Texas A&M International University

Laredo's Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is a Member of The Texas A&M University System, and a primarily Hispanic-serving, state-assisted institution offering 78 undergraduate, graduate or doctoral programs in the liberal arts and sciences, education and business, with a special focus on developing an international academic agenda for the State of Texas. Its accredited programs have earned state, national and international recognition.

The University was founded in 1970 as Texas A&I University at Laredo, becoming Laredo State University in 1977 and Texas A&M International University in 1993.

THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE INSTITUTE:

The University's International Language Institute (ILI) offers a high quality English as a Second Language program emphasizing dynamic, interactive teaching in small classes. The learner-centered environment promotes rapid language acquisition and includes intensive study, high-tech computer/language lab, experienced and caring instructors and fun extracurricular activities. Those finishing the last level of ESL with a "B" or better are TOEFL-exempt when applying to TAMIU. A TOEFL score of 550/213 is necessary for undergraduate/graduate admission.

The ILI also offers English Conversation, TOEFL Preparation, Chinese Mandarin, Japanese, French and Italian courses

Visit www.tamiu.edu/dip/ili

MISSON:

To serve TAMIU's admissions, recruitment, and pre-academic needs by offering the highest quality ESL program and a selection of foreign languages to current and prospective students. It strives to provide outstanding service in recruitment, advisement, testing, and registration of ILI students.

ABOUT OUR CAMPUS:

The 300-acre campus is the newest University constructed in Texas in over 25 years. It has completed its $53.5 million construction on Phase III, with campus facilities growing over 60%. Phase IV, projected to cost $22.6 million, includes a new Science Center complete with planetarium, which opened in April of 2005. Phase V expands infrastructure and athletics facilities. On campus housing is available.

OUR LOCATION:

Located at a crossroads of culture and commerce on the U.S.-Mexico border, TAMIU is the newest university campus constructed in Texas. Its 300-acre campus serves as a beacon for higher education for South Texas and northern Mexico. Over 4,400 students attend the University, coming from around the world and just around the corner. The University is the intellectual center of a vibrant bilingual and bicultural community.

Laredo is 156 miles south of San Antonio, 158 miles west of Corpus Christi, and 153 miles north of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Its history is hallmarked by seven sovereign flags and people of all races and nations are drawn by a colorful environment and tropical climate that affords a pleasant lifestyle for all.

Over 160,000 people call Laredo home. The city has been named the fastest growing city in Texas and the second fastest in the United States. Our sister city, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, is home to over 360,000 people and offers its own rich culture, history and traditions, proudly shared by the peoples of Los Dos Laredos.