Tuition Rebate

Certain undergraduate students who meet all of the predetermined state mandated requirements may be entitled to a $1,000 rebate upon completion of their first baccalaureate degree. Students must apply PRIOR to 5 p.m. on the day grades are due for all degree candidates. This date can be found on the academic calendar.

How to Apply:

Submit a graduation application
After submitting your graduation application, search for “Undergraduate Tuition Rebate” in Howdy
This will take you to “My Dashboard”
Select the “Finances” dropdown
Click on the Tuition Rebate link

Eligibility Criteria

For a student to be eligible to receive a rebate portion of the undergraduate tuition the student has paid, the student must:

Have enrolled for the first time in the fall 1997 semester or later,
Request a rebate for work related to a first baccalaureate degree received from a general academic teaching institution,
Be a resident of Texas and have been entitled to pay resident tuition at all times while pursuing the degree,
If enrolled for the first time in fall 2005 or later, graduate within four calendar years for a four-year degree or within five calendar years for a five-year degree if the degree is determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to require more than four years to complete, and
Attempt no more than three hours in excess of the minimum number of semester credit hours required to complete the degree under the catalog under which the student graduated
- Students do not receive additional hours for added minors.
Attempted hours include all of the following:
- All TAMU completed courses
- Transfer credits
- Credits earned exclusively by examination except the first 9 credits
- Courses dropped after the official census date (including Q-drops and withdrawn hours)
- For credit developmental courses
- Optional internship and cooperative education courses
- Courses repeated exclusively by examination
- Repeated courses
- Courses excluded from GPA calculation through First Year Grade Exclusion

More Information

Course credit earned to satisfy requirements for a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program that is not required to complete the degree shall not be counted.
Dual credit coursework, other than course credit earned exclusively by examination, earned before graduating high school is exempted.
As required by state law, your tuition rebate will first be applied toward any outstanding balance due to TAMU, including outstanding charges to your student account, Emergency Tuition and Fee Loans, Short Term Loans, Long Term Loans, and Stafford Loans guaranteed by Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation. You can login to https://myaggieloans.tamu.edu with your NetID and password to view any outstanding loans owed to the university (Emergency Tuition and Fee Loans, Short Term Loans, Long Term Loans). Tuition rebates will not be applied to outstanding scholar loans or Perkins loans.
By submitting a completed tuition rebate application, the student agrees that Texas A&M University will verify enrollment and credit hours attempted at all Texas public colleges/universities through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

How can I find out the status of my tuition rebate?

Tuition rebates are typically processed 60 to 90 days following graduation. Tuition rebates shall be reduced by the amount of any outstanding balance on the student account, outstanding student loan, including an emergency loan, owed to or guaranteed by the State of Texas, including the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation.

To view the status of your tuition rebate:

In Howdy, search for “Undergraduate Tuition Rebate”
This will take you to “My Dashboard”
Select the “Finances” dropdown
Click on the Tuition Rebate link

Once your tuition rebate has been approved, the $1,000.00 payment will be posted to your student account with the following code and description: CPM1 Undergraduate Tuition Rebate.

To view your student account in Howdy:

Click on the "My Finances" tab
Click on the "Pay My Tuition/Manage My Account" link in the "Pay My Tuition and Fees" Channel

After the tuition rebate is applied to charges on your student account, any remaining credit will be disbursed according to state regulations:

CRS3 Student Account Refund - This means the credit was refunded to you.

CR03 Tuit Reb Returned to TAMU Loan - This means the credit was applied to an outstanding loan owed to the university. For more information, contact the Student Loan Administration at (979) 845-8023 or loans@tamu.edu.

CR04 Tuit Rebate Returned to Lender - This means the credit will be sent to an outstanding federal loan. For more information, contact Scholarships and Financial Aid at (979) 845-3236 or financialaid@tamu.edu.

Contact Information

For questions about Tuition Rebate criteria, please contact:

The Office of the Registrar State Policies Team
Email: tuitionrebate@tamu.edu
Phone: (979) 845-1085

Appointments available by request. To request an appointment, email tuitionrebate@tamu.edu.

Address: General Services Complex
750 Agronomy Road, Suite 1501
College Station, TX 77843
Campus Mail: Registrar, MS 0100

For questions about Tuition Rebate refund status, please contact:

Aggie One Stop
Connect online by filling out their Communication Form
Phone: (979) 847-1787

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