Shared governance is a central tenet of academic decision-making at UNT, as it is in higher education at major public universities throughout the United States. The participation of faculty assures that academic quality remains at the heart of the decision-making process.

The University of North Texas promotes the integrity of learning and embraces the core values of trust and honesty. Academic integrity is based on educational principles and procedures that protect the rights of all participants in the educational process and validate the legitimacy of degrees awarded by the University. In the investigation and resolution of allegations of student academic dishonesty, the University’s actions are intended to be corrective, educationally sound, fundamentally fair, and based on reliable evidence.

As an institution of higher education, the University of North Texas (UNT) holds the responsibility for determining and upholding standards related to the awarding of credit hours for student work consistent with national standards.  This policy sets the definition of a credit hour and delineates the ways in which credits are evaluated, awarded and/or accepted by UNT.

The University of North Texas (UNT) provides full-time faculty members the opportunity to voluntarily retire from full-time service and enter modified service at age 55 (or thereafter) or when the combined years of service and age equals 80, and begin benefiting from retirement annuities while still contributing to the mission of UNT.