Texas A&M University's administration and student body are proud of our graduate faculty and staff. More than 80 percent of the total faculty at Texas A&M hold earned doctoral degrees; more than 300 hold endowed professorships or chairs. Faculty includes winners of the Nobel Prize, National Medal of Science, Pulitzer Prize, World Food Prize and Wolf Prize, with 26 holding membership in the prestigious National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Engineering.

This area of the site provides information and resources for graduate faculty and staff, including the Graduate Advisor Handbook, Guidelines for Graduate Faculty Membership, Program Review Guidelines and documentation, information related to the Graduate Council/Graduate Operations Committee and other important forms and reference materials.

                          Handbook Table of Contents

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Section I: Admissions

Items Required, Contacting OAR, Deadlines to Admit International Graduates ................ 2

Evaluation and Admission Tools, Texas Common Application, G9 Classification ............... 3

Undergrads Admitted to Grad Studies, Admission w/out Final Transcript or Degree Stmt ... 3

Readmission to Graduate Studies.............................................................................. 4

Section II: Graduate Studies

Directory ................................................................................................................ 2

Departmental Role in Oversight of Graduate Students' Programs .................................. 3

Graduate Advisor's LISTSERV .................................................................................... 4

Student Information Management System (SIMS) ....................................................... 5

INFOVIEW, Intercollegiate Programs .......................................................................... 10

Graduate Faculty Membership ................................................................................... 11

Graduate Classifications ........................................................................................... 12

Registration............................................................................................................. 14

Dismissal of a Graduate Student................................................................................ 15

Grade Point Ratios (GPR) and Variance ...................................................................... 16

English Language Proficiency Requirements................................................................. 17

Degree Plans........................................................................................................... 20

Preliminary and Final Examinations: Scheduling, Attendance and Substitutions................. 24

Thesis Office, Clearing Degree Candidates for Graduation ............................................. 26

Assistantships.......................................................................................................... 35

Fellowships.............................................................................................................. 40

Student Resources and Information............................................................................ 43

Student Rules Summary............................................................................................ 44

Section III: International

Resources and Services for U.S. Citizens ..................................................................... 2

Resources and Services for International Students........................................................ 7

Understanding the International Student .................................................................... 11

Immigration Information for Academic Advisors of International Students ....................... 12

Commonly Used Immigration Terms and Acronyms ..................................................... 19

Sponsored Student Programs..................................................................................... 22