The Office of University Scholarships at Texas A&M University-Kingsville values the importance of education and make every effort to assist hard-working students achieve their educational goals. Scholarships are available from institutional and private sources. Most scholarships are competitive, requiring students to demonstrate a strong academic record or talent. However, some scholarships may be awarded based on financial need and/or specific donor stipulations.
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Texas A&M Kingsville
Introduction
Texas A&M-Kingsville is South Texas' greatest university, offering more academic programs and degrees, providing better learning and living facilities, doing more research, awarding more scholarships, and producing more successful graduates than any other college or university in the region.
Texas A&M-Kingsville seeks to provide quality undergraduate and graduate programs for students of all ages through a judicious blend of liberal and career education programs. The emphasis is on providing an intellectually challenging education reflecting high standards of academic performance. The University is committed to its mission of teaching, research, and service in South Texas for the advancement of knowledge and regional development.
Admissions
Proof of English Proficiency
A minimum TOEFL score of 61 (Internet-based) or 500 (paper-based) is required for most undergraduate programs at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Students seeking admission to the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering or programs in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to present a minimum TOEFL score of 79 (Internet-based) or 550 (paper-based).
The following are considered equivalencies to the TOEFL scores of 61/500:
- SAT 27 Reading (earned March 2016 or later), ACT 21 English; PTE overall 44, or IELTS 6.0 overall band score
- Completion of Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s Intensive English Program with an average of 85% and levels from Intermediate to Advanced. Students must have the program send their letter of completion with scores to the Office of Admission
- Completion of the advanced-level Texas Intensive English Program (TIEP) offered by the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC)
- Students who have completed their entire formal education at the secondary or postsecondary level in the following countries are exempt from the TOEFL requirement: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada (except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the United Kingdom (all). Note: Applicants from Puerto Rico, where Spanish is the primary language, are required to submit a TOEFL or equivalent
- Students who have earned at least 12 transferrable semester credits and completed English Composition 1 and 2, with grades of C or better in each, in university-level courses from an accredited U.S. college or university, or an institution of higher education in one of the countries listed above, may be exempt from TOEFL. English as a Second Language (ESL) courses will not count as transferrable courses. No online English courses are accepted for English proficiency
- TSI Assessment scores of 351 Reading/340 Writing/4 Essay are required by all students to be placed into freshman-level English classes and will be used as a TOEFL exemption
SAT or ACT scores are not required for admission but will be used for placement purposes in English and math courses as well as a TOEFL alternative.
The following are considered equivalencies to the TOEFL scores of 79/550:
- PTE overall 53 or IELTS 6.5 overall band score
- Completion of Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s Intensive English Program with an average of 90% and levels from Low Advanced, Advanced, or High Advanced. Students must have the program send their letter of completion with scores to the Office of Admission
- Students who have completed their entire formal education at the secondary or postsecondary level in the following countries are exempt from the TOEFL requirement: American Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada (except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, United Kingdom (all), Trinidad-Tobago and Virgin Islands. Note: Applicants from Puerto Rico, where Spanish is the primary language, are required to submit a TOEFL or equivalent
- Students who have earned at least 12 transferrable semester credits and completed English Composition 1 and 2 with grades of C or better in each, in university-level courses from an accredited U.S. college or university, or an institution of higher education in one of the countries listed above, may be exempt from TOEFL. English as a Second Language (ESL) courses will not count as transferrable courses. No online English courses are acceptable for English proficiency. With the exception of application to the College of Engineering, SAT or ACT is not required for admission but will be used for placement purposes in English and math courses as well as a TOEFL alternative
- Duolingo score of 100
Scholarships and Funding
English Language Requirements
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