Some REU programs choose to enroll students as conference participants instead of admitting them to Texas A&M as non-degree seeking students. The majority of REU programs admit their participants to the university as U0 (non-degree seeking) students. The advantages of admitting students are access to summer school housing and campus facilities, such as the libraries and Student Rec Center, and receipt of a 1-hour credit, such as a 485 course, transferable to the students’ home institutions. The cost of in-state tuition and fees for Summer 2008 will soon be available online. To check the cost of current tuition and fees, visit the website of the Division of Finance at Texas A&M University.
http://finance.tamu.edu/sbs/tuition/currentTerm.asp
The sooner your students complete the admission process the better. It is important to keep in mind that on-campus summer school housing cannot be arranged until students are admitted to the university. Be sure to contact the Office of Admissions and Records or view their website (http://www.tamu.edu/admissions/) for application deadlines.
There are a few different ways that REU participants can apply to Texas A&M University:
1. Some REU programs include admissions information within their program application, so once they select their students, they already have the information that Admissions needs in order to process their application.
2. If admissions information is not collected initially, REU directors can instruct their students to use the General REU Admission Application available through the Office of Undergraduate Research. This application will collect only the information that Admissions needs. Once all students in a particular program have filled out the application, the Office of Undergraduate Research will send you all of the applications for your program in PDF format. If interested in using this application, please contact Nicole Priolo (npriolo@tamu.edu) for more instructions.
3. If admissions information is not collected initially, REU directors can instruct their students to fill out a general application on the ApplyTexas website (https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX) or they can download and fill out the Summer Transient Student Application (http://admissions.tamu.edu/forms/spclSummerProg.pdf). Of these two options, it is recommended that students use the Summer Transient Student Application because turnaround time is quicker than using the ApplyTexas application.
To expedite the application process, it is also recommended that the REU Program Director collect all of the students' application materials and then submit them as a "stack" to the Office of Admissions and Records. Application Materials include:
1. Summer Transient Student Application
2. Official transcript from last school attended
3. Application fee
4. Non-degree statement (can be waived when applications are being submitted by the REU Program Director)
The application fee can be waived as well if the program meets certain criteria. Click here to download form. Once approved, this form is good for five years for a particular REU program. (Note: international students are not eligible for the tution waiver.)
The contact in the Office of Admissions and Records is:
Georgia Imhoff
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (979) 458-5138
Fax: (979) 458-1808
E-mail: g-imhoff@tamu.edu
Website: http://www.tamu.edu/admissions/
