Information for Transfer Applicants

1. Applicants to the Colleges of Architecture, Business, Engineering and Veterinary Medicine-Biomedical Science should refer to the Upper-Level Entry requirements on Upper-Level Entry into Colleges of Architecture, Business, Engineering and Veterinary Medicine-Biomedical Science.

2. At least a 2.0 GPR on course work in progress during the semester (excluding summer terms) immediately prior to enrollment at Texas A&M is a condition of admission.

3. Grades for all transferable courses are used in the computation of the GPR. This includes:

4. Credit on course work completed at the time of application to Texas A&M is transferable only when an official transcript from the originating institution is presented as part of the application for admission.

5. Course work taken as credit-by-exam must be listed as a specific course on an official college transcript to be considered in the admissions process and for transfer of credit.

Residence Requirement for Baccalaureate Degree

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

Abbreviations for Texas A&M Colleges and Majors and Degree Tracks

	Abbrev.	Track			Abbrev.	Track
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences				Engineering Technology	ENTL	D
	AG			Industrial Distribution *	IDIL	B 10
Agribusiness	AGBL	E		Industrial Engineering	INEL	D
Agricultural Development	ADEV	B		Mechanical Engineering	MEEL	D
Agricultural Economics	AGEC	B		Nuclear Engineering	NUEL	D
Agricultural Engineering	AGEN	D		Ocean Engineering	OCEL	D
Agricultural Journalism	AGJR	B		Petroleum Engineering	PETL	D 11
Agriculture and Life Sciences	AGLS	B		Radiological Health Engineering	RHEL	D
Agricultural Science	AGSC	B
Agricultural Systems Management*	AGSM	B		General Studies	GS 4
Agronomy	AGRO	B		General Studies	GEST
Animal Science	ANSC	B		(not open to transfer applicants
Biochemistry	BICH	D 6		except as a second choice major)
Bioenvironmental Sciences	BESC	C
Biological Systems Engineering	BSEN	D		College of Geosciences	GE
Dairy Science	DASC	B		Earth Sciences *	ESCI	B
Entomology	ENTO	C		Environmental Studies	ENST	B 8
Floriculture	FLOR	B		Environmental Geosciences	ENGS	D
Food Science and Technology	FSTC	C		Geography	GEOG	B 8
Forestry	FORS	B		Geology	GEOL	B or D 12
Genetics	GENE	D 6		Geophysics	GEOP	D
Horticulture	HORT	B		Meteorology	METR	D
Nutritional Sciences	NUSC	C
Plant and Environmental Soil Science	PSSC	D		College of Liberal Arts	LA 1
Poultry Science	POSC	B		American Studies	AMST	A
Rangeland Ecology and Management	RLEM	B 7		Anthropology	ANTH	A
Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences	RPTS	B		Economics	ECON	A or B 13
Renewable Natural Resources	RENR	B		English	ENGL	A
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences	WFSC	B		French	FREN	A
				German	GERM	A
College of Architecture	AR 1			History	HIST	A
Construction Science*	COSL	B 8		International Studies	INTS	A
Environmental Design*	ENDL 2	B 7		Music	MUSC	A
Landscape Architecture*	LANL	B		Philosophy	PHIL	A
				Political Science	POLS	A or B 13
Mays Business School**	BA 1			Psychology	PSYC	A or B 13
Agribusiness	BUAG	E		Russian	RUSS	A
Business	BUAD	E		Sociology	SOCI	A or B 13
				Spanish	SPAN	A
College of Education and Human Development	ED			Speech Communication	COMM	A
				Telecommunication Media Studies	TCMS	A or B 13
Health (Health Education)	EDHL	B		Theatre Arts	THAR	A
Interdisciplinary Studies	EDIS 3	B
(Elementary Education)				College of Science	SC
Kinesiology (Physical Activity)*	EDKI	B		Applied Mathematical Sciences	APMS	D
Secondary Education 3				Biology	BIOL	C
				Botany	BOTN	C
College of Engineering	EN 1			Chemistry	CHEM	D
Aerospace Engineering	AERL	D		Mathematics	MATH	D
Biomedical Engineering	BMEL	D		Microbiology	MBIO	C
Chemical Engineering	CHEL	D		Molecular and Cell Biology	BMCB	C
Civil Engineering	CVEL	D		Physics	PHYS	D
Computer Science*	CPSL	B 9		Zoology	ZOOL	C
(Computer Science track)
Computer Engineering	CEEL	D		College of Veterinary Medicine	VM 5
(Electrical Engineering track)				Biomedical Science	BIMS	B or C
Electrical Engineering	ELEL	D

* See this catalog pertaining to your major for the specific science.

** No spring transfer admission.

Notes:

1. All new students to the Colleges of Architecture, Business and Engineering enter the lower level.

2. The curriculum leading to a professional degree in architecture begins in the four-year undergraduate environmental design degree program. This degree provides entry to the Master of Architecture program.

3. All students seeking elementary teacher certification will complete a baccalaureate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. There is no major in Secondary Education. All students seeking secondary certification (except those preparing to teach physical education or health) will major in an academic discipline other than education (i.e., mathematics, English, computer science, biology, etc.) and take appropriate course work for teacher certification in the College of Education.

4. Freshman applicants who have not decided on a major should indicate General Studies.

5. Preveterinary medicine is not offered at Texas A&M. If you plan to apply to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program, you should select a major that would be a good vocational choice if you do not later enter the DVM program. Any major may be selected; however, some curricula more closely parallel courses that must be completed before applying to the DVM program than others.

6. Requires PHYS 201 (1301 and 1101) rather than PHYS 218.

7. Either ENGL 210 or COMM 203 required, not both.

8. COMM 203 not required.

9. Requires MATH 151, 152 not MATH 141, 142.

10. Requires CHEM 102; MATH 141, 151.

11. COMM 203 can substitute for ENGL 210.

12. Follow Degree Track B for a B.A. degree and Degree Track D for a B.S. degree. COMM 203 not required.

13. Select the one Degree Track, A or B, that fits your degree objective (see Degree Tracks).

Change of Curriculum to Another Campus

Texas A&M offers course work off campus. Participation in such programs or course work does not give the participant automatic campus enrollment privileges.

Students are eligible to change to another campus, center or location only after completion of a minimum of 24 graded hours earned while enrolled as a student in residence at the campus, center or location of admission. For a change of curriculum to be approved, students must meet the conditions of their desired curriculum and space must be available at the campus, center or location of desired enrollment. Final approval is granted by the academic dean of the college that administers the curriculum.