2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog (Edition 136) Downloadable PDF

50 Admission
Students qualifying for transfer top 10% admission under SB 175 will be admitted
to Texas A&M but the choice of major is not guaranteed. Students wanting Business or
Engineering are encouraged to select a different major due to the limited enrollment
capacity in these colleges.
For information concerning the Transfer Top 10% Admission, please see
www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/doc/SB00175F.doc.
College Specific Information
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recommends that the courses be selected
from Tables 1 and 2 of the Degree Track appropriate to their intended major
(B, C, D, or E). Performance in courses applicable to the major, such as chemistry for
Biochemistry or Animal Science and math for Agribusiness, is important. Completion of
the essay indicating why the major was selected and how a degree in this major will help
meet career goals is required in this college. Admission requirements vary greatly across
the college so that the prospective student should contact the advisor for the major prior
to submitting the application. For more information and a list of advisors, refer to the
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences website aglifesciences.tamu.edu.
Degree Track Applicable Majors State of Texas Common
Course Number
Business and
Policy
Engineering and
Technology
Environment and
Conservation
Agribusiness - AGBL (E)
Agricultural Economics -
AGEC (E)
Agricultural Systems
Management - AGSM (B)
Biological and Agricultural
Engineering - BAEN (D)
Spatial Sciences - SPSA (B)
Bioenvironmental
Sciences - BESC (C)
Ecological Restoration - ECOR (B)
Environmental Studies - ENST (B)
Forestry - FORS (B)
Plant and Environmental
Soil Science - PSSC (D)
Rangeland Ecology and
Management - RLEM (B)
Renewable Natural
Resources - RENR (B)
ENGL 1301 and SPCH 1315
MATH 1324, 1325
ACCT 2301 or 2401,
ACCT 2302 or 2402
ECON 2301, 2302
ENGL 1301, 2311 (B & D)
SPCH 1315 (B only)
BIOL 1406, 1407 (B only)
CHEM 1411, 1412 (B & D)
MATH 1324, 1325 (B only)
MATH 2413, 2414 (D only)
PHYS 2425, 2426 (D only)
ENGL 1301, 2311 (B & C)
SPCH 1315 (B only)
MATH 1324, 1325 (B & C)
BIOL 1406, 1407 (B & C)
CHEM 1411, 1412 (B & C)