Program Purpose
To allow participants in the Academic Common Market to pay resident tuition rates if the program of study is not offered in their home state.
Eligibility Requirements
Individuals who:
- Are students accepted for admission or enrolled in graduate degree programs for which Texas has gained access through the Academic Common Market; and
- Are certified as residents of the state of Texas.
Students must complete a residency questionnaire, have it notarized, and return it to the office of the Texas ACM coordinator. A copy of the notice of admission from the college or university must accompany the form.
Eligible Institutions
Must be a public (state-supported) college or university in a state approved to participate in the Academic Common Market coordinated by the Southern Regional Education Board. Currently, the following southern states participate in the ACM:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida*
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- North Carolina*
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas*
- Virginia and
- West Virginia.
*Florida, North Carolina and Texas participate at the graduate level only. Independent (private) colleges and universities are not eligible to participate in the ACM.
Application Process
Contact the Texas ACM Coordinator, Linda McDonough at 512/427-6225 or via email at linda.mcdonough@thecb.state.tx.us.
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