TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY

public institution of higher learning in Denton, Texas, U.S. It is divided into the University General Divisions, the Institute of Health Sciences, and the Graduate School. Making up the University General Divisions are the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Ecology, and the School of Library and Information Studies. The Institute of Health Sciences consists of the College of Health Sciences, the College of Nursing, and the Schools of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. The institute operates off-campus centres in Dallas and Houston. The Graduate School offers master's degree and doctoral programs in all areas. Men may enroll in the Institute of Health and the Graduate School. Total enrollment is approximately 9,700. The Texas legislature established the Girls Industrial College in 1901. It opened in 1903, and in 1905 the name was changed to the College of Industrial Arts. Graduate courses were first offered in 1930. University status was granted in 1957.