Key Dates
Work backward from the published dates
TAMS reviews complete files as they arrive, so the dates below are checkpoints, not a reason to wait.
Checked against TAMS's published admissions pages on November 5, 2026.
Timeline
Key dates for this admissions cycle.
TAMS reviews complete files until spots fill, generally in April. Check the school's admissions site for any day this page says is unclear.
May 3, 2027
Supporting documents due
This date has passed for the current cycle. New dates appear here once TAMS publishes them.
August 4, 2026
Application opened
The TAMS application for the 2026-2027 cycle (Class of 2029) opened August 4, 2026 on ApplyTexas.
November 14, 2026
Next in-person Preview Day
In-person Preview Days run on Saturdays at UNT. The next is November 14, 2026, then February 6 and April 3, 2027, from 8:30 am to 1 pm. They are for parents, educators and students in grades 7 to 11, and financial aid is not discussed there.
December 1, 2026
Early Summer Research application opens
The Early Summer Research Program application opens December 1, 2026 for admitted students and is accepted until all scholarships (about 15) are awarded.
December 14, 2026
Application and Admissions webinar
TAMS offers Zoom webinars. In December 2026, Application and Admissions is December 14 at 6:30 pm, Academic Programs is December 15 at 6:30 pm and Student Life is December 16 at 6:00 pm. Register ahead and TAMS sends the link a day before.
March 6, 2027
Last SAT date TAMS accepts
The last SAT date TAMS will accept for this cycle is March 6, 2027. TAMS says the application process cannot wait for the May SAT scores.
May 3, 2027
Supporting documents due
All supporting documents must be received by May 3, 2027.
- Application close
- The calendar says the ApplyTexas application closes in April 2027, but one line says April 15 and another listing gives April 19. Check the school's admissions site for the exact day.
- Music track
- Music track applicants also apply to the UNT College of Music through Acceptd and audition. The pages list a mid-January 2027 deadline, with both January 15 and January 19 appearing, so check the school's admissions site.
- Decisions
- TAMS tells applicants their status about three weeks after the interview stage, either an offer of admission or a place on the waitlist. Waitlisted applicants remain viable candidates and TAMS keeps the waitlist through June. TAMS has not published decision dates.
- Scholarship dates
- Incoming families should file the FAFSA or TASFA before May 31, 2027. Named scholarship applications open May 11, 2027 and close May 31, 2027.
- Spend A Day
- Spend A Day lets a student who has submitted the ApplyTexas application shadow a current TAMS student on a Monday from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm. The next is November 16, 2026. The registration and a Parent Authorization Form are due one week before.
- Questions
- Admissions questions go to tamsadmissions@unt.edu or 940-565-3606. TAMS asks applicants not to email for application status and to allow 3 to 5 business days for processing.