Texas Tech University
Full name of
University
Number of Utrecht
Network students
you can accept
during 2014/15.
One semester
Indicate total number of
semesters.
Monica Hopkins
Exchange Student Coordinator
Contact person
for incoming
students
name, title, full address,
phone, fax, email
601 Indiana Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79424
8067423667
[email protected]
Erica Nikolaisen
Senior Study Abroad Counselor
Office of International Affairs
Contact person
for outgoing
students
name, title, full address,
phone, fax, email
601 Indiana Avenue | Box 45004 | Lubbock, TX 79409-5004
Phone 806-834-8972 | Fax 806-742-1286
[email protected]
General
University
Website
http://www.ttu.edu/
International
Office/Website for
Incoming
Students
http://www.iaff.ttu.edu/main/index.asp
Accounting (ACCT)
Areas of study
open to
undergraduate
exchange
students
list explicitly
Addictive Disorders and Recovery Studies (ADRS)
Advertising (ADV)
Aerospace Studies (AERS)
Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEC)
Agricultural Communications (ACOM)
Agricultural Education (AGED)
Agricultural Leadership (AGLS)
Agricultural Science (AGSC)
Agricultural Systems Management (AGSM)
American Sign Languge (ASL)
Animal Science (ANSC)
Anthropology (ANTH)
Apparel Design and Manufacturing (ADM)
Arabic (ARAB)
Architecture (ARCH)
Art (ART)
Art History (ARTH)
Art–Visual Studies (ARTV)
Astronomy (ASTR)
Atmospheric Science (ATMO)
Bilingual Education (EDBL)
Biological Informatics (BINF)
Biology (BIOL)
Biotechnology (BTEC)
Botany (BOT)
Business Administration (BA)
Business Economics (BECO)
Business Law (BLAW)
Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Chemistry (CHEM)
Chinese (CHIN)
Civil Engineering (CE)
Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures (CMLL)
Classics (CLAS)
College of Arts and Sciences Capstone (CASC)
Communication Studies (COMS)
Community, Family, and Addiction Service (CFAS)
Comparative Literature (CLT)
Computer Science (CS)
Construction Engineering (CONE)
Construction Engineering Technology (CTEC)
Cooperative Internship (COIN)
Counselor Education (EPCE)
Early Childhood Education (EDEC)
Economics (ECO)
Educational Curriculum and Instruction (EDCI)
Educational Instructional Technology (EDIT)
Educational Leadership (EDLD)
Education Middle Level (EDML)
Educational Psychology (EPSY)
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Electronic Media and Communications (EMC)
Elementary Education (EDEL)
Energy Commerce (ENCO)
Engineering (ENGR)
Engineering Graphics (EGR)
English (ENGL)
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Environment and the Humanities (EVHM)
Environmental Engineering (ENVE)
Environmental Design (ENVD)
Environmental Toxicology (ENTX)
Exercise and Sport Sciences (ESS)
Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE)
Finance (FIN)
Food Sciences (FDSC)
Forensic Sciences (FSCI)
French (FREN)
General Engineering Technology (GTEC)
General Studies (GST)
Geochemistry (GCH)
Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIST)
Geography (GEOG)
Geology (GEOL)
Geophysics (GPH)
German (GERM)
Greek (GRK)
Health (HLTH)
Health Organization Management (HOM)
Heritage Management (HMGT)
Higher Education (EDHE)
History (HIST)
Honors Studies (HONS)
Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS)
Human Resource Development (HRDV)
Human Sciences (HUSC)
Humanities (HUM)
Industrial Engineering (IE)
Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences (ISQS)
Integrative Studies (INTS)
Interdisciplinary Studies (IS)
Interior Design (ID)
International Business (IB)
Italian (ITAL)
Japanese (JAPN)
Journalism (JOUR)
Landscape Architecture (LARC)
Land-Use Planning, Management, and Design (LPMD)
Language Literacy Education (EDLL)
Latin (LAT)
Latin American and Iberian Studies (LAIS)
Law (LAW)
Library Research (LIBR)
Linguistics (LING)
Management (MGT)
Marketing (MKT)
Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT)
Mass Communications (MCOM)
Mathematics (MATH)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Mechanical Engineering Technology (MTEC)
Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MRST)
Microbiology (MBIO)
Military Science (MILS)
Modern Conflict, Diplomacy, and Reconciliation (MCDR)
Museum Science (MUSM)
Music (MUSI)
Music Applied (MUAP)
Music Composition (MUCP)
Music Education (MUED)
Music Ensemble (MUEN)
Music History and Literature (MUHL)
Music Theory (MUTH)
Natural History and Humanities (NHH)
Natural Resources Managment (NRM)
Non-Course-Based Option (NCBO)
Nutritional Sciences (NS)
Personal Financial Planning (PFP)
Personal Fitness and Wellness (PFW)
Petroleum Engineering (PETR)
Philosophy (PHIL)
Photography (PHOT)
Physics (PHYS)
Plant and Soil Science (PSS)
Political Science (POLS)
Portuguese (PORT)
Pragmaticism (PRAG)
Pre-Law (PLAW)
Programs for Academic Development and Retention (PADR)
Psychology (PSY)
Public Administration (PUAD)
Public Relations (PR)
Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management (RHIM)
Retailing (RTL)
Russian (RUSN)
Secondary Education (EDSE)
Slavistics (SLAV)
Social Work (SW)
Sociology (SOC)
Spanish (SPAN)
Special Education (EDSP)
Statistics (STAT)
Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
Theatre Arts (THA)
Turkish (TURK)
Vietnamese (VIET)
Visual and Performing Arts (VPA)
Women’s Studies (WS)
Zoology (ZOOL)
ZOOL
Some courses may have limited space.
