Start Your Academic Journey At TLU
Research, explore, and go beyond the classroom
Classes average 19 students, which allows our professors to challenge, mentor, and know their students in a personal environment with continuous interaction throughout their academic journey and beyond graduation.
Texas Lutheran University offers a wide variety of undergraduate majors tailored to a student’s academic abilities and career interests. Professional programs include degrees in Business, Education, and Nursing and career ready professions after passing their respective licensure examinations. STEM and pre-health programs include degrees in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Math, Physics, and Applied Physics (Pre-Engineering). Students will enter graduate programs or a variety of health-related professions like Medicine, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Dentistry, Optometry, Veterinary Science, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. Liberal Arts programs include degrees in Communications, Dramatic Media, English, History, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Spanish, Theology, and Visual Arts. Students can pursue graduate programs in their fields or enter professions like Counseling, Criminal Justice, religious ministry, and the arts.
Graduate programs include Athletic Training (5-year concurrent Masters degree), Master in Business Administration with multiple concentrations, Master of Science in Business Analytics, Master and Doctorate in Education, and Master in Nursing. All fields with growing need across Texas and the United States to ensure student vocational readiness or career advancement for mid-career professionals.
Academic Divisions
Texas Lutheran University has 9 academic divisions: Arts, Business, Education, Health, Humanities, Kinesiology, Library, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences
Explore over undergraduate programs including 30 majors, 38 minors, and 68 specializations. TLU also offers 8 graduate programs for continuing students and mid-career professionals.
- Business Administration: Accounting, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, or Social Entrepreneurship
- Information Systems
- Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Science in Business Analytics
- Education Bachelor of Science: K-6, 4-8, 7-12, All Level, Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification
- Master of Arts in Education
- Doctor of Education in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Master of Athletic Training
- Nursing: Bachelor of Science, Master of Science
- Kinesiology: Exercise Science, Rehabilitation Science, Sports & Fitness Management, All Level Education and Coaching
Academic Resources & Opportunities
Texas Lutheran University utilizes a faculty advising model augmented with professional staff advisors to assist students with fulfilling graduation requirements while balancing co-curricular activities and interests.
Texas Lutheran University understands students encounter different challenges while trying to complete their academic requirements. We provide resources to ensure academic excellence across multiple disciplines.
Texas Lutheran University’s Office of Registration and Records, known as the Registrar, supports students through transfer credit evaluation, degree audits to ensure students remain on track for graduation, course schedule and degree management, and processing transcript requests.
Texas Lutheran University prides itself on providing students with opportunities to work with faculty on practical research in their fields at multiple points throughout their academic journey. This provides direct experience transferrable to work force solutions and graduate educational opportunities. Opportunities for faculty-student research occur throughout the year to prepare students for presentations at conferences, annual Student Academic Symposiums during spring semesters, and senior seminar classes within their majors.
Texas Lutheran University offers a host of programs for students to visit or live in a host country to provide unique practical experiences as augmentation to their degree programs. These opportunities are available across the world for varying lengths of time. They can be tailored to specific regions or specific academic and professional interests to maximize the student experience.