Texas A&M University Undergraduate Catalog 2004-2005 Edition

General Statement

Texas A&M University at Galveston, a branch campus of Texas A&M University, offers ocean-oriented, four-year courses with excellence in business, oceanographic/physical and biological sciences, engineering and transportation. Degrees are awarded from Texas A&M University. Ocean voyages, sailing in Galveston Bay, beachfront experiments and independent study complement the rigorous classroom experience at Texas A&M University at Galveston. In addition to its academic programs, the campus houses the Texas Maritime Academy, which offers training programs leading to officer licensing in the U.S. Merchant Marine.

Texas A&M University at Galveston is located near the mouth of Galveston Bay with close access to the Gulf of Mexico. The University has facilities at three separate campus locations. Most instructional programs are taught at the 130-acre Mitchell Campus on Pelican Island (with housing for 600+ students). The training ship, T/S Texas Clipper II , serves as a floating classroom, laboratory and dormitory for the annual summer training cruise of the U.S. Maritime Service cadets. During the regular school year, the ship is berthed at Pelican Island and provides valuable dockside laboratory facilities for instruction in the practical aspects of the maritime curricula.

Courses of Study

Texas A&M University at Galveston provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in marine and maritime-related degree programs in Marine Biology, Marine Engineering Technology, Marine Fisheries, Marine Transportation, Marine Resources Management, Maritime Administration (policy/business), Maritime Studies, Maritime Systems Engineering (ocean/civil), Ocean and Coastal Resources and Oceanography (Marine Sciences program). All students complete the University Core Curriculum requirements set by Texas A&M University to ensure a broad-based education. Cooperative graduate degree programs, at both the master and doctoral levels, are in place with the Departments of Biology, Oceanography, and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station. The Texas Maritime Academy is headquartered on the Galveston campus.

Students interested in specific academic programs and course offerings on the Galveston campus should refer to the catalog published by Texas A&M University at Galveston.

Texas A&M University at Galveston is fully accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Maritime Systems Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Admission

To obtain an enrollment packet or schedule a campus visit, call (409) 740-4428 or toll free at 1-87-SEAAGGIE, write Student Relations Office, Texas A&M University at Galveston, P. O. Box 1675, Galveston, TX 77553-1675, or email seaaggie@tamug.edu. The SAT or the ACT admission examinations are acceptable. Students should have the scores forwarded to Texas A&M University at Galveston (Code 6835 for SAT and Code 6592 for ACT).

Acceptance by the Office of Admissions and Records does not constitute admission to the U.S. Maritime Service License Option Program. When admission requirements have been satisfied, the Office of Admissions and Records will send the applicant a letter of acceptance.

Facilities

Classrooms, laboratories and meeting spaces are housed within 13 major buildings on the Mitchell Campus on Pelican Island. There are three residence halls on campus, a physical education facility and the Mary Moody Northen Student Center with cafeteria services. The Jack K. Williams Library contains over 43,000 books, 35,000 bound volumes of journals and a collection of charts and maps. The training ship T/S Texas Clipper II , in addition to being a floating campus during summer cruises, provides additional classroom, meeting and training space during the school year. Texas A&M University at Galveston has telecommunications systems established to communicate statewide within The Texas A&M University System universities and agencies. The Galveston campus has direct access to the Texas A&M University computer network in College Station via remote job entry connect lines.

Housing applications are available from Texas A&M University at Galveston and should be returned with the required deposit to the Office of Student Services, Texas A&M University at Galveston, P. O. Box 1675, Galveston, TX 77553-1675.

U.S. Maritime Service Corps of Cadets

Texas A&M University at Galveston houses the Texas Maritime Academy, which is one of five seacoast maritime academies in the U.S. preparing graduates for licensing as officers in the American Merchant Marine. This program provides an opportunity for students to learn how to operate and maintain an ocean-going vessel. In addition to classroom and field training during the regular school year, students will sail aboard a training vessel during three summer cruises to gain practical experience in seamanship, navigation and operations.

Each summer, the T/S Texas Clipper II (with its complement of about 240 cadets, faculty and staff) sails to exotic ports of call. Cruises are varied to include Northern Europe, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the United States. At the conclusion of the program, cadets are tested to become licensed as officers in the U.S. Merchant Marine and may seek employment in the exciting field of marine transportation as a licensed Third Mate or Third Assistant Engineer.

The NROTC Program offers men and women an opportunity to qualify for a commission in the Navy while attending Texas A&M University at Galveston. All NROTC students are required to participate in the U.S. Maritime Service Corps of Cadets and may qualify for licensing as a Third Mate or Third Assistant Engineer. Any student may join the NROTC Program either as a National Scholarship winner or as a non-subsidized college program student. Applications for National Scholarships can be obtained through a Navy recruiting office before the submission deadline of January 30 of the year for which the student is applying.