Frequently Asked Questions

To schedule an appointment, please call us at 512.245.1932 to be scheduled with the next available appointment for your major.

You will get an email with links to our advising forms and a link to join your Zoom advising appointment from your advisor. Please contact us if you have not received your link at lest one hour prior to your appointment. 

For assistance please watch this short video about joining a Zoom meeting.

We advise majors within the School of Art and Design, Department of Communication Studies, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the School of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Our address is 601 University Dr., Old Main 118, San Marcos, TX 78666

We are located in Old Main 118.

Students will meet one-on-one with an advisor to go over degree requirements for their major/minor and determine priority courses for the following semester.

We recommend all students to see an advisor at least once a semester before any registration period.

Students on academic probation must see an advisor to have Academic Holds removed before any registration period.

Pre-Mass Communication, pre-Communication Design, pre-Theatre in Film Production and pre-Communication Studies majors must see an advisor to have pre-major holds lifted before any registration period.

We encourage all music majors to see a music advisor before registration.

Academic Warning is a status for students who initially fall below a 2.00 Texas State GPA. Students will have 2 long semesters to bring their Texas State GPA to a 2.00 or higher to avoid an Academic Suspension.

Academic probation is an emphatic warning that the quality of your work has not met Texas State's minimum academic standards. Students on Academic Warning who do not reach a 2.00 or higher Texas State GPA are placed on Academic Probation. Students on Academic Probation who reach a 2.00 or higher Texas State GPA will regain Good Academic Standing. Students who do not earn a 2.00 or higher Texas State GPA but earn at least a 2.25 semester GPA will persist on Academic Probation. Students who do not reach a 2.0 Texas State GPA and do not earn at least 2.25 Semester GPA will be placed on Academic Suspension.

Students may see any advisor in the Advising Center for their major. We will schedule you with the first available appointment for your major. Please let us know if you have an advisor you would prefer to see when scheduling your appointment. 

Plan ahead when scheduling an appointment since advisors can get booked several weeks in advance during registration periods. Meeting with an advisor before your access period for registration is ideal. Please call our office at 512.245.1932 to schedule your appointment. 

For summer and fall registration, see an advisor in late February.

For the spring registration, see an advisor in late September.

An advising hold is used by departments to ensure that you receive appropriate assistance - before you register for courses. You must attend an academic advising appointment to have the advising hold removed. Please call our office at 512.245.1932 to schedule your appointment. 

Occasionally, because of unforeseen circumstances, substitutions may be necessary. This may be because the proposed substitution is justifiably similar to the required course or because the proposed substitution is necessary to meet your academic and/or work schedule.

To seek approval, consult your advisor or email CFACadvising@txstate.edu. Approval to substitute a course must be obtained before you register for a possible substitute.