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The Civil Engineering Graduate Office can be contacted at:
The U.S. postal mailing address is:
Graduate Office
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
Express mail (UPS, FedEx, etc.) should be addressed as:
Attn: Graduate Office
Civil Engineering Department
Civil Lab Building Room 115F
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
Graduate applications can be obtained through the Office of Admissions and Records web site.
Yes, as a non-degree seeking student. You must complete a different application, called Application for Post-Baccalaureate Non-Degree Status, obtained from the Office of Admissions and Records.
While there is no limit to the number of courses a student can take as a non-degree seeking student, normally these courses cannot be applied towards a graduate degree.
For U.S. citizens and permanent residents, there is no official deadline. However, be aware that there are practical time constraints on the application process.
For international applicants, the deadlines for the receipt of the application are:
Fall Semester - March 1 Spring Semester - August 1 Summer Session - November 1
The Office of Admissions and Records will not release your application to the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering until the following has been received by that office:
The department does not set minimum required scores. Financial assistance is competitive and test scores weigh heavily in that decision.
You should request three recommendations from individuals who are familiar with your academic achievement and potential.
If you are unable to contact former professors, you may submit non-academic references, such as those from employers. Remember, however, you are being judged for your academic achievement and potential.
The GRE scores are good for five years from the date your application reaches the Office of Admissions and Records.
The Zachry Department of Civil Engineering does not recognize the GRE Verbal score as a reliable measure of English language proficiency. Those applicants who meet the verification requirements of the University but have a TOEFL score below 600 (250 computer based) will be required to take the English Proficiency Examination (ELPE) prior to registration for the first semester at Texas A&M University. Scores of 70 or above are required on all six sections of the ELPE for departmental verification.
There are two levels of proficiency and several ways to attain these levels. One way is to be counseled with the English Language Institute (ELI) to see if further study is needed. Another way is to take the English Language Proficiency Exam (ELPE) where you are tested in 6 areas.
A letter of acceptance is sent from the Civil Engineering Graduate Office soon after the decision has been made. The Office of Admissions and Records will also send out notification letters.
Please inform us as early as possible if you plan to attend Texas A&M University. Before your can enroll for classes, you must make sure all required test scores were sent directly from the Educational testing Services to Texas A&M University and that your degree statement has been received by the Office of Admissions and Records.
Financial assistance is offered on a competitive basis. Scholarships, fellowships and teaching assistantships are offered fairly early in the application process (during the month of March for the following fall semester).
Research assistantships are awarded by a faculty member as part of his or her research project. Research assistantships are not awarded by the Department. It is suggested that you contact individual faculty members in your area of interest for possible research positions. Research assistantships are normally not awarded before a student arrives at TAMU.
You must go to the Civil Engineering Business Office, room 222, CE/TTI, to fill out the necessary paperwork to be put on the department payroll.
Yes, but you must have English Language Proficiency Certification.
You need to register for a minimum of 9 credit hours (6 during the summer session) even if you have completed all your course work or it is your last semester.
As a new student to the Texas A&M University, you should arrive early to make yourself available to the numerous orientation and help sessions offered during the week prior to the start of the semester. International students should arrive two weeks before the start of the semester.
Yes, please come to the Civil Engineering Graduate Office located in room 106 of the Civil Engineering Building. Information will be given to you on our Civil Engineering orientation session plus your assignment if you have been scheduled to teach or grade.
First semester international students must stop by the Civil Engineering Graduate Office to pick up their Registration Form. International students must have a faculty member in their division sign and approve the course work to be registered for. This form is then taken to the Pavilion building where you will be registered.
Course selection should be made with the help of a Graduate Advisor or Civil Engineering faculty member in your division.
New graduate students can register for classes during the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday prior to the start of the semester.
Registration is performed over the telephone (Terminal Registration). Instructions are provided in the University published Course Schedule each semester. International students must take their Registration Form to the Pavilion building to be registered.
Each student is entitled to these services. First, however, you must be registered for classes and have paid all your fees. Second, computer accounts are personally created and managed through the use of CLAIM. CLAIM is an interactive computer system that allows you to claim and manage computing resources available from TAMU Computing and Information Services (CIS), such as the various mainframes and super computers, modems, POP mail, and xprint. You can begin a new CLAIM session by logging into CLAIM from any computer connected to the TAMU network. Your CLAIM user ID is your student identification number.
Information pertaining to student computer resources can be found on the Civil Engineering Computer Support page.
A registration form, available in room 106, Civil Engineering Building, must be filled out by the student and signed by the faculty member the work will be performed under. Each faculty member is assigned a unique section number that must be on the registration form. Each division and the main office has a list to refer to.
You may register for 1 credit hour during your last semester (one time only exception), provided you do not have an assistantship. If you fail to graduate that semester, you must register as a full-time student (9 credit hours, 6 in the summer) for every semester there after until you graduate.
You need not repeat a course in which you received a C provided your GPR does not drop below the minimum of 3.0. You can repeat the course to rise your GPR or receive an A in an additional course.
You will be placed on scholastic probation and dropped from the graduate program if the minimum GPR is not achieved in the following regular (fall or spring) semester.
Grades of D, F, or U for courses on the degree plan must be resolved by repeating the courses and achieving a grade of C or S or higher.
Yes, but only certain officially designated courses can be taken on an S/U basis and be on the degree plan. Graduate courses not on the degree plan may be taken on an S/N basis.
You can make changes to the course work and committee members on your degree plan by submitting a petition. The petition is signed by your committee members and approved by the Department for submittal to the Office of Graduate Studies.
You are allowed to use up to 12 credit hours of Special Topics on your degree plan.
You are allowed up to nine hours of advanced undergraduate courses (300- or 400- level).
You are allowed a maximum of two hours of Seminar (CVEN 681).
None. Credit hours or courses applied towards one degree cannot be double counted for a second degree.
For the M.S. degree, the minimum number of CVEN 691 - Research credit hours that can be used on the degree plan is 3, the maximum is 8. There are no limits for the Ph.D. degree. It is up to the student's Advisory Committee to allot an appropriate number of CVEN 691 hours on the degree plan.
The minimum GPR is 3.0 for the all courses on your degree plan and for all courses completed at Texas A&M which are eligible to be applied to your graduate degree.
Yes, but your Masters application and academic record must be submitted to you Area for review and approved by the Departmental Graduate Advisor. There is no need to submit a formal application through the Office of Admissions and Records if you are continuously registered.
If we have been unable to answer your question satisfactorily, please email your question to cegrad@civil.tamu.edu .
We will reply with the answer by email and add your question to our list, if warranted.
