Welcome to Texas State University.
Your world is about to get bigger. There’s something for everyone in San Marcos, a vibrant community nestled along the edge of Texas Hill Country. Hike or bike through stunning scenery in more than 2,000 acres of parks and natural areas. Jump into the cool waters of the San Marcos River or wade into the Blanco. Explore dozens of locally owned boutiques, shops and restaurants within walking distance of campus, or check out live music at venues that include Cheatham Street Warehouse, where Texas State alumni and country music stars George Strait and Randy Rogers got their start.
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1 Austin is known as the Live Music Capital of the World, but there’s more IT IS THE SECOND- to the city than its legendary music venues. Just 30 minutes north of LARGEST STATE IN San Marcos, Austin is the place for you to explore parks and lakes, Texas is a great AMERICA, WITH THE soak up art and history in world-class museums, sample cuisines from SECOND-LARGEST around the world, or celebrate at music, film and food festivals. POPULATION. To the south is San Antonio, a historic city that’s been around since before Texas was Texas. Dig deep into the past at the Alamo and other place to learn. 18th-century Spanish colonial missions, stroll along the famous River Walk, sample some of the best tacos in Texas, or hop onto a thrilling roller coaster at the city’s popular amusement parks.
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2 th th FOUNDED IN 5 34 LARGEST PUBLIC LARGEST PUBLIC 1899 UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY IN IN TEXAS THE COUNTRY
34,244 4,001 38,849 UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE STUDENTS STUDENTS Your next steps STUDENTS will start your journey to where you want to be. 6,525 1,437 1,936 BACHELOR'S GRADUATE DEGREES DEGREES TOTAL FACULT Y AWARDED AWARDED IN 2016 IN 2016
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4 5 RESIDENTIAL LIFE
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If you are a freshman, you will live right on campus in one of our beautiful residence halls. You can choose from 24 locations across campus. All of them are close to facilities you will need, like the gymnasium and the library.
Residence hall rooms are furnished and include access to cable television, local telephone service When you’re and high-speed internet connections. You can share a room with up to three other people. We’ll at Texas State, match you with appropriate roommates based on how you like to live. You’ll get to know more about American culture through your roommates. you’re home.
Each residence hall has assistants who live on site. They are always ready to answer any questions you have. Our goal is to make you feel comfortable and safe in your university home.
The Department of Housing and Residential Life can provide graduate students with assistance with finding and securing off-campus housing, but students can live on campus, too. Visit reslife.txstate.edu for more information.
6 Campus Life admissions.txstate.edu/campus-life txstgradcollege.wordpress.com 300 DAYS OF SUNSHINE EACH YEAR
126+ ACRES OF RECREATIONAL AREA
SAN MARCOS RIVER IS 72°F YEAR-ROUND So many memories start at the beautiful San Marcos River, which flows 60,684 RESIDENTS IN right through our campus. SAN MARCOS
The river is home to Texas wild rice, an endangered species HOME TO THE that grows nowhere else but here. Whether you’re interested in research or relaxation, take one look at our river, and nd you’ll realize there’s no place else you’d rather be. 2 LARGEST SPRING SYSTEM IN TEXAS
8 9 Food is a great way to explore the culture of a new setting. Our campus has 10 dining locations, FOOD where you’ll find a blend of American food and meals from other cultures. There is a lot of variety so you are sure to find something you like to eat! dineoncampus.com/txstate
Restaurants in San Marcos also provide a wide range of flavors and styles.
When you need to get to class, catch a Bobcat Shuttle. The transportation system has 45 shuttles covering 10 routes around campus.
If you want to roam a little farther, the municipal bus offers services to major areas of San Marcos TRANSPORTATION along seven routes in the city, and the interurban bus connects to Austin from Monday to Friday. transportation.txstate.edu Alternate transportation options include multiple on-campus Zipcar locations, where students can rent cars by the hour or day, and The Bike Cave, our bicycle shop and workspace.
