INTERNATIONAL FRESHMAN
You are a freshman if you:
are a student without college credit or
earned college credit prior to high school graduation (dual credit/early college high school)
You are an international freshman if you:
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or
are not graduating from a Texas high school after three years in residence in Texas
Admission Application
Submit your application through APPLYTEXAS or THE COALITION. Only one application per student. Choice of application has no bearing on the admission decision. The name entered on the application must match the name on your passport. If your name does not fit in the space provided, enter as many characters as the space will allow.
ApplyTexas
Texas residents are encouraged to complete the ApplyTexas application, a centralized admission application to all public and many private and community colleges in Texas.
OR
The Coalition
Texas A&M University will begin accepting the Coalition for Access, Affordabilty, and Success application on September 1, 2016. The Coalition application is a centralized admissions application and toolkit to numerous institutions across the U.S.
Additional Required Documents
ESSAYS
Topic A - required
Topic B - required
Topic C - recommended to students who do not meet automatic admission standards
PREFERRED > submit through ApplyTexas
OTHER METHOD: upload through the Applicant Information System (AIS)
Applicants to the College of Engineering will be asked to answer the following question as part of the application: Describe your academic and career goals in the broad field of engineering. What and/or who has influenced you either inside or outside the classroom that contributed to these goals?
$90 PROCESSING FEE (nonrefundable/subject to change)
PREFERRED > pay through ApplyTexas
OTHER METHODS:
credit card payment by phone (979) 458-5155
check or money order by mail - Alternate Payment Form
Checks or money orders (U.S. dollars) should be made payable to Texas A&M University. Checks or money orders are accepted provided they display an agency bank in the United States and have magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) routing numbers at the bottom.
FEE WAIVER: International applicants are not eligible for an application fee waiver
OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT
Submit an official high school or senior secondary transcript according to the education system of your country (generally the last three to four years).
If enrolled in the final year of secondary education at the time of application, an official transcript showing completed and in-progress coursework must be received by the deadline.
If you have attended multiple schools (including US accredited schools) then a transcript is required from each institution.
If you transferred your foreign credits to a US school then only the US transcript is needed.
If your educational system includes O-levels and A-levels then the completed O-level results and projected A-level results must be received by the deadline.
If graduated from high school an official transcript is required; it must include senior courses, a graduation plan and date of graduation.
To be considered official:
Transcript(s) must have an original signature of a school official (Registrar, Principal, Controller of Examinations or the Ministry of Education) or an original school seal.
All foreign transcripts must include an English translation prepared by a recognized translation service and include all original seals and/or signatures.
PREFERRED > transcript can be uploaded in AIS (final high school transcripts may not be uploaded through AIS)
OTHER METHOD: mail
Faxed or e-mailed copies will not be accepted.
OFFICIAL SAT or ACT Scores
Texas A&M SAT code is 6003 and ACT code is 4198.
The highest composite or total score from a single test date will be considered for admission.
REQUIRED > to be sent from the testing agency
PROOF OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
Applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit proof of English proficiency. For admission purposes must meet one of the criteria listed below. Please Note:English language proficiency requirements for enrollment may be greater than those required for admission.
a minimum TOEFL score of: 550 for paper-based testing (p-BT) or 80 internet-based testing (i-BT)
a minimum SAT Critical Reading (Verbal) score of 500
a minimum ACT English score of 21
a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 overall band
a minimum PTE Academic score of 53
completing all four years in a high school within the U.S.
applicants who are citizens of the following countries will be exempt from the English proficiency requirement:
American Samoa
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada(except Quebec)
Dominica
Grenada
Grand Cayman
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Liberia
New Zealand
Trinidad/Tobago
United Kingdom
U.S. Pacific Trust
Texas A&M University TOEFL code is 6003
REQUIRED > to be sent from the testing agency
IELTS (no institutional code)
REQUIRED > mail
IF ADMITTED
Proof of vaccination against bacterial meningitis
PREFERRED > upload through AIS
OTHER METHOD: mail
Final high school transcript
REQUIRED > mail
