History Timeline

Board of Regents appoint Dr. Norval Pohl as President of UNT, while Dr. Hurley becomes the UNT System's first full-time Chancellor.

Board of Regents separate Chancellor and UNT President positions.

Senate Bill 751 passes to formally create the University of North Texas System.

TCOM is renamed the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.

North Texas State University is renamed the University of North Texas.

Board of Regents appoints Dr. Al Hurley as Chancellor and President of North Texas State University System and Chancellor of TCOM.

Senate Bill 216 placed the then-private TCOM under the oversight of the North Texas State University Board of Regents, making it a state-supported medical school and the second public institution in the UNT System.

Private Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) is founded by doctors in Fort Worth, laying the foundation for what will later become the University of North Texas Health & Science Center.

North Texas State College is renamed North Texas State University.

North Texas State College awards first doctoral degrees.