Your personalized TXST Future Bobcat Portal shows your next steps, deadlines, and remaining requirements. You’ll also find your New Bobcat Enrollment Profile here once you become Enrollment Ready. Log in often to stay on track and get important updates.
What Is New Bobcat Enrollment?
Academic Advising’s New Bobcat Enrollment is a streamlined onboarding process designed to facilitate your first-semester registration at Texas State University. By sharing key details about your earned credits, intended major, and test scores, our Academic Advising team will build a customized first-semester course plan and register you for degree-applicable courses that keep you on your path to graduation.
What to Expect from the New Bobcat Enrollment Process?
Our Academic Advising team will review the information you submit and build a personalized course recommendation plan just for you.
While individual advising appointments are not part of this step, you are not on your own:
- Our team is here to answer questions and provide support along the way
- You will be assigned an academic advisor at the start of the fall semester
- You will meet with your advisor during your first semester to continue planning your path
When Will I Receive My Schedule?
One week before your scheduled New Student Orientation (NSO), your advising hold will be lifted, and you will receive an email from Academic Advising with:
- Access to your personalized course recommendation plan
- Your fall schedule
- Instructions for making changes (if needed)
- Information about your advising center
- What to expect from your academic experience at NSO, including registration support
Your Steps to Get Enrolled
To help you enroll in your first-semester schedule, we’ve broken down New Bobcat Enrollment into an easy-to-follow process. Click on each step below to learn more.
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Access Your New Bobcat Enrollment Profile
Unlock your New Bobcat Enrollment Profile in your TXST Future Bobcat Portal by confirming your major, signing up for New Student Orientation, and finalizing housing requirements.
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Complete and Submit Your New Bobcat Enrollment Profile Before NSO
Your profile gathers essential advising and registration information - such as your major confidence, earned and in-progress college credits, and test scores - so we can offer proper course recommendations.
Submit your New Bobcat Enrollment Profile no later than two weeks before your NSO session.
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We Build Your Course Plan & Register You
After you submit your New Bobcat Enrollment Profile, our academic advisors will use the information you provided on earned credit and test scores to create a Course Recommendation Plan and register you in 12-15 hours of degree-applicable coursework aligned with your path to graduation.
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You’re Registered for Your First Semester!
A week before your scheduled NSO session, you will receive an email from our Academic Advising Team containing details on how to access your Course Recommendation Plan, review your course schedule, steps for making adjustments to your schedule, how to connect with your advising center, and what to expect from your Academic Experience at NSO.
TXST Future Bobcat Portal
Your Questions, Answered
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What’s the difference between New Bobcat Enrollment and full advising?
New Bobcat Enrollment (NBE) is a streamlined way to enroll you in classes for your first semester. Full advising, which comes later, is where you’ll discuss long-term academic goals, career plans, and any major changes in detail.
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Do I need to meet with an Academic Advisor to enroll in courses?
No. After we receive your New Bobcat Enrollment Profile, we will design a course recommendation plan and enroll you in courses, lift your New Student Advising hold, and email you with this information and registration resources.
You can modify your schedule at that time with the course recommendation plan created as a guide.
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Will I be advised/enrolled at my in-person NSO?
We highly encourage you to complete your New Bobcat Enrollment Profile as soon as possible to secure your first semester courses.
If you are not enrolled by your in-person NSO date, our team will assist you with the process when you are on campus for NSO.
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Do I still need to attend the in-person NSO?
Yes. New Student Orientation is a required and important component of your enrollment at Texas State. At NSO, you are introduced to Texas State's vibrant community, learn about the support and resources you can access as a student, and connect with other new Bobcats!
Failure to attend NSO will result in a hold on your account. If you were already enrolled in courses, you will be dropped from these courses and will not be allowed to reenroll until you attend an NSO session.
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What if my TSI scores or exemptions aren’t finalized yet?
To proceed with enrollment, we need TSI records—passing scores, partial scores, or an official exemption—on file. If we don’t have them, your enrollment will be paused until we do. These scores ensure we place you in the correct level of courses.
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How will I know when I’m officially enrolled?
We’ll email you once we finalize your schedule and remove your New Student Advising Hold. At that point, you can see your course recommendation plan in the NavigateTXST app, the classes we enrolled you in your Texas State Self-Service system, and make any changes by consulting your plan and utilizing our registration resources.
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How can I get help modifying/registering for courses my advisor recommended?
If you have questions about the course recommendations plan provided, please contact your advising center.
If you have registration-related questions or are having issues registering for courses, please contact the TXST One Stop.
We have created an easy-to-follow page to help determine how to get the help you need.
DO YOU STILL HAVE A QUESTION?
Our team is ready to help you prepare for your first semester at Texas State and answer any questions you may have about the New Bobcat Enrollment process. Please fill out the form below to get in touch with us and get your questions answered.