Assignment Process

What are the permit assignment priorities?

The following is the customer priority order, beginning with number 1 as the highest priority:

1. Current permit holders requesting to be assigned to the SAME LOT by completing web registration by July 9, 2024.
   NOTE: Non-resident undergraduate students with a West Campus Resident permit, Northside Garage, Southside Garage, Lot 30, Lot 40, Lot 99 or Lot 122 permits ARE NOT eligible to renew these permits. (Lot 99 permits will be restricted to residents of the Gardens ONLY.)
2. Current faculty and staff with permits who are displaced due to permanent lot closure.
3. Faculty and Staff who are:
   • Current permit holders who request to be assigned to the SAME LOT OR GARAGE.
     Assignments made based on months of service with the university and space availability.
     Inserting customers mandated to move office locations mid-year into wait lists based on their months of service with the university will cause other customers' positions on the lists to fluctuate during the permit year.
4. Resident students who complete registration before July 9, 2024 will be given priority in Lots 30, Lot 40, Lot 99, Lot 122, Northside Garage, Southside Garage and West Campus Garage. Gene Stallings Blvd. Garage and Polo Rd. Garage are not available to Resident students.
5. Current graduate students with permits who are displaced due to permanent lot closure.
6. Graduate students who are non-permit holders who complete registration by July 9, 2024.
   • Assignments made based on current classification and space availability. Those with the same classification are computer randomized before being placed on the list.
7. Current undergraduate students with permits who are displaced due to permanent lot closure.
8. Undergraduate students who are non-permit holders who complete registration by July 9, 2024.
   • Assignments made based on current classification and space availability. Those with the same classification are computer randomized before being placed on the list.
9. Students who complete registration after July 9, 2024.
   Assignments based on first-come, first-served.
   NOTE: Resident Students who complete registration after July 9, 2024, will be given priority above non-resident students in Lot 99 and West Campus Garage.

Students who miss the registration deadline will be assigned a permit on a first-come, first-serve basis. For example, an individual who currently holds a permit and requests to be assigned to the same location, but failed to complete registration until August 1, 2024 (21 days past the deadline) will be assigned a permit along with the applicants in priority group 6. In this case it is unlikely this individual would receive a parking assignment back into their current lot location.

Customers who are assigned to a lot that is not their first choice will be added to a wait list for each lot that was requested but not received. Wait lists are moved weekly and individuals whose names reach the top of the wait list for a lot with a vacancy will be contacted via TAMU email and offered the opportunity to exchange or purchase the new permit available. Student wait list requests expire at the end of EACH academic year.

Up to four wait list choices are allowed, however, all these choices do not have to be used. Transportation Services STRONGLY ENCOURAGES customers to select only the lots where they want to park. If Transportation Services is unable to assign one of their four preferred options, the customer will have the opportunity to select from remaining parking options August 8, 2025, by logging in to their My Account. Transportation Services will not assign a lot the customer did not choose.

What if I need to exchange my current permit before the end of the summer?

Students will not need to change to a different permit during the summer months since the summer parking plan allows customers to move to other lots designated on the Summer Map.

Faculty/Staff should follow the permit return process to request the new permit. Once completed, the previous permit will be cancelled and the new permit will be activated.

Why am I not able to select a guaranteed parking option?

Due to higher demand and enrollment, we are not able to offer a guaranteed parking option during permit registration. Customers who registered for and did not get awarded a permit will remain on the wait list until we can offer a permit. Customers needing a permit before their wait list offer can be made, should log into their My Account to select from available permits.

How do I purchase my assigned permit?

To Purchase Online

1. Log into My Account
   How do I log in?
2. Click the Pay Now maroon link to the right of the assigned permit link in the My Waitlist section.
3. Complete the steps to purchase the permit.
4. Your license plate must be linked to your permit to verify your parking assignment. You will be able to add, edit or remove license plates, including temporary plates, through My Account.
5. If receiving a permit for a gated facility, you can use the barcode on your receipt, or in your My Account, to access the gated facility. You may also use your Aggie ID at the gate to enter and exit.

To Purchase In Person

Bring a picture ID into our office at Polo Rd. Building, Suite 350. If the permit being purchased is for a gated lot or a garage, faculty/staff may stop by our office to request a transponder to open the gates hands-free.

Our office hours are 8am–5pm, Monday through Friday. Temporary parking (up to 30 minutes) is located in the southwest corner of Lot 50. Pay parking is available in Polo Road Garage.

Why am I being asked for my license plate number?

Texas A&M has implemented new technology that requires adding the license plate number of the vehicle being registered to park on campus. Your plate must be linked to your permit to verify parking permissions. Please ensure you correctly enter the license plate of the primary vehicle you will be using on campus. Staff/faculty may have up to three license plates connected to their permit. Students may have one license plate connected to their permit.