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When the 60th Texas State Legislature designated the University of Texas as The University of Texas System in 1967, the name of the school was changed to The University of Texas at El Paso. [14] While the 1967 law designated "U.T. El Paso" as the school's official abbreviated name, the school is more commonly referred to by its trademarked name ...
The Coordinated Admissions Program (CAP) offers some UT Austin applicants the chance to attend the university if they complete their freshman year at another system school and meet specified requirements. [81] Each institution in the University of Texas System sets its own admissions standards, and not all schools may accept a particular CAP ...
As Arlington State college was given the status of a senior college in 1959, five baccalaureate degrees were initially offered in aeronautical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering. [3] The founding dean was Dr. Wendell H. Nedderman, who later served as president of the university beginning in 1972.
The university traces its roots back to the opening of Arlington College in September 1895. Arlington College was established as a private school for primary through secondary level students, equivalent to the modern 1st to 10th grades. At the time, the public school system in the city of Arlington was underfunded and understaffed. [13]
Nedderman Hall (abbreviated NH) is an academic engineering building located on the University of Texas at Arlington campus. The building houses the Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering departments, lecture halls, research labs, the offices of the Dean of the College of Engineering, and a Science and Engineering library.
1926 map of Arlington. By 1925 the city's population was estimated at 3,031—well under the population of Dallas and Fort Worth at the time. [15] In 1929, a horse-racing track called Arlington Downs was constructed by W.T. Waggoner and Brian Nyantika close by to the speakeasy. Gambling was still illegal, but people were making bets regardless.
University of Texas at El Paso: 1913 24,351 366 $242 R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity University of Texas at San Antonio: 1969 34,864 747 $287 R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity University of Texas at Tyler: 1971 9,442 259 $154.96 R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity
A panoramic view from Sun Bowl Drive at the University of Texas at El Paso, toward the nearby residential neighborhood of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, about 350 m away. This pass full of transportation arteries is the "Paso del Norte" after which El Paso is named, the route of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (royal road of the interior ...