Neighbors Educated Together (NET)

Neighbors Educated Together (NET) offers first year students the opportunity to take courses together while residing in a Guinn Hall. Upper class students, who are NET alumna, serve as the RAs (resident assistants) and PAs (peer advisors) for the communities providing valuable resources and assistance to the residents in the community.

Premiere faculty from Biology, Chemistry, English, History and Government, Psychology, Math and Women's Studies work directly with NET students, both residential and commuter, inside and outside the classroom. Participants in NET are enrolled in the same classes and participate in social and academic groups.

Program Information

Students participating in the NET program are placed in a NET based on the major/college and are enrolled in a block of courses together, comprised of at least three NET courses each semester during the first-year year, both fall and spring. 

An example of the NET Blocks and Courses are as follows. During the fall semester, first-year students take English, History, and University 1231: Contemporary Learning in Higher Education; or English, Government and University 1231. During the spring semester, students may take English, History and Women's Studies.

Honors NET

In addition, NET offers specific blocks of courses for Honors students. To participate in the honors NET, students must be admitted to the TWU Honors Scholars program.

To receive information about the Honors Scholar program contact Beth Yelverton, Assistant Director, at 940-898-2337, or email honors@twu.edu , or review the TWU Honors Scholar Program website. All courses offered in the NET program are a part of the University's core curriculum.

Program Requirements

• Enroll in the specified NET courses each semester (fall and spring semester of first year)
• Have a high school transcript on file in the TWU Admissions Office
• Residential participants will live in Guinn Hall.

Application Process

To participate in the NET program you must:

1. Be admitted to TWU.
2. Residential NET Participants Only--Complete your housing application online with credit card payment (If you completed your housing application and $150 fee earlier, simply return your completed Living Learning Community application. The $50 activity fee will be billed to your student account.)
3. Return your completed NET application by April 1 to the Department of University Housing & Residence Life at the address indicated on the application or email as an attachment to housing@twu.edu.
4. Your high school transcript must be on file at the TWU Admissions Office.
5. Acceptance to the NET program will be made on a date-order, space-available basis for applicants who meet the program requirements.

UNIV 1231

TWU’s first-year seminar, UNIV 1231, provides an opportunity for students to identify their individual learning styles, and to develop the skills necessary to learn and succeed in their academic program. The course emphasizes effective integration of learning style with academic skills, personal management and resource utilization.

UNIV 1231 is required for all first year students and some special student groups (Honors, LLC, etc.) who are transferring less than thirteen credit hours. Please note that for the purposes of this program; dual, IB, and AP credits do not count as exemptions for enrollment in UNIV 1231.