Exciting Development at Austin Grad!

Because you are a friend and partner in the mission of Austin Grad, I wanted to inform you about an exciting development at our school. Austin Grad is entering into a management agreement with Lipscomb University of Nashville, Tennessee in connection with a merger with Lipscomb that is anticipated to consummate in January 2021, subject to various closing conditions.                Read More

Requirements and Recommendations for Campus during the Pandemic

REQUIRED

• Do not come to campus if you believe you have been exposed to the Coronavirus or you are experiencing the common symptoms including fever, a new cough within the last two weeks, shortness of breath, loss of smell, or flulike symptoms. For an extensive list of symptoms see https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html.
• Face masks must be worn. Faculty members are exempted when lecturing.
• Practice social distancing by remaining six feet apart from others.

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED and REQUESTED

• Please make every effort to keep yourself and others safe.
• Check personal body temperature upon entering the building. Handheld thermometers are provided on tables at the main entrance on the first floor and near the elevator on the second floor. Hand sanitizer and wipes are also provided on those tables. IF ONE’S BODY TEMPERATURE REGISTERS 100.4 or HIGHER, PLEASE LEAVE THE BUILDING AND RETURN TO YOUR RESIDENCE. DO NOT RETURN TO CAMPUS UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN FREE OF FEVER FOR 48 HOURS WITHOUT MEDICATION.
• Regularly wash or disinfect hands when in the building.
• Disinfect any surface area in the classrooms, library, and Commons prior to and after use. Disinfectant spray and wipes will be provided.

COVID-19 Update for 2020 Fall Semester

• Whether classes at Austin Grad are conducted on campus or remotely via Zoom this fall is at the discretion of the professor.
• All classes can be hybrid with some students on campus and others joining remotely. For those classes meeting on campus, students may be exempted and participate virtually via Zoom, if they:

1. 1. Have an underlying medical condition that puts them at particular risk.
   2. Are sixty years of age or older.
   3. Are uncomfortable meeting on campus.

• Until further notice, everyone should wear a mask when on campus.
• Professors will be allowed to remove their masks while lecturing in the classroom.
• The social distancing standard of six feet of space between persons will be followed in all public spaces including the classrooms.
• In lieu of meeting on campus for chapel, a weekly video devotion will be posted at www.austingrad.edu by 10:30 each Monday morning.

The Alliance

Synchronizing an Associate degree from Austin Community College and a Bachelor’s degree from Austin Grad.  Click here for more information.

2020 Graduation Postponed

Due to the extension of Austin’s Shelter-In-Place to August 15 and concerns for the health and well-being of our community amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the Austin Grad Graduation ceremony has been postponed from August 8. We look forward to this time of celebration and plan to reschedule as soon as factors permit.

CARES Act Grant Information and Reporting

Campus Closure Update

Austin Grad is temporarily closed in compliance with Governor Abbott’s executive order for all public and private schools to be “shuttered” in response to COVID-19. We hope to safely reopen the campus no later than  August 15. On-campus, as well as, on-line classes should resume on August 24.