Tarleton State University

This "State of the University 2025" document details Tarleton State University's strategic advancements and future vision, focusing on key pillars such as transforming access to education, enhancing opportunities for students, positively impacting the state of Texas, and developing campus infrastructure and brand recognition. The university aims to build a brighter future for Texas and beyond by leading with purpose, innovating with passion, and making a significant mark.

The Academic Council meeting included discussions and actions on various academic matters. Consent items were approved, covering changes to programs and courses across multiple departments, including Animal Science, Chemistry, Geoscience & Physics, Criminal Justice, Communication Studies, Curriculum and Instruction, Government, Legal Studies, and Philosophy, History, Geography, and GIS, Leadership and Strategic Studies, Marketing & Computer Information Systems, Med Lab, Pub Hlth, & Nutr Sci, and Public Administration. Non-consent items included new course requests and program changes from the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Department of Chemistry, Geosciences, & Physics, College of Health Sciences, Department of Health and Human Performance, Department of History, Geography, & GIS, Department of Leadership and Strategic Studies, Department of Marketing and Computer Information Systems and School of Kinesiology. The council also discussed credit for prior learning procedures, the 2025-2026 Academic Calendar, Course Program of Study (CPoS), and Summer/ Fall Pre-Registration Updates and Upcoming FTIC Orientations.

The Academic Council meeting includes discussions on increasing credit for prior learning allowance, graduate transfer credit updates, and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Oxford to Tarleton PhD Pipeline. The council will also discuss definitions for undergraduate-to-graduate pathways and a general incomplete Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Consent items include name changes, deactivations, and removing prerequisites for various courses. Planning for Orientation 2025 and the Teagle Foundation Grant will also be addressed.

The Academic Council meeting included discussions and voting on various academic processes, such as increasing the credit allowance for prior learning and updating the graduate transfer credit policy. Non-voting items included the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Oxford to Tarleton PhD Pipeline, definitions for undergraduate-to-graduate pathways, and general incomplete Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). The council also addressed consent items related to program and course changes, orientation planning for 2025, and a Teagle Foundation Grant.

The Academic Council meeting included discussions on various topics. Changes to course numbers for doctoral-level courses were addressed, along with modifications to courses in Medical Laboratory Sciences, Public Health, and Nutrition Science in preparation for the Integrative Biosciences Ph.D. program. A new Bachelor of Science in Health Science degree was developed to prepare graduates to advance health equity. The council also discussed the process for canceling classes and scheduling optimization, as well as announcements regarding TAMUS Department Head Training, Undergraduate Program Review, Tenure and Promotion, and Faculty Development Leave.