History Timeline

Board of Regents separate Chancellor and UNT President positions

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

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

North Texas State University renamed University of North Texas

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

Senate Bill 216 placed 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 foundation for what would later become the University of North Texas Health & Science Center

North Texas State College renamed North Texas State University

North Texas State College awards first doctoral degrees

North Texas State Teachers College renamed to North Texas State College