Chronology of Towson University

This is a timeline of major events and changes related to Towson University and its predecessor institutions Maryland State Normal School (1866–1935), Maryland State Teachers College at Towson (1935–1963), Towson State College (1963–1976), and Towson State University (1976–1997).
19th century.
1865
1866
1873
1876
1890
1900-1909.
1901
1905
1909
1910-1919.
1910
1915
1917
1920-1929.
1920
1921
1922
1924
1927
1930-1939.
1931
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1940-1949.
1941
1942
1946
1947
1949
1950-1959.
1951
1957
1958
1960-1969.
1960
extended to a 4-year program in the arts & science, leading to a B.S. or B.A. in a particular major.
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1967
1968
1969
1970-1979.
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980-1989.
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1987
1988
1989
1990-1999.
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000-present.
2000
2001
2002
2003
2006
2007
2008