Applying for Your Degree

Refer to Student Rule 14 for information regarding degree requirements.

All students planning to graduate at the end of the current semester may file applications for degrees online. The deadline is listed below.
 

This online application system will be accessible 24 hours a day, every day, until 11:59pm on the 60th class day of the fall or spring semester, or the 15th class day of the second summer term. After that time, students must apply for graduation in the Office of the Registrar.

A diploma fee of $47.50 is assessed for each graduation application submitted by students in all colleges EXCEPT, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, College of Nursing, and School of Public Health (which are assessed a $100 graduation fee).

Students who are permitted to apply after the initial deadline (see academic calendar) will be charged an additional $50 late application fee per degree.

The Office of the Registrar at (979) 845-1089 also handles orders for copies of diplomas awarded in the past.

Spring 2021

All students planning to graduate spring 2021 must apply for graduation online at https://howdy.tamu.edu beginning January 6, 2021 on the My Record tab. Graduation applications submitted after February 19, 2021 will be assessed a late fee EXCEPT College of Dentistry, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, College of Nursing, and School of Public Health. Students requesting a name change for graduation related purposes must complete a name change request before April 15, 2021.  The online application will be open through 11:59 p.m. April 15, 2021. Applications submitted after that date must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar using a paper graduation application. The final application deadline is April 29, 2021 for students who will complete requirements in the spring semester.
 
Graduation applications will not be accepted after 5 p.m. April 29, 2021. If you miss this deadline, you must apply for Summer 2021 graduation.
 
Per Student Rule 14.2, degree candidates must be enrolled in or have completed all degree requirements by 5 p.m. April 15, 2021 either in residence at Texas A&M University or at another college or university. Degree Requirement Verification in courses at other institutions must be provided to the Degree Audit Office by April 15, 2021 to graduate in May 2021.
 
Students who have fiscal holds with Student Business Services (SBS) will not receive their diplomas until those holds are cleared. In order to clear a fiscal hold, please contact SBS at sbs@tamu.edu. Once the hold is cleared the student can email degree-audit@tamu.edu requesting that the diploma be released.

 

Summer 2021

Students planning to graduate in August 2021 may begin filing applications for degrees on May 19, 2021. The filing deadline for students completing degree requirements during the summer 2021 term is July 9, 2021.

Attendance at the graduation ceremony is based on the information included in your graduation application. Degree candidates who would like to change their attendance for graduation may send an email to graduation@tamu.edu from their official TAMU email account.