Overview
Founded in 1890, the University of North Texas is one of Texas’s five major research and graduate institutions and the only comprehensive graduate and research university in the region. The University began offering graduate work at the master’s level in 1935 and at the doctoral level in 1950. Approximately 1,200 master’s degrees and 200 doctoral degrees are awarded annually. UNT has awarded more than 147,000 degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Denton campus consists of 140 buildings on 756 acres on the main campus and one building on 200 acres at the Research Park.

More than 7,200 of the University’s approximately 31,500 students are in the graduate school. UNT serves students from every state in the nation and almost 100 other countries.

The Location and Community
The University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas, about 35 miles north of Dallas-Fort Worth. With a population of approximately 54 million, the metropolitan area is the largest in Texas and the ninth largest in the United States. There is a wide range of employment, cultural, and sports opportunities.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The University of North Texas (UNT) offers graduate study leading to master’s degrees and doctorates in more than 100 program areas. An interdisciplinary master’s program is also available.

Doctoral degrees are offered in accounting, art (education), audiology, biological sciences, business computer information systems, chemistry, computer science, counseling, education (administration; applied technology, training, and development; curriculum and instruction; early childhood; educational computing; educational research; higher education; reading; and special education), English, environmental science, finance, history, information science, management, marketing, materials science, mathematics, molecular biology, music (including composition, education, musicology, performance, and theory), philosophy, physics, political science, psychology (including clinical, counseling, experimental, and health psychology/behavioral medicine; and industrial/organizational psychology), public administration, and sociology.

Master’s degrees are offered in most of the above areas plus the following: administrative management, administration of long-term care and retirement facilities, applied anthropology, applied economics, applied geography, applied gerontology, art (including ceramics, communication design, drawing and painting, fashion design, fibers, history, interior design, metalsmithing and jewelry, photography, printmaking, and sculpture), behavior analysis, communication and public address, communication disorders, communications studies, computer education and cognitive systems, computer engineering, creative writing, criminal justice, decision technologies, delivery of community-based services for the aging, economics, education (including elementary, human development and family studies, and secondary education), educational psychology, engineering technology, English, English as a second language, foreign languages and literatures (French and Spanish), general studies in aging, health services management, hospitality management, information technologies, journalism, kinesiology, labor and industrial relations, library science, linguistics, merchandising, music (including jazz studies), organizational behavior and human resource management, philosophy, psychology, public administration, public health, radio/television/film, real estate, recreation, rehabilitation counseling, speech/language pathology, and technical writing.

Master’s and doctoral degree programs in several areas are offered in cooperation with the Federation of North Texas Area Universities.

Facilities & Resources
The University libraries contain more than 2 million cataloged holdings and provide diverse, rapidly growing electronic resources. The libraries provide all of the services traditionally associated with academic research libraries, plus services provided by membership in national consortia and electronic access/searching of academic and commercial information resources.

The University’s information resources infrastructure includes both central and distributed computing, combining personal computers and several major host computer systems. The campus backbone system combines high-speed fiber optics linking more than 3,000 personal computers in approximately thirty-five buildings, a broadband cable network linking video capabilities at more than 2,000 locations in approximately sixty buildings, and a developing wireless capacity. The campus network is linked to a variety of external networks, including the Internet and World Wide Web, and students and faculty members have access to computer resources both on and off campus through dial-in procedures.

In addition to departmental facilities, specialized or interdisciplinary research facilities are housed in a variety of centers, institutes, and laboratories. Science and technology centers focus on the applied sciences, environmental archaeology, forensic anthropology, ion-beam modification and analysis, nanostructural materials research, network neuroscience, organometallic chemistry, parallel and distributed computing, remote sensing and geographic information systems, and water research. Business research includes centers for information systems research, quality and productivity, and small business. The fine arts include centers for experimental music and intermedia and visual arts education. Humanities, social sciences, and educational research centers focus on inter-American studies, diplomatic and military history, local history, aging, economic development, environmental economic studies, peace studies, sport psychology, public and international affairs, self-managed work teams, labor and industrial relations, addiction, minority aging, survey research, developmental studies, play therapy, public support of nonprofit agencies, educational reform, educational research, and the school-to-work transition.

Expenses and Aid
For 2007-08, tuition and fees for out-of-state graduate students were estimated at $1998 per 3-credit course, and tuition and fees for in-state graduate students were estimated at $950 per 3-credit course (subject to change).

Financial Aid:
More than 1,000 assistantships are available. The stipends vary according to the amount and level of work required and the background of the student. Half-time appointments and University-awarded scholarships and fellowships of $1000 or more qualify graduate students for in-state tuition rates. The graduate school annually awards a growing number of fellowships to new doctoral and master’s students who are departmental nominees. Doctoral awards are $20,000; master’s awards are $10,000. Many departments also award scholarships and fellowships.

Loans, including Federal Perkins Loans and Federal Stafford Student Loans, are also available to graduate students.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Graduate students attending the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies may live in University-owned residence halls for approximately $5900 for two semesters. Nearby off-campus housing is also available at reasonable rates.

How to Apply / Application
Applications for admission and supporting documents should be received at least six weeks before entrance. For many departments an earlier deadline must be met. Since deadlines vary, students should correspond with a specific department prior to the date of desired enrollment. If a student is also applying for a graduate teaching or research assistantship, fellowship, or scholarship, application materials should be received several months earlier and at least by the deadline established by the award committee.

International Students
Staff members of the International Studies and Programs (ISP) are trained to serve the unique needs of students like you who are arriving on a campus in a new culture.

Most people who work in ISP have lived or worked in other countries. They understand the confusion of immigration paperwork, the adjustment to new foods and customs, trying to learn the U.S. university system, registering for classes, and starting a new student life in the U.S.

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