Therapy Animal

“Therapy Animal” means a dog that holds a current registration or certification, is on an animal-assisted therapy team with a qualified university employee and is being used in an official university program or service for a university purpose.

​​​​Access:

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Only allowed on campus for clinical, outreach, and educational purpose; Only permitted in the UNT Counseling Center, UNT College of Education Consortium for Animal Assisted Therapy, or locations approved by UNT Risk Management Services (RMS); Must always be accompanied by a qualified handler

Inquiries:

Individuals inquiring about a Therapy Animal on campus should contact UNT Risk Management Services (RMS) or the UNT Counseling and Testing Center. 

Accommodations: 

Therapy animals are not a disability accommodation and therefore are not covered as a disability accommodation. 

Residence Halls: 

Therapy animals are only approved for admittance into the Residence Halls when offered as UNT sponsored campus activity approved by RMS and when accompanied by a qualified handler. 

Additional Responsibilities:  

Please view the UNT policy for additional responsibilities of a therapy animal handler on campus.