Texas A&M University-College Station

Services

Basic

women's center, placement service, day care, health service

Remedial

study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological

Career

co-op education, 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.
• 25% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 5% of housing units are Singles.
• 95% of housing units are Doubles.
• 0% of housing units are Triples.
• 0% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 39 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

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

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Aggie Muster; Parent's Weekend; Silver Taps; Midnight Yell Practice; OPAS; Whoopstock; The Big Event. . . . . see web site http: //studentactivities. tamu. edu/calendar for additional information.
• 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, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 700 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Eta Sigma; Lambda Sigma; Tau Kappa; Cap & Gown; Golden Key; Phi Kappa Phi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) 82 organizations -- see web site http: //studentactivities. tamu. edu for additional information.
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) 68 organizations -- see web stie http: //studentactivities. tamu. edu for additional information.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) see web site http: //studentactivities. tamu. edu for additional information.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Battalion (daily)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Houston (96), College Station (5)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Houston (96)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Bryan (5)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 85% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 30% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,626
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 30 fraternities
• 11 fraternity houses
• 6% of students are fraternity members
• There are 22 sororities
• 11 sorority houses
• 12% 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, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited