M.A./M.S. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE

APPLICATION REQUIREMENT CHECKLIST:

YOUR TEAM!

Amanda Grant (Amanda.Grant@tamuc.edu) Graduate Enrollment Specialist, College of Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts

Dr. Jeffrey Herndon (Jeffrey.Herndon@tamuc.edu) Master's in Political Science Program Coordinator, Department of Political Science.

Rebecca Stevens (Rebecca.Stevens@tamuc.edu) Graduate Student Services Coordinator, Graduate School

GET STARTED!

 APPLICATION

Please go to www.applytexas.org to submit your application for the M.A. in Spanish. If you are new to www.applytexas.org, click “Create your account now” to create an ApplyTexas profile. Once you create a profile, select “create a new application now.” On the next screen, select “create a new graduate school admissions application.” Proceed to submit a new application for Texas A&M University-Commerce.

You may apply for the Fall, Spring, Summer I, or Summer II term. We have a rolling admission process, meaning we do not have an application deadline.

If you are pursuing the Master's in Political Science Option I, you will be given the option to apply for the Master’s of Arts (M.A.) in Political Science or the Master’s of Science (M.S.) in Political Science. The M.A. and the M.S. differ by a foreign language requirement. To pursue the M.A., you need to meet one of the following requirements:

1. Successful completion of 12 undergraduate semester credit hours of a foreign language.

2. Enroll in 6 graduate semester credit hours of a foreign language.

3. Test out of the reading portion of a foreign language.

If you do not know whether or not you would like to pursue the M.A., you may submit an application for the M.S. first and change to the M.A. while enrolled in the program. The Master's in Political Science - History Track Option II is strickly an M.S. program.

 APPLICATION FEE - $50 DOMESTIC/$75 INTERNATIONAL

You may pay the application fee using any of the following methods:

• Online while applying at www.applytexas.org

• Online at your myLeo - https://leo.tamuc.edu/

• By calling the Cashiers Office at 903.886.5050, or 903.886.5501

• In person at the cashier’s window in the Business Administration Building

• By mailing a check or money order. You must include your CWID on your check or money order (CWID explained in next section). Send check or money order to:

Attn: Graduate School
Texas A&M University-Commerce
PO Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011

Or

Attn: Graduate School
Texas A&M University-Commerce
2600 S. Neal St.
Commerce, TX 75428

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLYTEXAS APPLICATION TO THE PROGRAM BEFORE YOU SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE RECEIVE YOUR APPLICATION IN ORDER TO CREATE A STUDENT FILE AND ISSUE YOU A STUDENT ID NUMBER (ALSO KNOWN AS A CAMPUS WIDE ID, OR CWID) BEFORE WE RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS.

 OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS

Request official transcripts from all universities you have attended, including all undergraduate and graduate coursework. Your official transcripts can be mailed to:

Attn: Graduate School
Texas A&M University-Commerce
PO Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011

Or

Attn: Graduate School
Texas A&M University-Commerce
2600 S. Neal St.
Commerce, TX 75428

The Graduate School can accept electronic transcripts that are sent directly from a U.S.-based university. Electronic transcripts may be sent to the Graduate School via Rebecca.Stevens@tamuc.edu

 GRE

The GRE has been waived and replaced with a resume requirement and a Statement of Goals if you do not meet the standard exemption below. If you do meet the standard exemption, you do not need to submit a resume or Statement of Goals.

• An awarded bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university with:

  • an overall GPA of at least a 3.00 or,
  • at least a 3.00 GPA on the last 60 hours of the degree

• Completed master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with at least a 3.0 overall graduate GPA

 STATEMENT OF GOALS (IF STANDARD GRE EXEMPTION UNSATISFIED)

Your Statement of Goals should be written as an essay and does not need to exceed two pages, double spaced. Tips for writing your Statement of Goals:

• Why do you want to study that particular area? “I am interested in these types of questions/theories…” 

• What do you hope this degree leads to? What are your goals? Short term education goals, long term career goals.

• Why are you a good fit for our University?

Please email your completed Statement of Goals to the Graduate School via Rebecca.Stevens@tamuc.edu or upload to the "Document Upload System" (instructions for the "Document Upload System" are emailed to you after the University receives your application to the program).

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS MUST ALSO SUBMIT:

International students mailing documents from outside the United States should use the following address:

Texas A&M University-Commerce (Graduate School)
ATTN: Rebecca Stevens, Graduate Svc Coordinator CHSSA
2600 S. Neal St.
Commerce, TX 75428

 DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE

We will need official/original documents. If those documents happen to be the only copies you have in possession, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. If you would like your documents mailed back to you, please include 1) a note indicating which documents you would like mailed back to you and 2) a pre-stamped return envelope with your mailing address. Both of these items need to be included in the package that you are sending with your original documents.

 TRANSCRIPTS

We will need official/original documents. If they are not translated into English, they will need to be sent to an evaluation agency, such as http://www.wes.org in advance. If those documents happen to be the only copies you have in possession, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. If you would like your documents mailed back to you, please include a prestamped return envelope with your mailing address in the package with your original documents.

 PROOF OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, SUCH AS

• Official TOEFL (IBT at least 79, CBT at least 213, or PBT at least 550). Scores must be less than two years old.

• IELTS (at least overall 6.00 band). Scores must be less than two years old.

• Completed undergraduate or graduate degree from a country where English is the national/native language (ex: Canada, U.S.A.). You must have studied within the country, not at a branch/satellite campus in a non-English speaking country.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

When you submit your ApplyTexas application, please allow one full business day for our University to receive your information. Once we receive your application, you will be sent a confirmation email from the Graduate School that contains information regarding your application and your student ID number (CWID).

If you 1) are a U.S. Citizen, 2) a new graduate student at Texas A&M University-Commerce, and 3) hold a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution, you will be granted Provisional Admission upon the submission of your www.applytexas.org application and application fee.

This does not mean you are fully admitted into the program, but it does mean you can enroll in one semester of courses before needing to submit the rest of your application items. Provisionally admitted students are not eligible for financial aid. Thus, you will need to complete all of the application requirements in order to utilize financial aid. Please contact the Graduate School via Rebecca.Stevens@tamuc.edu if you have further questions regarding Provisional Admissions.

Once your application is complete, your information will be sent to the Department of Political Science for review. The application review process may take up to two weeks.

Let our staff assist you during your application process. We are happy to help!

Questions? Contact PoliSci@tamuc.edu

Visit our webpage at www.tamuc.edu/PoliticalScience

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