* Students who are looking to study in the Rawls College of Business must meet all
requirements including the 2.75 GPA requirement.
Are graduate
areas open for
exchange?
 Yes
 No
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Agribusiness,
Agricultural and Applied Economics,
Agricultural Communications,
Agricultural Education,
Agriculture,
Animal Science,
Fisheries Science^,
Food Science,
Horticulture,
Landscape Architecture,
Areas of study
open to graduate
exchange
students
list explicitly
Plant and Soil Science,
Plant Protection,
Range Science,
Soil Science,
Wildlife, Aquatic and Wildlands Science and Management,
Wildlife Science
Architecture
Architecture,
Arts and Sciences
Anthropology,
Atmospheric Science,
Biology,
Chemistry,
Communication Studies,
Economics,
English,
Environmental Toxicology,
Exercise and Sport Sciences,
Forensic Science,
Geography,
Geosciences,
History,
Languages and Cultures,
Mathematics,
Microbiology,
Philosophy,
Physics,
Physics–Applied Physics,
Political Science,
Professional Science Master's,
Psychology,
Psychology–Clinical Psychology,
Psychology–Counseling Psychology,
Psychology–General Experimental Psychology,
Public Administration,
Romance Languages (French or Spanish),
Sociology,
Statistics,
Technical Communication,
Technical Communication and Rhetoric,
Zoology,
Business
Accounting,
Business Administration,
General Business,
International Business,
Management Information Systems,
Education
Bilingual Education,
Counselor Education,
Curriculum and Instruction,
Educational Leadership,
Educational Psychology,
Elementary Education,
Higher Education,
Higher Education–Higher Education Research,
Instructional Technology,
Language Literacy Education,
Multidisciplinary Science,
Secondary Education,
Special Education,
Engineering
Bioengineering,
Chemical Engineering,
Civil Engineering,
Computer Science,
Electrical Engineering,
Engineering,
Environmental Engineering,
Industrial Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering,
Petroleum Engineering,
Software Engineering,
Systems and Engineering Management,
Human Sciences
Environmental Design,
Family and Consumer Sciences Education,
Hospitality Administration,
Hospitality and Retail Management,
Human Development and Family Studies,
Interior and Environmental Design,
Marriage and Family Therapy,
Nutritional Sciences,
Personal Financial Planning,
Media and Communication
Mass Communications,
Visual and Performing Arts
Art,
Arts Education,
Art History,
Music, M.M., D.M.A.
Music Education,
Theatre Arts,
Interdisciplinary Programs Offered by the Graduate School
Arid Land Studies,
Biotechnology,
Interdisciplinary Studies,
Museum Science,
Some courses may have limited space.
* Students who are looking to study in the Rawls College of Business must meet all
requirements including the 2.75 GPA requirement.
Can advanced
undergraduate
students take
graduate level
courses?
Can graduate
student take
undergraduate
level courses?
Areas of study
restricted to prior
bilateral
agreements
between
exchange
departments or
faculties
Areas of study not
available to
exchange
students
Websites for
course offerings
 Yes Only if the department approves the student. Not guaranteed.
 No
 Yes
 No
Health Science Center
Health Science Center
https://ssb.texastech.edu/pls/TTUSPRD/twbkwbis.P_GenMenu?name=homepag
e
Please choose class schedule and the term.
