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National
Student Exchange
Incoming Students
The University of North Texas
is a member of the National Student Exchange (NSE), a consortium of more than
190 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that
provides opportunities for students to study at participating member institutions
while remaining enrolled at their home university. An exchange through NSE can enrich your college experience and provide many opportunities for
personal growth.
Where
is the University of North Texas?
The
University of North Texas is located in Denton, a town of about 75,000
people in the North Central region of Texas. Denton is a suburb of
Dallas and Fort Worth, and is located about 35 miles north of Dallas and
about 30 miles north of Fort Worth. Denton has two universities,
UNT and Texas Woman's University, and is a thriving town with lots of music.
That is no surprise, given UNT's prominence as the home of one of the finest
jazz studies programs in the world. You may want to go to Dallas
to enjoy its many attractions, including the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony
Center, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Fair Park Music Hall, and the new
American Airlines Arena. Fort Worth is, of course, where the West
begins, and you will want to visit many attractions there, including the
Kimbell and Amon Carter Art Museums, Sundance Square, and the old Stockyards. Several professional sports teams make their home in the area, including
the Dallas Cowboys, the Mavericks, the Texas Rangers, and the Dallas Stars.
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Why
UNT?
The
University of North Texas, with approximately 31,000 students and a faculty
of more than 1000, is the fourth largest university in Texas and the most
comprehensive university in North Texas. UNT serves students from
every State in the nation and from more than 100 foreign countries.
Within
its ten colleges and schools, UNT offers 96 bachelor's degree programs,
124 master's degree programs, and 47 doctoral programs. The university
is in the top 4 percent of U.S. doctoral/research universities, as classified
by the Carnegie Foundation.
Among
its many notable programs are the following:
- The
University Honors Program, with its small classes and many special programs;
- The Center for Materials Characterization which
houses the only particle accelerator in the nation that is capable of
analyzing the atomic structures of material to the parts-per-trillion level;
- The Journalism Department, which is nationally
accredited and has produced 7 Pulitzer Prize winners;
- The
Department of Radio/Television/Film which is one of the largest such programs
in the country;
- The
Environmental Ethics program in the Department of Philosophy, one of the
strongest in the nation;
- The
College of Music, one of the two largest university music schools in the
nation;
- The
School of Visual Arts, which has the largest arts program at a public university
and the most comprehensive program in the Southwest; and
- The
University's library system, which holds one of the country's largest music
libraries, including several private jazz collections.
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Where will I stay on campus?
All incoming exchange students will stay at the Legends
Hall, currently under construction and will be located south of the College
Inn (CINN) on the map below.
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How do I get to and from the airport?
Denton's own
North Texas Airport Transportation’s phone number is 1-800-634-6231 and
their website is
www.northtexasairporttransportation.com for transportation to and from
the airports (DFW or LOVE FIELDS). You must mention that you are a UNT student to get the student rate. Be prepared to give the
North Texas Airport Transportation the following information: airline, flight number, and time of arrival. North
Texas Airport Transportation will notify you of pickup locations at the airport. The
North Texas Airport Transportation does airport pick-ups from 6:45 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., so please plan accordingly.
Additionally, taxis are
available at the airports. Plan a minimum of $55.00 plus tip (total $65-70.00) for transportation from the airport (DFW or LOVE FIELDS) to UNT
– Denton, TX.
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How can I get additional information?
Contact:
Dr. Connie Fickenscher
Chilton Hall 211 (inside the Honors College)
NSE Coordinator
940.565-3305
Email Connie at NSE@unt.edu
- To ascertain if you are eligible to participate in NSE, you should contact the NSE Coordinator on your home campus.
- For additional information about NSE, check out the NSE website at http://www.nse.org
- For additional information about UNT, check out more of the UNT website at www.unt.edu
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Travel information you need to know.
The Denton transit system links up with the Dallas/Fort Worth transit system
M-F, but not on the weekend. The closest park-and-ride to access it is 20 miles south of UNT.
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Last updated on
April 10, 2008
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