TAMIU’s international focus that brings together students and faculty from around the globe, along with the university’s unique location on the US/Mexico border, provides a unique opportunity for students to discover and enhance their leadership skills in a setting that foreshadows the demands of the 21st Century community and workplace. In all degree fields, students’ potential for success will be enhanced through the intentional building of leadership skills. Through offering the opportunity to all students to develop the ability to lead, the university will graduate students fully prepared to become leaders in their chosen fields, in their community, in the state of Texas and in the national and international arena.
            Criteria for Admission
              The student must:              
            
              
                · be pursuing an academic major at TAMIU
                  · must be in good standing with the University and have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA
                  · submit an application for admission to the program to the  Office of Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement.
              
              Criteria for Earning the Certificate
                The student must:· successfully complete a minimum of four required courses and one co-curricular program noted below
                · complete a minimum of fifty (50) community service hours
                ·  attain at least a 2.75 GPA in the selected courses with no less than a C in any course 
Each 3-credit course has been selected and/or developed based on its context and relevancy for fostering understanding of the learning outcomes associated with International Leadership. Currently, students are to choose one co-curricular program  from Group 1, two courses from Group 2 and two courses from Group 3.
              Group 1 - One program from
                Freshman Leadership  Organization
                Sophomore Leaders Involved  in Change
                Leadership TAMIU
  
  Group 2 - Two courses from
                BA 3320 International Business 
                COMM 4320 Transnational Trends in Communication
                MGT 3310 Principles of  Management and Organizational Behavior
                PSCI 3310 Studies in  Comparative Politics
                SOCI 4318 Globalization
              Group 3 - Two courses from
                LEDR 2301 Foundations of Leadership
                LEDR 4302 Theories of  Leadership and Practice
                LEDR 4303 International  Leadership Capstone