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Admission Process

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Admission to the Texas A&M Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education (SAAHE) Program involves submission of all application materials; the determination that the applicant meets the Program's requirements; and an interview.

Applicants for graduate study must show the potential for completion of a graduate degree. Admission to the SAAHE program is based upon the following requirements:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Three letters of recommendation
Resume
An autobiographical essay
A writing sample (conducted at the Interviewing Conference)
Personal interview with SAAHE faculty members (conducted at the Interviewing Conference)
An acceptable combination of grade point average (GPA) and scores on the Graduate Record of Examination (GRE)

Interviews and writing samples are conducted during the SAAHE Interviewing Conference held in the spring on the Texas A&M University campus. The remaining requirements are part of a formal application for admission. To request an application packet, or for further information, please contact the academic advisor, Joyce Nelson at jnelson@tamu.edu.

Important Dates

Application Deadline - December 1, 2007

Interviewing Conference - February 27-29, 2008
Please note: Only applicants that meet preliminary screening requirements will be invited to attend the Interviewing Conference.

Admission Specifics

What to Send?	Where to Send It?
Graduate Application for Admission $50.00 application fee	Office of Admissions & Records, Online Submission, www.applytexas.org
Complete official transcripts from the Registrar's Office of each college or university previously attended	Office of Admissions & Records Texas A&M University P.O. Box 40001 College Station, TX 77842
Official GRE scores (General Test)	Office of Admissions & Records Texas A&M University P.O. Box 40001 College Station, TX 77842
Resume Three letters of recommendation Autobiographical essay	Joyce Nelson, Academic Advisor Department of Educational Administration & Human Resource Development Texas A&M University 4226 TAMU, 511 Harrington Tower College Station, TX 77843-4226 jnelson@tamu.edu

Financial Assistance

If you are employed as a graduate assistant and are considered a non-resident, you are eligible for a tuition waiver to grant you in-state tution fees. In order to receive this waiver, you must submit a Non-Resident Tuition Waiver Form and a Payment Tuition Form to your employer prior to the first day of classes of a given semester. These forms are found on the Office of Graduate Studies Web page. Additionally, all students receiving a graduate assistantship are eligible for 9 hours of tuition remission.

If additional funding is needed by way of loans, please make sure to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Application Contacts

Once you have submitted your application, you can feel free to follow up with Joyce Nelson at jnelson@tamu.edu to confirm that we have received your packet and that it is complete.

If you have questions about the program in general, please contact the program director, Dr. Kelli Peck Parrott at kpparrott@tamu.edu.

Direct questions about assistantships and assistantship matching to Peggy Holzweiss at peggy-h@tamu.edu.