AIRPORT INFORMATION There are two international airports near San Marcos: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) and San Antonio International Airport (SAIA). Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of San Marcos; San Antonio International Airport is approximately 45 miles (80 km) south of San Keep track of the Marcos. We recommend that you choose to shuttles through arrive in Austin. our mobile app. SuperShuttle offers special pricing for ground transportation from Austin to Texas State University for students, faculty and staff. Book online at supershuttle.com.
11 INTERNATIONAL We’ve got your back! AT TEXAS STATE
txstate.edu/internationalminds Moving far from home can be difficult. We are here to help, whether you need a little assistance as you develop English skills, or whether you just want to talk to Texas State University is building strong someone because you feel homesick. At Texas State, our international partnerships through direct goal is to help you learn at every step of your journey. student and faculty engagement, collaborative projects and scholarship that spans traditional boundaries. Last year, more than 700 Texas State students chose to study in countries around the globe. We proudly welcomed more than 600 undergraduate, graduate and English language students from nearly 80 countries, while more TEXAS STATE than 80 international scholars made Texas State their home for expanding research frontiers. INTENSIVE ENGLISH (TSIE)
Texas State is committed to welcoming txstate.edu/ie international students and scholars to bring diversity, new perspectives and innovative ideas into its classrooms, laboratories and campus life. The TSIE Program offers non-credit, academic-based, With an internationally minded faculty and an intensive English classes to international students, faculty ever more globally engaged student body and and staff. The program focuses on reading, listening, university community, Texas State subscribes to a speaking, writing, grammar, American culture and test comprehensive vision of internationalization and preparation. Classes are offered four days per week nurtures the international dimensions of teaching, each semester (fall, spring and summer) for 15 weeks in learning and discovery through: the fall and spring or 10 weeks in the summer. All TSIE classes take place on campus and are conducted by professionally trained instructors with advanced degrees Student support services to enhance in foreign language education, TESOL and/or English. the international student experience and success in the classroom and beyond Through TSIE, students will take part in activities and 1. assignments to improve academic English proficiency Partnerships that advance its core academic mission and obtain the tools necessary to succeed in university- and encourage students and faculty to approach level classes. Students will be evaluated before, during global challenges and opportunities in new ways and after their participation in TSIE to ensure proficiency goals are met. TSIE helps students have a smooth and 2. successful transition from English-language training Faculty engagement that enriches research and curricula to participation in credit-bearing degree programs. to create a hub of global intellectual activities
3. Collaborative and inclusive international strategy that fosters sustainable cross-cultural opportunities
12 STUDENT SUPPORT
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CAREER SERVICES careerservices.txstate.edu Helps you with career advice, interviewing skills, résumé reviews, internships, jobs and more
COUNSELING CENTER counseling.txstate.edu Offers free and confidential sessions for a variety of personal, social, career and academic issues
DISABILITY SERVICES ods.txstate.edu Provides support services to students with disabilities, giving them the assistance they need to succeed
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE www.international.txstate.edu Serves as immigration and cultural advisers to international students and scholars, and provides services and information that facilitate cultural adjustment, social integration, retention and success
STUDENT HEALTH CENTER healthcenter.txstate.edu Promotes healthy lifestyles through education and access to affordable healthcare services
TUTORING txstate.edu/slac Assists students in a range of academic areas, including course content, study skills and test prep
WRITING CENTER writingcenter.txstate.edu Tutors students on writing projects, such as thesis, dissertation essays, research papers, cover letters and more
14 You will get personal attention to support your success when you join our university community.
PACE The Graduate College hosts events PACE stands for Personalized Academic and Career Exploration Center. It’s where counselors work with freshmen to prepare a and programs to help you learn more, strategy for academic success. When you have a plan, success is easier to achieve. do more and be more.
COMMON EXPERIENCE SHOP TALKS All incoming freshmen read a book on a theme that is chosen to Grad College Shop Talks provide presentations in key areas of your field stretch your mind. The book is discussed through lectures, films and — including efficient degree completion strategies, finding research presentations, and will help you connect with fellow students. support, disseminating your scholarship and planning for your career.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GRADUATE STUDENT APPRECIATION WEEK You can take charge of your education and set your own direction Our weeklong event celebrates the accomplishments of graduate and through the bachelor of general studies. Combine three Texas State professional students like you, with workshops, social events, wellness minors, two general studies courses and other supporting courses to classes and recreational opportunities. build your own degree.
