Contents

Introduction

Admissions

Admission to U.T. Dallas
Applying for Admission
Application Deadlines
First-Time Freshmen
    Automatic Admission
    Reviewed Admission
Transfer Students
    Freshmen and Sophomore Admission
    Junior and Senior Admission
International Students
Readmission of Former Students
Special Admissions
    Academic Fresh Start
    High School Concurrent Enrollment
    Non-Degree Seeking Students
    Second Baccalaureate Degrees
    Transient Students

Academic Policies and Procedures

Academic Advising
Academic Progress
Course Numbering System
Course Offerings
Course Load
Classification of Students
Collegium V
Correspondence - Email
Credit/No Credit Classes
Credit by Examination
Dean's List
Degree Plans
Developmental Education Courses
    Placement Into Developmental Education Courses
    Participation and Attendance
    Completing Required Developmental Education Courses
Dropping or Adding Classes
    Administrative Drop
    Contesting a Drop
    Deadlines for Adding or Dropping a Class
    Non-Academic Drops
Grades
    Grading Scale
    Grade Point Average
    Grade Change Request
    Incomplete Grades
Graduation
    Applying for Graduation
    Graduation Under a Particular Catalog
    Graduation with Latin Honors
    Graduation Requirements
Independent Study
Change of Major
    Deadlines and Fees
Professional Preparation
    Health-Related Professions
    Law
    Teacher Certification
Registering for Graduate Classes
    Applied Toward Undergraduate Degree
    Applied Toward Graduate Degree
    Fast-Track Options
Religious Holy Days
Repeating Course Work
Scholastic Probation
Scholastic Suspension
Texas Higher Education Assessment/Texas Success Initiative
Transferring Students
    Transfer Credit for U.T. Dallas Students
Transcripts
Withdrawing From the University

Registration

Registration Requirements and Procedures
Dates for Registration
Auditing a Class
Change of Address
Cooperative Enrollment Arrangements
Concurrent Enrollment Tuition
In Absentia Registration
Internship/Cooperative Education Program

Tuition

Tuition and Required Fees
Excessive Undergraduate Hours
General Property Deposit
Installment Payments
Nonpayment of Debt
Partial Tuition and Fee Exemptions
Rebate of Tuition for Timely Graduation
Refund of Tuition and Fees
Title IV Programs - Refunds for Students
Tuition Tables
Other User Fees for Courses and Services

Financial Aid

Eligibility
Renewal of Financial Aid
Required Course Load
Revocation of Financial Aid
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Selective Service
Types of Financial Aid

Resources for Study and Campus Life

Callier Center for Communication Disorders
Career Center
Carolyn Lipshy Galerstein Women's Center
Cecil and Ida Green Center for the Study of Science and Society
Child Care Center
Comet Card
Computing Services
Counseling Services
Disability Services
Distance Education
Health Services
Health Insurance
Housing Information
International Student Services
Learning Resources
Multicultural Center
Recreational Sports
ROTC Programs
Student Exchange - U.T. System
Student Government
Student Involvement
Student Life
Student Organizations
Student Publications
Student Union
Student Union and Activities Advisory Board
University Libraries
Varsity Sports

Degree Programs

Academic Degree Requirements
Core Curriculum
Field of Study
Major and Related Areas of Study
Electives
Minors
Other Degree Requirements
    Incoming Freshmen
    Double Degree
    Double Major
Graduate Programs
Undergraduate Programs

Appendices

    I. Rules, Regulations, and Statutory Requirements
    II. Transfer Conflict Resolution Procedures
    III. Residence Status
    IV. Student Travel

Alphabetical Index

The University of Texas at Dallas 2004-2006 Undergraduate Catalog
Volume 30, Number 1
Copyright © The University of Texas at Dallas

This catalog is a general information publication only. It is not intended to nor does it contain all regulations that relate to students. The provisions of this catalog do not constitute a contract, express or implied, between any applicant, student or faculty member and The University of Texas at Dallas or The University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Dallas reserves the right to withdraw courses at any time, to change fees or tuition, calendar, curriculum, degree requirements, graduation procedures, and any other requirements affecting students. Changes will become effective whenever the proper authorities so determine and will apply to both prospective students and those already enrolled.

Statement on Equal Educational Opportunity
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