The first 15 working days of preregistration (dates listed below) the system is open Monday – Friday 24 hours a day (excluding holidays).
Students can view their assigned registration times for both Galveston and College Station under 'Registration Times' found on the “Registration Readiness” page in Howdy (available via the 'Registration Readiness' icon). Registration notices are posted approximately mid- to late March for Summer/Fall registration cycles and mid-October for Spring registration cycles.
Students can check in Howdy (approximately mid- to late March for Summer/Fall registration OR mid-October for Spring registration) to view their assigned registration times for both Galveston and College Station. Students registering for Galveston courses will do so in accordance with theGalveston registration schedule. Students registering for College Station courses will do so in accordance with the College Station registration schedule below.
Prior to the start of pre-registration, prior to each new registration cycle, students should expect to do the following:
- View Registration Times
- Submit Terms of Use Agreements
- Complete Location Updates
- Submit Lab Safety Acknowledgments (if you intend to register in lab courses)
- Check your account for Registration Holds
Note: Holds can only be removed by the department that placed the hold. Holds not resolved prior to your assigned pre-registration time will result in your access to registration being limited, or to registration starting on or after open registration begins.
Registration Tutorial Videos and Guides are available in Howdy to assist students in preparing for registration.
Log into Howdy > visit the My Record Tab > go to the 'Student Tutorials & FAQs' portlet > Click on 'Registration Tutorials' > click on 'Preparing for Registration', 'Class Search & Schedule Planning Help', and 'Registration' to view tutorial videos.
Summer and Fall 2024 Registration Schedule for Continuing Undergraduate Students
First Summer Session & 10-Wk Term
Pre-Registration (March 28-April 12, 2024)
Continuing undergraduate students (i.e., students enrolled Spring 2024) and undergraduate students readmitted for Summer 2024 will be assigned a pre-registration time based on priority group (e.g., employment, honors, etc.), classification, and earned hours. Registration times are randomized within pre-registration groups starting each day.
Classification is based on
at the time registration assignments are made. Students with a change in classification (due to transfer credits, etc.) after assignments are made can contactregistration-admin@tamu.edu to request an updated registration assignment. Students may not request updated time assignments due to missing their registration time, holds, etc. and will need to wait until open registration to register.
| Honors, Athletes, Students flagged by the Disability Resources office, Veterans, Aggie Yell Leaders, ASC SI Leaders & Embedded Tutors, SGA President, SGA Senate Speaker, & GPSG President | Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
| COOP, Parenting (U4), & Senior (U4) Student Employees | Friday, March 29, 2024 COOP students flagged by COOP office Senior student employees and parenting students have evening start time |
| Seniors (U4), Post baccalaureate (U5), Parenting (U3), & Junior (U3) Student Employees | Monday, April 1, 2024 Seniors with 107 or more earned hours Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
| Juniors (U3), Parenting (U2), & Sophom*ore (U2) Student Employees | Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Juniors with 75-89 earned hours Thursday, April 4, 2024 Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
| Sophom*ores (U2), Parenting (U1), & Freshman (U1) Student Employees | Friday, April 5, 2024 Sophom*ores with 50-59 earned hours Monday, April 8, 2024 Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
| Freshman (U1) | Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Freshman with 22-29 earned hours Thursday, April 11, 2024 Friday, April 12, 2024 |
| Non-Degree Seeking Students (U0) | Monday, April 15, 2024 |
Open Registration (April 15-May 24, 2024)
Undergraduates may register for up to 6 hours (7 hrs is lab) in summer session. An undergraduate student with an overall grade point average of 3.00 or better may register for a course load in excess of stated limits with the approval of their academic advisor. An undergraduate with an overall grade point average less than 3.00 must obtain approval of their dean before registering for a course load in excess of stated limits.Approvals from advisors and deans should be sent to registration-admin@tamu.edu.
| Open Registration for all eligible, continuing students | 6 a.m., Monday, April 15, 2024 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
| Open Registration Temporarily Unavailable | after 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2024thru 7:59 a.m., Thursday, May 9, 2024 |
| Students in mini-mester courses should refer to the online alternate Add/Drop Deadlines to review deadlines for dropping and adding courses scheduled during the closure of open registration. | |
| Open Registration Reopens | 8 a.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2024 thru 5 p.m., Friday, May 24, 2024 |
Late Registration* (after 5pm, May 24, 2024)
*For students not enrolled as of 5pm, May 24, 2024
| Students with zero registered hours who register during Late Registration will be assessed a $100 late registration fee. Once a student becomes registered during this time they may make changes to their schedule in accordance with Add/Drop registration. | after 5 p.m., Friday, May 24, 2024 thru 5 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Add/Drop Registration* (after 5pm, May 24, 2024)
*For students enrolled as of 5pm, May 24, 2024
| Students enrolled in courses offered in College Station term by the end of Open Registration may make schedule changes during Add/Drop without incurring a late registration fee. | after 5 p.m., Friday, May 24, 2024 thru 5 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Second Summer Session
Summer II: Pre-registration (March 28-April 12, 2024)
Continuing undergraduate students (i.e., students enrolled Spring 2024) and undergraduate students readmitted for Summer 2024 will be assigned a pre-registration time based on priority group (e.g., employment, honors, etc.), classification, and earned hours. Registration times are randomized within pre-registration groups starting each day.
Classification is based on
at the time registration assignments are made. Students with a change in classification (due to transfer credits, etc.) after assignments are made can contactregistration-admin@tamu.edu to request an updated registration assignment. Students may not request updated time assignments due to missing their registration time, holds, etc. and will need to wait until open registration to register.
| Honors, Athletes, Students flagged by the Disability Resources office, Veterans, Aggie Yell Leaders, ASC SI Leaders & Embedded Tutors, SGA President, SGA Senate Speaker, & GPSG President | Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
| COOP, Parenting (U4), & Senior (U4) Student Employees | Friday, March 29, 2024 COOP students flagged by COOP office Senior student employees and parenting students have evening start time |
| Seniors (U4), Post baccalaureate (U5), Parenting (U3), & Junior (U3) Student Employees | Monday, April 1, 2024 Seniors with 107 or more earned hours Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
| Juniors (U3), Parenting (U2), & Sophom*ore (U2) Student Employees | Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Juniors with 75-89 earned hours Thursday, April 4, 2024 Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
| Sophom*ores (U2), Parenting (U1), & Freshman (U1) Student Employees | Friday, April 5, 2024 Sophom*ores with 50-59 earned hours Monday, April 8, 2024 Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
| Freshman (U1) | Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Freshman with 22-29 earned hours Thursday, April 11, 2024 Friday, April 12, 2024 |
| Non-Degree Seeking Students (U0) | Monday, April 15, 2024 |
Summer II: Open Registration (April 15-July 2, 2024)
Undergraduates may register for up to 6 hours (7 hrs is lab) in summer session. An undergraduate student with an overall grade point average of 3.00 or better may register for a course load in excess of stated limits with the approval of their academic advisor. An undergraduate with an overall grade point average less than 3.00 must obtain approval of their dean before registering for a course load in excess of stated limits.Approvals from advisors and deans should be sent to registration-admin@tamu.edu.
| Open Registration for all eligible, continuing students | 6 a.m., Monday, April 15, 2024 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
| Open Registration Temporarily Unavailable | after 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2024thru 7:59 a.m., Thursday, May 9, 2024 |
| Students in mini-mester courses should refer to the online alternate Add/Drop Deadlines to review deadlines for dropping and adding courses scheduled during the closure of open registration. | |
| Open Registration Reopens | 8 a.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2024 thru 5 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
Summer II: Late Registration* (after 5pm, July 2, 2024)
*For students not enrolled as of 5pm, July 2, 2024
| Students with zero registered hours who register during Late Registration will be assessed a $100 late registration fee. Once a student becomes registered during this time they may make changes to their schedule in accordance with Add/Drop registration. | after 5 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, 2024 thru 5 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2024 |
Summer II: Add/Drop Registration* (after 5pm, July 2, 2024)
*For students enrolled as of 5pm, July 2, 2024
| Students enrolled in courses offered in College Station term by the end of Open Registration may make schedule changes during Add/Drop without incurring a late registration fee. | after 5 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, 2024 thru 5 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2024 |
Fall
Fall 2024: Pre-Registration (March 28-April 12, 2024)
Continuing undergraduate students (i.e., students enrolled Spring 2024) and undergraduate students readmitted for Fall 2024 will be assigned a pre-registration time based on priority group (e.g., employment, honors, etc.), classification, and earned hours. Registration times are randomized within pre-registration groups starting each day.
