University of North Texas opens an undergraduate artificial intelligence degree
The University of North Texas is offering a Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence through its Department of Computer Science and Engineering, with the curriculum starting in 2026. The university describes it as a four year curriculum built around the applications of AI development rather than as a concentration inside a computer science degree. A named undergraduate credential in artificial intelligence changes what a hiring manager in the Dallas Fort Worth area is reading on a resume.
How to take part
The university publishes the degree plan and the department contact on its program page. Admission questions go to the department rather than through any public proceeding.
Where
1 county. In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-09-08
Admitted to the record. The university's program page states the length of the curriculum and when it starts.
- 2026-09-08
The university's page states that the four year curriculum starts in July 2026 and names no day within that month, so the record carries the month and no date.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
This 4-year curriculum, starting in July 2026, is designed to help students master the applications of AI developmentBachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence, UNT College of Engineering Primary source, official · engineering.unt.edu
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
The University of North Texas is offering a Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence through its Department of Computer Science and Engineering, with the curriculum starting in 2026. The university describes it as a four year curriculum built around the applications of AI development rather than as a concentration inside a computer science degree. A named undergraduate credential in artificial intelligence changes what a hiring manager in the Dallas Fort Worth area is reading on a resume.
Who decides it?
University of North Texas decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The university publishes the degree plan and the department contact on its program page. Admission questions go to the department rather than through any public proceeding. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Denton County in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area.
Has it been decided?
It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under health and education.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on September 8th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, University of North Texas opens an undergraduate artificial intelligence degree. Tracked since September 8th, 2026. Last verified September 8th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0133/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0133.
Beat
Filed under Health and education, with every other decision on that beat.