Admissions and Aid
Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism is a new department with approximately 250 students and quickly growing. We provide an inclusive, hands-on learning environment in which our students engage in integrated teaching, research, and high-impact programs to create skillful thought leaders in the field. Our students receive world-class education that they can apply to a vast array of career fields after graduation. Through innovative classroom and field learning experiences, our faculty provide advanced educational opportunities to prepare students for careers in the science and stewardship of biological diversity, ecosystems and their services, and the biosphere. HMGT graduates are critical thinkers set up to succeed in an increasingly competitive job market.
Undergraduate Student Admissions
Incoming Freshman Admissions
Interested students must submit their application, along with required materials through ApplyTexas or Common App. To learn more about the HMGT major, reach out to an academic advisor to schedule a either a virtual or in-person appointment. Learn more about Undergraduate Student Admissions.
Transfer Admissions
Admission from other institutions is granted on a competitive basis. Students must meet the minimum general requirements set by the University to be considered for departmental admission. The University requirements for transfer can be found on the Office of Admissions website. Grade point ratio, course history, reasons for requesting the Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism major, and other indicators are reviewed. Changes in departmental capacity may influence acceptance criteria.
Students wishing to transfer into the department should follow the transfer course sheet guidelines.
Required Coursework For Admission
Change of Major Admissions
When Am I Eligible to Change My Major?
Incoming/First Term Students can change their major:
- Prior to confirming admission to the University
- At check-in of your New Student Conference
- 10 days prior to the start of the semester through day five (add/drop deadline)
- Changes after census (12th class day) will be effective the following semester.
Continuing Students can change their major after completing one term of full admission and full-time enrollment:
- Review change of major requirements set forth by prospective major.
- Meet with an advisor in the intended major or college
- Submit an application by the appropriate deadline
Application Deadlines
- Eligible students will be allowed to initiate a change of curriculum request starting ten business days after final grades post and ending on the 20th day of the semester.
- Student must be notified of a decision regarding their change of curriculum request on or before ten business days after posting of final grades.
- The curriculum change will be effective for the next academic term (per Texas A&M University Student Rule 5 Change of Curriculum).
- The TAMU Academic Calendar states the deadline date.
Submission Method and Change of Major Requirements
Please note an essay is required. The prompt is found in the RPTS Change of Major Information sheet on page 4.
Readmission Requirements
- Determined on a case by case basis. Weight is placed on academic history, the amount and quality of time spent away from school and other indicators of potential academic success in Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism.
- BS-HMGT-BHO requires a 2.75 TAMU GPA and a grade of at least a C in MATH 140 and MATH 142
- Required Essay (submit with your admissions application)
- What is your passion?
- How did you get it?
- What are your career goals?
- Why did you choose the BS-HMGT track you chose?
- How can the BS-HMGT track option you chose help you reach those goals?
- Why did you leave TAMU?
- What have you been doing since you left TAMU?
- What do you want to come back?
- TAMU GPA
- Readmission weighs heavily on TAMU GPA and TAMU deficiency/variance points. The higher the deficiency point value, the more difficult it is to be readmitted. Deficiency points can only be lowered by earning grades of A’s or B’s in TAMU courses.
- Non-TAMU GPA
- If you took classes at a different institution since leaving TAMU you should be earning at least a 3.0, especially at community college to prove you are academically ready to return to TAMU
Graduate Student Admissions
Interested students may submit an application via Texas A&M University GraduateCAS. To learn more about the HMGT graduate program, reach out to an academic advisor to schedule either a virtual or in-person appointment.
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Students at Texas A&M get a world-class education at a reasonable cost—and graduate with far less college-related debt than their peers at other universities. We award over $200,000 in scholarships annually to undergraduate students in the Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism and support graduate students through scholarships, assistantships, fellowships, and travel and research grants. Approximately 95% of current full-time, on-campus graduate students in HMGT are supported by departmental teaching assistantships, grant-based research assistantships, or internal and external graduate fellowships and grants. This funding is made possible by donors and supporters of the department including former students, family and friends, former faculty and industry sponsors.
Academic Advising
In the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences we have aligned our academic advising to better support students during their time at Texas A&M University. We have assembled a knowledgeable advisor community dedicated to providing our students with high-quality academic advising services. If you are a current student and have questions about your coursework, degree program or progress toward graduation, we encourage you to reach out to one of the advisors in AGLS Advising Hub.
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