Texas A&M University System
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The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States
. Through a statewide network of eleven universities
, eight state
agencies
and a comprehensive health science center, the Texas A&M System educates over 100,000 students, conducts more than $600 million in research and reaches another 11 million people through service each year. The system's flagship institution is Texas A&M University
in College Station, Texas
, which opened in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
(the letters "A&M" no longer have any explicit meaning, but are retained as a link to that university's past). New system universities are planned to be constructed in Killeen
(Texas A&M University–Central Texas) and San Antonio (Texas A&M University–San Antonio
). The system's headquarters are located at the College Station Business Park at 200 Technology Way in College Station
.
and Texas A&M University at Qatar
are branches of Texas A&M University, meaning students study identical curricula and receive identical degrees from Texas A&M University. Texas A&M's two branches are separate campuses of the same university. When transferring between branches, students also keep grades for courses they have taken (whereas students transferring from any other university, including others in the A&M system, only receive pass/fail credit for transfer coursework); this is important for GPA considerations. The process involves filling out a change of major form to switch departments between campuses, thereby not requiring any sort of application. Emergency cases are considered, such as after Hurricane Ike
, many Galveston students finished the semester at College Station. Texas A&M University at Koriyama was a branch campus from May 1990 until its closure in August 1995 due to lack of funding.
is a premier assembly of colleges devoted to educating health professionals and researchers of extraordinary competence and integrity. Its faculty, staff and students are united by a belief that all people – regardless of ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, or culture – deserve the benefits of compassionate care, superior science and exceptional health education.
Established in 1999, the HSC reaches across all parts of Texas through its six components: Baylor College of Dentistry at Dallas; the College of Medicine at College Station and Temple; the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Dallas, College Station and Houston; the Institute of Biosciences and Technology at Houston; the School of Rural Public Health at College Station; and the latest addition, the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy at Kingsville. Southern regions of the state also are further served by the Coastal Bend Health Education Center, which covers the 19-county region surrounding Corpus Christi and Kingsville, and the South Texas Center at McAllen.
The HSC received full accreditation in December 2002 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees. Its components are accredited by accrediting organizations specific to their areas.
United States
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. Through a statewide network of eleven universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
, eight state
U.S. state
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agencies
Government agency
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and a comprehensive health science center, the Texas A&M System educates over 100,000 students, conducts more than $600 million in research and reaches another 11 million people through service each year. The system's flagship institution is Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
in College Station, Texas
College Station, Texas
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
, which opened in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
History of Texas A&M University
The history of Texas A&M University, the first public institution of higher education in Texas, began in 1871, when the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas was established as a land-grant college by the Texas Legislature. Classes began on October 4, 1876...
(the letters "A&M" no longer have any explicit meaning, but are retained as a link to that university's past). New system universities are planned to be constructed in Killeen
Killeen, Texas
Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, The United States. The population was 86,911 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, Killeen had 119,510 people. In 2010 Killeen's population shot to 127,921...
(Texas A&M University–Central Texas) and San Antonio (Texas A&M University–San Antonio
Texas A&M University–San Antonio
Texas A&M University–San Antonio is a public university located in San Antonio, Texas, USA that was established on May 23, 2009, and held its first classes as a stand-alone university on August 20, 2009...
). The system's headquarters are located at the College Station Business Park at 200 Technology Way in College Station
College Station, Texas
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
.
Universities
The nine universities of the Texas A&M University System provide a wide range of opportunities for educational, research, leadership and service activities, from the fifth-largest university in the nation — Texas A&M University at College Station — to other, regional universities throughout Texas.- Prairie View A&M UniversityPrairie View A&M UniversityPrairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools...
(website, see also Prairie View, TexasPrairie View, TexasPrairie View is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,410 at the 2000 census.Prairie View A&M University is located in the city.-Geography:Prairie View is located at ....
) - Tarleton State UniversityTarleton State UniversityTarleton State University is a public, coeducational, state university located in Stephenville, Texas. It is the largest non-land-grant university primarily devoted to agriculture in the United States....
(website, see also Stephenville, TexasStephenville, TexasStephenville is a city in and the county seat of Erath County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,921 at the 2000 census. Founded in 1856, it is home to Tarleton State University. Stephenville is among several communities that calls itself the "Cowboy Capital of the...
) - Texas A&M International UniversityTexas A&M International UniversityTexas A&M International University, often referred to as TAMIU, is a public, co-educational, state-supported university located in Laredo, Texas...
