TRANSFER ADMISSIONS

Texas A&M University at Galveston only utilizes ApplyTexas for its application for admission.

Your documents must be received by the deadline.

• ESSAY
  Complete Essay A
  ApplyTexas Essay: 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. 
  - BEST>>:  Submit as part of the application. 
  - OTHER>>:  Upload at Applicant Information System (AIS) via the Upload Documents tab.
   
• $75 PROCESSING FEE (non-refundable/subject to change)
  • PREFERRED: Pay through the Applicant Information System (AIS)
  • OTHER METHODS:
    • Check by mail
      
      
• FEE WAIVER:
  Checking the fee waiver box on the application will not satisfy the fee waiver requirement.
  To request a fee waiver, please provide a copy of your Student Aid Report (SAR) found within your current FAFSA or a copy of an award letter from your current institution showing a Pell Grant was awarded. The information shown in the SAR will be reviewed to see if you are eligible for a waiver. Please be aware that the Office of Admissions cannot access your FAFSA so you will have to provide a copy of your SAR to us. The application for admission should be submitted before submitting a waiver document.
  
  You may upload the SAR or the award letter through the Applicant Information System (AIS) after applying for admission. Fee waiver request documents will also be accepted by mail.
  
  Note: The 2024/25 FAFSA replaces the SAR with the FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS). If you are providing information from the 2024/25 FAFSA, please provide the FSS to request a fee waiver.
  
  PREFERRED>> upload in AIS
  OTHER METHOD: mail
   
• OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT(s) from ALL schools previously attended.
  • 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.
  PREFERRED>> electronic transcripts sent by SPEEDE
  OTHER METHODS:
  • mail
  • electronic transcripts sent by eSCRIP-SAFE, PARCHMENT, and National Student Clearinghouse

IF APPLICABLE

• 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. A copy of the parent/guardian’s permanent residence card is also required.
  PREFERRED>> upload through AIS
  OTHER METHOD: mail
• Senate Bill 1528 Affidavit
  PREFERRED>> upload through AIS
  OTHER METHOD: mail
• Texas A&M Maritime Academy - TM Application 
  Cadets at Texas A&M Maritime Academy participate in one of three programs: U.S. Coast Guard License Program, NROTC, or Drill & Ceremonies. 
  • 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.

If you are applying as License Option, you must major in Marine Transportation, Marine Biology, Marine Engineering Technology or Marine Sciences.

IF ADMITTED

• Proof of vaccination against bacterial meningitis
  PREFERRED>> upload through AIS
  OTHER METHOD: mail
  Emailed copies will NOT be accepted.

• Final high school transcript 
  PREFERRED>> electronic transcripts sent by TREx (available only to Texas high schools)
  OTHER METHOD: mail
  • must contain diploma type and graduation date
  • faxed, scanned, photocopied or emailed copies will not be accepted

• Final official college transcript
  PREFERRED>> electronic transcripts sent by SPEEDE
  OTHER METHODS:
  • mail
  • electronic transcripts sent by eSCRIP-SAFE, PARCHMENT, and National Student Clearinghouse

To be considered official: Transcript must have an original signature of a school official, an original school seal or be mailed directly from the school in a sealed envelope.

SPRING
August 1 - December 1
DEADLINE: December 1

SUMMER
January 1 - May 1
DEADLINE:  May 1

FALL
January 1 - July 1
DEADLINE: July 1

• Application dates differ for incoming international transfer.
• If the deadline falls on a weekend, the ApplyTexas application will remain open until 11:59 pm (Central Standard Time) on the following Monday. Required documents will be accepted until 5:00 pm (Central Standard Time) on that Monday.

NOTE:  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.

All students applying to Texas A&M University at Galveston are expected to follow the Aggie Code of Honor which states “An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal nor tolerate those who do.” Applicants found to have misrepresented themselves or submitted false information on the application will receive appropriate disciplinary action.

Pursuant to the current undergraduate catalog and 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 grounds for rejection of the application, withdrawal of any offer of acceptance, cancellation of enrollment, dismissal or other appropriate disciplinary action.