TAMIU offers the best of education with a state-of-the-art infrastructure and flexible curriculum. The faculty is proficient in their respective fields, and most have doctoral degrees.

Since the education system in the US is slightly different from that of other countries, the prospective students should have an overview of it so that they are well prepared. One academic year is comprised of two semesters- Fall (Aug-Dec) and Spring (Jan-May) with optional summers.

Classroom Teaching:
Classes may last from 1 to 2.5 hours. Most graduate classes are in the evenings to cater to the needs of working students. Lectures are usually supplemented with audio visual aids.

Assignments:
Assignments form important parts of the course work and contribute to the final grade. Students are required to work on various assignments throughout the semester. Usually group assignments are given to instill team spirit and collaboration. Students have to submit research /term papers at the end of the semester, which requires perusing various journals, books and the Internet.
Public speaking and oratory skills are honed by requiring students to make presentations.

Grading System:
TAMIU has a Grade Point System on a scale of 1 to 4.0. Each course usually earns 3 credit hours. Students having financial aid or fellowship from the University must maintain a minimum GPA as stipulated by the University.

Exams:
Like assignments, exams are scattered throughout the semester. They are an important part of the final grade. Final exams are conducted in the last week of the semester.

Tips:
1. Plan the work and work the plan. Students should not accumulate work till the last moment.
2. Since the medium of instruction is English, students should be comfortable speaking and understanding it. Reading books and watching television programs and movies can help them quickly pick up American English.
3. The University provides free-of-cost tutoring services at CASA(Center for Academic and Scholastic Aptitude) and Writing Center.

Fellowship:

Texas A&M International University, as the name reflects, represents an international blend of students on campus. To promote international student admissions, the University offers various fellowships programs. Students accepting fellowships have to work 60 hours of work each semester and 15 hours in summers. The work may entail the following:
1. Working under an assigned Professor as a graduate research assistant, it involves research work, grading, proctoring, and sundry.
2. Working as a research assistant in the office of The Western Hemisphere Trade Center. It involves data entry, proof reading and poring through various business journals and databases.

More information about financial aid can be obtained from the following link of the financial aid department : http://www.tamiu.edu/affairs/financial/finaid.htm

On Campus Jobs

TAMIU offers various part-time, 19-hours per week jobs on-campus for F-1 students. Any student registered at TAMIU and is in compliance with the BCIS rules (for F-1 visa) and regulations is eligible to apply for them. Two departments oversee these jobs

Career Services,

and The Human Resources Department.

The vacancies with the required skills and deadline for applying are put up in Career Services and the Human Resources Department. The process of applying for these jobs is centralized; the student has to turn in the applications to Career Services and/or the HR Office. They send them to the departments that have advertised the positions. The usual process for getting a job is an interview and/or role playing (for some tutoring positions). Pay ranges from $5.25 to $8.00 per hour. An SSN is required to start working.
Only Career Services shows the current job vacancies online. However, a student cannot apply online. Further details are furnished on their respective websites:

http://www.tamiu.edu/affairs/career/SEP-supervisors.shtml

Apart from these, there may be job openings at theTAMIU Bookstore, at TAMIU food services - Aramark and at University Village that require the students to contact them personally. They provide jobs for students working in collaboration with the University. For the University Village positions, a student has to reside in the University Village. Aramark provides only food catering positions as needed.

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