Program Admission
In addition to the University admission requirements, a review of each applicant is conducted by the departmental Doctoral Policy Committee and the college Graduate Instruction Committee. This two-step process insures that only the best qualified applicants will be admitted into the program.
Admission is open to all qualified persons who hold bachelor's and/or graduate degrees, regardless of the course of study pursued in those degrees. The review process includes an assessment of the following factors:
Undergraduate and graduate records of study
Scores on both the verbal and quantitative sections as well as the total score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Other factors relevant to predicting succession the proposed graduate program; for example, published articles, research or work experience, and letters of recommendation.
Limited resources and facilities may dictate that only higher ranked applicants be granted admission. For instance, faculty qualified to supervise research in the applicant's area of interest should be present on campus.
Admission to Texas A&M University and any of its sponsored programs is open to qualified individuals subject to the above conditions regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or educationally unrelated handicaps.
Formal Application
A formal application is required of all persons seeking admission to Graduate Studies. An application for admission cannot be considered until all of the credentials and information requested in the application form have been received.
GRE/GMAT
An applicant must submit with the formal application acceptable scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Information
or inquires on these tests, including test dates and locations,
may be obtained at the following addresses, as appropriate
to the test:
Graduate Management Admission Test
Graduate Record Examinations
Approximately six weeks are required for scores to be received by the Office of Graduate Studies after the tests are administered.3 Scores made on the GMAT or GRE more than five calendar years prior to application for admission to Graduate Studies may not normally be used to satisfy admission requirements.
International Students
Information about enrollment procedures for students from other countries may be obtained from Mays Business School's PhD Web site.
In addition to acceptable scores on the GMAT or GRE, prospective international students whose native language is not English must achieve an above average score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). This test is administered by the Educational Testing Service in over 200 centers around the world. A registration form and a Bulletin of Information for Candidates, which includes test dates and locations, may be obtained at the TOEFL Web site.
To ensure that all applicants are able to take full advantage of the instructional program at Texas A&M University, all students from non-English speaking countries must make satisfactory scores on oral and written English proficiency examination after their arrival, regardless of their TOEFL scores or other indications of English language facility. Admission to the University is conditional upon acceptable TOEFL scores and successful completion of the English proficiency examination. The application deadline for all international applications is March 1 for the Fall semester.
