Graduate-On-Time: Saves You Money and Time
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The university’s Graduate-On-Time (GOT) program will not only help students save money but also will help catapult them into a career or graduate/professional program as soon as possible. When students sign and follow the GOT plan, they can save up to one year or more of college and as much as $17,500 in out-of-pocket expenses.

The GOT partnership agreement is a two-party agreement signed by the student and the Provost of Texas Tech University. The agreement is offered to first-year freshmen to help ensure their college investment will be used as efficiently as possible. First-year students will receive information about the Graduate-On-Time initiative during summer orientation and academic advising sessions. Students may sign the GOT partnership agreement during summer orientation or anytime prior to advance registration during the second long semester of classes (early April for students who enter in the fall).

More than 70 percent of degrees at Texas Tech are designated to take four years with a minimum course load of 15 hours a semester. For students in programs requiring more hours, such as engineering or architecture, a timely graduation could mean 5 to 5.5 years. Dropping courses, retaking classes or registering for less than a full course load will delay graduation. The GOT agreement helps students make a degree plan, track academic progress, and earn a degree within a time frame that meets the student’s goals. Students can save time and money by being more aware of how today’s decisions might affect their intended graduation. A list of majors and the number of years and hours required to complete each degree are included on the next page.

Both the student and the student’s advisor will develop an educational plan to assist the student in graduating within the specified time period. The plan will include but is not limited to the following:

• A semester-by-semester plan of course sequencing.
• A time line for making informed decisions leading to a choice of major and career.
• A means of making efficient use of academic support services available to the student.

STUDENT COMMITMENT

By signing the GOT partnership agreement, the student agrees to the following conditions:

• Choose a major that qualifies for the GOT partnership.
• Be admitted to a major (or change majors) in time to meet the sequence of required courses in the GOT agreement period.
• Stay on track by earning a minimum of 30 credit hours per academic calendar year (September to August).
• Avoid being placed on academic suspension.
• Maintain a current email address, local mailing address, and other contact information. Make changes to these addresses at anytime on www.techsis.admin.ttu.edu/students.
• Meet with the academic program advisor at least once each semester to discuss progress toward graduation and identify courses needed the next semester.
• Register during the advanced registration period.
• Enroll in and successfully complete the courses needed for the chosen academic program of study with the understanding that certain courses must be taken during specific terms to allow for appropriate progress toward the degree and timely graduation.
• Accept responsibility for monitoring academic progress so that the student can stay on schedule for graduating on time. This includes filing a degree plan and applying for graduation by the stipulated deadlines.
• Keep documentation to prove that all these requirements were satisfied.
• Avoid cancellation of an advanced course registration schedule by meeting all payment obligations to Texas Tech.
• Accept responsibility for timely annual application for all necessary financial assistance.
• Notify the academic program advisor immediately if graduation appears in danger of being delayed.

TEXAS TECH COMMITMENT

Texas Tech University assures GOT partnership agreement participants that they will be able to enroll in courses that permit graduation in the specified and mutually agreed upon time period. The plan does not apply to programs combining a baccalaureate and master’s degree. Texas Tech will ensure the availability of courses. In the event the university does not satisfy the commitments made herein and the student would be unable to graduate due to the unavailability of a course(s), the department and college offering the major will choose one of the following options as the exclusive remedy for GOT partnership agreement signers:

• Allow the student to graduate in the specified and mutually agreed upon time period, substituting a different course(s) or independent study assignment for the unavailable course(s) as determined by the department and college offering the major.
• Allow the student to graduate on time by waiving the requirement to be met by the department or college offering the major.
• Allow the unavailability of a course(s) to delay the student from graduating on time, in which case the university will pay the institutional tuition and fees for the student to take the unavailable course(s) at Texas Tech University in a later term.

For more information on the GOT program and its benefits, refer to www.graduateontime.ttu.edu or contact Senior Administrator—University Academic Advising, Room 8 Holden Hall, 806.742.0876.