General Information 2009–2010

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Contents

Mission of the University

About the Catalog

Officers of Administration

Board of Regents

Academic Calendar, Long Session, 2009–2010

Academic Calendar, Summer Session, 2009

1. The University

• Statement on Equal Educational Opportunity
• Title IX/ADA/504 Coordinators
  • Disability (Section 504/ADA)
  • Gender (Title IX)
• Accreditation
• Affiliations
• Honor Code
• Organization of the University's Academic Units
• Historical Sketch
• Government
• Support
• Buildings and Grounds
  • For Teaching, Research, and Administration
  • For Student Activities

2. Admission

• Undergraduate Admission
  • Freshman Admission
  • Transfer Admission
  • Additional Requirements and Restrictions for 
Some Freshman and Transfer 
Applicants
• International Admission
• Readmission of Former Students
• High School Parallel Enrollment Program
• Graduate Admission
  • Requirements
  • Graduate School Select Admission Program
  • Conditional Admission
  • Admission as a Nondegree Student
  • Recommended Application Dates for Graduate 
Study
  • Fellowships
  • Application Processing Fee
  • Enrollment Deposit
• Law School Admission
  • Application Procedures
  • Deadlines
  • Enrollment Deposit
• Residency Regulations

3. Registration, Tuition, and Fees

• Registration
  • Academic Advising
  • Registration Periods
  • Paying Tuition as a Part of Registration
  • Late Registration
  • Texas Success Initiative
  • Concurrent Enrollment at the University and 
Another Collegiate Institution
  • Continuous Registration of Graduate Students
  • Leave of Absence for Graduate Students
  • Registration in the Graduate School Following Graduation
  • In Absentia Registration
  • Transfer from One Division to Another 
Within the University
  • Auditing a Course
• Tuition and Fees
  • Financial Responsibility
  • Returned Checks
  • Payment Plans
  • Admission Application Processing Fees
  • Tuition
  • Tables: Tuition for Fall and Spring 
2010
  • Nonresident Tuition for Resident Students
  • Additional Fees
  • Tuition Exemptions
  • Tuition Waivers
  • Third-Party Billing
  • Tuition Adjustments
  • Short-Term Loans
  • Payment of Fees for Students with Disabilities
  • Optional Fees
  • Student Insurance
  • Identification Cards
  • Fees for Nonstudents

4. Academic Policies and Procedures

• Academic Advising
• Credit Value and Course Numbers
• Classification of Students
• The Texas Success Initiative
• Quantity of Work Rule
  • Full-Time and Half-Time Enrollment
  • Maximum Hours in the Fall and Spring 
Semesters
  • Maximum Hours in the Summer Session
  • Minimum Hours in the Fall and Spring 
Semesters
  • Minimum Hours in the Summer Session
  • Undergraduate Student Employees
  • Graduate Student Academic Employees
• Evaluation
  • Grades
  • Symbols
  • Repetition of a Course
• Computation of the Grade Point Average
  • Undergraduate Students
  • Graduate Students
• Correspondence Work by Resident Students
• Division of Instructional Innovation and 
Assessment
  • Course Placement and Credit by Examination
• Adding and Dropping Classes
  • Adding a Class
  • Dropping a Class: Rules for Undergraduate 
Students
  • Dropping a Class: Rules for Graduate 
Students
• Changing Registration to or from the Pass/Fail 
Basis or the Credit/No Credit Basis
• Withdrawal
• Attendance
• Class Syllabi
• Examinations
• Searches
• Availability of Classwork to Students
• Reports
• Scholastic Probation and Dismissal
  • Undergraduate Students
  • Graduate Students
• Honors
  • Honor Societies for Freshmen
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Mortar Board
  • British Marshall, Rhodes, and Truman 
Scholarships
  • Junior Fellows Program
  • College Scholars
  • University Honors
  • Graduation with University Honors
• Teacher Certification
• Career Services
• Transcripts
• Diplomas
• Personal Record Information
• Summons to Administrative Offices
• Official Communications with the University

5. Student Affairs

• Vice President for Student Affairs
• Office of the Dean of Students
• Recreational Sports
• Division of Housing and Food Service
• Student Financial Services
  • Types of Financial Aid
  • Special Services for Financial Aid Recipients
  • Other Services Not Based on Financial Need
  • Requirements for Student Borrowers
  • Tuition Refunds and Repayment of Financial 
Aid
• Office of the Registrar
• University Health Services
• Counseling and Mental Health Center
• Career Exploration Center
• UT Learning Center
• The University Unions
• Division of Diversity and Community 
Engagement
• International Office
  • International Student and Scholar Services
  • English as a Second Language Services
  • Study Abroad
  • Transfer Credit Policies for Coursework from 
International Institutions
• Student Government
• Senate of College Councils
• Graduate Student Assembly
• Student Media
• Legal Services for Students
• Office of the Ombudsperson
• Student Grievance Procedures
• Discipline
• Religious Organizations
• Shuttle Bus Service
• Student Parking
• The Texas Exes

6. Libraries and Other Academic Resources

• The University Libraries
  • The University of Texas Libraries
  • Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
  • Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
  • Joseph D. Jamail Center for Legal Research: 
Tarlton Law Library
• Other Libraries in Austin
• The University of Texas McDonald 
Observatory at Fort Davis
• Texas Natural Science Center
• University of Texas Press
• KUT Radio
• Computing Resources
  • Information Technology Services (ITS)
  • Division of Instructional Innovation and 
Assessment
  • Texas Advanced Computing Center
• Marine Science Institute
• Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
• The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin 
American Studies

Appendixes

• Appendix A: Emergency Notification Policy
• Appendix B: Official Extracurricular Student 
Activities
  • Athletic Activities
  • Nonathletic Activities
• Appendix C: Institutional Rules on Student 
Services and Activities
  • 1. Student Orientation
  • 2. The Office of Admissions and the Office of 
the Registrar
  • 3. Student Financial Services
  • 4. University Health Services
  • 5
. University-Owned Residences
  • 6
. Student Organizations
  • 7. The Division of Recreational Sports
  • 8
. The University Unions
  • 9
. Educational Records
  • 10
. Use of University Property, Rooms,
and Spaces
  • 11
. Student Discipline and Conduct
  • 12
. Counseling and Mental Health Center
  • 13
. Speech, Expression, and Assembly
  • 14. Career Exploration Center
  • 15
. UT Learning Center
  • 16
. Prohibition of Hazing
• Appendix D: Policy on Sex Discrimination and 
Sexual Harassment
• Appendix E: Policy on Sexual Misconduct
• Appendix F: Policy on Consensual Relationships
• Appendix G: Policy on Aids and HIV Infection
• Appendix H: Prohibition of Sexual Assault
• Appendix I: Nondiscrimination Policy
• Appendix J: Prohibition of Campus Violence
• Appendix K: Student Travel Policy for 
University-Organized or Sponsored Events
• Appendix L: Student Travel Policy for Registered 
Student Organizations
• Appendix M: Use of E-mail for Official 
Correspondence to Students
• Statistical Summaries
  • Degrees Conferred, 1884–2008
  • Summary of Enrollment in Residence,
 2007–2008
  • Enrollment in Residence, 1883–
2008