Classes will begin Aug. 30 for the more than 22,000 students expected to enroll at UNLV for fall semester 1999. The campus will also be welcoming approximately 150 new faculty and professional staff.

Undergraduate admissions are currently up more than 6.5 percent over fall 1998. Preliminary enrollment figures indicate the largest enrollment gains at the undergraduate level in the Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, and Business colleges. At the graduate level, current figures show impressive increases in the Fine Arts, Engineering, and Urban Affairs colleges.

This fall UNLV courses will also be offered at the Henderson campus of the Community College of Southern Nevada, 700 College Drive, and at the new Foothill High School, which is located across the street from the community college.

Available for the first time this fall are several new majors, including bachelor of science degrees in health sciences and nutrition sciences, a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance, a master of science degree in construction management, a master of education degree in health promotion, and a doctoral degree in psychology.

"The start of a new academic year always is an exciting time for students and faculty alike," said UNLV President Carol C. Harter. "This year promises to be particularly so with the launching of several new degree programs, energetic and highly qualified new faculty, and healthy enrollment gains."

In addition to the new degree offerings this year, a new track has been added to the Spanish major, Spanish for the Professions. Students choosing this track will take specialized classes in areas such as Spanish for business and Spanish for medicine as well as the regular language classes taken by all Spanish majors.

One exception to the Aug. 30 date for the start of classes is the William S. Boyd School of Law. First-year law students began their studies this week. Students in the Boyd School of Law's inaugural class, who this year will be second-year law students, return to class Aug. 23.

For information on registration at UNLV, call 895-3371. Admissions information may be obtained by calling 895-3443. Financial aid information is available at 895-3424. Students may also obtain information at UNLV's web site, www.unlv.edu.