University Studies Degree
University Studies Degree options at Texas A&M University are offered by
each of the colleges. The University Studies Degree format provides students
flexibility to create individualized degree plans at Texas A&M. The format
also provides additional opportunities for access to courses in colleges that
may have restricted admission. Each University Studies Degree must include the
following components:
| Hours |
|
Component |
| 43-45 |
|
TAMU Core Curriculum Courses |
| 21-24 |
|
A primary area called a concentration |
| 15-18 |
|
A minor that MAY OR MAY NOT BE in the same college as the concentration |
| 15-18 |
|
A minor that is NOT in the same college as the concentration |
| 26-15 |
|
Electives or prerequisite requirements for required courses in the
concentration or the minors |
| 120 |
|
Total hours required for University Studies Degrees |
The designation for the University Studies Degree options are:
| Abbreviation |
|
College |
|
| USAL |
|
Agriculture and Life Sciences |
|
| USAR |
|
Architecture |
|
| USBU |
|
Mays Business School |
|
| USGA |
|
TAMU Galveston |
|
| USEH |
|
Education and Human Resources |
|
| USEN |
|
Dwight Look College of Engineering |
|
| USGE |
|
Geosciences |
|
| USLA |
|
Liberal Arts |
|
| USSC |
|
Science |
|
| USVM |
|
Veterinary Medicine |
|
Each college may choose to offer one concentration or may provide several
concentrations for University Studies Degrees. Each student in a University
Studies Degree will report to the college that offers the concentration in
which the student is enrolled.
Each student who hopes to declare a University Studies Degree must submit a
proposal to the University Studies Office that is housed in General Academic
Programs. The proposal will then be reviewed and either approved or denied by
the college that offers the concentration the student has selected.
When a student graduates, the diploma will show the student’s degree as either
a B.A or a B.S. degree in the center of the diploma. University Studies will be
listed in the bottom right corner of the diploma. The student’s area of
concentration and minors will be listed on the student’s transcript. The
student will receive the degree with other students with majors in the college
of the student’s concentration.
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