All students planning to graduate at the end of the current semester must file graduation applications for their degree(s) online through Original Howdy. Term specific deadlines can be found in the Application Deadlines section below or on the Academic Calendar.
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 first Friday 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, 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.
When applying through Original Howdy, students should navigate to the "My Record" tab and locate the channel/maroon box titled "Degree Evaluation." The link for the Application for Graduation and Graduation Status Check will be the first link in the channel.
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 last class day of each 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.
Degrees
All students planning to graduate in Spring 2025 with a degree must apply for graduation online in Original Howdy beginning December 16, 2024, on the "My Record" tab. Graduation applications submitted after Friday, February 14, 2025, will be assessed a late fee EXCEPT College of Dentistry, College of Medicine, College of Nursing, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, and School of Public Health. The online application will be open through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2025. 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 2025 degree clearance must be in-progress for the Spring 2025 term or completed in an earlier term. The final application deadline is April 29, 2025, for students who will complete requirements in the Spring semester.
Graduation applications will not be accepted after 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2025. If you miss this deadline, you must apply for Summer 2025 graduation.
Per Student Rule 14.2, degree candidates must be enrolled in or have completed all degree requirements by 5 p.m. April 14, 2025, 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 14, 2025, to graduate in Spring 2025. Alternate forms of documentation for previously completed transfer courses will not be accepted. The student will need to 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, 2025, for the change to be reflected in the commencement program. Students have until May 7, 2025, 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 2025 with a certificate must apply for graduation online in Original Howdy beginning December 16, 2024, on the "My Record" tab. The online application will be open through 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2025.