Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog

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• Office of
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• General Information
• Degree Information
• Admission
• Registration & Academic Status
• Tuition, Fees &
  Other Financial Information
• Housing
• Orientation
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• Texas A&M University at Galveston
• Course Descriptions
• School of
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• Faculty
• Appendices

Admission

International Admission Status

An applicant from another country seeking admission to graduate studies must meet the same requirements for admission as applicants from the United States namely. In addition, he or she must demonstrate the ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language. A prospective student whose native language is not English may take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System test (IELTS). Both exams are offered at locations around the world. Applications for these exams together with additional information about these examinations may be found on their websites. TOEFL information may be obtained via the website www.ets.org/toefl and IELTS from the website www.ielts.org. Currently the TOEFL is offered in more than 200 locations around the world and the IELTS is offered in more than 400 world-wide venues. An applicant from non-English speaking countries must present a TOEFL score of at least 213 computer-based, 80 internet-based or an IELTS score of at least 6.0 to be admitted to graduate studies. An applicant may be exempt from the TOEFL requirements by completing all credits of a baccalaureate degree or higher in the United States.

Texas A&M University now recognizes the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination as an alternative to the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). IELTS information may be obtained from the website www.ielts.org. The University has set the minimum IELTS score required for admission at a 6.0 overall band. An applicant will need to request that his/her score be reported to Texas A&M University directly from the testing service to be considered official. No institutional code is used with the IELTS examination; therefore, a test taker should provide the following address to have his/her official score sent to Texas A&M University:

Measurement and Research Services
Texas A&M University
4239 MS
College Station, Texas 77843-4239

Application deadlines established for all international applications follow.

March 1 for the fall semester
August 1 for the spring semester
November 1 for the summer term