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PVAMU Facts

Established in 1876 as a land-grant institution, Prairie View A&M University is the second oldest public university in Texas, dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service.
PVAMU produces talented engineers, corporate leaders, nurses and educators. Eight colleges and schools boast more than 50 degree programs in engineering, sciences, architecture, business, technology, criminal justice, humanities, education, nursing and social sciences. Prairie View A&M also features post-graduate programs in business, education, engineering, sciences, nursing, social sciences, agriculture and juvenile justice.
Through a faculty to staff ratio of 18:1 PVAMU scholars receive personal attention, focused faculty interaction and the ability to benefit from their wealth of knowledge in public and private sectors. Additionally, undergraduate and graduate students learn the value of working with their communities through service opportunities that are woven into class curricula and student life.

Achievements

  • In December 2009, The PVAMU Panther Football Team emerged from the 2009 football season as SWAC champions, earning the university’s first SWAC title since 1964.
  • In January, the Prairie View A&M University marching band, the Marching Storm, was one of eight HBCU bands to perform for an excited crowd of 60,000 at the Georgia Dome Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) Invitational Showcase.
  • PVAMU has produced more flag rank military officers than any other historically black university.   This fact is punctuated by the fact that PVAMU was the first black university to host an Army and Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Program.  Known for “producing productive people”, Prairie View A&M University has produced some of the nation’s top leaders in Texas and around the world.
  • The Prairie View A&M University Charles Gilpin Players, founded in 1929, is Texas’ oldest continually performing minority theatrical troupe.
  • The university also houses the only solar observatory in Texas and one of only nine in the U.S. 
  • PVAMU maintains the only Crime Prevention Center in Texas, which provides juvenile justice and psychology students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in practice and research.

Notable Alums

Julius Wesley Becton, Jr., (Ret. Lt. Gen., U.S. Army):  former PVAMU president
David L. Brewer, III (Ret. V. Admiral, U.S. Navy): former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Nathelyne Archie Kennedy: first licensed African American female professional engineer in Texas
Craig Anthony Washington: former U.S. Congressman
Kenneth Ray Houston: NFL Hall of Fame Inductee
Frederick Newhouse, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist
Charles Brown:  Legendary blues recording artist
Frank D. Jackson:  Prairie View mayor
Ann Williams: director of the world-renowned Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dr. Sidney A. McPhee: tenth president of Middle Tennessee State University
Alzo Slade: fashion photographer

Important Dates

  • August 30, Monday
    Late Registration and Drop/Add Begins
    Instruction Begins
  • September 3, Friday
    Late Registration, Add Courses, Change Major/Certification or any Matriculation Change Ends for Undergraduate Students – Student Web Access Closes
  • September 4, Saturday
    Late Registration, Add Courses, Change Major/Certification or any Matriculation Change Ends for Graduate Students – Student Web Access Closes
  • September 8, Wednesday
    General Student Assembly All Students to Attend
  • September 14, Tuesday
    Census Date (12th Class Day)
    LAST DAY to Drop Course(s) without academic Record
  • September 15, Wednesday
    Withdrawal from courses with academic record ("W") Begins
  • September 24, Friday
    20th Class Day October 21-23, Thursday-Saturday
    Mid-Semester Examination Period
  • October 26, Tuesday
    Mid-Semester Grades Due 
  • November 5, Friday
    Deadline to Apply for Spring 2011 Graduation
  • November 8, Monday
    Withdrawal from Course(s) with academic record (“W”) Ends
  • November 16, Tuesday
    Priority Registration Begins for Spring 2011 Semester
  • November 25-27, Thursday-Saturday
    Thanksgiving Holiday (University Closed)
  • November 29, Monday
    Instruction Resumes
  • December 6-7, Monday-Tuesday
    Course Review Day [Classes must convene and instructors will prepare students for Final Exams]
  • December 7, Tuesday
    Last Class Day for Fall 2010 Semester
    Last Day to Withdraw from the University (From All Courses) for the Fall 2010 Semester
  • December 8-9, Wednesday-Thursday
    Study Days for Exams
  • December 10-15, Friday-Wednesday
    Final Examination Period
  • December 15, Wednesday
    Final Grades Due for Graduation Candidates
  • December 18, Saturday
    Commencement
  • December 21, Tuesday
    Final Grades Due for All Other Students

     

    • Contact information

    Office of Undergraduate Admissions
    P.O. Box 519; MS 1009
    Prairie View, Texas 77446-1009
    Phone: (936) 261-1000
    Admissions e-mail: admissions@pvamu.edu
    Web site: www.pvamu.edu
    Web site for application: www.applytexas.org