(website, see also Laredo, TexasLaredo, TexasLaredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
) - Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
(website, see also College Station, TexasCollege Station, TexasCollege Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
) Flagship Campus- Texas A&M University at GalvestonTexas A&M University at GalvestonTexas A&M University at Galveston is an ocean-oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University offering undergraduate degrees in marine biology, marine fisheries, marine engineering technology, marine sciences, marine transportation, maritime administration, maritime studies, maritime systems...
(website, see also Galveston, TexasGalveston, TexasGalveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
) (A&M Branch)- Texas Maritime AcademyTexas A&M University at GalvestonTexas A&M University at Galveston is an ocean-oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University offering undergraduate degrees in marine biology, marine fisheries, marine engineering technology, marine sciences, marine transportation, maritime administration, maritime studies, maritime systems...
(website, part of the A&M Galveston branch campus)
- Texas Maritime Academy
- Texas A&M University at QatarTexas A&M University at QatarTexas A&M University at Qatar is a branch of Texas A&M University located in Education City, Doha, Qatar. The University offers undergraduate degrees in chemical, electrical, mechanical, and petroleum engineering. A graduate program for chemical engineering commenced in 2011...
(website, see also DohaDohaDoha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
) (A&M Branch)
- Texas A&M University at Galveston
- Texas A&M University–Central TexasTexas A&M University–Central TexasTexas A&M University–Central Texas is a public university in Killeen, Texas - Ft.Hood,TX. It is one of the newest members of The Texas A&M University System. Founded in 1999 as a branch of Tarleton State University, it became an independent branch of the Texas A&M University System in September 2009...
(website, see also Killeen, TexasKilleen, TexasKilleen is a city in Bell County, Texas, The United States. The population was 86,911 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, Killeen had 119,510 people. In 2010 Killeen's population shot to 127,921...
) - Texas A&M University–CommerceTexas A&M University–CommerceTexas A&M University–Commerce is a state university located in Commerce, Texas and a member of the Texas A&M University System, the second largest university within the system behind Texas A&M University in College Station....
(website, see also Commerce, TexasCommerce, TexasCommerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, located in rural East Texas. The population was 7,669 at the 2000 census, however recent growth and its proximity to Interstate 30 and the eastern Metroplex has put the population around 9750...
) - Texas A&M University–Corpus ChristiTexas A&M University–Corpus ChristiTexas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a state university located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, on Ward Island in Oso Bay. The university is part of the Texas A&M University System...
(website, see also Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
) - Texas A&M University–KingsvilleTexas A&M University–KingsvilleTexas A&M University–Kingsville is a U.S. national university with a multicultural student body that is 62 percent Hispanic and includes students from 35 states and 43 foreign countries...
(website, see also Kingsville, TexasKingsville, TexasAs of the census of 2000, there were 25,575 people, 8,943 households, and 6,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,848.8 people per square mile . There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 753.8 per square mile... - Texas A&M University–San AntonioTexas A&M University–San AntonioTexas A&M University–San Antonio is a public university located in San Antonio, Texas, USA that was established on May 23, 2009, and held its first classes as a stand-alone university on August 20, 2009...
(website, see also San Antonio) - Texas A&M University–Texarkana (website, see also Texarkana, TexasTexarkana, TexasTexarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue...
) - West Texas A&M UniversityWest Texas A&M UniversityWest Texas A&M University , part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas, a small city south of Amarillo. West Texas A&M opened on September 20, 1910...
(website, see also Canyon, TexasCanyon, TexasCanyon is a city in Randall County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,875 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randall County. It is the home of West Texas A&M University and Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Palo Duro Canyon State Park is some twelve miles east of Canyon...
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Branches
Texas A&M University at GalvestonTexas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston is an ocean-oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University offering undergraduate degrees in marine biology, marine fisheries, marine engineering technology, marine sciences, marine transportation, maritime administration, maritime studies, maritime systems...
and Texas A&M University at Qatar
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Texas A&M University at Qatar is a branch of Texas A&M University located in Education City, Doha, Qatar. The University offers undergraduate degrees in chemical, electrical, mechanical, and petroleum engineering. A graduate program for chemical engineering commenced in 2011...
are branches of Texas A&M University, meaning students study identical curricula and receive identical degrees from Texas A&M University. Texas A&M's two branches are separate campuses of the same university. When transferring between branches, students also keep grades for courses they have taken (whereas students transferring from any other university, including others in the A&M system, only receive pass/fail credit for transfer coursework); this is important for GPA considerations. The process involves filling out a change of major form to switch departments between campuses, thereby not requiring any sort of application. Emergency cases are considered, such as after Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike was the second-costliest hurricane ever to make landfall in the United States, the costliest hurricane ever to impact Cuba and the second most active hurricane to reach the Canadian mainland in the Great Lakes Region after Hurricane Hazel in 1954...
