History of Colleges and Schools
at The University of Texas at Austin
| 1881 | University of Texas Founded |
| 1883 | Classes started |
School of Architecture |
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| 1910 | Professional degree in Architecture offered in the College of Engineering |
| 1948 | School of Architecture established as a division of the College of Engineering |
| 1951 | School of Architecture established as a separate entity |
McCombs School of Business |
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| 1912 | Business Administration offered in the College of Arts and Sciences |
| 1922 | School of Business Administration established as separate entity |
| 1945 | School of Business reorganized as the College of Business Administration |
| 1947 | College departmentalized into five components |
| 2000 | College renamed as the Red McCombs School of Business |
College of Communication |
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| 1899 | Department of Public Speaking established |
| 1914 | Department became School of Journalism |
| 1958 | KUT-FM Radio established |
| 1965 | School of Journalism reorganized into School of Communication |
| 1979 | School renamed the College of Communication |
Continuing and Extended Education Division |
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| 1909 | Division of Extension established |
College of Education |
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| 1891 | School of Pedagogy established |
| 1906 | School of Education established |
| 1925 | College of Physical Activities merged into the School of Education |
College of Engineering |
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| 1884 | Department of Engineering established in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts |
| 1894 | College of Engineering established as separate entity |
College of Fine Arts |
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| 1938 | College of Fine Arts established |
Graduate Studies |
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| 1910 | Graduate School established |
School of Information |
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| 1948 | Graduate School of Library Science founded as part of Graduate School |
| 1980 | Name changed to Graduate School of Library and Information Science |
| 2003 | Name changed to School of Information |
Jackson School of Geosciences |
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| 2005 | Jackson School of Geosciences established |
School of Law |
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| 1883 | School of Law established when The University of Texas was founded |
LBJ School of Public Affairs |
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| 1970 | Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs established |
College of Liberal Arts |
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| 1883 | College of Literature, Science and the Arts established when The University of Texas was founded |
| 1971 | College of Arts and Sciences divided into College of Humanities, College of Natural Sciences, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Division of General and Comparative Studies |
| 1979 | College of Humanities, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Division of General and Comparative Studies combined to form the College of Liberal Arts |
College of Natural Sciences |
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| 1971 | College of Natural Sciences separated from the College of Arts and Sciences as separate entity |
School of Nursing |
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| 1890 | John Sealy Hospital Training School for Nurses established in Galveston |
| 1896 | John Sealy Hospital School for Nurses became the School of Nursing as a division of The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston |
| 1932 | Name changed to the John Sealy College of Nursing |
| 1945 | John Sealy College of Nursing joined the newly created Department of Nursing Education to form the School of Nursing at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston |
| 1960 | University of Texas at Austin became an extension campus for the School of Nursing |
| 1967 | School of Nursing reorganized into University of Texas Nursing School (System-wide) and administrative offices were moved to Austin |
| 1976 | The University of Texas System School of Nursing reorganized to place each of the six schools of nursing under the jurisdiction of local system institutions. The School of Nursing at Austin became part of The University of Texas at Austin. |
College of Pharmacy |
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| 1893 | College of Pharmacy added to The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston |
| 1927 | College of Pharmacy moved to University of Texas campus in Austin |
School of Social Work |
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| 1950 | School of Social Work established as graduate program |
| 1958 | Undergraduate study in Social Work began as a concentration in the College of Arts and Sciences |
| 1975 | Bachelor of Social Work program accredited by the Council of Social Work Education |