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE FRESHMAN SEMINAR FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS University Seminar (US 1100) is a course designed to introduce you The research conference offers an opportunity for you to present to the academic life. Your instructor will help your class understand your original research and receive feedback from experienced faculty the value of a university education and help you create a passion for members. The conference is free and open to all graduate students lifelong learning. currently enrolled in colleges and universities.
16 17 Academics admissions.txstate.edu/academics gradcollege.txstate.edu/admissions 98 BACHELOR’S DEGREES
“International education cannot be the work of one country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. It calls for free 91 MASTER'S exchange and full collaboration. … The DEGREES knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which grows only when it is shared.”
Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States and a graduate of Texas State University 13 DOCTORAL DEGREES
61 COUNTRIES IN OUR STUDY-ABROAD OPTIONS
536 INDEPENDENT SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 2016
18 19 THE FREEMAN CENTER, a 3,500-acre research and educational facility, is home to programs exploring natural resource conservation, sustainable farming and forensic anthropology.
STUDY ABROAD UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRADUATE RESEARCH
This is your education studyabroad.txstate.edu txstate.edu/discover gradcollege.txstate.edu/students/research-toolkit — Education is about more than books and Faculty members encourage students to As a graduate student, you are supported your chance to make some essays. It’s about experiencing the world get involved, to ask questions and find from the beginning to the end of your firsthand, seeking information from its the answers. You’ll have opportunities to research. Faculty will help you pinpoint decisions about what you source with a sense of adventure, purpose explore your own interests through the your topic. Attend workshops that deal with and curiosity. While you’re at Texas State, Student Undergraduate Research Fund research methods, tools and resources to help join the study abroad program to travel and conduct your own research with the you develop your focus. When you're ready, want to learn and how. beyond the United States. Give your mind guidance of professors. At Texas State, you promote your work around the world with our room to grow! can make discoveries about yourself and graduate student travel funds program. the world.
20 21 I came to the U.S. as a graduate exchange student and completed my Ph.D. here. I particularly enjoy the cultural and ethnic diversity on campus and in the surrounding region, the welcoming graduate community, and the university’s highly supportive faculty and staff.
Dr. Andrea Golato Dean, The Graduate College
Outstanding professors As a former international student and international faculty member, I can attest bring a world of experience to Texas State’s commitment to fostering a global university community. Our to share with you, and students benefit from a range of excellent academic programs, a variety of research their stories reflect the opportunities, and an active, engaging faculty and learning community. openness and diversity of Dr. Vedaraman Sriraman our campus community. Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
English language learning at Texas State means new experiences, strong partnerships and lifelong friends. International students bring a wealth of capacity and energy to the Texas State campus. It’s an honor to work with such outstanding students.
Rosario Davis Associate Director, International Affairs 23 10 TEACHING GARDENS AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES AND HORTICULTURAL GREENHOUSES RIGHT ON CAMPUS
Fountain Garden Shade Garden Cowboy/Herb Gardens Pool/Tool Shed Garden Salvia/Cactus Gardens Pleasant Street Garden Zen Garden Pergola Garden You’re attuned to life cycles and nature. You Dark Crystal Garden understand that the root of human survival is Butterfly Garden found in the way we manage our food supply and in our ability to take care of our animals. You’re ready to find answers to problems that people face around the world on a daily basis.
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»» Agriculture »» Agricultural Education »» Agriculture Business and Management »» Aquatic Resources »» Agriculture Systems Management »» Aquatic Resources ** »» Animal Science »» Biology »» Consumer Affairs »» Human Nutrition »» Dietetics »» Population and Conservation Biology »» Horticultural Business »» Sustainability Studies I have always felt welcome by everyone »» Integrated Ranch and Natural »» Wildlife Ecology at Texas State. I have been fortunate to Resources Management »» Nutrition and Foods have very good professors who make »» Plant and Soil Science learning fun and interesting, and all »» Teaching the hard work is worth it. Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Nutrition and Foods »» Veterinary Medicine * Laura Gomez Borrero, Colombia Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Foods * Texas State offers course work and advising for students interested in professional fields. ** Doctoral Degree
24 25 3-DAY STARTUP
An entrepreneurship BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION event for developing and pitching real business plans to potential investors
You enjoy organizing and planning. Maybe you’d like to learn more about how to improve workflow processes to maximize efficiency or how to motivate people. You’re ready to learn the skills you need to rock the business world.
