Engineering & Computer Science Admissions Requirements
Students who wish to declare the following majors must meet admittance requirements:
This applies to students who admitted to the Fall 2025 semester or later.
- BS: Computer Science
- BS: Computer Science - Computer Engineering Concentration
- BS: Civil Engineering
- BS: Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering Concentration)
- BS: Electrical Engineering (Micro and Nano Devices and Systems Concentration)
- BS: Electrical Engineering (Networks and Communication Systems Concentration)
- BS: Industrial Engineering
- BS: Manufacturing Engineering (Smart Manufacturing Concentration)
- BS: Manufacturing Engineering (Mechanical Systems Concentration)
- BS: Major in Mechanical Engineering
1. Admission to Texas State
- Students must apply and be accepted to Texas State University (TXST). More information can be found on the TXST Admissions website.
- Upon acceptance, students will be placed in a “pre” major.
- For example, a student who wants to declare Industrial Engineering will be admitted to TXST as a “pre-Industrial Engineering” major.
2. Meet criteria for admission to your program
Students must be qualified to enroll in TXST's Calculus I course to be admitted to the program.
- Once admitted, students will be considered a “full” major, rather than a “pre” major.
- The student's record will be updated to reflect their admission to the full major.
- For example, when a Mechanical Engineering major is qualified to enroll in TXST's Calculus I, their student record will update their major from pre-Mechanical Engineering to Mechanical Engineering.
Students can demonstrate that they are ready to enroll in TXST's Calculus I via the following scores:
- SAT math score of 600 (if taken after 3/1/2016)
- ACT math score of 27
- Accuplacer Next-Generation Advanced Algebra & Functions score of 276 - 300
- MATH 2417 (or equivalent) with grade of C or better
- MATH 2417 Advanced Placement (AP) Exam credit
- MATH 2471 (or equivalent) with grade of C or better
- MATH 2471 Advanced Placement (AP) Exam credit
Students with older test scores can demonstrate that they are ready to enroll in TXST's Calculus I via the following scores:
- SAT math score of 550 (if taken before 3/1/2016)
- Accuplacer score of 103-999
- Compass - College Algebra (Compass-Trig) score of 46-99
3. Students who meet requirements will be admitted
- The university will regularly run reports to determine which students declared in a “pre-” major are ready to enroll in TXST's Calculus I.
- Qualified students will automatically be updated to a “full” major and receive a written notification of the change.
4. Get involved!
Students are highly encouraged to get involved with student organizations.