University of Arizona

Educational Resources

Libraries

East Asian Studies Collection, Government Collection, Juvenile Collection, Map Collection, Middle East Collecion, Fine Arts Library, Architecture Collection, Center for Creative Photography, Music Collection, Science and Engineering Library, Special Collections, Arid Lands Center, Health Sciences Library, AZ State Museum Library, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Collections, Law Library, Optical Sciences Library, Poetry Center

Museums & Art

Arizona Historical Society, Herbarium, Arizona State Museum, Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, Minerals Museum, Museum of Art, Pharmacy Museum

Computing

Requirements

• Students are not required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 2,600 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are permitted.
• Online class registration is available.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in all school buildings and on all school property

Services

Basic

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

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, birth control

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interview training

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.
• 20% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Room Accessories

• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, Spring Fling, sports events, Centennial Hall performances.
• 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, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 445 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Beta Alpha Psi, Blue Key Honorary, Bobcats Senior Honorary, Chain Gang Junior Honorary, Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE), Chimes Junior Honorary, Clareo Honorary, Eller Scholars, Eta Kappa Nu, Eta Sigma Phi - Eta Iota Chapter, Gamma Beta Phi, Gamma Sigma Alpha, Golden Key International Honour Society, Lambda Pi Eta, Med Cats, Mortar Board Inc. , Omicron Delta Kappa, Optimi Student Foundation Honorary of the University of Arizona Foundation, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha, Pre-Med Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, Preludes Freshman Honorary, Primus Freshman Honorary, Psi Chi, Sigma Alpha Lambda, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Sophos Sophomore Honorary, Spires Sophomore Honorary, Student Alumni Association, Tau Beta Pi Arizona Alpha Chapter, Theta Alpha Phi, University Symphonic Choir
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alpha and Omega Christian Fellowship, Ambassadors for Christ, Apologetics, Apostalon, Arizona Student Pagans, Asian Bible Fellowship, Baha'i Association, Baptist Student Union, Bible Cats at the U of A, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Newman Center, Chabad Jewish Student Association, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Chinese Christian Fellowship, Damascus Road, Episcopal Caterbury Club, FYSH- First Year Students of Hillel, Faith Beyond Boundaries, Gatekeepers, Geniuses of Diversity: Atheists, Agnostics, Deists, and Freethinkers, Hillel Foundation, Ignition College Ministry, Impact Christian Fellowship, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, International Student Fellowship, KOACH, Kedma, Kesher: Connecting Reform Jews on Campus, Korean Christain Community, Krishna Club, La Vita House, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Muslim Student Association, Muslim Students Association, Nashim, Native Nations In Christ, Navigators, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Priority College Ministry, Providence Club, Reformed University Fellowship, Reformed University Fellowship, Source, T. R. U. T. H Ministries, Tucson Interfaith Youth Together (TIYT), Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry, United Methodist Wesley Foundation, Wildcats for Christ
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Students Association, American Born Confused Desis, Arizona Israel Alliance, Asian American Student Coalition, Associated Student Enthusiasts of Wei Qi The Game Go And Connect Four, Association of Sri Lankans at the University of Arizona, Bhakti Yoga Club, Breaking Barriers, Deutscher Studenten Club (German Club), Filipino American Student Association, Hawaii Club, Hong Kong Student Association, Imaginations, India Club, Indonesian Student Club - PERMIAS, International Dance Club, Iranian American Students Association, Italian Club CIAO, Korean Students Association, Kuwaiti Student Association, Lebanese Student Association, Meditation Club, Near Eastern Studies Undergraduate Organization, No More Deaths, Red Ink Magazine, Ritmos Latinos, Russian Club, Singapore Student Association, Spanish Club, Student Organization of North America, Students for International Change, Taiwanese Student Association, Tucson Mayor's Awards, Vietnamese Student Association, Wildcat Pow Wow Soceity