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Undergraduate Graduate
»» Accounting »» Accounting »» Advertising »» Accounting and Information Technology »» Agriculture Business and Management »» Business Administration »» Computer Information Systems »» Computer Science ** »» Concrete Industry Management »» Health Information Management Texas State University has given me »» Construction Science and Management »» Healthcare Administration much more than a college education. »» Economics »» Human Resource Management »» Engineering Technology »» Interdisciplinary Studies with a I have met lifelong friends, traveled »» Fashion Merchandising concentration in Occupational, amazing parts of the world and have »» Finance Workforce and Leadership Studies been able to accomplish much more »» Health and Fitness Management »» International Studies »» Health and Wellness Promotion »» Legal Studies than I could’ve imagined. After »» Health Information Management »» Public Administration graduation, I will always look back »» Healthcare Administration »» Materials Science, Engineering at it with adoration. »» Horticultural Business and Commercialization ** »» International Studies »» Merchandising and Consumer Studies »» Management »» Recreation Management Jiahuan Qi, China »» Marketing »» Student Affairs in Higher Education Master’s Degree in Accountancy »» Public Administration »» Technology Management »» Public Relations »» Recreational Administration »» Urban and Regional Planning OUR BUSINESS STUDENTS CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY. ** Doctoral Degree These recent graduates completed a student project doing research to benefit the San Antonio Zoo. 26 27 COMMUNICATION
You know that when ideas are communicated clearly, they can change attitudes, change opinions and change lives. You want to build a tool kit that will help you bring people and ideas together in a powerful way.
You want a degree in …
Undergraduate Graduate »»Advertising »»Communication Design I can remember feeling welcomed from »»Communication Design »»Communication Disorders »»Communication Disorders »»Communication Studies the moment I attended the Texas State »»Communication Studies »»Creative Writing orientation. One of my favorite events at »»Electronic Media »»Educational Technology Texas State University was the Transfer »»English »»International Studies »»French »»Mass Communication Students Welcome Event, which helped to »»German »»Rhetoric and Composition make me even more comfortable as a new »»International Studies »»Spanish »»Journalism »»Technical Communication student at Texas State. »»Mass Communication »»Public Relations Sarah Bindahham, Saudi Arabia »»Spanish Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies
28 29 EDUCATION
You understand that information is the key to unlocking countless doors. You’re a leader, and you want to guide others toward new and challenging paths. You’re excited about a future in which sharing your love of knowledge will make a difference in other people’s lives.
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»»Athletic Training »»High School and All-Level Teaching »»Elementary and Middle School Teaching »»Interdisciplinary Science »»Exercise and Sports Science »»Special Education 27 »»Health and Human Performance TEACHER SPECIALIZATION AREAS Texas State University has been one of Graduate education.txstate.edu/oep the most amazing experiences of my »»Adult Education »»Health Education »»Adult, Professional and Community »»Interdisciplinary Studies with a life, both educationally and socially. Education ** concentration in Occupational, I have met a lot of people, both »»Agricultural Education Workforce and Leadership Studies international students and American »»Athletic Training »»Management of Technical Education »»Developmental Education »»Mathematics Education ** students, who opened my mind to »»Developmental Education ** »»Middle School Mathematics Teaching new cultures. »»Educational Leadership »»Music Education »»Educational Technology »»Physical Education Lluvia Viridiana Jimenez, Mexico »»Elementary Education »»Reading Education »»Elementary Education-Bilingual/ »»Secondary Education Master’s Degree in Elementary Education – Bicultural »»Secondary Education (Teacher Bilingual »» Elementary Education (Teacher Fellows) Recruitment Program) »»Elementary Education (Teacher »»School Improvement ** Recruitment Program) »»Special Education »»Exercise Science »»Social Work »»Geographic Education **
** Doctoral Degree
30 31 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND HUMAN SERVICES
You’re a helper, a protector. Your world centers on others. Your goal is to provide care and services that can improve lives — perhaps even save them.
