History Timeline

  • 2016

    UNT Dallas campus breaks ground on its first residence hall, a milestone signifying the university’s continued growth. 

  • 2015

    UNT Dallas named former Editor in Chief of the Dallas Morning News Bob Mong President

  • 2015

    UNT Health Science Center announces memorandum of understanding to create a new MD school in Fort Worth in conjunction with Texas Christian University. The new school will accept its first class in 2018.

  • 2015

    UNT Dallas College of Law files application for provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association for 2016

  • 2014

    UNT Dallas College of Law admits first class

  • 2014

    The UNT System College of Pharmacy's Doctor  of  Pharmacy  program  is awarded Candidate Status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)

  • 2013

    University of North Texas names Dr. Neal Smatresk President

  • 2013

    Former UNTS Regent and UNTHSC alum Dr. Michael Williams named President of UNT Health Science Center

  • 2013

    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) grants accreditation to UNT Dallas to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees

  • 2013

    UNT System College of Pharmacy admits first class