PARENTING STUDENTS RIGHTS & RESOURCES

For information regarding pregnancy or related conditions leave or to request accommodations related to pregnancy, please contact Julie Kuder at: [email protected], 979.458.8407.   

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Student Rules 7.2.1.3 (Absences Related to Pregnancy) and 10.6 (Grading Related to Pregnancy) allow for an excused absence for the time period deemed medically necessary by the student’s physician.  You must make each leave request separately, one to each instructor.

Title IX gives you the opportunity to return to the same academic and extracurricular status as before your medical leave for pregnancy or related conditions began but still expects you to complete the coursework required to receive a final grade. When you return to school after the duration of absence deemed medically necessary by your physician, the department in which you took the course will offer ways to make up missed work, such as retaking a semester, online options if available or timelines for completion of work. Students are advised to contact their Academic Advisor (or Committee Chair for graduate students) as soon as possible so that they may assist with developing a plan, including requesting a No Grade if applicable.

For information on an incomplete grade related to pregnancy please contact our Title IX office at [email protected] or 979.458.8407. 

Students who are receiving student financial aid or scholarships through the university are encouraged to meet with the Aggie One Stop as soon as possible to discuss the specifics of their situation. 

Student Life facilitates leaves of absence, on a voluntary basis, for parenting students and the Title IX Office facilitates leaves of absence for pregnant students. A pregnant or parenting student may undertake a leave of absence and, if in good academic standing at the start of the leave of absence, return to the student's degree or certificate program in good academic standing without being required to reapply for admission.

There are many childcare facilities in the Bryan/College Station Community. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) offers a database for parents to search for licensed facilities.  Parents are highly encouraged to utilize the database to learn about childcare options in our community and their relative safety.

In addition to the childcare facilities in the community, the university operates Becky Gates Children's Center and Charlotte Sharp Children’s Center. Information about contacting these centers can be found under Community Resources

Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley offers a low-income childcare subsidy through its Child Care Services program.  This the size of the The size of the subsidy is based on the parent's income.  To be eligible, each parent or guardian living with the child must be working, in an approved training program, or in school a minimum of 25 hours per week.  This program typically has a waitlist and students are encouraged to look into the program as soon as possible. 

Child Care & Early Learning Program - Texas Workforce Commission

Texas A&M University Student Rule 7 states that these types of absences would be considered an excused absence.  Students are responsible for providing satisfactory evidence to the instructor to substantiate the reason for the absence.  Students are encouraged to work with the instructor to determine how to make up missed classwork. Rule 7.2.2.2 relates to the death or major illness of a student's immediate family. Rule 7.2.2.3 relates to the illness of a dependent family member.