A&M-Central Texas prepares to welcome new students

By Karen ClOs special to tHe Herald

Texas A&M UniversityCentral Texas is the only public “upper-level” university in Texas, intentionally designed to offer a high quality, cost-effective way to complete their undergraduate degree or pursue graduate studies.

Virtually all the university’s undergraduate students have begun their academic careers at a community college or another university and turn to A&M-Central Texas which has designed its programs and services so that incoming students maximize the credits they have earned and easily transfer into their choices of the 30 undergraduate degrees.

Even before students officially apply for admission, they can access all the services new students need via Transfer Central. There, they can make plans to choose future degree programs, work with the university’s financial aid and, if needed, its veterans’ benefits staff, and visit with a professional advisor who is dedicated to making the most of a student’s educational history and experience.

The university offers 30 baccalaureate programs, 19 graduate degree programs, and one Superintendent Certification Program. Also, 17 undergraduate programs and nine of the graduate programs are offered completely online. And the university’s programs have been recognized nationally by some of the most prestigious entities in higher education, including U.S. News & World Report and College for All Texans, which has described the university as one of the most affordable public universities in Texas.

In addition, the university’s Bachelor’s Bonus program lets students take between 12 and 21 credit hours, but they only pay tuition for the first 12 hours (specific rules apply).

The university also offers a tuition guarantee that lets students “freeze” their tuition and fees, guaranteeing that what they pay will not change for up to three years. See all of this and more at https://www.tamuct.edu/ affordable/.

Since 2009, A&M-Central Texas has produced almost 10,000 alumni who have received their undergraduate and graduate degrees. University alumni serve the region, state and nation as teachers and counselors, businessmen and women, nurses and licensed therapists, pilots and engineers, experts in computer systems and cybersecurity, historians, social workers, and biologists.

Texas A&M-Central Texas is also one of Texas’ most broadly diverse universities and has been officially recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution and a Minority Serving Institution. Not only do these official designations demonstrate the university’s commitment to serving a diverse community of learners, but they also increase student access to federal financial aid while they continuously expand educational opportunity, including access to graduate study. Learn more at www. tamuct.edu. We look forward to seeing you on campus!