Applicant Definitions
A Domestic Freshman applicant is:
- a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; someone who has applied for permanent residency; or who qualifies for Texas residency based on Senate Bill 1528;
- a degree-seeking applicant without college credit or whose only college credit was received prior to high school graduation.
An International Freshman applicant:
- is not a citizen or permanent resident (applicant) of the United States,
- is a degree-seeking applicant without college credit or whose only college credit was received prior to high school graduation.
A Domestic Transfer applicant:
- is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; someone who has applied for permanent residency; or who qualifies for Texas residency based on Senate Bill 1528;
- is a degree-seeking applicant,
- has graduated from high-school or equivalent,
- has enrolled in a post-secondary institution,
- does not have a bachelor’s degree, and
- does not qualify for readmission.
An International Transfer applicant:
- is not a citizen or permanent resident (applicant) of the United States, and
- is a degree-seeking applicant,
- has graduated from high-school or equivalent,
- has enrolled in a post-secondary institution,
- does not have a bachelor’s degree, and
- has never enrolled at Texas A&M as an undergraduate degree-seeking student.
An applicant for Readmissions at the Undergraduate level:
- is a former degree-seeking Texas A&M undergraduate student (including an international student),
- does not have a bachelor’s degree, and
- did not officially register for the previous semester (excluding summer sessions) at Texas A&M.
An applicant for Readmissions at the Graduate level:
- previously attended Texas A&M University and did not complete the degree they were seeking at time of last enrollment, and
- did not officially register for the previous semester (excluding summer sessions) at Texas A&M.
Note: Applicants whose only previous enrollment at Texas A&M has been at a non-degree status do not qualify for readmission.
A Post-baccalaureate Undergraduate applicant:
- has a bachelor’s degree, and
- wishes to pursue a second undergraduate degree.
A Non-Degree (Undergraduate) applicant:
- wishes to take specific undergraduate course work, and
- does not wish to pursue a degree at Texas A&M.
A Domestic Graduate applicant:
- is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, or someone who has applied for permanent residency,
- is a student who holds a bachelor's or professional degree (or equivalent), and
- is a degree-seeking applicant.
An International Graduate applicant:
- is not a citizen or permanent resident (applicant) of the United States, and
- is a student who holds a bachelor's or professional degree, or equivalent, is seeking a degree at the graduate level, and
- has not previously attended Texas A&M University. (International students with a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University who wish to pursue a graduate degree here will need to submit a "domestic graduate" application.)
A Graduate Non-Degree Seeking applicant:
- has completed an undergraduate degree, and
- wishes to take graduate level courses without applying for admission into a graduate degree program.
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