Admission

Types of Admission and Application Calendars

Definition Application Calendar
At the Time of Application Term Opening Date Closing Date
Freshman
An applicant who:
  • is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States*
  • is a degree-seeking applicant and is without college credit**

    or
    is still in high school, with or without college credit

* Someone who has applied for permanent residency, or who qualifies for Texas residency based on SB 1528.

** An applicant who has enrolled in a post-secondary institution since high school graduation, with or without credit received, must apply as a transfer applicant.

Spring 2008 Sept. 1, 2007 Oct. 15, 2007
Summer/Fall 2008 Sept. 1, 2007 Feb. 1, 2008
Transfer
An applicant who:
  • is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
  • is a degree-seeking applicant
  • has graduated from high school or equivalent
  • has enrolled in a post-secondary institution after graduation from high school
  • does not have a bachelor’s degree
  • does not qualify for readmission
 Spring 2008 Sept. 1, 2007 Oct. 15, 2007
Summer/Fall 2008 Jan. 1, 2008 March 17, 2008
International
An applicant who:
  • is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
  • has never enrolled at Texas A&M as an undergraduate degree-seeking student
  • is someone who has 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. freshman or U.S. transfer applicant).
 Summer 2008 Sept. 1, 2007 Nov. 1, 2007
Fall 2008 Sept. 1, 2007 Feb. 1, 2008
Spring 2009 April 1, 2008 Aug. 1, 2008
Readmission
An applicant who:
  • is a former degree-seeking Texas A&M undergraduate student (including an international student)
  • does not have a bachelor’s degree
  • did not officially register for the previous semester (excluding summer sessions) at Texas A&M
Readmission does not include applicants whose only previous enrollment at Texas A&M has been as a non-degree student. 		Spring 2008 Sept. 1, 2007 Nov. 15, 2007
Summer 2008 Jan. 1, 2008 May 1, 2008
Fall 2008 Jan. 1, 2008 Aug. 1, 2008
Postbaccalaureate Undergraduate
An applicant who:
  • has a bachelor’s degree
  • wishes to pursue a second undergraduate degree
 Spring 2008 Sept. 1, 2007 Oct. 15, 2007
Summer/Fall 2008 Jan. 1, 2008 March 17, 2008
Non-degree
An applicant who:
  • wishes to take specific undergraduate course work
  • does not wish to pursue a degree at Texas A&M
 Spring 2008 Sept. 1, 2007 Oct. 15, 2007
Summer/Fall 2008 Jan. 1, 2008 March 17, 2008
Summer only Jan. 1, 2008 May 1, 2008