Southern Methodist University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 45% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Extracurricular

• 85% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: More than 500 cultural and arts events on campus annually, such as the Annual Women? ? ? s Symposium, longest continuously running program of its kind in the country; Hart Global Leaders Forum and Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series/Student Forums, offering students access to national and world leaders; festive Celebration of Lights opening the Christmas season; The Boulevard, featuring live music, food, and other festivities before home football games.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 200 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Soc, Alpha Iota Delta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Beta Alpha Psi, Eta Kappa Nu, Gamma Sigma Alpha, Golden Key Nat’l Honor Soc, Mortar Board, Nat’l Society of Collegiate Scholars, Order of Omega, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Tau Sigma, Psi Chi, Tau Beta Pi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baha’i Club, Baptist Student Ministry, Brothers Under Christ, Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Ministry Council, Canterbury House, Catholic Campus Ministry, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Christ Lutheran Church, Christian Legal Soc. , Christian Science Clg Org, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FCA, He Is Sufficient Sorority, Higher Ground, Highland Park Pres Church Clg Ministry, Hillel/Jewish Student Assoc, Hindu Student Org, Muslim Student Org, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, PATHS, Reformed Univ Fellowship, ReJOYce in Jesus Ministries, Victory Campus Ministry, Voices of Inspiration Gospel Choir, Wesley Foundation, Young Life
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian Council, Assoc of Black Students, Black Men Emerging, Chinese club, Chinese Student Assoc, Chinese Student Union, College Hispanic American Students, East Asian Student Assoc, Global Connections, Indian Student Assoc, Japan Club, Persian Student Society, Turkish Student Assoc, Vietnamese Student Assoc, Voice of Inspiration Gospel Choir;
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) SMU Governing Board Councils, Academic Organizations, Campus Programming, Service Organizations, Special Interest Groups, Sports Clubs, Political Organizations
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) SMU Daily Campus Newspaper (daily: Tues-Fri)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Love Field Airport; Dallas, TX (4), D/FW Int’l Airport, Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX (20)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Dallas Area Rapid Transit (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Greyhound Bus Station DownTown; Dallas, TX (7)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 15 fraternities
• 9 fraternity houses
• 29% of students are fraternity members
• There are 14 sororities
• 10 sorority houses
• 40% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Univ of Texas at Arlington)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of North Texas)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited