College of Science and Engineering

Academic Advising Center

Meet with us regularly!

512.245.1315

scienceadvising@txstate.edu

@cosetxst

/txstscienceadvising

College of Science and Engineering

• Biology• Chemistry & Biochemistry• Computer Science• Engineering

• Engineering Technology (Includes CSM & CIM)

• Mathematics• Physics

CATSWEB SELF-SERVICE

You will now want to log in to Catsweb Self-Service to review your transcripts and degree audit.

To view your degree audit:

1. Go to the Texas State University homepage and click either “Info for” and then “Current Students” or just “Current Students in the top right.

2. Click on “Catsweb”

3. Select the “TXST Self-Service Login” button in the middle of the screen

4. Login with your NetID and password

5. Once in Self-Service, select “Student” and then “Degree Audit”

Now your degree audit should show all of your transfer coursework along with your degree requirements at Texas State. Take a second to look it over and ensure that your course work is there.

If you are missing coursework but already sent in your official transcript, it can take up to 6 weeks for the coursework to be evaluated.

Find and review your “Degree Audit”

Is anything missing?

Last semester’s coursework?

Dual Credit coursework?

AP test scores?

Please take note of what is missing for your advising appointment.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

General Education Core

Major Requirements

Minor Requirements

Graduation Requirements:

- 36 Advanced Credits

- 9 Writing Intensive (WI) Hours

- Residency Requirement

- Minimum GPA (Institution, Major, Minor)

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS IN THE SLIDE TO REVIEW MORE INFORMATION

TEXAS STATE POLICIES

ACADEMIC PROBATION AND SUSPENSION

If your institutional (Texas State) GPA falls below 2.00 during a fall or spring semester, you’ll be placed on Academic Probation. Your Texas State GPA includes only the classes you have taken at Texas State;

transfer coursework does not count towards this GPA.

If you don’t raise your institutional GPA above 2.00 by the end of two long semesters, you’ll be placed on Academic Suspension.

For more information: https://www.cose.txstate.edu/advising/gradesandaids/probation.html

SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS

Financial Aid Eligibility is determined by 3 criteria referred to as SAP Requirements:

Institutional (Texas State) GPA – must be at least a 2.00Course Completion Rate – must be at least 67%

Overall Attempted Hours – must be under 180 overall hours

For more information: https://www.finaid.txstate.edu/undergraduate/maintain.html

CCTD

This is the Courses Counting Towards Degree (CCTD) Financial Aid policy.

To be eligible for Financial Aid, your courses must satisfy a degree requirement.

For more information: https://www.finaid.txstate.edu/undergraduate/recfa.html

THIRD ATTEMPT POLICY

You’ll be charged non-resident tuition for your third and subsequent attempts at any given course.

Ws count as attempts.

For more information: https://www.sbs.txstate.edu/billing/course-repeats.html

EXCESSIVE HOURS

When you exceed 30 hours over the minimum number of hours required for your degree, you could be charged non-resident

tuition.

For more information: https://www.sbs.txstate.edu/billing/excessive-hours-fee.html

TEXAS STATE RESOURCES

TUTORING SERVICES

• Collaborative Learning Center (CLC)

• Student Learning Assistance Center (SLAC)

• Math Lab• Computer Science

Tutoring• Physics Help Center• Writing Center

YOU CAN CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS TO BE TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE WEBSITE

STUDENT RESOURCES

• Academic Advising• Career Services• Counseling Center• Office of Disability

Services (ODS)• Supplemental

Instruction (SI)• Academic Calendar

YOU CAN CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS TO BE TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE WEBSITE

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES• Student Organizations• Campus Events• Internship and Co-op

Programs• Scholarship Programs• Undergraduate

Research• Honors College• Study Abroad

YOU CAN CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS TO BE TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE WEBSITE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE

ALREADY TAKEN A CLASS THAT WE RECOMMEND, LET

US KNOW!

We don’t want you to repeat any courses unnecessarily

IF YOU HAVE EXTERNAL COMMITMENTS WHICH NEED A LIGHTER COURSE LOAD, LET US KNOW!This includes family, job, or extracurriculars

FOR SCHEDULING, BE FLEXIBLE! IT’S POSSIBLE THAT OVER 35,000 STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED FOR COURSES

When registering, look for a good schedule not the perfect ideal schedule

REGISTRATION DATES TO KNOW:

ACADEMIC CALENDAR