Graduate Studies

Prospective Students - How to Apply

Click the headers below for application information
Before Applying

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
FOR THE DEGREE PROGRAM TO WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING.


Application Checklist - All Applicants

  • COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
  • SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY (grad guide) required
    • Completed application must include the applicant's essay of educational and professional goals. Submit during application process, or online here.
  • REQUEST YOUR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS TO BE SENT (grad guide) required
    • All undergraduate and graduate course work taken at any regionally accredited college or university attended. Official transcripts must be sent directly to Graduate Studies from the granting institutions.
  • PAY YOUR APPLICATION FEE ($50 for US citizen, $70 for International Students) required
    • Pay fee online by credit card: pay by credit card here
    • Submitting fee by mail: Check or money order only.
    • Pay fee by on campus: Cash, Check, Money order, or *debit card.
      (Payments can be made at the office of Graduate Studies by cash, check, or money order. *To pay by debit card, please go to the Business Office.)
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2011: Graduate applicants wishing to change programs will be required to submit a separate application, fee, and all required documentation. Applicants requesting to change term of entry to a future semester, within the year may request this change one time without submitting a new application fee.


Additional Program Requirements

  CLICK HERE TO DETERMINE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR DEGREE PROGRAMS.
  EXAMPLES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Additional Documents for International Students

  INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS MUST ALSO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING AS PART OF THEIR APPLICATIONS:
  *Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi DI code :6849
  • OFFICIAL TOEFL SCORES (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
    (unless the student has earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or from an institution in another English-only speaking country).
    • Minimum paper-based score of 550, the equivalent computer-based score of 213, or the equivalent internet-based score of 79-80.
  • OFFICIAL GRE OR GMAT SCORES (depending upon the program to which the student is applying)
  • AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT (or I-34 form) certifying ability to finance study in the U.S.
  • COPY OF CURRENT VISA
  • OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS AND DIPLOMAS from International Colleges and Universities or an official Foreign Evaluation.
  • ESLI Validation Statement Form
See this link for more in-depth International Students information.
 
 
Mailing address for supporting documents


COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive, Unit# 5843
Faculty Center 178
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5843


After Applying


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