• TypeUniversities
• LocationLaredo, The United States
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Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is a public university in Laredo, Texas, on the border with Mexico, and a member of the Texas A&M University System. It began in 1970 as Texas A&I University at Laredo, took its current name in 1993 and has a 300-acre campus in northeast Laredo. TAMIU serves more than 8,400 students in a multilingual and multicultural community.

The university offers more than 100 degree programmes: bachelor's and master's degrees and PhDs in International Business and in Criminal Justice. Teaching is organised in the A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business (AACSB-accredited), the College of Arts and Sciences (including ABET-accredited engineering), the College of Education and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Among the MBA tracks is one taught in Spanish, Negocios Internacionales en Español.

International applicants apply through ApplyTexas, and the Office of International Experiences issues the I-20 and advises on visas. TAMIU also takes exchange students nominated by partner institutions, and its own students can earn credit through approved study abroad programmes.

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5201 University Boulevard, Laredo, TX, The United States, 78041-1900

More than 50 undergraduate degrees, including:

• Engineering and sciences: Computer, Petroleum and Systems Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics
• Humanities and social sciences: Communication and Spanish, English, History, Spanish, Psychology, Political Science, Criminal Justice
• Arts: Art, Music in Performance
• Business: Accounting, Finance, International Economics, MIS and Data Analytics, Marketing, Transportation and International Logistics
• Education: Elementary Education with a bilingual emphasis
• Health: Nursing (BSN), Communication Disorders, Kinesiology

Pre-dental, pre-law and pre-med tracks are also available.

• MBA with tracks in General, Healthcare Administration, International Banking and Finance, International Business, International Trade and Logistics, Management and Negocios Internacionales en Español (taught in Spanish); several online
• Master of Professional Accountancy and MS in Information Science
• MS in Systems Engineering and MS in Biology
• MA in Counseling Psychology and MA in Language, Literature and Translation
• Master of Public Administration and MS in Criminal Justice (including online cybersecurity)
• MS in Bilingual Education and MS in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner)
• PhD in International Business Administration and PhD in Criminal Justice

International first-year applicants:

• Apply through ApplyTexas
• Send official high school transcripts, certified and sealed by the school
• Submit proof of English proficiency
• Submit SAT (minimum 980) or ACT (minimum 19) scores; optional for applicants in the top 40% of their class
• For an I-20: financial statement form, sponsor's letter and bank affidavit dated within six months of enrolment

International students need a health insurance plan approved by the Texas A&M University System, must take the TSI placement exams and must study full-time on an F-1 visa. Transfer applicants with fewer than 24 credit hours follow the first-year requirements.

Minimum English scores for international undergraduate admission: Duolingo 100, TOEFL iBT 69, IELTS 5.5, PTE Academic 47, ACT English 20 or SAT EBRW 520. Exchange students need TOEFL iBT 61. Exemption guidelines are available from the Office of Admissions.

https://www.tamiu.edu/prospect/international-admissions.shtml