Are summer
courses available
as exchange (non
fee-paying)?
If so, please provide
summer school website.
Orientation
session(s) for
incoming
students
Is it mandatory, indicate
dates and costs
 Yes
 No
January 13th-14th
August 20th-22nd
*Dates may change
Fall August 25 - December 10
Academic
Calendar
Spring January 14 - May 12
Please list exact dates
Fall
Final Exams: December 5 - 10
Examination
period(s)
Spring
Final Exams: May 7 - 12
If there is a break
between the
academic course
calendar and
exams, can
arrangements be
made so the
student may take
exams early?
 Yes
 No
(i.e. semester ends in
December and exams
are late January).
Application
deadline for each
term
Application
website.
If paper only, please
write “paper only.”
April 15
September 15
https://ttu-sa.terradotta.com/
How does the
application and
admissions
process differ for
undergraduate
versus
graduates?
Course
registration
deadline
Do students
register for
classes in
advance or upon
arrival?
No difference.
3rd class day
 In Advance
 Upon Arrival
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language; www.toefl.org) - The minimum
TOEFL score required is 550 (paper-based version) or 79 (internet-based version).
The TOEFL score must be received directly from the Educational Testing Service
(ETS); Texas Tech University's institutional code is 6827. TOEFL scores are valid
for only two years.
IELTS International English Language Testing Service; www.ielts.org) - The
minimum IELTS required score is an overall band score of 6.5 on the Academic
version; IELTS General Training results are not acceptable. There is no IELTS
institution code for Texas Tech University. IELTS scores are valid for only two
Language
Requirements
years.
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic;
www.pearsonpte.com/pteacademic) - The minimum required PTE Academic score
is 60. PTE General and PTE Young Learners results are not acceptable. There is no
PTE Academic institution code for Texas Tech University. PTE Academic scores are
valid for only two years.
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (Cambridge CPE;
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/cpe.html) - The minimum
required Cambridge CPE grade is C. There is no institutional code for the
Cambridge CPE. The Cambridge CPE is valid for life.
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (Cambridge CAE;
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/cae.html) - The minimum
required Cambridge CAE grade is B. There is no institutional code for the
Cambridge CAE. The Cambridge CAE is valid for life.
A statement from your university (on letter heard) verifying your language
capabilities in English are sufficient enough to attend courses in English.
Language test
certificate
required?
If test has been taken, please submit scores before arrival.
If so, which and when:
before admission or
upon arrival?
Preparatory
language course
for incoming
students?
http://www.els.edu/en/EnglishPrograms
All cost associated with ELS will be incurred by the student.
Indicate dates and costs
Are there any
special advising
or registrations
concerns that
students should
be aware of? Are
services available
to assist in
registration or
course selection?
Required
minimum and
maximum number
of credits
available through
the exchange
Exchange Coordinator will help with registration. Students should be sure they
meet all prerequisites.
12 hour minimum and 15 hour maximum for undergraduate students
9 hour minimum and maximum for graduate students
For both undergraduate
& graduate
Is housing
assistance
available? How do
students apply,
and is it
guaranteed?
 Yes
 No
On campus
Housing options
Housing Website
and Contact
Person(s)
Off campus housing assistance is not available.
Exchange Coordinator
http://housing.ttu.edu/
Do students apply
for housing with
their regular
application or is it
separate?
The housing application is available in the exchange application. Application
should be submitted as soon as possible.
Please list housing
application deadline.
Is housing
available between
breaks in term?
Is there a campus
meal plan?
 Yes
Only available in non-traditional dorms.
 No
 Yes
 No
Total cost
estimates per
semester in US
Dollars
(broken down below)
$2628-$3396
-Housing
-Meals
$2945-$3895 plus $900 dining operations cost
$800
-Books
-Local
Transportation
$50/week free with TTU ID
TTU Academic Health Plan, optional $799/semester
-Health Insurance
-Other
(please indicate and
specify any mandatory
additional fees)
Is comparable
health insurance
coverage from
abroad
allowed/not
allowed?
If not, please include
fees in “other” field
above.
 Yes
 No
It must meet the J-1 insurance requirements.
What kinds of
health facilities
are available at
the university?
Are internships
available?
Are student jobs
available/allowed
?
http://www.ttuhsc.edu/studenthealth/
 Yes
 No
 Yes
J-1 students are allowed jobs on campus only
 No
Other important
notes
Last updated
11/18/2014