Texas A&M University Undergraduate Catalog

• Academic Calendar
• Board of Regents
  & System Adminstrative
  Officers
• TAMU Administrative
  Officers
• General Information
• International Programs
  for Students
• University Honors Program
• General Academic Programs
• University Studies Degrees
• Environmental Programs for Students
• College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
• College of Architecture
• Mays Business School
• College of Education and Human Development
• Dwight Look College of Engineering
• College of Geosciences
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Science
• College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
• General Academic Programs
• School of Military Sciences
• Texas A&M University at Galveston
• Graduate Studies
• Course Descriptions
• Faculty
• Appendices

Degree Information

Residence Requirement

A minimum of 36 semester hours of 300- and/or 400-level course work must be successfully completed in residence at Texas A&M to obtain a baccalaureate degree. A minimum of 12 of these 36 semester hours must be in the major.

To fulfill degree requirements for graduation that semester, transfer courses taken during a student’s final semester must be completed and cited on an official transcript in the Office of the Registrar by the stated deadline.

Candidates for the baccalaureate degree in Mays Business School will be expected to complete approximately the last two years in residence at this institution. Acceptance of transfer credit for business courses will generally be limited to those courses taught in the freshman and sophomore years at this institution (see transfer credits).

Candidates for the baccalaureate degree in the Dwight Look College of Engineering will be expected to complete approximately the last two years in residence at this institution. Acceptance of transfer credit for engineering courses will generally be limited to those courses taught in the freshman and sophomore years at this institution.

A student participating in TAMU off-campus study programs approved by the student’s college may apply upper division credits earned in the programs toward the residence requirement up to a maximum of 18 semester hours, including hours transferred from another institution as part of one of these programs.  These TAMU off-campus study programs may involve domestic or international institutions and may be taught by TAMU faculty or faculty from other institutions.  Students choosing to participate in such programs and wishing to apply credits earned from the programs toward the residence requirement must receive college approval prior to the student’s participation in the off-campus study program.  Student participating in international programs must contact the Study Abroad Programs Office for details on how to obtain approval for courses taken outside the United States. Students participating in domestic off-campus programs must contact the Dean’s office of their college for approval procedures.