After you carefully read the Plan Description and Master Agreement, take one of the following steps to enroll in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund:
- Enroll online. It only takes about 15 minutes to establish a Contract: A contract under which a person the Purchaser purchases from the Board on behalf of a Beneficiary one or more tuition unit(s) that the Beneficiary is entitled to apply to the payment of the Beneficiary’s undergraduate tuition and required fees at an Eligible Educational Institution. to prepay all or part of your child’s undergraduate college tuition and schoolwide required fees.
- Download an Enrollment Kit to get more information about the Texas Tuition Promise Fund along with the application.
- Download an Enrollment Application. Print and complete the application and mail it back to us.
Ready-To-Enroll Checklist
If the Beneficiary is a Texas resident, any U.S. citizen or resident alien may open an account. If the Beneficiary is not a Texas resident, the Purchaser must be a Texas resident and the parent of the Beneficiary.
After you have read the Plan Description and Master Agreement and are ready to enroll, you will need to do the following to complete enrollment:
- Choose a Tuition Units: Tuition Units are the unit of measure used to purchase prepaid tuition. Generally, one unit represents one percent of the cost of tuition and required fees for 30 semester hours at the school that most closely matches the unit’s pricing structure. type
- Select a Payment Option
- Decide how many Tuition Units: Tuition Units are the unit of measure used to purchase prepaid tuition. Generally, one unit represents one percent of the cost of tuition and required fees for 30 semester hours at the school that most closely matches the unit’s pricing structure. you want to purchase
- Pay a one-time application fee of $25
- Purchase as little as one Tuition Units: Tuition Units are the unit of measure used to purchase prepaid tuition. Generally, one unit represents one percent of the cost of tuition and required fees for 30 semester hours at the school that most closely matches the unit’s pricing structure. to establish an account
- Assemble the following information for the
Purchaser:
The person who establishes the Contract for a specified Beneficiary. There can only be one Purchaser for each Contract. The Purchaser is responsible for making payments in a timely manner and is the only person who may direct or receive refunds, or may direct rollovers, Contract changes, and changes in the designated Beneficiary except that the Contract may be cancelled or modified by the Plan. Friends and family who contribute to another person’s account are not the Purchaser and may not prevent, direct or receive refunds, and may not direct rollovers, contract changes, or changes in the designated Beneficiary.
and the
Benficiary:
The person designated by the Purchaser under a Prepaid Tuition Contract as the person for whom undergraduate tuition and required fees will be paid to an Eligible Educational Institution when authorized by the Purchaser.
before you begin enrollment:
- Social Security number
- Mailing address
- Phone number
- Date of birth for the Beneficiary
- Routing and account numbers for the Purchaser: The person who establishes the Contract for a specified Beneficiary. There can only be one Purchaser for each Contract. The Purchaser is responsible for making payments in a timely manner and is the only person who may direct or receive refunds, or may direct rollovers, Contract changes, and changes in the designated Beneficiary except that the Contract may be cancelled or modified by the Plan. Friends and family who contribute to another person’s account are not the Purchaser and may not prevent, direct or receive refunds, and may not direct rollovers, contract changes, or changes in the designated Beneficiary. checking or savings account (these will be needed to pay the $25 application fee and also if you want to establish recurring ACH contributions for your account)
You may opt to set up a Successor Purchaser during online enrollment or at a later date who would take control of the contract in the event of your death or if you become legally incompetent. If you choose to set up a Successor Purchaser during online enrollment, you will need the individual’s name, Social Security number, mailing address, phone number and email.