, many Galveston students finished the semester at College Station. Texas A&M University at Koriyama was a branch campus from May 1990 until its closure in August 1995 due to lack of funding.
Agencies
With a direct presence in all 254 Texas counties, A&M System agencies offer research and service to the state's citizens. The agencies focused on addressing and improving the social, economic, educational, health and environmental conditions of Texans.- Texas AgriLife Research (description, website)
- Texas AgriLife Extension Service (description, website)
- Texas Engineering Experiment StationTexas Engineering Experiment StationThe Texas Engineering Experiment Station is the engineering research agency of the State of Texas and a member of The Texas A&M University System....
(description, website) - Texas Engineering Extension ServiceTexas Engineering Extension ServiceTexas Engineering Extension Service, abbreviated TEEX, is a state agency that offers training programs and technical assistance to public safety workers, both in Texas and around the world. Established in 1940 as the Industrial Extension Service, the agency took on its current name when it joined...
(description, website) - Texas Forest ServiceTexas Forest ServiceTexas Forest Service is an agency chartered by the Texas Legislature to manage the interests of Texas' forests. It is a part of the Texas A&M University System...
(description, website) - Texas Transportation InstituteTexas Transportation InstituteThe Texas Transportation Institute in College Station, Texas is the largest transportation research agency in the United States. Created in 1950, primarily in response to the needs of the Texas Highway Department , TTI has since broadened its focus to address all modes of transportation–highway,...
(description, website) - Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratoryTexas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratoryTexas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is an integral part of the Texas A&M University System.Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory contains some of the busiest full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the world...
(description, website)
Health Science Center
The Texas A&M Health Science CenterTexas A&M Health Science Center
The Texas A&M Health Science Center, a component of the Texas A&M University System, is an assembly of colleges devoted to educating health professionals and researchers of competence and integrity...
is a premier assembly of colleges devoted to educating health professionals and researchers of extraordinary competence and integrity. Its faculty, staff and students are united by a belief that all people – regardless of ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, or culture – deserve the benefits of compassionate care, superior science and exceptional health education.
Established in 1999, the HSC reaches across all parts of Texas through its six components: Baylor College of Dentistry at Dallas; the College of Medicine at College Station and Temple; the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Dallas, College Station and Houston; the Institute of Biosciences and Technology at Houston; the School of Rural Public Health at College Station; and the latest addition, the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy at Kingsville. Southern regions of the state also are further served by the Coastal Bend Health Education Center, which covers the 19-county region surrounding Corpus Christi and Kingsville, and the South Texas Center at McAllen.
The HSC received full accreditation in December 2002 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees. Its components are accredited by accrediting organizations specific to their areas.
Academic units
- Baylor College of DentistryBaylor College of DentistryBaylor College of Dentistry , located in east Dallas, Texas , is the dental education unit of the Texas A&M University System, and a component of the Texas A&M Health Science Center. Almost two-thirds of all the dentists in the Metroplex received their education at BCD, and more than one-third of...
(Web site) - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of MedicineTexas A&M Health Science Center College of MedicineThe Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine was established in 1977 and joined the Health Science Center in 1999. Thomas "Sam" Shomaker, M.D., J.D., began as the sixth dean of the College of Medicine on August 1, 2010....
(Web site) - Texas A&M Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesTexas A&M Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesThe Texas A&M Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences was established in 1999 and is headed by David S. Carlson, Ph.D. the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. The goal of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is to prepare future faculty and researchers to...
(Web site) - Institute of Biosciences and TechnologyInstitute of Biosciences and TechnologyThe Institute of Biosciences and Technology , a component of the Texas A&M Health Science Center represents the Texas A&M University System, one of the two main Texas state university systems, in the state's and world's largest medical center, the Texas Medical Center, in Houston, Texas...
(Web site) - Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of PharmacyTexas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of PharmacyThe Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, located on the campus of Texas A&M University–Kingsville, is the newest addition to the Texas A&M Health Science Center. The first class of more than 70 students began studies in August 2006 in a , $14.5-million facility.The inaugural class recently...
(Web site) - Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public HealthTexas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public HealthFounded in 1998, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health has rapidly developed into a nationally ranked, fully accredited public health research, service and training program. The School is ranked by U.S. News and World Reports as a Top 25 Graduate School in Public Health,...
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Regional centers
- Texas A&M Health Science Center Coastal Bend Health Education Center (Web site)
- Texas A&M Health Science Center South Texas Center (Web site)