature a cafeteria
line with traditional and fast
food entrees.
With second helpings available on most
items, residents may choose from
a variety of meal plans.
For a more complete guide to all the
facilities and services available,
consult your student guide book and
welcome to the University of North Texas.
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The University of North Texas has marked
its centennial and with an enrollment of
27000 ranks as the fourth
largest university in the state,
the student body comes from throughout
Texas and many other states, as well as
many other countries.
Students are attracted by the school's
many resources, fine academic
reputation and the outstanding research
and teaching qualifications of the
faculty.
Recently classified as a top research
institution, North Texas continues
to increase its involvement in research
both on the regional and national levels
while still maintaining its commitment to
being a leading source for higher
education in the state.
North Texas is a comprehensive university
which offers a wide variety of academic
programs through eight schools and
colleges.
The College of Arts and Sciences provides
the basis for a broad general education
and also offers students an opportunity
to specialize in degree programs from the
divisions of humanities.
Social sciences.
And science and technology,
the Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees
offered through the art department and
features a full range of concentrations,
including the professional design areas
of advertising, fashion and
interior design and the nationally
accredited interior design program.
In addition to the many degree programs
offered by the College of Arts and
Sciences, a number of pre professional
and specialized programs prepare students
for entry into medicine, dentistry,
pharmacy, nursing, optometry,
veterinary science, engineering,
law and many other fields.
The College of Business Administration is
nationally accredited at the graduate and
undergraduate level and recognized
for its programs in accounting and
business, computer information systems,
specialized training and professional
fields such as marketing personnel
and industrial relations, production
and operations management and finance
prepare students to meet the challenges
of today's changing business and economic
environment.
The School of Community Services includes
several centers engaged in research and
public service.
Undergraduates may choose degree programs
in emergency administration,
rehabilitation, criminal justice,
sociology or social worker.
The College of Education trains and
certifies more teachers than any other
institution in the state.
A wide range of degree programs is
offered through the college's many
divisions. And teacher certification
allows students experience and
observation opportunities through early
contact with local school districts.
38 outstanding students are selected
yearly to participate in a five year
program funded by the Meadow's Foundation
that leads to a master's degree.
Students planning to teach at the
secondary level must obtain a major in
their chosen teaching field and
apply for teacher certification through
the College of Education.
The School of Human Resource Management
prepares its graduates for entry into
professional fields that serve the
consumer degree.
Programs are available in fashion
merchandizing, housing and
hotel and restaurant management.
Students in hotel and restaurant
management operate the college in
restaurant as part of their coursework.
The School of Library and Information
Sciences offers programs of study
geared toward professional careers in a
wide variety of information settings.
The University of North Texas College of
Music is the second largest in the
nation.
It has acquired an international
reputation through its many performing
groups, the One O'clock Lab,
and has been nominated for two Grammy
Awards.
The Grand Chorus has performed with the
National Symphony Orchestra, and the A
Cappella Choir is the only university
vocal ensemble to perform with the
London.
Instruction is available for music majors
and performance music, education,
composition, music theory,
jazz studies and music, history
and literature.
The first step in making informed
choices about your academic career is to
gather information,
the primary sources of academic
information or the general catalog,
the schedule of classes, your academic
advisor and the office of your academic
dean.
The general catalog is the best single
source of the answers to most of the
academic questions you might have
all the official policies, degree
requirements, of course, descriptions,
academic standards and general
information are in the catalog.
An important person in your life at North
Texas will be your academic advisor.
Your advisor will help you understand the
requirements of your major and minor
and assist you in court selections.
Each semester
you'll find your advisor in the
departmental offices of your major
if your major is undeclared.
The academic counselor in the College of
Arts and Sciences will be happy to help
you select courses that will best suit
your needs.
In addition, the academic counselor
can assist you in exploring various
majors and careers.
For those of you who have chosen to
major, your academic advisor will
help you file a degree plan.
A degree plan is an official document
which states all the requirements you'll
need to complete to earn a degree.
You'll find help with the details of
academic policies, procedures
and degree requirements from your
academic dean's office.
This is also where you'll file for
graduation.
Well, the general catalog provides
specific description of curricula
and, of course, content, the schedule
of classes is the official guide to
course offerings on a semester by
semester basis.
Courses are listed by prefix and number
S.
hours of credit, time, location
and instructor.
Freshman and sophomore level courses are
No. 1000 and 2000
junior and senior courses are designated
by 3000 and 4000 numbers
and are considered as advanced courses.
Courses numbered 5000 and above are
for graduate students, a
current copy of the schedule of classes
provides the information you need to plan
your class schedule and register.
Be sure to consult the general catalog
for course descriptions and prerequisites
before choosing your courses each
semester.
Even though you don't have to commit to a
major, there are some courses that all
students must take, these
courses are the university's general
education requirements and must be
completed by all students working toward
a bachelor's degree.
They include two courses in freshman
English, two courses
in sophomore English,
two courses in American history,
two courses in political science,
and for one hour activity courses
in physical education or selected dance
courses.
In addition to the general education
requirements, each college and school
has a unique set of courses called the
core curriculum that may constitute
a significant portion of their degree
plan.
The core curriculum requirements create
a foundation for learning and express
the educational goals of a particular
degree plans.
In addition to meeting the university
requirements and a core curriculum of
your college, you'll also need
to complete your requirements for your
chosen major and minor fields.
The number of hours required for a major
depends upon the department you select,
however, your major must consist of at
least twenty four semester hours,
including 12 advanced.
Your minor field is from a department
other than your major department and
should support and complement your.
A minor consists of at least 18 semester
hours,
including six advanced.
Depending on your degree program, you
may be able to choose courses as
electives, electives serve
to broaden perspectives and enhance
career opportunities.
Academic core programs in the College
of Arts and Sciences offer students
unique opportunities to organize their
studies in a coherent manner.
The classic learning core is designed to
integrate the humanities and social
sciences portion of the students
requirements.
The honors program provides an
interdisciplinary approach to general
education for the superior student.
The Great Books program allows students
to satisfy the humanities requirements
through an interdisciplinary study of
major literary masterpieces.
The Professional Learning Corps in the
Department of Accounting builds on the
foundation of the classic learning corps
by integrating the first two years of the
classic learning corps with business,
economics and accounting courses
to provide the best education available
to students interested in the five year
accounting program.
You'll soon complete your first
registration at North Texas
to get the forms needed to register and
for any details on course in semester
hour requirements, you must check with
your faculty advisor or academic
dean's office.
After you're enrolled, you'll be eligible
to register early for the following
semester.
For example, before the end of the fall
semester, you can register for the
classes you'll be taking during the
spring.
If you choose not to take advantage of
this early registration period, you
may go through the regular registration a
few days prior to the beginning of the
semester.
As you prepare for your first semester in
North Texas, remember the general
catalog schedule of classes,
your academic advisor and
the staff in your dean's office are the
sources of information you need to have
to make good choices.
The administration and faculty are always
available to provide you with any
additional assistance.
You can be confident that the bachelor's
degree you earn at the University of
North Texas will represent the learning
and preparation to lead you to success
in your future career
from.