Consumer Protection
Required Disclosures and Consumer Information Disclosures
This webpage provides a comprehensive location for links to information about Texas A&M University on a variety of subjects which may be helpful to prospective students, their families, high school counselors and coaches, as well as prospective employees, current students and current employees. This information is presented to comply with the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, which requires institutions of higher education to disclose information and reports on various aspects of the institution's policies, procedures, operations and costs.
Non-Loan Related Disclosure Requirements
Availability of Institutional and Financial Aid Information
(1) Notice of Availability of Institutional and Financial Aid Information
A student notification is emailed to each enrolled student annually. A link to financial aid information is also mailed to each enrolled student with the first term bill. Paper copies available upon request.
(2) Contact Information for Assistance in Obtaining Institutional or Financial Aid Information
Student Financial Assistance
(3) Student financial aid information: Prospective Students / Current Students
(4) Notice of Federal Student Financial Aid Penalties for Drug Law Violations
The Office of the Dean of Student Life sends out a notice of Federal Student Financial Aid penalties for drug violations in late August /early September. Drug and alcohol education programs are provided to students through Alcohol & Drug Education Programs (ADEP) under the Offices of the Dean of Student Life.
There are many instances in which a financial aid package is applicable to a study abroad opportunity. It is best to speak with a financial aid adviser for more information when exploring the possibilities of studying abroad.
General Institutional Information
(6) Privacy of Student Records - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
For additional information on FERPA, visit the U.S. Department of Education website
(7) Consumer Information on College Navigator website
(8) Facilities and Services Available to Students with Disabilities
(10) Cost of Attendance
(11) Net Price Calculator
(12) Refund Policy, Requirements for Withdrawal, and for the Return of Title IV, HEA Financial Aid
(13) Textbook Information
(14) Academic Program (Educational Programs, Instructional Facilities, and Faculty): Undergraduate Catalog / Graduate and Professional Catalog
(15) Transfer of Credit Policy - Articulation Agreements
(16) Institutional and Program Accreditation, Approval, or Licensure
(17) Teacher Preparation Program Report
(18) Copyright Infringement Policies and Sanctions (Including Computer Use and File Sharing)
(19) Vision 2020: Creating a Culture of Excellence
Health and Safety
(20) Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program
The Department of Student Life sends out a notice of Federal Student Financial Aid penalties for drug violations in late August/early September. Scholarships & Financial Aid notifies students of their loss of eligibility and ways to regain it as those cases occur.
(21) Vaccinations Policies - TAMU Immunization Guideline
(22) Clery Act Compliance: Security Report, Code Maroon: Emergency Notification System, and Daily Crime Log
Student notifications are emailed annually to each enrolled student
(23) Security Report − Missing Person Notification Policy
This notice is emailed directly to students and employees
(24) Fire and Life Safety: Fire Safety Report and Fire Log
(25) Information for crime victims about Disciplinary Hearings
Student Outcomes
(26) Retention Rate
(27) Completion/Graduation and Transfer-out Rates
(28) Placement in Employment: Not Applicable
(29) Job Placement Rates: Not Applicable
(30) Types of graduate and professional education in which the institution's graduates enroll
Intercollegiate Athletic Program
(31) Intercollegiate Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data and Academic Success: Not Applicable
(32) Completion/Graduation and Transfer-out Rates for Students Receiving Athletically Related Student Aid: Not Applicable
Voter Registration
The Texas A&M Health Science Center Office of Academic Affairs sends an annual email to all students with information on how to register and/or update their voter registration information.
Disclosure Requirements Relating to Education Loans
(L-1) State and Federal Grant Assistance
(L-2) Federal Student Loan Information
(L-3) National Student Loan Data System
(L-4) Entrance Counseling for Student Borrowers
(L-5) Exit Counseling for Student Borrowers
(L-6) Private Education Loan Disclosures (Including Self-Certification Form)
(L-7) Code of Conduct for Education Loans
(L-8) Preferred Lender Lists
Texas A&M University conducts a Request for Information for alternative loans biannually. Lenders are selected based on that Request for Information. Students are free to choose any lender for their alternative loan.
(L-9) Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
(L-10) Public Service Loan Forgiveness
(L-11) Consolidation Information
(L-12) Repayment Options for Loans
(L-13) Deferment & Forbearance
(L-14) Gainful Employment Disclosures
The Texas A&M Health Science Center is fully committed to compliance with the applicable regulations and to providing candid, honest and reliable disclosure and student consumer information. Students or other persons with questions about the disclosures or consumer information posted on this page may contact Scholarships & Financial Aid at 979.845.3236.