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East Texas A&M University

East Texas A&M University
P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429

Official telephone: (888) 868-2628
Fax number: (903) 886-5898
Website: www.tamuc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in July, August, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Five summer sessions, one of 12 weeks, two of two weeks, and two of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 72%
Student:Faculty ratio: 19:1
Total faculty: 328 men, 377 women
Full-time faculty: 186 men, 170 women
Part-time faculty: 142 men, 207 women
Graduation rate: 52% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, dental hygiene, engineering, nursing, osteopathy, physical therapy
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, engineering, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of North Texas.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Business
  • Agricultural Science/Technology
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Animal Science
  • Applied Criminology
  • Art
  • Athletic Training
  • Biological Sciences
  • Broadfield Science/Biology
  • Broadfield Science/Chemistry
  • Broadfield Science/Physics
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Engineering
  • Counseling/Guidance
  • Criminal Justice
  • Educational Psychology
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • General Studies
  • Global E-Learning
  • Health
  • Health Promotion
  • History
  • Human Performance
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Journalism
  • Kinesiology/Sport Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Professional Accountancy
  • Psychology
  • Radio/Television
  • School Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Speech Communications
  • Sport/Recreation Management
  • Technology Management
  • Theatre
  • Visual Communication
  • Wildlife/Conservation Science
Doctorates

  • Counseling
  • Education Administration
  • Educational Psychology
  • English
  • Higher Education Leadership
  • Supervision/Curriculum/Instruction
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Science
  • Art
  • Biological Science
  • Broadfield Science Biology
  • Broadfield Science Chemistry
  • Broadfield Science Physics
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Educational Technology
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Finance
  • Global E-Learning
  • Health/Kinesiology Sports Studies
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Teaching
  • History
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Performance
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Reading
  • School Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Technology Management
  • The Art of Teaching
  • Theatre Arts

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate

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