UNT First Time in College Viewbook 2024-2025

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TAKE FLIGHT

With 250 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees that embrace an interdisciplinary approach, our UNT community is paving new pathways in every feld and creating a better future.

Students gather every day at the Academic Success Center in Sage Hall, our hub for individual and group tutoring, advising appointments and other resources designed to meet your unique needs and help you graduate on time.

Hear how the Math Lab helps UNT

Alton Goldfeld strengthen key

concepts for his STEM studies.

At UNT, our students get their beaks wet with opportunities that connect classwork to hands-on experiences, like helping out with worldchanging research.

Students get feld experience at the Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area.
Students conduct tests on materials for building next generation semiconductors.
Media Arts and Journalism majors develop skills at NTTV.

OPPORTUNITIES AT UNT AND BEYOND

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

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Our Career Coaches work with some of the top companies in the area to help students get the experience they need to thrive at their dream jobs. Lauren Byard shifted from an internship with the Dallas Cowboys into a full-time position as one of their service coordinators.

PROFESSIONAL

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ::

The PLP ofers mentoring, leadership and soft-skills development for future leaders across all majors. Students can network with the corporate community, attend weekly employability development programs and engage in yearlong mentoring relationships with industry professionals.

Clark Hall
Joe Greene Hall

EATING ON CAMPUS HAS NEVER BEEN TASTIER

We’ve earned plenty of bragging rights with our award-winning dining halls, including the certifed vegan Mean Greens Café and Kitchen West, serving gluten-free meals without the top nine food allergens. And with over 20 retail locations, you’re never far from a good meal.

Learn how Jonathan Chow uses his meal plan to dine in style and connect with friends.

Karaoke night in the Syndicate
Ice skating at Union Fest
Scrappy’s Finals Countdown

NICHE

HOME TO NEARLY 47,000 STUDENTS

In addition to our extensive program UNT Online can help you stay options in Denton, you can explore fexible with over 1,600 courses and opportunities at Frisco Landing, 86 fully online program options, our new 100-acre location. UNT at including bachelor’s, master’s and Frisco partners with industries and doctoral degrees. businesses to identify labor demands Learn more at online.unt.edu . and provide curriculum that will deliver the workforce of tomorrow. Explore rankings at Learn more at frisco.unt.edu. unt.edu/rankings .

106 PROGRAMS IN THE NATION’S TOP 100 250 BACHELOR’S MASTER’S DOCTORAL DEGREES

CO-FOUNDER OF THE ALLIANCE OF HISPANIC SERVING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, ONE OF 22 NATIONWIDE

Frisco Landing serves as many as 5,000 students

ARTS & DESIGN

Art History

UNIVERSITY BACHELOR’S DEGREES

In addition to our extensive program options in Denton, you can explore opportunities at Frisco Landing, our new 100-acre location. UNT at Frisco partners with industries and businesses to identify labor demands and provide curriculum that will deliver the workforce of tomorrow. Learn more at frisco.unt.edu.

HOME TO NEARLY 47,000 STUDENTS

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Applied Arts and Sciences

Accounting

Aviation Logistics

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Business Integrated Studies

Entertainment Management

Construction Management

Consumer Experience Management

Digital Retailing Economics Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Management

Event Design and Experience Management

Finance

Financial Planning

General Business

Human Resource Management Home Furnishings Merchandising Hospitality Management *

Distribution Merchandising

Operations and Supply Chain Management

COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA

Advertising

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Journalism and Communications

DATA ANALYTICS & INFORMATION

Business Analytics Business Computer Information Systems Cybersecurity

Data Science

Geographic Information Systems and Computer Science

Information Science

Learning Technologies

Linguistics

* Project Design and Analysis

EDUCATION

Art Education

Health Behavior and Fitness

Human Development and Family Science Kinesiology

Recreation, Event and Sport Management

* Elementary Education

Education

Certifcation Programs

Education

MULTIDISCIPLINARY

* Integrative Studies MUSIC & PERFORMANCE

UNT Online can help you stay fexible with over 1,600 courses and 86 fully online program options, including bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. Learn more at online.unt.edu . Explore rankings at unt.edu/rankings . Explore our degrees at programs.unt.edu.

Risk Management and Insurance

Supply Chain Management

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Addiction Studies

Applied Behavior Analysis

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Health

Rehabilitation Studies

YOUR H ME IN THE HEART OF NORTH TEXAS

What are you looking for in a college town? Denton offers:

• A thriving and diverse arts and music scene.

• Annual free events like the Arts & Jazz Festival and Denton’s Day of the Dead Festival.