Classification is based on
at the time registration assignments are made. Students with a change in classification (due to transfer credits, etc.) after assignments are made can contactregistration-admin@tamu.edu to request an updated registration assignment. Students may not request updated time assignments due to missing their registration time, holds, etc. and will need to wait until open registration to register.
| Honors, Athletes, Students flagged by the Disability Resources office, Veterans, Aggie Yell Leaders, ASC SI Leaders & Embedded Tutors, SGA President, SGA Senate Speaker, & GPSG President | Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
| COOP, Parenting (U4), & Senior (U4) Student Employees | Friday, March 29, 2024 COOP students flagged by COOP office Senior student employees and parenting students have evening start time |
| Seniors (U4), Post baccalaureate (U5), Parenting (U3), & Junior (U3) Student Employees | Monday, April 1, 2024 Seniors with 107 or more earned hours Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
| Juniors (U3), Parenting (U2), & Sophom*ore (U2) Student Employees | Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Juniors with 75-89 earned hours Thursday, April 4, 2024 Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
| Sophom*ores (U2), Parenting (U1), & Freshman (U1) Student Employees | Friday, April 5, 2024 Sophom*ores with 50-59 earned hours Monday, April 8, 2024 Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
| Freshman (U1) | Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Freshman with 22-29 earned hours Thursday, April 11, 2024 Friday, April 12, 2024 |
| Non-Degree Seeking Students (U0) | Monday, April 15, 2024 |
Fall 2024: Open Registration (April 15-August 16, 2024)
Undergraduates may register for up to 17 hours for the Fall semester during the April preregistration period. Beginning April 15, 2024 undergraduate max hours is raised to permit enrollment up to 19 hours for the fall. An undergraduate student with an overall grade point average of 3.00 or better may register for a course load in excess of 19 hours with the approval of their academic advisor. An undergraduate with an overall grade point average less than 3.00 must obtain approval of their dean before registering for a course load in excess of 19 hours.Approvals from advisors and deans should be sent to registration-admin@tamu.edu.
| Open Registration for all eligible, continuing students | 6 a.m., Monday, April 15, 2024 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
| Open Registration Temporarily Unavailable | after 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2024thru 7:59 a.m., Thursday, May 9, 2024 |
| Students in mini-mester courses should refer to the online alternate Add/Drop Deadlines to review deadlines for dropping and adding courses scheduled during the closure of open registration. | |
| Open Registration Reopens | 8 a.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2024 thru 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
| Open Registration Unavailable for continuing students | after 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 21, 2022 thru 7:59 a.m., Monday, July 29, 2024 |
| Open Registration Reopens | 8 a.m., Monday, July 29, 2024 thru 12 noon, Friday, August 9, 2024 |
| Open Registration Unavailable for continuing students | after 12 noon, Friday, August 9, 2024 thru 7:59 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024 |
| Open Registration Reopens | 8 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024 thru 5 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2024 |
Fall 2024: Late Registration* (after 5pm, August 16, 2024)
*For students not enrolled as of 5pm, August 16, 2024
| Students with zero registered hours who register during Late Registration will be assessed a $100 late registration fee. Once a student becomes registered during this time they may make changes to their schedule in accordance with Add/Drop registration. | after 5 p.m., Friday, August 16, 2024 thru 5 p.m., Friday, August 23, 2024 |
Fall 2024: Add/Drop Registration* (after 5pm, August 16, 2024)
*For students enrolled as of 5pm, August 16, 2024
| Students enrolled in courses offered in College Station term by the end of Open Registration may make schedule changes during Add/Drop without incurring a late registration fee. | after 5 p.m., Friday, August 16, 2024 thru 5 p.m., Friday, August 23, 2024 |
