Individual College Specified Minimum Admission Requirements

Agriculture & Human Sciences
Admission to the program requires a baccalaureate degree with adequate course work in the field of interest and a score of at least 800 ( verbal plus quantitative ) on the GRE Aptitude Test with an undergraduate grade point average of a 3.0 or better, or a GRE of 1000 ( verbal plus quantitative ) with an undergraduate grade point average of a 2.6 to 2.99. Students must be accepted by a graduate faculty member who agrees to guide the student's program and serve as the major adviser. A student may be required to take a preliminary examination to determine proficiency and background preparation.

Arts & Science
Admission to a program requires a baccalaureate degree with adequate course work in the field of interest and admission to the College of Graduate Studies.

Business Administration
Degree Status: Degree Status is granted a student who (1) has been admitted to Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) College of Graduate Studies, (2) has submitted a GMAT score greater than the student's required ALPHA score which is calculated as 1020 - [ Undergrad GPA x 200 ], and (3) has a TOEFL score greater than 550 if an international student who has no degree from an accredited U. S. school.

In addition, Degree Status is granted a student who (1) has been admitted to TAMUK's College of Graduate Studies, (2) has been granted Probationary Status, (3) has earned a minimum GPA of 3.5 on the first 12 semester hour of graduate work attempted with at least 9 of the 12 hours being MBA core courses.

Probationary Status: Probationary Status is granted a student who (1) has been admitted to TAMUK's College of Graduate Studies, (2) has submitted a GMAT score which is lower than the student's required ALPHA score, but is greater than the student's required BETA score calculated as (1020 - [ Undergrad GPA x 200]) x 0.90, and (3) has a TOEFL score greater than 550 if an international student with a degree from an accredited U. S. university. International students who do not have a degree from a U. S. school are not eligible for Probationary status.

Conditional Status: Conditional Status is available only to TAMUK undergraduate seniors and baccalaureate graduates who have a minimum GPA of 2.6. Conditional Status allows a student to complete up to 9 graduate hours without filing a GMAT score.

NOTE: All graduate hours completed while in Conditional Status are considered part of the 12 hours allowed in Probationary Status. If the student receives an "I" (Incomplete) in a graduate course while in Conditional or Probationary Status, the course is counted as part of the hours allowed with zero grade points being awarded until the "I" is removed.

Education
Admission to a program requires a baccalaureate degree with adequate course work in the field of interest and admission to the College of Graduate Studies.

Engineering
Admission to the program requires a baccalaureate degree with adequate course work in the field of interest and a score of at least 1000 (verbal plus quantitative) on the GRE Aptitude Test with an undergraduate grade point average of a 3.0 or better. Students must be accepted by a graduate faculty member who agrees to guide the student's program and serve as the major adviser. A student may be required to take a preliminary examination to determine proficiency and background preparation. Conditional admission may be granted by the individual program based on test score/gpa sliding scales.

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