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A transfer student is deemed as one who has registered at another college or university. An applicant may not disregard the academic record of any previous education received at another institution, other than exceptions stipulated under the Texas Academic Fresh Start Program. Admission may be granted to undergraduate students who have begun their work at other colleges or universities and have also satisfied the requirements as set forth below.

Transfer applicants are required to submit an official high school transcript. An applicant must be eligible to return to the institution from which the transfer is sought.

Applicants seeking admission to the license-option curricula who have attended another maritime academy or college must provide a letter to the Superintendent of the Texas Maritime Training Program from the Superintendent of the other academy or college verifying that the student is eligible to return to that institution.

Applicants must also submit a formal application for admission as well as an official transcripts of their record at each college or university previously attended and two official high school transcripts as early as possible. This material should be sent to the Office of Admissions and Records, Texas A&M University at Galveston, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, Texas 77553-1675. The applicant must have achieved an overall grade point ratio of 2.5 or better on the work attempted and must meet or surpass this same standard for each of the last two semesters of attendance, if in attendance two or more semesters. A 10-week summer session with a normal load of course work will be considered a full semester. To assist preparation for admission and enrollment at Texas A&M, the following foundation course pattern has been developed. Texas A&M course equivalencies to the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) may be requested from the Admissions and Records Office.  

The number of hours and the grades earned on transferable courses in the foundation are the primary criteria used to make transfer admissions decisions. Priority will be given to students with a minimum of 30 semester credit hours. However, applicants with a minimum of 18 semester credit hours will be considered.

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Transfer Credits
On the basis of the credentials submitted, credit will be given for work completed satisfactorily at another properly accredited college or university as long as the work is equivalent in character and extent to similar work at Texas A&M University at Galveston or Texas A&M University. Credits given by transfer are provisional and may be canceled at any time if the student's work at the University is unsatisfactory. See the section entitled "Transfer of Credits" for additional information. Students will be classed by the number of credits transferred. Depending on the number of transferred credits used in the student’s degree plan, a student could be classed as a senior but be a curriculum sophomore.

Transfer students should read carefully the section of this catalog entitled "Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree," particularly the portion which explains residency requirements.

Courses in a subject area which are more elementary than the beginning required courses in that same subject area of a student’s chosen curriculum at this University will not apply toward satisfying the degree requirements of that curriculum.

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