Tarleton State University

Services

Basic

placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic

Career

on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, 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.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 0% of housing units are Singles.
• 78% of housing units are Doubles.
• 22% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 17 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 59% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 59% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 26% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Sports; Homecoming Week; National Campus Week of Dialogue; Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration; Racism and Diversity Conference; Student Government Elections
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 125 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi – National Scholastic; Alpha Phi Sigma – Criminal Justice; Alpha Psi Omega – Theatre; Alpha Zeta – Agriculture; Beta Beta Beta – Biology; Delta Mu Delta – Business; Kappa Delta Pi – Education; Kappa Omicron Nu – Human Sciences; Lambda Tau – Clinical Laboratory Science; Omicron Delta Kappa – National Leadership; Order of Omega; Phi Alpha Theta – History; Presidential Honors; Psi Chi – Psychology; Sigma Delta Pi – Spanish; Epsilon Delta Pi – Computer Information Systems
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Ministry; Lutheran Student Felloship; Methodist Student Union
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Zeta Phi Beta; Kappa Delta Chi; Alpha Phi Alpha; Alpha Kappa Alpha; Los Tejanos de Tarleton; Ballet Folklorico; Clasz; United Minority Association
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) J-TAC (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Dallas/Ft. Worth (90), Waco (90)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Cleburne (55)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Stephenville (1)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 90% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 8% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,500
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 9 fraternities
• 2 fraternity houses
• There are 7 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

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