Frequently Asked Questions

Academic advising at Texas State University is a student-centered, collaborative process which promotes the academic success and growth of undergraduate students while respecting individuals’ diverse interests, abilities, and goals.  To view the Texas State Academic Advising PPS 02.02.30, click here.

The University Advising Center provides academic advising to Texas State University students who are in the process of exploring and selecting a major. In addition, we assist students in the process of meeting admission requirements for the McCoy College of Business.  

If your major is Exploratory or Pre-business, you are advised in the University Advising Center. To schedule a meeting, click here.

If you want to declare or have declared your major, you have an academic advisor that can assist you.  For a list of the Academic Advising Centers, click here.

If you are a first-time college student, you'll be advised in the First-Year Advising Center.

If your major is Exploratory or Pre-business, you would schedule a meeting with an academic advisor in the University Advising Center.  To learn how to schedule a meeting with your academic advisor, click here.

If you want to declare or have declared your major, you have an academic advisor that can assist you. For a list of the Academic Advising Centers, click here.

Click here for more information. 

Your time ticket shows you when you can register.  To view your time ticket, you need to access your Registration Status page located in Self-Service Login.

Click here to find out the number of semester credit hours an undergraduate student may enroll in during a semester.

To find out if you have any holds blocking your registration, you need to access your View Holds page located in Self-Service Login.

Texas State University officials place departmental advising holds to assure students receive appropriate academic advising assistance before they register for courses.

The University Advising Center places departmental advising holds on students with the following majors who meet the listed criteria:

• Exploratory - because they have accumulated 30 semester credit hours or more and need to discuss their major options.
   
• Pre-business (Exploratory Professional) - because they have accumulated 45 semester credit hours or more, have less than a 2.50 overall GPA, and need to discuss the admission criteria for the McCoy College of Business.

If you have a departmental advising hold and fit one of the above descriptions, schedule a meeting with your academic advisor in the University Advising Center. Click here to learn how to schedule.

Probation holds are placed on the registration of students who are on academic probation.  For more information about academic probation, review this section of the Undergraduate Catalog.

Students must meet with their academic advisor to have a probation hold removed.  To schedule a meeting with an academic advisor, click here.

To see a description for each grade symbol, click here.

You must contact the department offering the course.  Click here for instructions on how to request an override for any department at Texas State University.

We strongly recommended that you contact your academic advisor before you drop a course so they can inform you of any possible consequences. 

We strongly recommended that you contact your academic advisor before you add a course to your schedule so they can let you know if the course is a requirement for your degree plan.

Click here to view the Academic Calendar which shows you when you can make changes to your schedule for the semester.