Graduation

You must apply for graduation in order to graduate. You must apply for graduation by the deadline date.

If the graduation deadline has passed and you believe all of your graduation requirements will be met by the end of this semester, please contact scienceadvising@txstate.edu.

To apply: Log in to Self-service Banner, then click on "Student Records," and select "Apply to graduate."

Regardless of what your application response email states, you must meet the minimum requirements for graduation. You must meet:

• Major requirements
• Minor requirements (if applicable)
• Core requirements
• Minimum hours for degree (varies by catalog year and degree)
  • At least 25% of the minimum number of hours required for your degree must be completed at Texas State University
• GPA requirements
  • TX State GPA: at least a 2.00
  • Overall GPA: for teacher certification only, varies by catalog year
  • Major GPA: at least a 2.25 (higher for teacher certification)
  • Minor GPA: at least a 2.00 (higher for teacher certification)
• 9 writing intensive hours
• 36 advanced hours
  • At least 24 advanced hours at TX State, at least 12 in major
• Foreign language proficiency
• No incomplete grades ("I")
• 24 of last 30 hours must be taken at TX State
• Some degrees have more specific grade requirements (i.e., teacher certification and computer science), which can be found in the undergraduate catalog and discussed with your advisor

If you are graduating with a dual degree (i.e., BS and BA),  you must complete at least 30 additional hours in addition to what is required for the largest degree.

To check if you have met the aforementioned requirements, you are encouraged to make an appointment with an advisor.

Unless otherwise indicated on the degree audit, you must meet minimum GPAs to meet graduation requirements:

Non-teacher certification degree:

• Texas State GPA – 2.00
• Major GPA – 2.25
• Minor GPA – 2.00

Teacher certification degree:

• See your advisor (varies by catalog year)

To be eligible for graduation with honors, a student must be working toward a bachelor’s degree and complete at least 54 credit hours at Texas State University - San Marcos.  Students earning a second bachelor’s degree are eligible for graduation with honors if they complete 54 or more hours at Texas State in pursuit of the second degree. 

Honors will be calculated using the following GPAs:

• 3.40-3.59 cum laude
• 3.6-3.79 magna cum laude
• 3.80-4.00 summa cum laude.

For the graduation program, honors status is calculated using the previous semester's GPA. This is because grades are not posted until after graduation. All students graduating with honors wear the same color honor cord.

Hours completed through Texas State correspondence courses and extension courses are counted in the hours required to be eligible for honors and count in the Texas State GPA calculation.   Within the College of Science and Engineering, hours earned through Texas State credit-by-examination or other courses receiving “CR” (pass/fail) grades are counted in the hours completed to be eligible for honors, but do not count in the GPA calculation.  Remedial courses with a “CR” grade and graduate courses are not counted in either the hours required or the GPA calculation for honors.