Attention Spring 2010 Transfer Students!
Texas A&M University-Commerce Transfer Checklist & Packet
Following are the steps (beginning the semester prior to your transfer semester) to ensure a smooth transfer:
1. Request “official” transcripts from all colleges and/or universities that you have attended.
- Even if you are enrolled in courses this semester, you will need to get a transcript that reflects all completed courses at this time. If you continue to take courses at Eastfield or another college while attending Commerce/or if you are enrolled in courses currently, at the completion of each semester, you will need to send updated transcripts.
- When you are requesting Eastfield or DCCCD transcripts, on the transcript request form please check “I will pick up transcript” (meaning you want to pick them up from the Admissions office from Eastfield so that you can hand deliver them to our office) and check “Please sign and Seal”. THE TRANSCRIPT MUST BE SIGNED AND SEALED TO BE CONSIDERED “OFFICIAL”
- If you plan to have your transcripts mailed (from another college or university), please send them to the following address:
Eastfield College Transfer Center
Renda Garner
3737 Motley Drive
Mesquite, TX 75150
- Bring all transcripts to Renda or Christina in the Transfer Center along with your Texas A&M-Commerce application (see step 2).
2. Complete the TAMU-Commerce Admissions Application (included in this packet).
- Return the completed application (front/back and signed) to Renda or Christina in the Teacher Center.
- Commerce does have a $25 application fee. If you turn your paperwork in before or during the Admissions Day, that fee is waived.
- We recommend that you complete the application process (application, transcripts and application fee) by the following dates:
Fall transfer – February
Spring transfer – September
3. Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
- This application can be completed on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov, or it can be completed through the Eastfield College Financial Aid department in C-237 (recommended). The hours for the Eastfield Financial Aid office are:
Monday-Thursday, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM & Fridays, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- You will need to use your 2008 tax return to complete the 2009-2010 Financial Aid application (Fall 2009/Spring 2010).
- Please include the following code for Texas A&M-Commerce:
Texas A&M-Commerce School Code – 003565
- If completing the application online, the turn around is usually around 2-4 weeks. Please plan to complete the application in enough time to ensure that it will reach the university by the priority deadlines:
Fall – April 1
Spring – October 1
- Upon completion of the FAFSA, please contact the Financial Aid Office at Texas A&M-Commerce to continue the application process (you must complete the FAFSA AND other TAMU-Commerce forms to complete your file):
Texas A&M-Commerce Financial Aid Office
(903) 886-5096
4. Attend the following Eastfield Transfer Center Sessions
- Texas A&M-Commerce Advising Day (application fee waived)
- Pre-Advising Session (Education Majors only)
- Texas A&M Orientation Session (in Commerce)
5. Scholarships
- Eligibility requirements: Transfer scholarship – 3.0 GPA, 45 credit hours, enrollment in 12-15 hours per semester. Phi Theta Kappa scholarship – 3.0 GPA, 45 credit hours, Phi Theta Kappa membership, enrollment in 12-15 hours per semester. Please remember – you can only be eligible for one of the scholarships above (not both).
Please contact The Eastfield Transfer Center if you have any further questions, (972) 860-7323.
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