Certain undergraduate students who meet all of the state mandated requirements may be entitled to a tuition rebate, up to $1,000, upon completion of their first baccalaureate degree. 

A student may apply for the tuition rebate by submitting a completed Tuition Rebate form to the Records and Admissions Office PRIOR to the application deadline as published in the academic calendar. Students will not be able to apply for the tuition rebate until a graduation application has been submitted.

The Tuition Rebate form is reviewed by the graduation coordinator after all degree conferrals have been completed for the semester. 

For a student to be eligible for a rebate on a portion of the undergraduate tuition the student has paid, the student must meet all of the following requirements:

• The first college course after high school graduation must have been taken in fall 1997 or later;
• The student must submit of a completed Tuition Rebate form; 
• The student must be a resident of Texas and entitled to pay resident tuition at all times while pursuing the degree;
• If enrolled for the first time in fall 2005 or later, the student must graduate within four calendar years for a four-year degree; and
• The student must attempt no more than three hours in excess of the minimum number of semester credit hours to complete the degree (120 SCH). Attempted hours include the following:
  • courses excluded from GPA for grade forgiveness
  • courses excluded from GPA calculation through Academic Fresh Start
  • repeated courses
  • courses repeated exclusively by examination
  • optional internship and cooperative education courses
  • for-credit developmental courses
  • courses dropped after the official census date (including Q-drops and withdrawn hours)
  • credits earned exclusively by examination except the first 9 credits
  • transfer credits
  • all A&M–Central Texas completed courses

The amount of tuition to be rebated to students under this program is based on state guidelines.

If a student entitled to a rebate has an outstanding balance owed to the university or to student loans, the university will apply the amount of the rebate to the balances owed. If the amount of the rebate exceeds the amount of the indebtedness, the university will pay the student the excess amount. Additional information is available from the Records and Admissions Office.