tamu howdy parent portal

What is Howdy at Texas A&M?

Howdy Howdy is a web portal at https://howdy.tamu.edu at Texas A&M University that helps students, applicants, faculty, staff, parents and former students more easily connect to their university records and resources. Howdy is the "front door" to the Compass student information system.

What happens to my parent/guardian's Howdy account when I leave Texas A&M University?

Once a student is no longer enrolled at Texas A&M University, a parent's/guardian's Howdy account will be inactivated. If a student re-enrolls at Texas A&M University, the student may re-activate the parent/guardian Howdy accounts by following the aforementioned steps to authorize the parent/guardian access.

How can parents/guardians view their student's grades in Howdy?

In order for parents/guardians to view their student's grades, the student must request this access for them in the Parent/Guardian Access channel on the My Record tab in Howdy.

When will my student be able to access Howdy?

Once this is complete, you should be able to access Howdy within 24 hours. For access to billing information, your student will log in to the Flywire bill payment system, a secure, authorized, third-party site, and add authorized users to their account.

Why Texas A&M?

Maybe you are about to become an Aggie parent for the first time, or maybe you've been one for years.

Parents' Gateway

As a parent, you are just as much a part of the Texas A&M family as your student. We want to make sure that you feel welcome and involved in your child's life here on campus.

New Student Conferences

New Student Conferences are two-day orientation periods for all new Aggies and their families.

Tour Aggieland Virtually

See what campus is like before making your official visit by taking a tour and experiencing Texas A&M online.

Health & Safety

We're committed to keeping everyone on our campus — students, faculty, staff, and visitors — healthy and safe. From the University Police Department to Student Health Services, meeting the health-related and personal needs of our campus community is one of our top priorities.

Payment Methods

Tuition and fee payments can be made online, in-person/drop box, by mail, or by wire transfer.

Installment Plan

Students can pay tuition and fees throughout the semester by signing up for a payment installment plan.

Non-Funded Course Fee

Texas A&M University assesses a supplementary fee if a student repeats a course more than twice.

Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan

The Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan will pay for the number of tuition hours that have been purchased under the student’s contract.