Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) is a special-purpose institution of higher education based in the USA, for undergraduate & graduate instruction (in marine and maritime studies in science, engineering and business) and for research & public service related to the general field of marine resources. The institution is under the management and control of the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System, with degrees offered under the name and authority of Texas A&M University at College Station. TAMUG is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC).