Admission
Additional Requirements for International Admits
If admitted, international applicants must fulfill the following additional requirements before enrollment:
- Declaration and Certification of Finances and Foreign Student Advisor’s Report
- Advance Deposit
- English Verification/Certification
- official TOEFL score of 600 or higher (computer-based score: 250);
- have an official SAT Verbal of 480, or ACT English of 19 and attended grades nine through twelve of U.S. secondary education and graduate from a U.S. high school;
- transfer from an accredited U.S. institution of higher education with at least 30 semester credit hours, including the equivalent to Texas A&M ENGL 104; or
- achieve English Language Proficiency Verification by taking the English Language Proficiency Examination (ELPE) prior to registration for the first semester at Texas A&M University. If remedial English classes are necessary, it will extend the time required to complete a degree.
A Financial Resource Statement is sent with a letter of acceptance. This form must be completed and returned to Texas A&M University before the Certificate of Eligibility (I-20 or IAP-66) is issued. The Foreign Student Advisor’s Report is also mailed with the acceptance letter to all international applicants who are attending a school in the United States.
Because of monetary restrictions in some countries, a full year’s expenses may be required as a deposit from some accepted applicants. When the student enrolls, the deposit is applied to the first semester expenses. The deposit is refunded to admitted applicants who do not attend Texas A&M.
Texas A&M requires International undergraduate students to demonstrate the ability to speak, write and understand the English language. Undergraduate students may meet this requirement in one of four ways: