FREE 3-hour Winter Mini-term classes at TAMUC

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Texas A&M University-Commerce is offering FREE winter mini semester 2025 classes for students in the US this upcoming term between fall 2024 and spring 2025 term. To take advantage of the free class, you would need to formally apply for spring semester as an undergrad or graduate student; it doesn't matter if you choose degree seeking or not; admittance is faster with a non-degree seeking application. Some of the classes require you to be admitted into a specific program. A lot of the listed classes are core classes for undergrads and business classes. Once admitted to spring, you need to connect with a staff member to express interest in the free winter mini class.

More info on winter mini: https://www.tamuc.edu/mini

Get info about TAMUC's programs (choose something relevant to connect with a staff member): https://www.tamuc.edu/requestinformation

Are any of these available online? I can't tell.

At a quick glance, it looks like they are all online except for HIST 1302 US History Since 1865. To chat with someone in admissions/enrollment though, you can use this form, and just pick the most relevant options. This will probably send you some info automatically about whatever program you chose, but the real goal is to get an enrollment specialist to email you so you can respond back to the automated email with your questions about the winter mini class.

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I also wonder, if you signed up for one in the past, does this term also count as free?

Yes! It doesn't matter if you took a free course in the past. You can take another free course. If it is over a year since you took classes, you may need to reapply. It's probably best to contact admission and ask. Use this form and just pick the most relevant option to get a hold of someone. You will want to decide whether you want a graduate level course or an undergraduate class before you apply. You can only be classified as an undergrad OR a grad student at one time, not both.

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I emailed advising asking if I could take one - and if so, could I take graduate classes without having to reapply to the grad school or was I just limited to undergrad offerings. They replied back "Unfortunately, this is not offered to the competency-based students."

Interesting. The competency based programs do have different rules about their programs. That being said, you can, normally apply to and be enrolled in more than one program at a time. I am not 100% sure if this can co-occur with competency-based enrollment though, and it is because of the fee structures for those programs I think. I'm not 100% sure. Definitely chat with the registrar's office about co-enrollment in that program and taking a regular class on the side. You do have to be at the same level whether its undergrad or grad level. 

Office of the Registrar  903.886.5068    [email protected] 
https://www.tamuc.edu/registrar