Students must have a bachelor’s degree or higher degree at a U.S. regionally accredited university. Students must have successful completion of Texas A&M University-Commerce English Language Institute (ELI) with an overall grade of B (for those who do not meet the TOEFL requirements); and an official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score sent by Educational Testing Service to A&M-Commerce. International students must have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 550 for paper-based testing (PBT) or 213 on computer-based testing (CBT). Conditional admission is available to applicants with a complete admission application packet and do not qualify for full admission. After completing 12 graduate hours, a conditional student must have a minimum overall graduate grade point average of 3.00. Failure to achieve the minimum 3.0 GPA after completing 12 graduate hours will result in suspension of the student from further graduate study in any degree program for 3 years. International Students (F1 or J1 visa holders) are eligible for full and conditional admissions only.