TRANSFER

Prospective students should apply using ApplyTexas. Only one application per student.

NOTE: Students should expect an application acknowledgement email from application@tamu.edu within 2-4 business days of submission. On average, it takes 3-5 business days from the time your application is successfully submitted for Texas A&M to receive it.  Monitor your email address which you provided on the application for the Application Acknowledgement communication.

Complete Essay A

Tell us your story.  What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced that have shaped who you are today? Extenuating circumstances, unique aspects of academic background or valued experiences that relate to academic discipline. Average length is a page to a page and a half. 

Essays may be submitted through the application or uploaded through the Applicant Information System (AIS) via the Upload Documents tab. Emailed copies will not be accepted.

A non-refundable processing fee is required to complete your application.  This fee is $75 for domestic applicants and $90 for international applicants. 

Please note: When applying via ApplyTexas you will not be able to pay your fee within the application. You must follow the steps below.

1. Watch your email for a message from Application@tamu.edu. This email will be sent 24-48 hours after you submit your application.
2. Follow the directions in the email to access your UIN and activate your NetID.
3. Login to applicanttamug.tamu.edu to pay or waive your fee.

• Coursework from one college posted on the transcript of another is not acceptable. 
• College transcript(s) for dual/college credit earned in high school must be submitted. 
• All college transcripts will be evaluated, assigned credit and posted to the student record (viewable in Howdy) upon admission. 
• Paper transcripts must be mailed in a sealed school envelope. 
• Faxed, scanned, photocopied or emailed copies are not acceptable. 
  
  

Permanent Resident Card or I-551

Students who are not U.S. citizens but are permanent residents (or have applied for permanent residency) need to provide a copy of the card. For information about submitting the Permanent Residency Card, see the Document Submission Page. 

Documents may be uploaded through the Applicant Information System (AIS) or mailed to the Admissions Office:

Texas A&M University at Galveston
 Prospective Student Center
 P.O. Box 1675
 Galveston, TX 77553

Senate Bill 1528 Affidavit

Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents (or have applied for permanent residency), but have established legal presence may qualify for in-state tuition rate if they have lived in Texas for 36 months leading up to high school graduation and the 12 months prior to intended enrollment. In order to be eligible for in-state tuition rates under Senate Bill 1528, students must submit the Affidavit of Intent to Become a Permanent Resident and immigration documentation by uploading the documents via the My Documents tab in the Applicant Information System (AIS). Students who do not provide the above documentation will be charged the non-resident tuition rate.

Automatic Transfer Admission through SB175

Texas residents claiming automatic admission via SB175 are required to submit an official final high school transcript listing a numeric rank in the top 10% of their graduating class.

According to Texas legislation, home-schooled students in the state may be eligible for Top 10% admission based on their assigned rank, determined by official SAT/ACT scores. Texas home-schooled students claiming automatic admission under SB 175, will need to provide official SAT/ACT scores along with their final high school transcript. For information on how to submit official high school transcripts and test scores, see the Document Submission Page.

For more information on Automatic Transfer Admission through SB175, please see the Transfer Programs and Initiatives.

Texas A&M Maritime Academy - TM Application 

• All students must apply at tx.ag/TAMMAApp
• Applicants to the NROTC or SSMP programs must also submit:
  • Authorization for the Release of Records and Information Form
  • NROTC College Program Application
• Completed forms must be emailed to admissions@tamug.edu
• Letter of Good Standing: License Option applicants who have attended another maritime academy must provide a letter to admissions@tamug.edu from the Superintendent of the other academy or college verifying that the student is eligible to return to that institution.

• Applicants must apply to a specific major within an academic college. 
• Applicants are expected to have completed coursework specific to their major choice. Criteria for each major can be found at Colleges, Majors & Transfer Course Sheets. 
• Second choice majors are not considered by every college/major and admission to a second choice major is often more competitive.

• A minimum 2.5 GPA (on at least 24 hours of graded, transferable coursework) is required to qualify for review.
• Grades for all transferable courses are used to calculate GPA, including: failing grades, repeated courses, Withdraw/Fail, and Incomplete.
• Grades reported as Incomplete are computed as F’s.
• Plus or minus grade designations are not used (C+ is computed as a C).
• The GPA necessary to be competitive and the coursework required can vary by college and major. Transfer Course Sheets

• Coursework taken as credit by examination must be listed as a specific course on an official college transcript to be considered in the admissions process and for transfer of credit.
• Credit by examination courses transcripted by another college may transfer if sequential coursework with credit is also indicated.
• Credit by examination courses that are part of the applicant’s program of study at their previous institution will be awarded, provided they meet transfer guidelines.

