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Applying for Your Degree
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Degree Requirements
Refer to Student Rule 14 for information regarding degree requirements. For questions regarding specific degree requirements, undergraduate and professional students should reach out to their academic advisor and graduate students should contact the Graduate and Professional School at grad@tamu.edu.
Application for Degree
All students planning to graduate at the end of the current semester must file graduation applications for their degree(s) online through Howdy. Term specific deadlines can be found in the Application Deadlines section below or on the Academic Calendar.\ \ When applying through Howdy, students should search for the Graduation Application and Status Check to submit their application.\ \ This online application system will be accessible 24 hours a day, every day, until 11:59 p.m. on the day before pre-registration for the next term(s) during fall or spring semesters, or the fourth class day of the second summer term during the summer. After that time, students must submit a paper graduation application to the Office of the Registrar for the current term. \ \ A non-refundable diploma fee of $47.50 is assessed for each graduation application submitted by students in all colleges EXCEPT, College of Dentistry, Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine, College of Nursing, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, 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.
Application for Certificate
All students planning to complete a certificate(s) during the current semester must file graduation applications for certificates online through Howdy. Term specific deadlines can be found in the Application Deadlines section below or on the Academic Calendar. \ \ When applying through Howdy, students should search for the Graduation Application and Status Checkto submit their application.\ \ An individual graduation application must be submitted for each certificate program a student is pursuing. This online application system will be accessible 24 hours a day, every day, until 11:59 p.m. on the day before pre-registration for the next term(s) during fall or spring semesters, or the fourth class day of the second summer term. A $25 Certificate Processing and Service Charge is assessed for each certificate graduation application submitted by a student. This charge is non-refundable. Additionally, this charge cannot be transferred to another certificate graduation application.
Application Deadlines
Degrees
All students planning to graduate in Spring 2026 with a degree must apply for graduation online beginning December 22,2025, on the Graduation Application and Status Check in Howdy.Graduation applications submitted after Friday, February 13, 2026,will be assessed a late fee EXCEPT College of Dentistry, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine, College of Nursing, and School of Public Health. The online application will be open through 11:59 p.m.Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Students who apply to graduate with a degree after this deadline must be enrolled in or have completed all degree requirements and must submit a paper graduation application to the Office of the Registrar. Any courses used for Spring 2026 degree clearance must be in-progress for the Spring 2026 term or completed in an earlier term. The final application deadline is April 28, 2026,for students who will complete requirements in the Springsemester.\ \ Graduation applications will not be accepted after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2026. If you miss this deadline, you must apply for Summer2026graduation.\ \ Per Student Rule 14.2, degree candidates must be enrolled in or have completed all degree requirements by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 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 April14, 2026 to graduate in Spring2026. Alternate forms of documentation for previously completed transfer courses will not be accepted. The student must submit a final official transcript before the application will be accepted. \ \ Students requesting a name change for graduation related purposes must complete a name change request before April 14, 2026, for the change to be reflected in the commencement program. Students have untilMay 6, 2026,to submit a name change to be reflected on the diploma.
\ Students who have fiscal holds with Student Business Services (SBS) will not receive their diplomas until those holds are cleared. 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.\ \
Certificates
All students planning to graduate in Spring 2026 with a certificate must apply for graduation online in Howdy beginning December 22, 2025, in Howdy through the Graduation Application and Status Check. The online application will be open through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Students who apply to graduate with a certificate after this deadline must be enrolled in or have completed all certificate requirements and must submit a paper graduation application to the Office of the Registrar. Any courses used for Spring 2026 certificate clearance must be in-progress for the Spring 2026 term or completed in an earlier term. The final application deadline is April 28, 2026,for students who will complete requirements in the Springsemester.\ \ Graduation applications will not be accepted after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2026. If you miss this deadline, you must apply for Summer2026graduation.
Graduation Attendance
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 degree-audit@tamu.edu from their official Texas A&M email account.
Applying for Your Degree
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