History of the University of North Texas

UNT Campus in the past, date unknown
(from the Voertman's vault)

The University of North Texas was founded in 1890 by Joshua Crittenden Chilton as the Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute. Chilton leased three separate facilities above a hardware store on Denton’s main square. At the time, Denton was a small town of only 3,000 people. After three years tenure, facing financial hardships and declining health, Chilton agreed to release his title and interest in Texas Normal College to the City of Denton. Since its inception, the institution has had its name modified six times to reflect its growth and change. In 1894, the name became North Texas Normal College, followed by North Texas State Normal College in 1901. The institution was known as North Texas State Teachers College in 1923, North Texas State College in 1949, and North Texas State University in 1961, before becoming the University of North Texas in 1988.

Founding

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Early Years

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North Texas Firsts

Since its founding the university has introduced several different programs and models into the American postsecondary system:

  • First aging studies program in the U.S.
  • First jazz studies program in the U.S.
  • First emergency administration and planning program in the U.S.
  • First environmental ethics program in the country to offer the Ph.D.; considered the best in the nation.
  • First Peace Studies program in the Southwest.
  • First oil and petroleum accounting program in the U.S.
  • First patent for silicon-based ultra-sensitive chemical sensor for use in integrated circuit fabrication.
  • First business computer information systems program in the U.S.
  • First bachelor's degree in electronic merchandising in the U.S.
  • First accredited counseling program in the U.S., which still ranks among the nation's best.
  • First school in the country to offer a degree in Mechanical and Energy Engineering.
  • First fully online master's program in applied anthropology.
  • First PhD program in art education in the U.S.
  • First online school library preparation program in the U.S.
  • First college in the South to integrate (1952).
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