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Undergraduate Graduate OUR RESEARCH FACILITIES INCLUDE: »» Applied Sociology »» Adult Education Ability and Motor Lab »» Athletic Training »» Adult, Professional and Biomechanics/Sports Medicine Lab »» Clinical Laboratory Science Community Education ** Exercise Physiology Lab »» Communication Disorders »» Applied Sociology Human Performance Lab »» Consumer Affairs »» Athletic Training Neuromuscular Physiology Lab »» Criminal Justice »» Biochemistry »» Dentistry * »» Communication Disorders »» Dietetics »» Criminal Justice »» Exercise and Sports Science »» Criminal Justice ** NURSING STUDENTS ON A »» Family and Child Development »» Dementia and Aging Studies STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAM »» Health and Fitness Management »» Exercise Science »» Health and Wellness Promotion »» Family and Child Studies »» Health Information Management »» Family Nurse Practitioner Being an international student can »» Healthcare Administration »» Health Education be hard. It can be terrifying to be »» Law * »» Health Information Management in a new school, never mind a new »» Medicine * »» Healthcare Administration »» Nursing »» Human Resource Management country, especially when you don’t »» Nutrition and Foods »» Legal Studies have a mom or dad here and you’re »» Pharmacy * »» Physical Education »» Physical Therapy * »» Physical Therapy figuring out everything by yourself. »» Psychology »» Political Science But everyone at Texas State has been »» Radiation Therapy »» Psychological Research so welcoming, and I feel at home here. »» Recreational Administration »» Professional Counseling »» Respiratory Care »» Recreation Management Some of my professors have become »» Social Work »» Respiratory Care my ‘moms’ and ‘dads.’ It’s great to have »» Sociology »» School Improvement ** that support system. »» Veterinary Medicine * »» School Psychology »» Social Work »» Sociology Rudo Dozva, Zimbabwe »» Student Affairs in Higher Education Master’s Degree in Social Work »» Therapeutic Recreation
* Texas State offers course work and advising for students interested in professional fields. ** Doctoral Degree 32 33 HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
You’re interested in how people think, in the ways society and its members react to the past and perceive the future. Human interaction is a source of fascination for you. The world is your research lab, and you’re ready to explore it.
You want a degree in … OUR PROFESSORS UNEARTH DISCOVERIES OF SIGNIFICANCE TO Undergraduate STUDENTS AND THE WORLD.
»» Anthropology »» International Studies »» Applied Sociology »» Law * »» Criminal Justice »» Philosophy »» Economics »» Political Science »» English »» Public Administration »» French »» Psychology »» Geography »» Sociology »» German »» Spanish »» History After the earthquake in Nepal, Graduate my family had to be resettled.
»» Anthropology »» Interdisciplinary Studies with a Within three weeks, my advisor and »» Applied Philosophy and Ethics Concentration in Occupational, others in my department helped »» Applied Sociology Workforce and Leadership Studies »» Communication Design »» International Studies me get my ticket to go back home. »» Communication Studies »» Literature People here are helpful, kind and »» Creative Writing »» Merchandising and Consumer Studies generous. They are like family »» Criminal Justice »» Mass Communication »» Criminal Justice ** »» Political Science members. During Thanksgiving, »» Geographic Information Science »» Psychological Research our department has a tradition of »» Geographic Information Science ** »» Public Administration a big potluck dinner, so we don’t »» Geography »» Rhetoric and Composition »» Geography ** »» School Psychology feel like we are away from home. »» Geography Resource and »» Sociology Environmental Studies »» Spanish Upendra Bahadur Bom, Nepal »» History »» Sustainability Studies Doctoral Degree in Geography »» Technical Communication
* Texas State offers course work and advising for students interested in professional fields. ** Doctoral Degree 34 35 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH
You’re curious about the natural world. You’re not content to simply accept the way things have always been done. You want to explore how a greater understanding of science and technology can improve our lives.
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Undergraduate
»» Agriculture »» Construction Science and »» Medicine * »» Animal Science Management »» Microbiology »» Applied Mathematics »» Dentistry * »» Nutrition and Foods »» Aquatic Biology »» Dietetics »» Pharmacy * »» Architecture * »» Electrical Engineering »» Physical Geography »» Athletic Training »» Engineering Technology »» Physical Therapy * »» Biochemistry »» Exercise and Sports »» Physics »» Biology Science »» Resource and »» Chemistry »» Geographic Information Environmental Studies »» Clinical Laboratory Science »» Technology Management Science »» Geography »» Urban and Regional »» Computer Information »» Industrial Engineering Planning Systems »» Interdisciplinary Science »» Veterinary Medicine * Coming to Texas State has »» Computer Science »» Manufacturing »» Water Resources been a really great experience. I »» Concrete Industry Engineering »» Wildlife Biology Management »» Mathematics accomplished a lot during my two Graduate years here. I finished my master’s,
»» Applied Mathematics »» Geography »» Mathematics and I’m going to stay in the United »» Aquatic Resources »» Geography ** »» Mathematics Education ** States to do my Ph.D. I feel like »» Aquatic Resources ** »» Geographic Education ** »» Middle School »» Athletic Training »» Geographic Information Mathematics Teaching I can do great things here. »» Biochemistry Science »» Physical Education »» Biology »» Geographic Information »» Physical Therapy Sepideh Maleki, Iran »» Chemistry Science ** »» Physics Master’s Degree in Computer Science »» Communication Disorders »» Geography Resource and »» Population and »» Computer Science Environmental Studies Conservation Biology »» Computer Science ** »» Human Nutrition »» Software Engineering Winner of the Council of Southern »» Educational Technology »» Materials Physics »» Sustainability Studies Graduate Schools (CSGS) Outstanding »» Engineering »» Materials Science, »» Technology Management Master’s Thesis Award in Mathematics, »» Exercise Science Engineering and »» Wildlife Ecology »» Family Nurse Practitioner Commercialization ** Physical Sciences and Engineering
* Texas State offers course work and advising for students interested in professional fields. ** Doctoral Degree 36 37 OUR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SHOWCASES OUR TALENTED STUDENTS IN VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROFESSIONAL QUALITY PRODUCTIONS.
You express your thoughts through dance, music, theatre and art. It’s more than just an interest — it’s your passion, your calling. You have so much to say, and you want to find new ways to say it.
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Undergraduate
»» Advertising »» Music »» Architecture * »» Music Performance Texas State University has given me »» Art »» Music Studies opportunities to grow and learn. I have »» Art History »» Musical Theatre passionate teachers, and the student »» Communication Design »» Photography »» Dance »» Sound Recording Technology community is very diverse and welcoming »» Electronic Media »» Studio Art toward international students. »» Interior Design »» Theatre Ruth Ocampo, Ecuador Graduate Bachelor’s Degree in Music
»» Communication Design »» Music Education »» Music »» Theatre
* Texas State offers course work and advising for students interested in professional fields.
38 39 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS TRADITIONS
studentorgs.txstate.edu admissions.txstate.edu/traditions You want to fit in We offer about 400 student organizations At Texas State, school spirit is contagious. covering just about every interest You’ll catch it at our athletic events, and stand out. imaginable. Whether you want to create where fans gather to cheer for the home a professional network, take part in team. You’ll feel it in the Quad, a tree- ATHLETICS social justice or environmental issues, lined walkway that buzzes with energy txstatebobcats.com or just have some fun, you’ll find your when students walk to class. And you’ll We’ll make sure you have every opportunity to do both. place here. Check out the list of student show it on Spirit Fridays, when students, MEN’S organizations with Facebook pages at faculty and staff wear our school colors, baseball, basketball, cross country, txstate.edu/social. maroon and gold, with pride. football, golf, track and field
WOMEN’S basketball, cross country, golf, track and field, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball
40 APPLICATION
admissions.txstate.edu/future/international Ready to gradcollege.txstate.edu/international apply? INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION DATES AND DEADLINES WE’RE HERE TO HELP WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY March 1 Fall HAVE ALONG THE WAY. March 1 Summer IN FALL 2016 WE October 1 Spring WELCOMED GRADUATE
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Office of Undergraduate Admissions 429 North Guadalupe Street San Marcos, TX 78666-4607 Phone: 512.245.2364 Fax: 512.245.8100 Email: [email protected] 1,343 Website: admissions.txstate.edu/international GRADUATE STUDENTS The Graduate College 601 University Drive San Marcos, TX 78666-4684 Phone: 512.245.2581 Fax: 512.245.8365 Email: [email protected] Website: gradcollege.txstate.edu/international
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43 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION GRADUATE ADMISSION To ensure you are considered for admission, complete the following steps by the admissions.txstate.edu/future/international gradcollege.txstate.edu/international appropriate deadline. Deadlines for international students differ from those for U.S. citizens. We recommend checking the deadlines for scholarship and assistantship opportunities so 2 you don’t miss out. STEPS 1 STEPS 1 TO TO SUBMIT SUBMIT YOUR SUBMIT YOUR NONREFUNDABLE APPLY APPLICATION APPLY APPLICATION APPLICATION HEALTH INSURANCE FEES REQUIREMENTS
University policy requires all international students on non-immigrant F and J visa classifications to have health insurance coverage while attending Texas State University. 3 5 2 3 4 SUBMIT SUBMIT »» International students must purchase SEND YOUR SUBMIT OFFICIAL SEND YOUR TEST TRANSCRIPTS PROGRAM the international student health SCHOOL TOEFL OR IELTS SCORES AND REQUIREMENTS plan endorsed by the university. DOCUMENTS SCORES CERTIFICATES »» Students must purchase the health insurance directly through Academic Health Plans (AHP) prior to the first day of classes. »» Students with existing health insurance plans may qualify for a waiver by submitting information to AHP.
7 Questions about the 4 5 6 8 international student SUBMIT OFFICIAL COMPLETE NEXT COMPLETE NEXT health insurance requirement AWAIT AWAIT TRANSCRIPTS STEPS AFTER STEPS AFTER NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION AND should be directed to the ADMISSION ADMISSION International Office at CERTIFICATES [email protected] or through their website at www.international.txstate. edu/insurance.
44 45 FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS
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2017 – 2018 ESTIMATED EXPENSES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS $21.5 Undergraduate Living Expenses and Required Fees financialaid.txstate.edu/scholarships/international million Tuition Fees (12 hours/semester) $18,672 Room and Board $11,227 International students are encouraged to IN SCHOLARSHIP apply for academic scholarships at Texas State. FUNDS AWARDED Living Expenses (12 months) $18,619 Books and Supplies $1,027 IN 2016 There are a limited number of scholarships Total (12 months) $37,291 Transportation $2,507 and grants that are available specifically for you, and most competitive scholarships at Personal and Misc. $2,093 Texas State may be awarded regardless of whether or not you are a U.S. citizen. Graduate Health Insurance (annually)* $1,645 ANY QUESTIONS? Tuition Fees (9 hours/semester) $14,962 International Operations Fee** $120 For more information on how to apply for scholarships, visit finaid.txstate.edu/ Our team of financial aid and Living Expenses (12 months) $18,619 Total $18,619 scholarships/international. scholarship professionals is Total (12 months) $33,581 *Students are required to purchase the university here to help: health insurance before the start of the semester. SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES ** International Students are required to pay an Financial Aid and Scholarships International Operations Fee of $60 each semester, 601 University Drive which is nonrefundable. December 15 Freshman scholarship deadline J.C. Kellam Building, Suite 240 March 1 Transfer scholarship deadline San Marcos, TX 78666-4684 March 1 Graduate scholarship deadline +1.512.245.2315
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