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Arch, BioCats, BioTeam, CattleGrowers, Econ, EllerAmbsdrs, JrWildcatRecruits, MaterialSci&Engnrng, MathCats, NutritSci, Percussion, Physiology, RealEstate, ResHall, SignLanguage, CivilEngnrs, SoilWater&EnvirnmntlSci, SteelBand, AmericanChemical, TierraSeca, BioChem, PoliSci, ActivitiesBoard, EllerStudentCncl, InterfratCncl, NAACP, NationalPanHellenicCncl, ChineseStudents&Scholars, ChristianBusinessLdrs, Communication, FutureRetailLdrs, HonorsStudentCncl, JUNTOS, Jacobs-Cline, LdrShape, OrderOmega, PhiBetaLambda, Preceptor, SemperFi, Silverwing, HumanRsrceMngmnt, SpecialWarfare, StudentAdvisoryBoard, YoungLife, ACLU, CampusGreens, CatsforIsrael, CollegeRepublicans, HOOPS, MovimientoChicano, PoliticalWritingsReading, Refuse&Resist, Republicrats, FreeTibet, YoungDemocrats, YoungSocialists, AlphaKappaPsi, ChoralDirector, AmericanIndianSci&Engnrng, ChemEngnrs, GraphicArt, AmericanMrktng, EngnrngMngmnt, MchnclEngnrs, String, EngnrngGeologists, LatinosinFinance&Accntng, MusicEd, Catmasters, CriminalJustice, DeltaSigmaPi, EllerPubRltns&Advrtsng, FinancMngmnt, FuturePhysicianAssts, FutureRetailLdrs, FutureTeachers, GammaPhiMu, HispanicBusinessStudent, IndustEngnrs, SciTeachers, BlackEngnrs, StudentSpeechLngHearing, PhiAlphaDelta, PhiDeltaChi, PreMedAsainPacificAmerican, Nursing, WomeninBusiness, PublicAdmin, SigmaAlpha, SocialEntrprse, AdvcmntChicanos&NativeAmericans, AutomotiveEngnrs, HispanicEngnrs, WomenEngnrs, StudentNurses, StudentsInFreeEntrprse, ThetaTau, DrillTeam, Wildlife, YoungEntrepreneurs, ElectEngnrs, AerospaceBooster, AlphaPhiOmega, AltBreaks, AreaXHdqrtrs, ArnoldAir, BenBell, BigBrosBigSis, CampWildcat, CircleKIntrnl, CollegeBRIDGE, FamilyStudies&HumanDvlpmnt, GammaAlphaOmega, GrassrootsParty, RedCross, HelpingHands, KappaDeltaChi, KappaKappaPsi, Mentoring, Muralcles, CollegiateSchlrs, NativeCatsUNITY, OmegaPsiPhi, PUSHAMERICA, PreHealthHispanic, ProjectSTAR, ProjectSunshine, RedCrossStudent, RelayforLife, Rotaract, SigmaLambdaGamma, StandUpForKids, StudentFndn, TauBetaSigma, AmericanEducation, YouthAgainstCancer, AZOutreach, AccountingStudent, Advrtsng, AerialRobotics, AfricanAmericansLifeSci, InclusiveRobotics, AmateurRadio, AmericanWomen, AmnestyIntrnl, AcademicHammock, ModelUN, StudentRecycling, SwingCats, OFFROAD, ArtHistory, Defense&StrategicAffairs, BabyCatSitters, Black&BlueHipHop, Capoeira, CharlesDarwin, Cliffhangers, CollegeSt. Felix, ControlledEnvironmentAg, CreativeWriting, CultureRhythm, DORK, Debate, DeltaDeltaSigma, DesiHangama, ECLIPSE, EngnrsWithoutBorders, FACESinHealth, FanFilms, Flying, Forensicats, GentleMen, GlobalJustice, HACKS, HealthCareers, HispanicSchlrshpFund, HolocaustEducation, IntegrativeMed, IntrnlPreventionAIDS, J. AlfredPrufrock, Japanese, MarineAwareness&Cons, MedExploration, MicroAirVehicle, MissNativeAmerican, MockTrial, MulticultBusinessStudent, NationalAllianceforMentallyIll, Neptune, FeministStudentActivists, NewKevin, PARASOL, PCWProductions, PERSONAMag, PhiAlphaSigma, PrePharm, PreVet, PubRelations, Quiz, RaceTrackIndstry, RamblersHiking, Rec, RubikCubeOrg, Scrapbook, SelfDiscovery, SigmaAlphaIota, SigmaSigmaDelta/Beta, Stocks&SecuritiesInvstmnt, AmericanFisheries, ConsltngNonProfits, StudentsforChoice, FairTrade, StudentsforLife, SafeSexAwareness, EthicalTrtmntAnimals, Tailhook, TapCats, TeachForAmerica, ThickeningPlots, TractorTeam, TucsonAnimationScreening, VideoGameXtreme, Wardroom, WinterGuard, WomeninBioSci, SwimAppreciation, WomenSoccer, WomenIceHockey, BowCats, CyclingTeam, Handbl, LadyHoops, MenLacrosse, MenVolybl, MenWaterPolo, MenWheelchairBasketball, TaeKwonDo, Rodeo, SandVolleyball, Tennis, Triathlon, WomenRugbyFtbl, UltimateFrisbee, WomenVlybl, WomenLacrosse, WomenUltimate, WomenWaterPolo, WomenWheelchairBsktbl, japanese, ArabicDance, Surfers, Badminton, BujinkanMartialArts, Cheerleaders&Mascots, Chess, Ski&Snowboard, FllwshpChristianAthletes, FieldHockey, Golf, Kartracing, Kyudo, MartialArts, ShorinRyu, SportsMrktng, Wakeboard, Dodgeball, Running, ZonaScrew
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Arizona Daily Wildcat (daily)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Tucson, AZ (10), Phoenix, AZ (120)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Tucson, AZ (2)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Tucson, AZ (2)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 25 fraternities
• 10% of students are fraternity members
• There are 20 sororities
• 11% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Offered on campus
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other