Agricultural Sciences, College of

The School of Agriculture was one of the four original colleges and began in 1925. It included coursework on agronomy, animal husbandry, and horticulture. Emphasis was on dairy and poultry work, as well as arid and semi-arid farming.

• Agronomy - First female graduate degree in Production Horticulture - May 1975

Arts and Sciences, College of

Originally referred to as the College of Liberal Arts, the degree it offered when the college began in 1925 was a A. B.  Its enrollment in 1925 was 474 students out of a total college enrollment of 914 students.

• The first Ph.D. was offered in the 1950-1951 school year.

• The first Ph.D. was offered in the 1950-1951 school year.
• 1964- Established programs in Comparative Literature, Linguistics, and Folklore.

• 935 -- the Graduate School is inaugurated
• 2007 -- Established in conjunction with the Health Sciences Center is a new master's degree in forensic science

• The first Ph.D. was offered in the 1950-1951 school year.

• Established in 2007.
• The Vietnam Center was founded in 1989.

• 1959 -Separated from the Department of History, Anthropology, and Sociology to be its own department.

Business Administration, College of

Beginning in 1925, Texas Tech offered coursework to students who sought to get into a school of business administration.

• 1942 -- the School of Business Administration is inaugurated

• The first Ph.D. was offered in 1967.

Engineering, College of

The college of Engineering was one of the four original colleges and began in 1925. It included coursework in the fields of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering as well as architecture. Areas emphasized include highway and hydraulic engineering. Textile Engineering was of particular importance and thus offered the option of either a four-year degree or a two-year non-degree track.

• 1959 -Separated from the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering to be its own department.
• The first Ph.D. was offered in 1967.

• 1925 -The Texas Legislative appropriated $100,000 for equipment to start the Textile Engineering program at Texas Tech. That amount was closely matched by donation from machinery manufacturers.

• Established a Ph.D. degree in wind science and engineering - 2007

Home Economics, College of

The college of Household Economics was one of the four original colleges and began in 1925. It included coursework in the areas of foods, clothing, and child study.

Law School

Beginning in 1925, Texas Tech offered coursework to students who sought to get into a law school.

• 1964 -- approval for the Law School was received
• 1967 -- the Law School was inaugurated

Medicine, School of

Beginning in 1925, Texas Tech offered coursework to students who sought to get into a medical school.

Music, School of

Beginning in 1925, Texas Tech offered instruction in music in the areas of theory, Glee Club, Choral Club, College Orchestra, and the College Band.