The McCoy College of Business Administration and the Department of Communication Design within the College of Fine Arts and Communication limits enrollment to incoming students. The majors affected include accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, computer information systems and communication design. In order to gain admittance, applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

McCoy College of Business Administration

To pursue a bachelor of business administration degree, you must meet the admission requirements of the McCoy College and receive assured admission to Texas State.

Freshmen
Students with fewer than 30 semester hours will be automatically admitted if they:
• receive assured admission to Texas State
• select a first choice major in the McCoy College
• achieve one of the following: an SAT score of 1200 or higher, an ACT score of 27 or higher, or a ranking in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating class

Other applicants who have received admission to Texas State will be considered for any remaining openings through a competitive review process that is based on high school academic record and SAT or ACT score, or a combination of the two.

Transfers
To be considered for admission, students with 30 or more semester hours must have completed English 1310, English 1320 and Math 1329 (or their equivalents).
These students will be automatically admitted if they:
• receive assured admission to Texas State
• select a first choice major in the McCoy College
• have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher

Applicants with 30 or more semester hours whose overall GPA is below 3.0 will be considered for admission based on a competitive review process using the grades they earned in English 1310, English 1320 and Math 1329 (or their equivalents) and overall GPA from all colleges and universities attended.

Application Deadlines
March 15 — Summer and Fall Admission
October 15 — Spring Admission
Apply online at www.applytexas.org.

For more on admission with the McCoy College, visit their Web site.

Department of Communication Design

To pursue a communication design major, you must meet the admission requirements of the Department of Communication Design and receive assured admission to Texas State.

Freshman
Students with fewer than 30 semester hours will be automatically admitted if they:
• receive assured admission to Texas State
• select a first choice major of Communication Design
• achieve one of the following: an SAT score of 1200 or higher, an ACT score of 27 or higher, or a ranking in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating class

Other applicants who have received admission to Texas State will be considered for any remaining openings through a competitive review process that is based on high school academic record and SAT or ACT score, or a combination of the two.

Transfer
To be considered for admission, students with 30 or more semester hours must have completed ART-F 1301 and ART-F 1302 (or their equivalents).
These students will be automatically admitted if they:
• receive assured admission to Texas State
• select a first choice major is Communication Design
• have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher

Applicants with 30 or more semester hours whose overall GPA is below 3.0 will be considered for admission based on a competitive review process using overall GPA from all colleges and universities attended.

Application Deadlines
March 15 — Fall Admission (No Summer Admission)
October 15 — Spring Admission
Apply online at www.applytexas.org.

* Students seeking admission under "other"  admission categories, (GED, home school, special student, transient admission, etc.) will be held to slightly different criteria. Click here to learn more.