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TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

“EXCELLENCE IN ACHIEVEMENT”

The University

Texas Southern University is an Urban comprehensive doctorate II, state supported institution located in Houston, Texas, a metropolitan city of approximately 3 million.  The institution has a long history of involvement in domestic and international affairs of the city and serves as the hosts of a number of major national and international programs and conferences.

The University’s traditional mission has been to provide its students with superlative educational experiences focusing on teaching, research, and service.  The mission has been enlarged in scope to address the institution’s 1973 legislative designation as a “special purpose institution of higher education for urban programming.”  The University’s traditional mission and its urban educational designation are now fused together in order to provide students with relevant, cutting edge educational experiences.

The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees.  In addition, the University holds a number of professional accreditations and memberships in various organizations including The Texas Association of Colleges, The American Bar Association, and The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

The University pursues the goals of offering quality education, vigorous service, and creative research, and thereby has achieved a position of national prominence.  The University has a diverse student population of approximately ten thousand students from most states and sixty foreign countries.  These students are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in nine schools and colleges which offer comprehensive curricula.  Those who graduate from the University influence the world through science, business, education, law and the fine arts.  The Alumni include presidents of colleges and universities, presidents and CEOs of corporations, owners and entrepreneurs of businesses, elected officials, superintendents of school districts, engineers, pharmacists, lawyers, and judges. State, federal and alumni support help to ensure that students enrolled at Texas Southern University will continue to receive the high level of education and training that will prepare them to meet the challenges of future professional careers with competence and confidence.

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The Graduate School

The Graduate School was established as a unit of Texas Southern University when the institution was created by the Texas State Legislature in 1947.  Since its establishment, the Graduate School has grown steadily and currently offers over thirty-five different degree programs through The College of Science and Technology, The College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences, The College of Education and The School of Business.

The Graduate School provides an environment which supports the pursuit of excellence in studies, creative research, and extramural scholarly pursuits for students seeking advanced degrees in specialized academic disciplines.  Through graduate study, a high level of scholarship is encouraged and the qualities of industry, thoroughness and accuracy are emphasized by the involvement of students in courses, seminars, independent study and research.  Graduate degree programs are structured to enable students to obtain education and training in specialized academic subjects.  Graduate students are encouraged to inquire, discover and contribute creative ideas and knowledge.  Through these experiences graduates are prepared who can provide leadership and expertise for the betterment of human society.

Degree Programs

Master of Arts (M.A.)
English
History
Music
Psychology
Speech Communication
Sociology
Telecommunications

Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Administration
Counseling
Curriculum & Instruction
Secondary Education
Supervision

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A)
General Business

Master of City Planning
City Planning

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)
Public Administration

Master of Science (M.S.)
Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Toxicology
Health
Human Performance
Human Services & Consumer Science
Industrial Technology
Mathematics
Transportation

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Counselor Education
Curriculum & Instruction
Educational Administration

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Environmental Toxicology
*Urban Planning & Environmental Policy

*Urban Planning  & Environmental Policy

  •  Beginning September 2003

Research & Outreach Centers:

Research and training activities are also conducted at the University through research centers in each school and special outreach centers.  A Center consists of a designated group of faculty members engaged in focused research and/or training activities to achieve a set of common goals, that give students and faculty members opportunities for professional growth. 

Designated research centers:

Economic Development Center
Center for Transportation Training and Research
Research Centers in Minority Institutions
Center for Excellence in Urban Education
Mickey Leland Center on World Hunger and Peace
Center on the Family
Minority Center for Toxicological Research
Environmental Science Institute
Center on Cardiovascular Diseases
Center for Excellence in Education

Library

The Robert James Terry Library houses 776,822 volumes plus 792 journals in the natural and social sciences.  Other holdings include 330,066 microfilms.  Policy and environmental law references and books are kept in the library of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.  The law library holds 200,000 volumes and 400 current periodicals.

The University library is in the DIALOG and Houston Area Research Library Consortium (HARLIC) networks which give library users access to publications from other libraries in Houston and throughout the United States.

Housing

The Residential Life and Housing Department at Texas Southern University consists of the Greystone Apartments, University Courtyard Apartments and the University’s traditional dormitory communities.  Living on-campus gives close proximity to instructors, class rooms, laboratories, library and other services.  On-campus housing for students creates a stable living environment conducive to enhancing student’s educational, social, and personal development.

Students living off-campus are able to obtain apartments at rates well below the national average.

Financial Support

The Graduate School of Texas Southern University is committed to assisting all admitted students in obtaining financial support.  Students may apply for and may be awarded Graduate assistantships upon admission to the Graduate School.  Graduate assistantships are also available in certain academic disciplines and may be secured through the head of the department through which the student is pursuing the degree. Students may also apply for Guaranteed Student Loans, scholarships, and work-study through the Office of Financial Aid.

For information students should contact:

Texas Southern University Residential Life & Housing
3100 Cleburne Phone:  713-313-7206
Houston, Texas 77004 Fax:  713-313-4484
The Graduate School Office of Financial Aid
Phone: 713-313-7233 Telephone:  713-313-7530
Fax: 713-313-1876 Fax:  713-313-1858
E-mail: Gardiner_lm@tsu.edu E-mail:  FinancialAid@em.tsu.edu

Visit our Website at: http://www.tsu.edu

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