All About that Diploma
The place that offers printing/copying/scanning services, electronic media and streaming online, and resources to assist with research.
What is the library?
The times when you can meet with your professors and teaching assistants to discuss the material being presented in class or other related interests you have.
What are Office Hours?
The office you go to if you have any information regarding tuition, fees, and any other sorts of payments.
What is the Bursar’s Office (SSB 2.300)?
The office that is responsible for registering students and maintenance of your academic record, ie. change of grades, majors, transfer work equivalency and degree conferrals.
What is the Registrar?
The place you can look up classes, course syllabi, and other useful information online.
What is Coursebook?
The center that provides constructive feedback and drafting/revision support for undergraduate students through one-on-one tutoring sessions, group tutoring sessions, and workshops.
What is the Writing Center (McDermott Library First Floor MC 1.310)?
The department that serves as the primary resource for all aspects of a student’s study abroad experience and facilitates education abroad activities including study abroad, faculty-led programs, international student exchange programs and study abroad scholarships.
What is Education Abroad?
The place where students have access to a comfortable, secure testing environment designed to facilitate their educational goals.
What is the Testing Center (Synergy Park North 2)?
The phone extension for the UTD police department.
What is Ext. 2222?
The secure website on which students can manage their tuition finances and make payments.
What is EzPay?
The academic resource that offers weekly, small group study sessions that guide students through a potentially difficult gateway course.
What is Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL)?
The place that provides students and faculty members practical feedback and resources for improving oral and group presentations.
What is CommLab (MC 3.612)?
The place you go to to get your resume critiqued or to schedule a mock interview.
What is the Career Center (SSB 3.300)?
The free transportation services that the university provides students to get to places near and far from campus.
What is the Dart Pass & Comet Cruiser?
The name of the online service where you can register for classes.
What is Orion?
The academic resource that is offered for many historically challenging subjects including calculus, linear algebra, physics, general chemistry, and organic chemistry.
What is Peer Tutoring?
The service that provides collaborative, peer-facilitated study sessions for students taking supported courses.
What is Supplemental Instruction (SI)?
The office where you can receive information on different health issues and receive free condoms.
What is the Wellness Center (SSB 4.500)?
The two offices that students should reach out to with their grievances, in the cases where they cannot be simply resolved.
What is the Office of Student AccessAbility and Dean of Students?
The online place used to find important dates such as the last day to add/drop a class and university closings.
What is the Academic Calendar?
The program that brings classmates together for an organized study group.
What is Coordinated Group Study?
The academic resource that assists students with academic success strategies and behaviors with Peer Academic Leaders (PALs).
What is Academic Success Coaching?
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What is Comet cents (MC 1.413) or off-campus bookstore?
The nickname of the building next to Res Hall North that has “scales” that change color in sunlight.
What is the Mermaid Building?
An university career services network where you can find on-campus and off-campus jobs and connect with employers.
What is Handshake?