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Honor Societies
The following honor societies are open to qualified Texas State students. More information may be obtained through Campus Activities and Student Organizations (CASO) at For a complete list of all Honor Societies, see the Registered Student Organizations website at www.studentorgs.txstate.edu.
Alpha Chi
Alpha Chi is a national honor society, which promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among undergraduate college and university students and honors those who achieve such distinc- tion. To qualify for membership, a student must be a first-time undergraduate, a junior or senior (having attained no less than 60 credit hours), have a minimum Texas State GPA of 3.50 on at least 45 semester hours at Texas State. Alpha Chi is the oldest honor society at Texas State, founded in 1922. Membership in the honor society is indicated on the student’s transcript. For more information, contact Dr. Ronald Brown at 245.3579 or [email protected].
Alpha Lambda Delta
Alpha Lambda Delta is a national academic honor society for fresh- men that honors academic excellence during a student’s first year in college. Its purpose is to encourage superior academic achievement among students in their first year in institutions of higher educa- tion, to promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and to assist women and men in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their roles in society. Membership is open to all freshmen who are registered for a full course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree, who achieve a minimum scholastic average of 3.50 (based on grades of the first full semester or on the cumulative average of the first year in college), and who have paid the initiation and lifetime membership fee. For more information, contact Diann McCabe at 245.2209 or [email protected].
Golden Key National Honor Society
Golden Key recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence in all undergraduate fields, supports the faculty and administration in developing and maintaining high academic standards, provides economic assistance by means of annual schol- arships, and promotes altruistic conduct through volunteer service to Texas State and community. The Golden Key National Honor Society accepts students who have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.40, have completed 60 college hours, 25 of which must have been taken at Texas State, have filed a Member Data Form, and have paid the initiation and lifetime membership fee. For more information, contact Glenn Tanner at 245.3579 or [email protected].
DEGREES AND PROGRAMS Texas State University-San Marcos offers a full range of programs in the applied arts, business administration, education, the fine arts, general studies, health professions, the liberal arts, and sciences. This section of the catalog gives basic information about the under- graduate degrees, majors, minors, and alternative curricula avail- able at Texas State. Certificate and degree programs are approved in accordance with guidelines provided by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and The Texas State University System.
All specialized programs rest on the broad foundation of general education core curriculum required of all students. For informa- tion about Texas State’s general education core curriculum, see the University College section of this catalog.
Undergraduate Degrees Offered at Texas State Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BAIS) Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (BESS) Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) Bachelor of Health and Wellness Promotion (BHWP) Bachelor of Healthcare Administration (BHA) Bachelor of Music (BM) Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) Bachelor of Science (BS) Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSAG) Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science (BSCLS) Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders (BSCD) Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (BSCJ) Bachelor of Science in Health Informaion Management (BSHIM) Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences (BSFCS) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy (BSRT) Bachelor of Science in Recreational Administration (BSRA) Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care (BSRC) Bachelor of Science in Technology (BST) Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
Special Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
The following requirements apply to all Bachelor of Arts programs.
Minor Requirement
A minor is required and may be selected from any of the Texas State approved minors.
Science Requirement
In addition to completing the mathematics and natural science requirements of the general education core curriculum, students must complete one additional science course (3-4 hours) from anthropology (biological anthropology only), biology, chemistry, computer science, geography (physical geography only), geology, mathematics, philosophy (logic only), and physics.
Modern Language Requirement
A proficiency level of successful completion of American Sign Language, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, or Spanish 2310 and 2320. Most students will need to complete 1410 and 1420 as prerequisites before attempting 2310.
English Requirement
Two semesters of literature selected from ENG 2310, 2320, 2330, 2340, 2359, or 2360.
Special Requirements for the Bachelor of Science
The following requirement applies to all Bachelor of Science programs.
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Minor Requirement
A minor is required and may be selected from any of the Texas State approved minors.
Undergraduate Degree Programs Offered at Texas State
The table on the following pages lists all undergraduate majors as they would appear on a diploma and transcript. Please note that a number of these programs have additional emphases, specializations, or concentrations available. Additional provisions, such as English, foreign language, and/or science requirements, may apply to the various degree and major programs listed. Please refer to the catalog page(s) indicated for more specific information about the program.
