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Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Texas A&M University - Kingsville
700 University Boulevard
Kingsville, TX 78363

Official telephone: (361) 593-2111
Toll-free telephone: (800) 687-6000
Fax number: (361) 593-5509
Website: www.tamuk.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 May, June, July, and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer intersession and three summer sessions.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: communication sciences/disorders, interdisciplinary studies, criminiology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: physics, general business, fashion/interior merchandising
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 69%
Student:Faculty ratio: 21:1
Total faculty: 283 men, 196 women
Full-time faculty: 128 men, 75 women
Part-time faculty: 155 men, 121 women
Graduation rate: 33% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, honors program, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, agribusiness, agriculture science, animal science, anthropology, art, bilingual education, biology, business, business administration, chemistry, communications, community health, computer information systems, computer science, criminiology, early childhood, electrical engineering, elementary education, English, fashion/international merchandising, film studies, finance, food/nutrition science, French, general business, geography, geology, health, history, human development/family studies, human sciences, interdisciplinary studies, international studies, journalism, kinesiology, management, marketing, mathematics, mechanical engineering, military science, music, music performance, philosophy, physics, plant/soil science, political science, psychology, range/wildlife management, reading, reading specialization, secondary education, social work, sociology, southwest borderlands studies, Spanish, Spanish journalism, special education, speech, sports journalism, theatre arts, women/gender studies, women's studies, and writing.
Education certifications are offered: no
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agribusiness
  • Agricultural Science
  • Animal Science
  • Applied Arts/Sciences
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Science
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Communications
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Family/Consumer Science Education
  • Fashion/Interiors Merchandising
  • Finance
  • General Business Administration
  • Geology
  • History
  • Human Development/Family Studies
  • Human Nutrition
  • Human Sciences
  • Information Systems
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Business Management
  • Kinesiology
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music
  • Performance
  • Physics
  • Plant/Soil Sciences
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Range/Wildlife Management
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre Arts
Doctorates

  • Bilingual Education
  • Educational Leadership
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Sustainable Energy Systems Engineering
  • Wildlife Sciences
Master's Degrees

  • Adult Education
  • Agricultural Science
  • Animal Science
  • Bilingual Education
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communications Disorders
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counseling/Guidance
  • Criminology
  • Cultural Studies
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Human Sciences
  • Industrial Management
  • Instructional Technology
  • Kinesiology
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Natural Gas Engineering
  • Plant/Soil Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Ranch Management
  • Range/Wildlife Management
  • Reading Specialization
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
  • Statistical Analytics/Computing/Modeling

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
some tests require scores of 3, 4, or 5.

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