Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Services

Basic

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

Remedial

reading, math, writing

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, 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 does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 15% of housing units are Singles.
• 80% of housing units are Doubles.
• 5% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 30 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.

Extracurricular

• 10% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: FALL CARNIVAL; SPRING FLING; HOMECOMING; RANCHING HERITAGE FESTIVAL; YOUNG MUSICIAN’S PERFORMANCE COMPETITION
• 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, television station
• In total, there are about 150 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: LAMBDA ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY, ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA, ALPHA TAU ALPHA, ETA KAPPA NU, KAPPA OMICRON NU, PHI ALPHA THETA, PI KAPPA DELTA, PI TAU SIGMA, SIGMA TAU DELTA, ALPHA PHI SIGMA, EPSILON PI TAU, KAAPA DELTA PI, PHI MU ALPHA SINFONIA, PI SIGMA ALPHA, PSI CHI, TAU BETA PI
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) BAPTIST STUDENT MINISTRIES; CHI ALPHA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP; FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES; FELLOWSHIP OF FULL GOSPEL STUDENTS; STUDENT CATHOLIC STUDENT ORGANIZATION
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) French Club; Indian Student Associatioin; International Student Organization; Mexican American Engineers/Scientists; Minorities In Ag/Nat Resources; Taiwanese Student Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) BALLET FOLKLORICO; DELTA PHI EPSILON; COLLEGIATE FFA; CRIMINOLOGY CLUB; GEOLOGY CLUB; HEALTH AND KINESIOLOGY CLUB; LIFE SCIENCE CLUB; ORIENTATION LEADERS; SIGMA CHI; TOASTMASTERS; ACCOUNTING SOCIETY; AGGIE CLUB; AITP STUDENT CHAPTER; ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA; ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA; ALPHA PHI SIGMA-GAMMA; ALPHA TAU ALPHA; AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY; AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENTS; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS; ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL; CHOIR COUNCIL; CINEMATECA HISPANICA; COLLEGE REPUBLICANS; COLLEGE DEMOCRATS; DELTA PHI OMEGA; DELTA SIGMA PI; EPSILON PI TAU; ETA KAPPA NU; FAMILY & CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION; FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE TEACHER ASSOCIATION; FASHION & INTERIOR MERCHANDISING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION; FOOD & NUTRITION ASSOCIATION; FOOTLIGHTS; GRADUATE BIOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION; GRAPHIC DESIGN CLUB; HORTICULTURE CLUB; HUMAN SCIENCE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL; KAPPA KAPPA PSI; LA BARRACA TEJANA; LAMBDA CHI ALPHA; NATIONAL STUDENT SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING; OMEGA DELTA PHI; PEP TALK PEER EDUCATOR PROGRAM; PHI BETA SIGMA; PHI MU ALPHA SINFONIA; PI SIGMA ALPHA; PI TAU SIGMAN; PRE DENTAL SOCIETY; PRE LAW SOCIETY; PREPROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURE SOCIETY; PSI CHI; PSI THETA UPSILON; PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY CLUB; RANGE PLANT IDENTIFICATION TEAM; RESIDENT HALL ASSOCIATION; HISTORY CLUB; RODEO CLUB; ROTARACT; SIGMA TAU DELTA GAMMA PHI; SOCCER CLUB; SOCIAL WORK CLUB; SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS; SOCIETY OF PHYSICS STUDENTS; SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS; STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION; TASBE; TAU BETA SIGMA; THETA PHI ALPHA; WAKE UP; WILDLIFE SOCIETY; WILDLIFE/AGRICULTURE GRADUATE STUDENT; WRITER’S BLOC;
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) South Texan (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Corpus Christi, TX (40), San Antonio (150)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): San Antonio (150)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Kingsville (5)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 70% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 18% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,752
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 5 fraternities
• 2 fraternity houses
• There are 5 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