Major Degree Minimum Hours
Minor Teacher Cert. Accounting BBA 120 Agriculture BSAG 120 Optional Agriculture-Animal Science
BSAG 120
Agriculture-Business and Management
BSAG 120
Anthropology BA 120 Required Anthropology BS 120 Required Applied Arts and Sciences
BAAS 120 Optional
Applied Mathematics BS 120 Required Applied Sociology BS 120 Art BA 126 Required Athletic Training BS 123 Biochemistry BS 120 Required Biology BS 120 Required Biology-Aquatic Biology BS 120 Required Biology-Microbiology BS 120 Required Biology-Wildlife Biology BS 133 Chemistry BS 120 Required Clinical Laboratory Science
BSCLS 137
Communication Design BFA 124 Communication Disorders
BSCD 120
Communication Studies BA 120 Required Optional Computer Information Systems
BBA 120
Computer Science BA 120 Required Optional Computer Science BS 120 Required Optional Concrete Industry Management
BST 123 Required
Criminal Justice BSCJ 120 Criminal Justice- Corrections
BSCJ 120
Criminal Justice- Law Enforcement
BSCJ 120
Dance BFA 120 Required Optional Economics BA 120 Required Economics BBA 120
Electrical Engineering BS 137 Engineering Technology BST 124 English BA 120 Required Optional Exercise and Sports Science
BESS 120 Required Optional
Family and Child Development
BSFCS 120 Optional
Family and Consumer Sciences
BSFCS 120 Required Optional
Fashion Merchandising BSFCS 120 Required Finance BBA 120 French BA 120 Required Optional General Studies BGS 120 Geography BA 120 Required Geography BS 120 Required Optional Geography-Geographic Information Science
BS 120 Required
Geography-Physical Geography
BS 120 Required
Geography-Resource and Environmental Studies
BS 120 Required
Geography-Urban and Regional Planning
BS 120 Required
Geography-Water Studies
BS 120 Required
German BA 120 Required Optional Health and Fitness Management
BESS 120 Required
Health and Wellness Promotion
BHWP 120 Required Optional
Health Information Management
BSHIM 123
Healthcare Administration
BHA 120
History BA 120 Required Optional Industrial Engineering BS 135 Industrial Technology BST 120 Optional Industrial Technology- Construction Technology
BST 124
Industrial Technology- Manufacturing Technology
BST 120
Interdisciplinary Studies BS 120 Yes Interior Design BSFCS 121 International Studies BAIS 120 Required International Studies- Interamerican Studies
BAIS 120 Required
International Studies- International Relations
BAIS 120 Required
Jazz Studies BM 126 Management BBA 120 Optional Manufacturing Engineering
BS 132
Marketing BBA 120 Mass Communication BA 120 Required
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Theatre 18 Value Studies 18 Women’s Studies 18 Writing 24
Undergraduate Certificates Offered at Texas State
Undergraduate Certificate Programs
Department/School Require- ments Computer Information Systems
Computer Information Systems & Quantitative Methods
18 SCH
Environmental Interpreta- tion
Geography 15 SCH
Geographic Information Systems
Geography 16 SCH
Health Information Privacy & Security
Health Information Manage- ment
16 SCH
Interamerican Studies International Studies 21 SCH Latin American Business Business Administration 21 SCH Southeast Asian Studies International Studies 18 SCH Water Resources Policy Geography 13 SCH
Pre-Professional Curricula
Students preparing to study architecture, pharmacy, physical therapy, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, engineering, or law should enroll in the degree plan as suggested by the advisors listed below. Before each registration, the student should consult his or her advisor.
Architecture
Architectural degree programs are offered as four, five and/or six year options. Schools offering Architectural programs in Texas include The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at San Antonio, The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Tech University, The University of Houston, Rice University, and Texas A&M University. Majors include areas associated with architec- tural design, architectural engineering, regional and city planning, and landscape architecture.
Those courses accepted by most architecture schools are: ENG 1310, 1320, MATH 1315, 1317, HIST 1310, 1320, POSI 2310, 2320, PHYS 1410, 1420 and physical education activities, two semester hours. Other courses could be selected based on the selected school, architectural major, and student’s background. Selected options in architecture use a broad based general academic or liberal arts program as a foundation to build the degree plan, while others will use only a minimum of these courses.