View how your credits will transfer based on your major and what classes you've taken.

To earn a Baccalaureate Degree from Texas A&M University at Galveston, students must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours of 300- and/or 400-level coursework including a minimum of 12 hours in their major at Texas A&M University at Galveston.

You are a domestic transfer if you:

• Earned college credit after high school graduation (during fall/spring semester)
   AND
• Do not have a bachelor’s degree
   AND
• Do not qualify for readmission
   AND
• Are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or have applied for permanent residency
   OR
• Are currently living in the U.S., have legal immigration status, and qualify for Texas residency based on Senate Bill 1528

Special consideration may be given to military veterans. Texas A&M university participates in the Texas college credit for heroes program.

You are an international transfer if you:

• Are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States (or applicant for permanent residency)
   AND
• Have not graduated from a Texas high school after three years of residence in Texas. (if this applies to you, please apply as a U.S. transfer applicant based on readmission.)
• Are an applicant seeking the attainment of a bachelor’s degree
• Have graduated from high-school or equivalent
• Have enrolled in a post-secondary institution, and have earned college credit after high school/secondary school graduation (during fall/spring semesters)
   AND
• Are not eligible for readmission (have never enrolled at Texas A&M university as an undergraduate degree-seeking student).

• After submitting your application, you will receive an email with your Universal Identification Number (UIN) and instructions to access the Applicant Information System (AIS). Check AIS regularly to ensure all documents have been received.
• Allow 2-3 weeks to process each document submitted via the preferred method.
• Documents submitted within one month of the deadline or submitted using a non-preferred method may not be noted as received until after the deadline.
• Please bring any information inconsistencies to our attention immediately via "Contact Us" on AIS.
• Your admission decision will be posted on the Applicant Information System (AIS).

• Decisions are made on a rolling basis.  Students can monitor their application status on the Applicant Information System (AIS).
• Preference is given to applicants with the highest grade point average (GPA) and most appropriate courses for the specified college/major.
• Frequent course drops/withdraws may have a negative impact on the admission decision.
• Applicants denied by their first-choice major may be reviewed by their second-choice major.
• Summer/fall applicants may be asked to submit spring grades before receiving a decision.

Admissions Decision Appeals

• You are required to speak with an admissions representative in the admissions representative prior to submitting an appeal in AIS. 
• Your deadline to appeal a fall decision is June 1.
• Your deadline to appeal a spring decision is December 1.
• Your appeal must present new and compelling information not included in your original application.
• Your appeal should include supporting documentation. 
• You may only appeal a decision once and the outcome of the appeal is final. 

• Grade change — Inaccurate grades, courses, or course credit was reported on your college transcript(s) and transfer audit report.  This also applies to those required to submit transcripts from institutions where they have not enrolled.
• Credit by Exam — Credit by Exam scores were not transcripted on your college transcript, but scores were sent by the testing agency and received by Texas A&M on or before the posted deadline.
• Extenuating circumstance — You failed to report life-changing circumstances (medical/financial) that negatively impacted your academics.  

• Interest in attending Texas A&M
• Grades earned after admission decision or admission deadline
• Interviews with admission representatives

"An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal nor tolerate those who do."

The Aggie Code of Honor is a way of life and a tool our admissions team uses to judge prospective students. Those who have lived the Aggie Code of Honor long before they knew it was the Aggie Code of Honor will fit in perfectly at Texas A&M. Applicants found to have misrepresented themselves or submitted false information on the application will receive appropriate disciplinary action.

In accordance with Texas A&M student rule 24.4.1, acts of dishonesty include but are not limited to:

• Withholding material information from the University, misrepresenting the truth during a University investigation or student conduct conference, and/or making false statements to any University official.
• Furnishing false information to and/or withholding information from any University official, faculty member, or office.
• Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any University document, record, or instrument of identification.

The submission of false information at the time of admission or readmission is ground for rejection of the application, withdrawal of any offer of acceptance, cancellation of enrollment, dismissal or other appropriate disciplinary action.