Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan

Reminder:

For answers to your most frequently asked questions, visit Aggie Answers or click the Aggie Answers icon on the homepage.
student_life_last_day_school_04292014_06.jpg
Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan

The Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan (TGTP) will pay for the number of tuition hours purchased under the student's contract.

Students will be responsible for paying additional tuition hours to the university not covered by their plan. Mandatory fees that all students are required to pay for enrollment are covered for a limited amount of semesters (please get in touch with the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Fund for additional information). The Texas Guaranteed Tuition Fund does not cover laboratory fees, course-specific fees, room, board, books, sport passes, enhancements fees, field trip fees, study abroad trip fees, optional fees, 3-peat fees, etc.

Learn More

Account Activation  

TGTP Requests are now made through your Howdy portal.

Please click on Request TGTP to authorize your TGTP account(s). If you wish to use TGTP for a Summer semester, you must submit a separate authorization request for each Summer term. 

The following information is needed when requesting TGTP:

  • Student's UIN
  • Student's Full Name
  • Student's Academic Level (undergraduate, graduate, professional)
  • TGTP Account Number. The TGTP Account Number can be found on the TGTP Card sent to you by mail from the TGTP Office.
  • The type of plan purchased (Junior/Senior, Private, Senior/University).

Once in the Howdy portal, please follow the below instructions.

  • Log in using your NetID and password.
  • Navigate to My Dashboard.
  • Click My Requests.
  • Choose TGTP Request.
  • Proceed to Enter TGTP information and Student Information as prompted.
  • Click Submit when done.

Here is a job aid with screenshots to help.

How Payment is Made  
  1. An estimated conditional credit will be posted for student-activated accounts before the first day of class.
    • Students will be responsible for any charges not covered by TGTP.
    • The conditional credit does not signify payment.
  2. A Non-Resident Tuition Waiver will be applied to student accounts for semesters in that TGTP benefits are used.
  3. Texas A&M University will invoice TGTP for eligible charges for the semester after the 20th class day.
  4. Once payment is received from TGTP, adjustments may be made according to the benefits available.
TGTP Non-Resident Waiver  
  • A Non-Resident Tuition waiver will only be applied to semesters in which TGTP is being used.
  • If the student wishes to change their Residency status, please visit the Registrar’s website for further information.
Plan Removal  

Students and guardians may request to remove their plan before the first due date of any semester or before the semester begins. The conditional credit may not be removed after school has started.

Removal requests can be sent to ssb@tamu.edu with a valid UIN, the student’s full name, and the term for which the student is requesting TGTP be removed.

Summer Semester  
Students must submit a request to Student Business Services, via the Request TGTP, before 5:00 pm on the first due date of a Summer semester. Students who fail to notify SBS of their intent to use TGTP for Summer terms before the deadline will have to request benefits directly from TGTP. The request to use TGTP funds for the Summer will cover the entire semester the student is enrolled for; amounts will not be prorated.
Late TGTP Request  

Students wishing to use TGTP benefits for a previous semester must fill out the Late TGTP Request Form and submit it to ssb@tamu.edu.

Late requests forms should only be used if the semester TGTP needed is not listed in the TGTP Request form in the Howdy portal.

Education Abroad  

Faculty-led Texas A&M Sponsored Education Abroad Programs

  1. Students must submit a request to Student Business Services, via the Request TGTP, before 5:00 pm on the first due date of the semester.
  2. TGTP will only apply towards the tuition, and required fees for the courses enrolled
  3. TGTP will not apply to study abroad administration fees or travel expenses.

Affiliate Provider & Independent Travel Programs for Transfer Credit 

  1. Contact the Education Abroad Office at tcabroad@tamu.edu
  2. The Study Abroad office will work with SBS to apply TGTP.
    • TGTP will be applied by using the reimbursement rates for the type of plan purchased multiplied by the number of credit hours
  3. TGTP will not pay for deposits or application fees
Fee Term Benefit and TGTP  
Texas A&M University will bill the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan for all benefits available. 
Exhaustion of Benefits  
The student must notify Student Business Services when hours and fee terms are running out of their plan. Failure to notify Student Business Services may result in an unexpected balance due to the student account. This is also referred to as charge-back due to an insufficient TGTP benefit(s). When a student's hours or fee benefits become insufficient, the plan will no longer automatically apply to the student account for the fall and spring semesters. Students will need to contact Student Business Services before the first day of classes to request to use any balance of benefits in the event this occurs. Students who fail to notify Student Business Services of their intent to use their plan before classes begin may be unable to use it that semester.
Graduate and Professional Tuition and Fees  
Students may use their plan toward graduate school at TAMU. The plan will pay the undergraduate reimbursement rates for the type of plan purchased. Students will be responsible for amounts billed over the state average. Students may be able to use all of their remaining plan benefits at one time to pay towards graduate or professional programs; please view the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan Student Handbook and choose Page 15 on the Table of Contents for more information. Contact the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan for more information on unused plan hours and benefits.
TGTP Office  
If you want to verify your hours or get more information about your plan, The Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan Office can contact the State Comptroller's office at (800) 531-5441. This information is also available on the back of the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan ID card. Please visit Texas Guaranteed Tuition Fund (formerly the Texas Tomorrow Fund) for more information.

Have a Question for SBS?

Visit Aggie Answers.

Aggie Answers

Email Us.

Email SBS

Connect with an SBS representative via text message (available during normal business hours.)

Text SBS