Because of the many choices of curricula in the field of architecture, all pre-architecture students, from the time they first enroll, should regularly consult with their advisor in selecting courses. Failure to do so may result in loss of transfer credit. Even courses accepted for transfer credit by another university may not apply toward a degree in architecture. Only those courses acceptable by the dean of the student’s elected architecture school may be counted toward the corresponding degree. For more information contact the Department of Technology.
Health Professions Programs
Students interested in health professions programs should visit or contact the College of Health Professions Academic Advising Center. Information about the following fields is available: clinical laboratory science, communication disorders, healthcare admin- istration, health information management, nursing, radiation therapy, and respiratory care. Although the College does not offer occupational therapy, it does provide pre-professional advising.
Dentistry
The DEAP student enters and completes the accelerated under- graduate curriculum at Texas State. The Texas State curriculum includes a minimum of 93 semester credit hours which can usually be completed in 3 years, 60 of these hours must be earned in resi- dence at Texas State. Advanced placement and dual credit hours shall not be counted in the minimum of 60 hours in residence at Texas State. For more information contact the Department of Biology. The following courses are required:
General Education Core Curriculum (47 hours):
- ENG 1310 and 1320 (6 hours)
- COMM 1310 (3 hours)
- MATH 2321 (3 hours)
- CHEM 1141, 1341, 1142 and 1342 (8 hours)
- 1 course from: ENG 2310, 2320, 2330, 2340, 2359 or 2360 (3 hours)
- PHIL 1305 or 1320 (3 hours)
- ART or DAN or MU or TH 2313 (3 hours)
- HIST 1310 and 1320 (6 hours)
- POSI 2310 and 2320 (6 hours)
- 1 course from: ANTH 1312, ECO 2301, GEO 1310, PSY 1300, SOCI 1310, or ECO 2314 (3 hours)
- 2 1-hour courses in PFW (2 hours)
- US 1100 (1 hour)
Major Courses (27 hours):
- BIO 1430, 1431, and 2450 (12 hours)
- 1 course from: BIO 2400 or 2 410, or 2411 (4 hours)
- 1 course from: BIO 3461 or 3465 or 4441 (4 hours)
- BIO 4416 (4 hours)
- BIO 4301 (3 hours) Support Courses (19 hours):
- MATH 2331 (3 hours)
- PHYS 1410 and 1420 (8 hours)
- CHEM 2141, 2341, 2142 and 2342 (8 hours)
Law
All accredited law schools in the state-Baylor University, Southern Methodist University, South Texas School of Law, St. Mary’s University, Texas Southern University, Texas Tech University, The University of Houston, Texas Wesleyan, and The University of Texas at Austin-require the following from applicants prior to admission: (1) a bachelor’s degree, (2) superior grades, and (3) a satisfactory score on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
It is strongly recommended that as many of the following courses be taken during the junior and senior years as the major curriculum permits: ECO 2314, 2315; FIN 3301, BLAW 2361, 3362; GEO 3320,
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4338; HIST 3315, 3316, 3344, 3349; PHIL 2330, 3320-3321, 3331-
3332, 3340; POSI 3310, 3311, 3314, 4302, 4303, 4304, 4311, 4361;
COMM 4331; and SOCI 3307 (or POSI 3377), 3308, 3343.
Pre-law students are urged to consult a pre-law representative, as appropriate, from the various colleges: Dr. David Perkins, Department of Criminal Justice; Dr. Alexis Stokes, McCoy College of Business Administration; Dr. Vincent Luizzi, Department of Philosophy; and Dr. Paul Kens and Dr. Ken Ward, Department of Political Science. The pre-law student should also become familiar with the services available through the Student Learning Assistance Center. For more information contact your pre-law representative.
Medicine
Medical schools recommend an appropriate bachelor’s degree for entrance. A suggested program that will satisfy pre-medical requirements is as follows: CHEM 1141 and 1341; 1142 and 1342; 2141 and 2341; 2142 and 2342; BIO 1430, 1431, 2400 or 2411, 2450; PHYS 1410, 1420; MATH 2321 and 2331 (or 2417 and 2471); ENG 1310, 1320. For more information contact the Department of Biology pre-health advisor, www.bio.txstate.edu/ prehealthadvising.
