University of Texas-Tyler

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

writing, study skills

Counseling

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

Career

on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 10% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 100% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 12 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 25% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 40% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, Patriot Days, Days of Service
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, student government, student newspaper, student film society
• In total, there are about 68 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Alpha Psi Omega, Epsilon Pi Tau, Delta Gamma Chapter, Psi Chi, Tri Beta Biological Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Sigma Alpha, Sigma Tau Delta, Kappa Kappa Psi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Nurses Christian Fellowship, Baptist Student Ministry, Cornerstone Campus Ministry, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship, Psalms of David Gospel Choir, Campus Crusade for Christ, Christian Students, Crave Student Ministries
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Association, Hispanic Organization of Leadership and Achievement, Indian Student Association, Le Club Francais, Praesides Linguae Mortuae;
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Accounting Society, Alpha Phi Omega, Amnesty International, Anthropology R. O. C. K. S. , American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Association of Computing Machinery, Bowling on Waxed Lanes (B. O. W. L. ), Campus GLBT Outreach, Celedonio Romero Guitar Society, Choices, Closed for Repairs, College Libertarians, College Democrats, Colleges Against Cancer, Criminal Justice Student Association, Cycling Club, Delta Gamma Fraternity Eta Xi Chapter, Diamond Darlings, Engineering Women’s Student Organization, Financial Management Association, Gamma Phi Beta, Health and Kinesiology Club, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 13 Ways Literary Appreciation Society, The Mathematical Association of America’s Student Chapter, National Association for Industrial, Technology Student Chapter (NAIT), Ophelia Revived, Patriot Posse, Patriot Stars, Pre-Law Society, Premedical-Predental Association, Art Club, Road Trip Nation, Rosalis Montgomery Repertory Theatre Players, Student Athletic Advisory Committee, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), Student Government Association, Swing Dance Society, Table Tennis Student Association, The Theatre Film Society, UT Tyler Cheerleaders, University Student Veterans Association, V. I. Patriots, Webb Historical Society
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Talon (bi-weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Dallas (90), Tyler (13)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Longview (45)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Tyler (3)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 6% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 3,803
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 0% of students are fraternity members
• There are 3 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 2% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors