Policies

Texas State Academic Probation and Suspension Policy

• Academic Warning: Students whose Texas State GPA has initially fallen below 2.00 are placed on Academic Warning and must raise their cumulative Texas State GPA to at least 2.00 to return to Good Academic Standing.
• Academic Probation: Students already on Academic Warning who fail to raise their cumulative Texas State GPA to at least 2.00 in the subsequent enrolled semester are placed on Academic Probation and must either (a) raise their cumulative Texas State GPA to at least 2.00 to return to Good Academic Standing, or (b) earn a semester GPA at Texas State of at least 2.25 to remain on Academic Probation.
• Academic Suspension: Students on Academic Probation who fail to reach a cumulative Texas State GPA of at least 2.00 or to earn a semester GPA at Texas State of at least 2.25 are placed on Academic Suspension. Suspended students are permitted to complete pre-enrolled correspondence or extension courses but are otherwise prohibited from enrolling at Texas State for a duration of (1) one semester if suspended for the first time; (2) two calendar years if suspended for the second time; or (3) indefinitely if suspended for a third or more time. Students returning to Texas State following an Academic Suspension must apply for readmission and will re-enter on Academic Warning. 
• Further information regarding Academic Probation and Suspension policies are available in the Undergraduate Catalog. 
• Students not in Good Academic Standing with the University will have an Academic Standing hold placed on their account that will prevent them from registering or making any changes to future class schedules. To have the hold cleared, students must be advised by an academic advisor to discuss semester planning and review GPA calculations.
• Please Note: McCoy College students pursuing a BBA degree program whose Texas State GPA falls below a 2.0 at the conclusion of any semester (fall, summer, spring) are also placed on Restricted Status.

McCoy College Restricted Status Policy

• BBA students on Restricted Status must increase their Texas State GPA to at least 2.0 in the subsequent semester or their McCoy College admission status will be terminated. When a student’s McCoy College admission status is terminated, their admission to the business school is voided and their major is updated to Pre-Business with University Advising. 
  • If they wish to return to McCoy College and pursue a business degree, they must re-apply for internal admission to McCoy College once their Texas State GPA is above 2.0 and they meet all other internal admission requirements. 
  • If they are no longer interested in pursuing a business degree, they will need to schedule an advising appointment with the advising center that oversees the major they wish to declare. For a list of majors offered at Texas State, please visit Find the Advisor.   
• Please Note: Students with an Overall GPA below a 2.0 are not eligible to enroll in “new” (not previously taken) upper-division (3000-4000 level) business courses. With permission, a student may repeat no more than six hours of upper-division courses.

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• Bachelor degree program requirements are reviewed and published every academic year in the Undergraduate Catalog.
• Students are assigned a catalog year for their degree when they first enroll at Texas State. Catalog years designate what specific degree requirements must be completed to officially graduate from Texas State.
• Catalog years expire after 6 calendar years. If a student has not graduated by the time their catalog year expires, they are required to be moved to the next active catalog year and are subject to complete any new requirements in the newer catalog.

To be eligible for the Dean's List at the close of any fall or spring semester, an undergraduate student must have earned a minimum Texas State GPA of 3.5 in that semester and have completed at least 12 credit hours. Hours and grades earned through Texas State correspondence, testing, and developmental course are not counted in the hours required to be eligible for Dean's List nor in the GPA calculation for Dean's List. Extension courses and Graduate courses also do not count for Dean's List calculation.

1st Bachelor's Degree:

• All baccalaureate degrees for McCoy College require a minimum of 120 semester hours
  • 36 advanced (3000- or 4000-level)
  • 24 must be advanced hours at Texas State
  • 12 must be advanced hours in the major at Texas State

2nd Bachelor's Degree:

• All post-baccalaureate degrees for McCoy College require a minimum of 30 new hours of coursework
  • 24 must be advanced hours at Texas State
  • 12 must be advanced hours in the major at Texas State

Texas Education Code §54.014 specifies that resident undergraduate students may be subject to a higher tuition rate for attempting excessive hours at any Texas public institution of higher education while classified as a resident student for tuition purposes. You can read more about the Excessive Hours Fee here.

Before graduating from Texas State, first and second baccalaureate students must satisfy the following minimum grade requirements:

B.B.A Students:

• Texas State GPA of 2.00
• Business GPA* of 2.25
• Minor GPA of 2.00 (if applicable)
• Accounting Major GPA of 2.50 (for Accounting majors only)
• Finance Major GPA of 2.25 (for Finance majors only)

*The business GPA consists of all business core curriculum courses and major courses combined.

B.A. Economics Students:

• Texas State GPA of 2.00
• Economics Major GPA of 2.25
• Minor GPA of 2.00

Course Repeat Policy:

• When a course is taken more than once from Texas State, the last grade will replace the first grade earned (for better or worse). The second grade (first repeat) and all subsequent grades (repeats) are included in computing the Texas State hours attempted, grade points earned, and GPA. W, I, PR, and RP grades are excluded.
• A course taken for transfer credit must be repeated as transfer credit to count as a repeat. When a course is taken more than once from a transfer institution, the second grade (first repeat) and all subsequent grades (repeats) are included in computing the overall hours attempted, overall grade points earned, and GPA. “W” and “I” grades are excluded.

Course Repeat Fee:

• The Texas Legislature eliminated funding to higher education for courses that are attempted three or more times. In order to compensate for this loss of state funding, Texas Education Code 54.014 specifies that students attempting a course for the third or more time may be charged a fee in addition to the tuition charged for the course. Texas State University has chosen to assess the supplementary fee to those students attempting a course more than twice. An attempted course is defined as any course in which a grade is earned on the transcript, including repeated courses and courses dropped with a grade of "W". 
• For repeat fee exemptions/exclusions, see the Course Repeat Fee page on the Student Business Services website.

To qualify for graduation with a bachelor's degree, a student must complete through Texas State coursework, at least 25 percent of the minimum number of semester credit hours required for the degree; within this requirement, at least 24 semester credit hours must be advanced (junior or senior) and at least 12 hours of the advanced work must be completed in the major at Texas State. Additionally, at least 24 semester credit hours of the last 30 hours completed that are required for the degree must be taken at Texas State. Correspondence, extension, and off-campus coursework completed through Texas State may be applied toward residency requirements. Credit-by-examination may not be applied toward residency.

Transfer Community/Junior College Credit:

• For BBA Students: Up to 72 hours of transferable community college and junior college credit may be applied toward your degree requirements. NOTE: Students must complete at least 50% of their business courses at Texas State.
• For BA Economics Students: Only 66 hours of transferable community college and junior college credit may be applied toward your degree requirements.
  • Effective for the fall 2024 and subsequent catalog years, up to 72 hours of transferable community college and junior college credit may be applied towards your degree requirements. 

Transfer University/4-year Institution College Credit:

• All hours of transferable college credit earned at another university or 4-year institution may be applied toward your degree at Texas State. However, you will still be required to meet Texas State Residency requirements (see Residency Policy section) and fulfill all specified courses listed in your degree program.

Transfer Military College Credit:

• In compliance with Texas Education Code 51.3042, eligible former members of the military who are admitted or readmitted as an undergraduate will be awarded two hours of "course credit" for all physical education courses required by the institution for any undergraduate degree," and an additional 12 hours of "military education" credit, which may be applied to satisfy any free elective requirements. For additional information, see the Undergraduate Catalog.

Under Texas Education Code §54.0065, qualified students will receive up to a $1,000 tuition rebate upon graduation from Texas State. To determine eligibility for the rebate it is particularly important to follow the advice and counsel of an academic advisor. Application for the rebate must be made no sooner than the first day of the semester of graduation and no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday immediately following commencement. Late applications are not accepted. Failure to graduate will require reapplication for the rebate for the next semester of eligibility.

Read more about Tuition Rebate Eligibility.   

In order to graduate, all students are required to complete nine hours of Writing Intensive (WI) coursework at Texas State. Students will fulfill these hours upon successful completion of WI-designated courses within their general education core, business core, and/or major coursework if taken at Texas State.