College/University Name : University of North Texas
Street Address : P.O. Box 311277
City : Denton State : Texas
Zip : 76203 Country : United States of America
Email :
Phone : 940-565-2000 Fax : 000-000-0000
Accreditation :
ETS Code : 0
Degrees Offered : Bachelors
Year Established : N/A
Enrollment : N/A
College/University Profile :
The University of North Texas (UNT) is located in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1890 as Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute, in 1893 it became North Texas Normal College, and then, in 1893, North Texas State Normal College. Subsequently, it evolved into North Texas State Teachers College (1923), North Texas State College (1949), and North Texas State University (1961), before being renamed UNT in 1988. It is now the largest university in the north Texas area, with more than 30,000 students.
It is home to the second-largest college of music in the United States, and is particularly known for its world-class jazz program. Because of its long history in training teachers, the education program also is well-respected.
The School of Library and Information Sciences carries on one of the oldest graduate programs in professional library education in the South (originally as the Department of Library Service, which began offering an undergraduate major in 1939).
In the spring semester of 2003, UNT opened a College of Engineering at its Research Park campus, also in Denton, focusing on the specialties of aeronautical and aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and materials science.
One of the highlights of UNT is the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, an early-college-entrance program that annually admits 200 gifted students into full-time college studies following their 10th grade year. This program has produced numerous Intel Talent Search finalists and semi-finalists, Goldwater scholars, and National Merit Scholars.
The university's mascot is the eagle, adopted in the 1920s.
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Online Distance Education Page : http://www.unt.edu/
College/University Main Page : http://www.unt.edu/