University of Missouri-St. Louis

Services

Basic

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

Counseling

minority student, career, 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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 8% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 47% of housing units are Singles.
• 1% of housing units are Doubles.
• 0% of housing units are Triples.
• 52% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 17 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

• 27% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Mirth Day, Black History Month, Homecoming Week, Women’s History Month, Fall Welcome Week, MLK Celebration, November Month of Service, Annual Student Leadership Awards Banquet, Bi-Weekly Hump Day Hoopla
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society
• In total, there are about 110 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Epsilon Rho (Communication); Alpha Mu Alpha (College of Business Administration-Marketing); Alpha Mu Gamma (Foreign Languages and Literatures); Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminology and Criminal Justice); Beta Alpha Psi (College of Business Administration, Accounting Majors); Beta Beta Beta (Biology); Beta Gamma Sigma (College of Business Administration); Beta Sigma Kappa (College of Optometry); Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling and Family Therapy); Golden Key International Honour Society (Campus-wide); Kappa Delta Pi (College of Education); Lambda Alpha (Anthropology); Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics); Phi Alpha (Social Work); Phi Alpha Theta (History); Phi Kappa Phi (Interdisciplinary); Pi Alpha Alpha (Public Policy Administration); Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science); Psi Chi (Psychology); Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish); Sigma Iota Rho (International Studies); Sigma Tau Delta (English); Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing)
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baptist College Ministries, Campus Crusade For Christ, Catholic Newman Center, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, Reformed Campus Fellowship, UM-St. Louis Bible Study Club, UMSL Life Group
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African-American Leadership Council, Arabian Student Association, Associated Black Collegians, Black Student Nurses Association, Black Business Students Association, Black Data Processing Associates, Chinese Student Association (Mainland), Chinese Student Association (Taiwan), Der Deutsch Club, Hispanic Latino Association, Hong Kong Student Association, Indian Students Association, Indonesian Student Association, Japanese Student Association, Korean Student Organization, Malaysian Student Association, National Association of Black Accountants, National Association of Black Journalists, National Society of Black Engineers, Pakistan Students Association, Pan African Association, Spanish Club, Thai Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Accounting Club, AIESEC St. Louis, AIGA Student Group, Alpha Omega Delta Honor Fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Xi Delta, American Optometric Student Association, Amnesty International, Associated Students of the University of Missouri, Association for Computing Machinery, Association of Student Anthropologists, Barnes College Student Nurses Association, Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Sigma Kappa(Intern’l. Optometric Hon Soc), Biological Society, Biology Graduate Student Association, Campus Freethought Alliance, Chemistry Club, Criminology & Criminal Justice Grad Student Assoc, Current, Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Sigma Theta, Delta Zeta, Evening College Council, Gallery Visio Student Association, Golden Key National Honor Society, Helping Hands Student Organization, Horizons Peer Educators, Ice Hockey Club, Information Systems Programming Club, International Business Club, International Students Organization, Kappa Delta Pi, Math Club, Midwest Model United Nations, MIS Mentoring Club, Missouri Optometric Student Association, Mock Trial Team, MOSAICS, Music Academy, Music Educators National Conference, National Broadcasting Society, National Optometric Student Association, Nu Chi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, Opera Theater Ensemble, Panhellenic Association, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, Phi Alpha Theta, Physics & Astronomy Club, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pierre Laclede Honors College Student Organization, Political Science Academy, Political Science Graduate Student Association, Pre-Med Society, Pre-Optometry Club, Pre-Vet Club, PRIZM, Psi Chi/Psychlogy Club, Residence Hall Association, Rivermen Inline Hockey Club, SHOTS (Students Helping Others To Succeed), Sigma Pi, Sigma Tau Gamma, Society of Future Engineers, Speech & Debate, Student Alumni Association, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Student Government Association, Student Investment Trust, Student Missouri State Teachers Association, Student National Education Association, Student Senators Organization, Student Social Work Association, Student Volunteers in Optometry Serving Humanity, Students with disAbilities, UM-St. Louis Instrumental Ensembles, UMSL Chapter of the National Broadcasting Society, UMSL Democrats, UMSL Flames Dance Team, UMSL-College Republicans, University & Madrigal Singers, University Chorus, University Players, University Program Board, Zeta Phi Beta, Zeta Tau Alpha
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Current (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): St. Louis (5)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): St. Louis (15)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): St. Louis (15)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 95% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 8% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 8,000
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 3 fraternities
• 3 fraternity houses
• 1% of students are fraternity members
• There are 3 sororities
• 3 sorority houses
• 1% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Washington University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (St. Louis University)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors