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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Dear Lions<b>,</b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black"> The U.S. Department of Education, in compliance with the
<a href="http://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea08/index.html" target="_blank">
Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D">, </span>
<span style="color:black">requires that postsecondary institutions participating in federal student aid programs annually communicate certain information to students. The following information is disclosed to you as a student of Texas A&M University-Commerce
and is updated each year to provide students the most current data possible:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/aboutUs/institutionalEffectiveness/higher-education-act.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">http://www.tamuc.edu/aboutUs/institutionalEffectiveness/higher-education-act.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Academic Programs</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Bacterial Meningitis</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link under Policies on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Copyright Infringement</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Page 49 of the Student Guidebook/Link to guidebook included</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Facilities & Services for Disabled Students</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">FERPA</span></b><span style="color:black"> – <b>
Link on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Graduate & Prof. Ed. Placement for Grads</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Graduate Rate for Athletes</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Links on webpage</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Hazing</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Page 46 of Student Guidebook/Link to guidebook included</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Institutional & Program Accreditation</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Job Placement for Grads</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Price of Attendance</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Refund Policy</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link under policies on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Retention Rate for Students</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Student Body Diversity </span></b><span style="color:black">–
<b>Link on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Student Financial Aid</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Transfer of Credit</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Link under Policies on webpage</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">Vaccinations Policy</span></b><span style="color:black"> –
<b>Page 21 in Student Guidebook/Link to guidebook included</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Tomás A. Aguirre, Ed.D. | Assistant Vice President & Dean of Students</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Campus Life & Student Development</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Tomas.Aguirre@tamuc.edu">Tomas.Aguirre@tamuc.edu</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Mail: P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Ship: 2600 South Neal Street | Commerce, TX 75428</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Tel: 903.886.5153 | Fax: 903.468.6040 |
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu">www.tamuc.edu</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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