| Texas State University is situated in San Marcos, | | | | education, music, art and design, creative writing, |
| Texas Till recent times, Texas State University was | | | | radiation therapy, anthropology, geography, sociology, |
| better known as Southwest Texas State University. | | | | international studies, social work, philosophy, and |
| Texas State University was founded in 1899 as a | | | | health administration. |
| normal school with an idea to educate teachers. It | | | | Master's degrees are also awarded in aquatic biology, |
| was in 2003, that the University was finally | | | | accounting, creative writing, education, geography, |
| recognized officially as Texas State University. It has | | | | industrial mathematics, healthcare administration, |
| branch campus in Round Rock. The University now | | | | interdisciplinary studies, professional counseling, music, |
| provides bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and | | | | recreation and leisure services, theatre, social work, |
| doctoral degrees. It is recognized by the Southern | | | | and wildlife ecology. |
| Association of Colleges and Schools. | | | | The University Awards only six highly recognized |
| Texas State University has defined itself as a "free, | | | | Doctoral degrees, in school improvement education, |
| student centered, doctoral conceding institution | | | | adult, professional and community education, aquatic |
| devoted to brilliance in serving the educational desires | | | | resources, and in geography. It is a must for the |
| of the varied population of Texas in the world and | | | | unmarried students to stay in the University itself. |
| beyond." Texas State's University has seven | | | | The university has its recital hall, an auditorium, a |
| fundamental colleges and through the University. | | | | music building, an outdoor theatre, and well equipped |
| Texas State is always remembered to educate more | | | | library. A certified course in Creative Writing is also |
| teachers than any university in the state. There is | | | | available which is highly recognized by Associated |
| the Biochemistry Department, Geography | | | | Writing Programs. The University also offers the |
| Department, and Physics Department. | | | | country's first stuttering therapy program. |
| The University has a number of colleges under its | | | | For in-state students, the tuition and fees for |
| name namely the College of Applied Arts, the College | | | | undergraduate studies was $2680 per semester late |
| of Education, the College of Business Administration, | | | | in 2005-2006. Students applying from out of state or |
| the College of Fine Arts and Communication, the | | | | for graduate students will have different costs. |
| College of Health Professions, the Graduate College, | | | | Various financial aids like grants, loans, work study |
| the College of Liberal Arts, and the College of | | | | programs, scholarships based on merit are easily |
| Science. | | | | available from the University. This place is the real |
| There are bachelor degrees in criminal justice, | | | | place for a bright sure success in ones future both |
| agriculture, business administration, theatre and dance, | | | | academically as well as with a lively soul. |