Degree Completion

Resources for Degree Completion

Texas A & M Campus

Obtaining a graduate or professional degree involves the synchronization of many moving parts. The Texas A&M University Graduate and Professional School is working hard to ensure a smooth process through each degree milestone from matriculation to graduation. On this page, you’ll find links and information for everything you need to know to successfully navigate the processes you must complete to earn your degree.

Graduate and Professional Catalog

The Texas A&M University Graduate and Professional Catalog, published annually, provides information about the graduate and professional studies programs of Texas A&M University to students, prospective students, and faculty and staff of the university. Included is information concerning requirements for admission to graduate and professional studies at the university, services available to students, graduate and professional course offerings and listings of the administrative officers and the graduate faculty.

Steps to a Degree

See the necessary steps for fulfilling graduate degree requirements, including what you need to do, when you need to do it and who is involved in the approval process.

Steps to Master's Degree

Steps to Doctoral Degree

Degree Completion FAQs

Documents, Forms and Approvals Systems

The Grad School provides various systems available to students, faculty, and staff for the purposes of processing documents and forms related to degree milestones, thesis/dissertation submission, award and appointment nominations, surveys and special requests. Visit the Grad School Documents and Forms Processing page to access and learn more about:

  • Academic Requirements Completion System
  • Vireo Thesis and Dissertation Submission System
  • InfoReady Nomination and Application System
  • Document Processing Submission System
  • Graduate Committee Faculty Portal
  • Adobe Sign
  • Teaching Assistant Training and Evaluation Program
  • Section Request System
Documents and Forms Processing

Additional Resources

Fulfilling your master’s, doctoral, or first-professional doctoral degree requirements can seem overwhelming at first. The information and services below can direct you to the appropriate resource or process you need to complete each phase of your journey.


Howdy Portal

The first step to making sure you are on the right track for fulfilling your degree program is to become familiar with Howdy, Texas A&M’s web portal that connects you with records and resources pertaining to your individualized plan. If you haven’t already, set up your student account to access class registration, student schedules, degree evaluations and more.

Visit Howdy

Establishing a Graduate Advisory Committee 

Most programs require that you work with your department or program to establish your advisory committee as a part of your degree planning process. Check with your committee chair or advisor for details. The Graduate Faculty Search can assist you in selecting members of your committee. 

Graduate Committee Faculty Search

University Writing Center

The University Writing Center provides tools and advising services to help improve your writing and public speaking skills

University Writing Center

POWER WRITING SUPPORT SERVICES

POWER provides motivational and instrumental support for graduate students’ academic writing through services such as individual writing consultations, writing and practicing in Writing Studios and graduate-level writing productivity classes.

POWER WRITING SUPPORT SERVICES

OVERLEAF LATEX AUTHORING AND EDITING TOOL

Texas A&M offers free Overleaf Professional accounts for all students who would like to use an online LaTeX editor for their final projects. Overleaf is designed to facilitate the process of writing, editing and receiving feedback from faculty advisors.

OVERLEAF LATEX AUTHORING AND EDITING TOOL

Graduation

Graduation is the ceremony celebrating degree conferral, contingent on the completion of all requirements by the specified deadlines. Doctoral students who participate in the graduation ceremony have the opportunity to be hooded. Texas A&M University holds graduation ceremonies three times per year, in May, December and August.

Doctoral Hooding Information

Texas A & M Graduates on Graduation Day
Information for Graduating Students

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