Admissions

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi considers itself to be an agent of opportunity, particularly for those persons residing in the South Texas Region. Accordingly, the admission standards and policies of the University have been designed to identify students who show potential for academic success. Below you will find information about admission for both undergraduate and graduate students. You may apply for admission online using the Texas Common Application.

Undergraduate - More Information

There are seven categories of undergraduate admission to the University:

1. Regular Freshman Admission (Regular First-Year Admission)
2. Alternative Freshman Admission (Alternative First-Year Admission)
3. Transfer Student Admission
4. Transient Admission
5. International Student Admission
6. Postbaccalaureate Admission
7. High School Senior Concurrent Enrollment Program

These categories and their associated requirements are described in the University Catalog.

Graduate - More Information

Students may apply for admission to graduate study under one of the following classifications:

1. Degree Seeking - a. Regular Status, or b. Conditional Status
2. Graduate Certificate Seeking
3. Transient
4. Non-Degree Seeking

Graduate application and other forms

• Over all application resources: http://gradschool.tamucc.edu/howtoapply.html

• Online Application: http://gradschool.tamucc.edu/application.html

• Downloadable paper application: http://gradschool.tamucc.edu/forms/Lyris/gradapp2009.doc

• Online recommendation request: http://gradschool.tamucc.edu/recommendationRequest.html

• The online scholarship is on a separate page: http://gradschool.tamucc.edu/fundinginfo.html

See "Graduate Student Admission Classifications" in the University Catalog for more information.

NOTE: A student holding a baccalaureate or higher degree who intends to seek an additional bachelor’s degree or an additional undergraduate major or minor, or who intends to take undergraduate course work required for Texas public school teacher certification, should seek admission as a postbaccalaureate student. Postbaccalaureate students are exempt from graduate admission requirements and may enroll in undergraduate-level courses (numbered below 5000) only. For information on postbaccalaureate admission requirements, see the “Admission” section of the Undergraduate Catalog.