Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry

The flag of the Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry was developed after the college merged with The Texas A&M University System in 1996 and displays the seal and colors that were adopted at that time. The gold represents BCD's past affiliation with Baylor University, and the teal blue represents what was then one of the colors of the A&M System. The Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry seal prominently displays the year of the college's founding atop a triangular shape representing the Greek letter delta, long a part of the official emblem of dentistry. The star on the seal is a traditional symbol of Texas, the Lone Star State. Encircled by the dental school’s name, the seal is embellished with laurel leaves for honor and the Latin words for excellence and integrity.

• The triangle or "Delta" is the symbol of dentistry.
• The laurel leaves represent honor.
• The Caduceus and staff historically represents the healing arts.

College of Medicine

The white field provides a background for the Aesculapian staff and serpent, long used as the symbol of the healing arts. The green color is the same displayed on the hoods and robes worn for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.

• The Caduceus represents the healing arts.

College of Nursing

• The stars represent caring, innovation and empowerment.
• The cross symbolizes the origins of nursing.
• The candle honors the nursing founder, Florence Nightingale.

School of Graduate Studies

The building represents academia. The book represents scholarship and the accumulated knowledge of the ages. The microscope and strands of DNA represent the scientific continuum of the past, present and future. The three stars represent three parts of the graduate school's mission: education, research and service. The blue color is the color on the hood of the Doctor of Philosophy degree.

• The building represents academia.
• The book represents knowledge.
• The microscope and DNA symbolize the scientific continuum of past, present and future.
• The stars represent education, research and service.

Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy

• The mortar and pestle symbolize the tools of traditional pharmacy.
• "Rx" is from the Latin "Take thou."

School of Rural Public Health

The anchor and Caduceus are adapted from the national Public Health Service, which evolved from the Marine Hospital Service to the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service and finally became the Public Health Service. The star represents the linkage of the School of Rural Public Health with the Texas A&M Health Science Center and the state of Texas. The salmon color is the color of the public health hoods.

• The star symbolizes the state of Texas.
• The anchor and Caduceus represent the evolution of public health from the the Marine Hospital Service.