• Film festivals, art collectives, live music, poetry readings and more!

• Beautiful outdoor spaces, including parks, bike trails, easy lake access and a 2,000-acre nature preserve.

And if you want to explore everything North Texas has to ofer, the Dallas-Fort Worth area is just a short drive (or train ride) away!

Watch Dentoning and get to know our hometown.

UNT students and Denton residents enjoy Twilight Tunes, a weekly summer music series.

YOUR WELLNESS IS OUR PRIORITY

FULL-SERVICE CARE ::

Your wellbeing is just as important as your academic success, which is why we provide a full-service primary care clinic, counseling services and a variety of mental health resources to make sure you’re happy and healthy at UNT. Student health insurance plans will give you access to afordable care.

Explore our comprehensive list of resources at wellness.unt.edu.

BUILDING HEALTHY BODIES AND MINDS ::

All students have access to the Pohl Recreation Center, where you can swim, lift weights, rock climb, get your cardio in between classes or hang out with friends. Group ftness classes are ofered daily, plus individual sessions with a personal trainer and a variety of other ftness programs to keep your body and mind ready for learning.

COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ::

Primary care services include optometry, dental services and gynecological care. We also ofer afordable lab specials to evaluate your lipid profles, thyroid hormones and metabolic panels.

HEALTH EDUCATION ::

The Meadows Center for Health Resources promotes student health through free health education activities and services, including wellness consultations and free blood screenings.

Students use the Student Health and Wellness Center for accessible,

GO MEAN GREEN

The Mean Green entered its frst year in the American Athletic Conference in 2024 with athletes ready to step up. Whether it’s the men’s basketball team making their third straight trip to the National Invitational Tournament or our Mean Green Tennis team taking out their first ranked opponent since 2016, each and every one of our Division 1 sports teams have shown determination on and of the feld. In spring 2024, our student-athletes collectively recorded a 3.280 average GPA — the highest in athletics department history.

After ending the Mean Green’s frst season in the AAC with one of the most dynamic ofenses in the nation, the UNT football team earned multiple All-AAC recognitions.
Women’s basketball won a share of the 2024 American Athletic Conference Championship the frst AAC title for UNT Athletics. They also earned a share of the regular season conference title and six post-season honors, including the Coach of the Year award for newcomer Jason Burton.
Zion Hill, a three-time conference champion, four-time NCAA regional qualifer and a 2023 honorable mention All-American, broke the school record for javelin throw.
Mean Green Volleyball wrapped a strong season with a postseason invite from the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. UNT improved its win total for the fourth consecutive season.

MODULAR FASHION

Chanjuan Chen, associate professor of fashion design, creates modular, wearable art with a purpose. Her work on 3D-printed clothing takes aim at the second-largest polluter in the world: the fashion industry. Chen’s garments are created from small pieces of fabric that you can link together and rearrange when you want to update your look.

Learn more about her and other researchers in The Lab video series.

CLEAN ENERGY FROM NUCLEAR RECYCLING ::

Dr. Haifeng Zhang, professor of mechanical engineering, is leading one of 12 research projects funded by a Department of Energy initiative to advance technologies for recycling used nuclear fuel. The clean energy created from recycling spent fuel could be enough to power more than 70 million homes.

PROTECTING MATERNAL HEALTH ::

Dr. Julia Heck, associate dean for research in the College of Health and Public Service, investigates how genetic conditions and environmental toxins, such as per- and polyfuoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, afect maternal and child health.

ONCE AN EAGLE, ALWAYS AN EAGLE

Opal Lee (’63 M.Ed.)

Education Activist and Teacher

Opal Lee has spent nine decades as an activist for social change and was at the forefront of the efort to make Juneteenth a national holiday. She joined President Biden the day he formally signed the designation. More recently, she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her lifetime advocacy and received an honorary doctorate from UNT.

Theresa Neil (’06 M.B.A.)

CEO

Neil drew on her education from UNT and her professional experience to follow her passion for user design and start her own business, Guidea. Her agency creates bespoke and innovative apps for big-name clients like Adobe, Dell and Google. She strives to serve her clients’ needs while empowering her employees with coaching and experience so they can fnd success in their own ventures.

UNT Eagles take their passions to incredible heights, but they’re never too far from the nest to check in. Our alumni network of 476,000 includes 324,000 Eagles who live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, ready to connect with and support new members of the Mean Green Family. Learn more at untalumni.com .

Mark Followill (’20)

Play-by-Play Announcer

Known by many fans as “the voice of the Dallas Mavericks,” Mark Followill has worked as a play-by-play announcer for over 20 years. In that time he’s also built his resume by covering Major League Soccer club FC Dallas, college football and international soccer for FOX Sports, as well as the 2016 Olympics for NBC.

Jhoalmo Sibrian (’17)

Maria Otero ( 07, ’19 M.S.) U.S. Diplomat Behavior Analyst

Jhoalmo Sibrian’s upbringing as a

Maria Otero is a behavior analyst refuge from Ecuador inspired him at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort to study international afairs. Worth, providing early intensive In 2020, he was selected as one of behavioral interventions to children 14 Congressional Hispanic Caucus with autism spectrum disorder. She Institute Public Policy Fellows across is also developing apps and other the U.S. He moved to Washington, D.C., technologies that help teachers where his tasks included everything and caregivers ofer data-driven from attending meetings to writing interventions for children with legislation and letters to heads of state. learning difculties for her research He began his frst post as a diplomat as a doctoral candidate in UNT’s in 2023. health services program.

meangreenmentors.unt.edu

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

The wage gap between high school and college graduates is higher than ever. UNT is committed to making your investment accessible so you achieve the future of your dreams. UNT One Stop simplifes the process of everything fnancial aid — from day one to the day you graduate — all in one place. Our caring staf, including those in the nationally award-winning Student Money Management Center, helps Eagles soar by increasing their knowledge, skills and confdence to become fnancially empowered. Learn more at scrappysays.unt.edu.

Learn more about how Jasmine Ibanez (’17), assistant director of Financial Aid and a UNT alum, helps students throughout the fnancial aid journey.

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OUR GRADS EARN ON AVERAGE $57,908 WITHIN SIX MONTHS —WITH MORE SUCCESS TO COME

The UNT Welcome Center is the starting point for your campus tour.

:: CHECKLIST FOR SUCCESS ::

JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL

❑ TAKE AN ON-CAMPUS TOUR ❑ REGISTER FOR THE SAT OR ACT WITH ONE OF OUR EAGLE AND SEND SCORES TO UNT AMBASSADORS. ADMISSIONS.

SCHOOL CODES: SAT: 6481

❑ ATTEND A UNT ADMISSIONS ACT: 4136 EVENT. ADMISSIONS.UNT.EDU/ EVENTS

SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL

❑ APPLY TO UNT BEGINNING JULY 1 ❑ MAKE SURE YOU’RE TSI USING APPLYTEXAS.ORG COMPLETE PRIOR TO ATTENDING OR AUG. 1 ON COMMONAPP.ORG. ORIENTATION. LEARNINGCENTER.UNT.EDU/TSI

❑ STUDENTS WHO TAKE THE FALL SAT OR ACT SHOULD SUBMIT ❑ THE HOUSING APPLICATION RESULTS TO UNT ADMISSIONS. OPENS IN MID-JANUARY. TESTING IS OPTIONAL. EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS AT HOUSING.UNT.EDU.

❑ REVIEW AND REGISTER FOR ONE OF OUR FALL OR SPRING EVENTS. ❑ REGISTER EARLY FOR FRESHMAN ADMISSIONS.UNT.EDU/EVENTS ORIENTATION TO RECEIVE DISCOUNTED PRICING. THE FEE INCREASES MAY 1.

❑ COMPLETE THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA) BY FEB. 15. BE SURE TO ❑ REQUEST YOUR FINAL DESIGNATE UNT TO RECEIVE TRANSCRIPT PRIOR TO YOUR FAFSA INFORMATION. GRADUATION. UNT’S SCHOOL CODE IS 003594.

MAKE IT HAPPEN

Most students apply between July and December of their senior year. It’s best to apply as early as possible so more scholarships are available and you have more options for orientation dates and housing preferences.

Learn how to apply with this video!

Submit your application through applytexas.org or commonapp.org and send us your ofcial transcripts. Learn more about For priority scholarship award the application consideration, apply by March 1. process here!

❑ SUBMIT MENINGITIS

❑ ACCESS THE EAGLE SCHOLARSHIP IMMUNIZATION RECORDS PORTAL AND COMPLETE TO THE REGISTRAR. YOUR PROFILE. FOR PRIORITY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

CONSIDERATION, APPLY BY ❑ CHECK YOUR EMAIL AND MYUNT MARCH 1. ACCOUNT FOR IMPORTANT UPDATES TO STAY ON TRACK.

UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ADMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY IF YOU MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

Have a 3.0 cumulative GPA (unweighted) OR are in the Top 10% of your class OR

meet the admission requirements with your class rank and SAT or ACT score

For more information regarding class rank, test scores and individual reviews, visit admissions.unt.edu.

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