Florida Atlantic University

Services

Basic

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

Counseling

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

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training

Campus Safety

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

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 5% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 17% of housing units are Singles.
• 54% of housing units are Doubles.
• 0% of housing units are Triples.
• 29% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 8 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 98% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 80% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, plays, concerts, sports, art shows, comedy
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station
• In total, there are about 178 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Alpha Alpha, Golden Key, Lower Division Honor Society, Multicultural Premed Honor Society
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Apostolic Christain College Fellowship, Intervarsity Christain Fellowship, Baptist College Ministries, FAUND Christain Fellowship, Jehovahs Witness, Newman Club
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, Asian Student Club, Jamacian Association, Latin American Student Organization, Thai Student Org. , Bahamian Student Assoc. , Chinese Student Assoc. , Caribbean Student Asoc. , European Assoc. , Indian Student Assoc. , Multicultural Student Coalition, Turkisk Student Asoc. , Trinidad & Tobago United, Yugoslavian Student Asoc.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Accounting Student Assoc. , American Society of Civil Engineers, American Criminal Justice Assoc. , Chamber Singers, Climbing Club, Dive Club, College Republicans/Democrats, European Student Assoc. , Ice Hockey Club, Jazz Club, Judo Club, Mountain Bike Club, Philosophy Club, Potters Guild, Psychology club, Rugby, Student Nurses Assoc, Alumni Assoc. , Surf Club, United Nations Club, Best Buddies, Amateur Radio Club, American Medical Student Association, Film Production,
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The University Press

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): West Palm Beach (20), Fort Lauderdale (20)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Deerfield Beach, Boca Raton (2)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Deerfield Beach, Boca Raton (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 12 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 2% of students are fraternity members
• There are 9 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 2% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

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