Where Different Makes a Difference

What Makes Us Different?

At Texas A&M University, our Military Admissions team is dedicated to providing transitional support and academic counseling to prospective student veterans, current military members, spouses, and Gold Star families. Our military counselors have over 35 combined years of experience working with student veterans. Military Admissions will evaluate previous transcripts, assist with choosing a major by discussing your end goal (job) and what majors would get you there. We will also provide you or your family member with the information and resources necessary to be a competitive applicant at Texas A&M. Once you are admitted, our Military Admissions team will connect you with all the campus resources you need - including education benefits processing, disability resources, dedicated academic coaching and career services. The real difference is that we stay your point of contact throughout your time at Texas A&M to ensure your success.

Services Offered

One-on-One Advising • Application Tips & Degree Planning • Transcript Review • Serve as Liaison to the Colleges • Connect Campus & Community Resources • Assisting Students with Commissioning Programs • Admissions Presentations

Freshmen

A freshman is a student who has earned no college credits after high school graduation. Military school credit typically does not constitute as college credit if it is not taken at a college or university. If you have any questions about military credit, please schedule an appointment with a Military Admissions Counselor.

Learn more about Freshman Admission.

If you earned college credit after high school, you will be considered a transfer student.

Important notes:
- Each year we receive more than 50,000 freshman applicants. Your high school rank, GPA, coursework and grades will all be considered in our freshman admission process. To discuss competitive admission credentials, schedule an appointment with a Military Admission Counselor
- For further questions, schedule an appointment with a Military Admissions Counselor.

Transfer

If you have any college credit, you would be considered a transfer student. (Military schools that you do not receive a transcript with grades do not count.)

Important things to consider:
- You must have at least 24 credit hours to be considered a transfer student.
- A minimum of 2.5 GPA is required for admission. Some majors have high GPA requirements.
- Each major has specific course requirements for admission.
- Summer coursework grades will not be considered for fall applicants.
- Fall coursework grades will not be considered for spring applicants.
- Some majors will consider spring grades for fall admissions.
- Did you have a rough college start 10 years ago or longer? If so, an Academic Fresh Start might be an option.

To learn what each major requires for admission, please visit the Transfer Admissions website.

Make an appointment with one of our Military Admissions Counselors to come up with an admissions plan. Make sure to send copies of unofficial transcripts to the counselor before the appointment (more information about this will be sent to you when you schedule the appointment).

Professional & Graduate

Enlisted Commissioning Programs (Non-ROTC)

To be considered for transfer admission to Texas A&M, you must have at least a 2.5 GPA on a minimum of 24 hours of graded, transferable coursework. Applicants should review information on the Transfer Course Sheets to determine specific coursework preferred by each major/department. Most majors will require pre-requisites to be completed before applying to the university. Military credit is not used for admission purposes.

Army Green to Gold

You MUST have at least 60 graded, transferrable hours to be considered for Active Duty Option (ADO)
https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/current-and-prior-service/advance-your-career/green-to-gold.html

Marine Corps MECEP

https://nrotc.tamu.edu/mecep/

Navy STA-21

All STA-21 applicants must complete two Calculus and two Physics regardless of the major.
https://nrotc.tamu.edu/sta-21/

Air Force Enlisted to Officer

https://www.airforce.com/how-to-join/process/enlisted-to-officer

To ensure the correct pathway and to make sure your program is possible for admissions, please schedule an appointment with a military admissions counselor.

Other Resources

Military Withdraw and Deferment for Basic Training

Defer Admission Start Date for Basic Training and MOS School

Please be aware of the following information regarding a request to defer:

You must be a fully admitted student to Texas A&M University at College Station.
Other pathways to admission are not eligible to defer, such as PSA, Blinn Team, Engineering at Blinn, Gateway, Galveston, McAllen and others. Please contact the military admissions department if you have questions regarding pathways to admission.
An admission can be deferred for one semester only, i.e., Fall to Spring or Spring to Fall.

To defer your admission, please complete and sign the form and return it, along with a copy of your orders, to Karen Cambronero at kcam@tamu.edu If the deferral is for the Fall semester, the deferral will not be acted on until August to allow for any changes to dates by the military. We must have the form and orders on file to grant the request to defer your admission.

Withdrawal Process To Accommodate Texas A&M University Students Called to Active Military Service

Before deciding to “withdraw”, please take the time to read through the directions on the form and discuss it with your Academic Advisor. If you are only going to be gone a week or so, it’s best to try to work something out with your department and not withdraw.

Meet Our Team

Karen Cambronero

Assistant Director

Rebecca Thompson

Admissions Counselor

Karen Allen

Admissions Counselor

Megan Wilkinson

Admissions Counselor

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