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is a six-year program, two years of which may be taken at Texas State. The following courses are required for the six pharmacy schools in Texas (The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Houston, Texas Southern University, Texas A&M University- Kingsville, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, and Incarnate Word University): BIO 1430, 1431; CHEM 1141 and 1341; 1142 and 1342; 2141 and 2341; 2142 and 2342; HIST 1310, 1320; PHYS 1410; POSI 2310, 2320. Requirements for mathemat- ics, English and other courses vary according to the pharmacy school. Consequently, it is imperative that pre-pharmacy students consult with the advisor prior to and during their pre-pharmacy program. For more information contact the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Physical Therapy
The physical therapy profession requires a post-baccalaureate degree in order to practice; Texas State offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree program. For more information, contact the Department of Physical Therapy or visit www.health.txstate.edu/ pt. The Department of Physical Therapy does not require a specific undergraduate degree in order to gain entrance into their program. However, the Department of Health, Human Performance (HHP) offers an undergraduate degree program that will prepare students to enter the application process for a physical therapy graduate program. The main focus of this program is to combine the back- ground courses required for entrance to physical therapy programs with quality support courses from the Exercise and Sports Science majors. This program provides a strong academic degree and a pre- physical therapy program that will enable students to be competitive as they apply to master level physical therapy graduate programs.
Students will be required to take existing courses used as pre- requisites for the Texas State Physical Therapy Graduate Program and other courses from Texas State program in Exercise and Sports Science. See the HHP Department section of the catalog for
specific course requirements in the degree plan for the Exercise and Sports Science major emphasis in Pre-Physical Therapy.
Students will declare Exercise and Sports Science as their under- graduate major and Pre-Physical Therapy as their emphasis. Students will register with the College of Education Undergraduate Advising Center and in order to seek degree advice. Students will follow the degree plan formulated by the HHP Department, with exceptions approved by the College of Education Undergraduate Advising Center upon advice from the HHP Department.
Veterinary Medicine
The only College of Veterinary Medicine in Texas is at Texas A&M University. Prior to admission, students must complete at least 64 hours of course work, which constitutes a pre-veterinary program. At Texas State, all students must choose a major in one of the 4-year bachelor’s programs. While any major is acceptable, majors in Agriculture/Animal Science, Biology or Chemistry most nearly parallel the courses required in the pre-veterinary program. Required courses are as follows: AG 3301 or BIO 2450; AG 3325 or 4325; BIO 1430, 2400; CHEM 1141/1341, 1142/1342, 2141/2341, 2142/2342, and CHEM 3375 or 4375; ENG 1310, 3 hours literature, 3303; COMM 2338; MATH 1329 or 2471 or AG 3352; and PHYS 1410, 1420. Formal applications for the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A & M are available online at www.cvm.tamu.edu/dcvm/ admissions/application.shtml after May 1 of each year, and must be submitted on or before October 1 in order to be considered for the succeeding fall class. Additional application information may be obtained by calling the Texas A & M Dean’s Office at 979.862. or on their website www.cvm.tamu.edu.
Applicants must have an overall grade point ratio of 2.90 or better or a 3.10 grade point ratio or better over the last 45 semester credits completed (“A”=4.00 grade points).
Applicants must submit scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) before September 30. Failure to do so may disqualify the applicant for consideration during the current cycle. Please refer to Texas A & M’s website at www.cvm.tamu.edu for further information.
Advising for students at Texas State who wish to pursue the pre-professional curriculum in veterinary medicine is available by contacting the Pre-Veterinary Advisor in the Department of Agriculture, or by appointment with the Office of the Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843 979.862.1169.
Multicultural Course Designation
In support of an increasingly diverse student body, Texas State is dedi- cated to increasing multiculturalism in the curriculum. Thus, courses are identified in the catalog and schedule of classes that offer students an opportunity to enhance their multicultural competence.
Classification System. The multicultural classification system helps Texas State track multicultural courses to determine the level at which we are providing U.S. and international diversity issues in the curriculum. The system is an accountability measure that is used as a tool to help departments/schools and colleges communicate