| Last Day to Drop ALLClasses for 100% refund. Refer to Student Business Services for theRefund Policy for Withdrawals and Dropped Courses | Sunday, August 18, 2024 |
| Last Day Last Day to Add or Drop* a Fall 2024 course. *Students will be able to drop courses as long as they remained enrolled. Will NOT be able to drop all classes, see Withdrawal** below. | 5 p.m., Friday, August 23, 2024 |
** Students wanting to drop all classes on or after August 19, 2024 must submit a withdrawal request in the Withdrawal channel on My Dashboard tab in Howdy. There is not a 100% refund for withdrawals as of the first day of the Spring term. Refer to Student Business Services for the Refund Policy for Withdrawals and Dropped Courses | |
New Undergraduate Student Registration
Summer 2024 - New Student Pre-Registration
All new undergraduate students admitted to their first term as Summer 2024 will register for summer and fall classes at their designated New Student Conference.
Fall 2024 - New Undergraduate Admits
Students must be admitted for Spring in order to register for Spring courses. ContactOffice of Admissions for information about Spring admissions.
All newly admitted students must attend their New Student Conference in order to register for classes. SeeNew Student Conference for more information.
Late Registration and Add/Drop Registration period information (posted above) applies for new undergraduate admits.
Fall 2024 - New Student Open Registration
Fall 2024 Open Registration | 8 a.m., Wednesday, August 14, 2024 thru 5 p.m., Friday, August 16, 2024 |
Students enrolled in courses by the end of Open Registration may make schedule changes during Add/Drop without incurring a late registration fee.
*Students with zero registered hours by the end of Open Registration and who registers during the add/drop period is subject a $100 late registration fee.
| Last Day to Drop all Classes for 100% refund. Refer to Student Business Services for theRefund Policy for Withdrawals and Dropped Courses | Last Day to Add or Drop* a Course Students will be able to drop courses as long as they remained enrolled. Will not be able to drop all classes, see Withdrawal** below. |
| on or before August 18, 2024 | 5 p.m., Friday, August 23, 2024 |
| ** Students wanting to drop all classes on or after August 19, 2024 must submit a withdrawal request in the Withdrawal channel on My Record tab in Howdy. There is not a 100% refund for withdrawals as of the first day of the Fall term. Refer to Student Business Services for theRefund Policy for Withdrawals and Dropped Courses | |
Important Information
* Students with zero registered hours during the first four (4) class days of summer terms or the first five (5) class days of fall/spring semester will be assessed a $100 late registration fee when they register.
+ Changes to an existing class schedule may result in additional tuition/fees; payment must be made by 5:00 p.m., online the day the changes to your class schedule are made, or if paying in person at the General Services Complex (GSC) Suite 2801, to avoid a late fee or cancellation of class schedule. For more information regarding tuition and fees, please visit the Paying Your Bill page.
Registration schedule is subject to change.
Students are limited in the number of online registration transactions each semester in order to prevent excessive taxing of our system hardware by users running unsolicited programs to search for available course seats. The majority of students are able to register for classes within this limit.
Users are prohibited from using a "bot," a "script," or other third-party programs to register for classes. Users should also refrain from excessive requests to add full sections of classes. Doing so will likely result in exceeding the maximum number of allowed online registration transactions and the loss of registration privileges in Howdy for the term. Students exceeding their limit of online registration transactions will have to conduct any future registration activity for the semester with academic advising staff during open registration.
Other TAMU Registration Schedules
For undergraduate students enrolled in degree programs under the Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Galveston Branch Campus, and Qatar Branch Campus, please refer to the following websites for the appropriate registration schedule:
- Texas A&M Health Science Center
- Texas A&M School of Dentistry
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
