Texas A&M is a coeducational public research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It is a state university and since 1948 is a member of the Texas A&M University System. The Texas A&M system endowment is one of the 10 biggest in the nation. Texas A&M's student body is the largest in Texas and the second largest in the United States.

Texas A&M's designation as a land, sea, and space grant institution–the only university in Texas to hold all three designations–reflects a range of research with ongoing projects funded by organizations such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research. In 2001, Texas A&M was inducted as a member of the Association of American Universities. The school's students, alumni—over 450,000 strong—and sports teams are known as Aggies. The Texas A&M Aggies athletes compete in 18 varsity sports as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Texas A&M University agrees to consider SIS students to be admitted to its Master of Arts in Economics program once they meet admission requirements of Graduate Program in Texas A&M University. By completing SIS courses, students are waived to GMAT requirement. Students could choose one of two specialization: Financial Economics specialization or Financial Econometrics specialization under the program.

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