Tips for Future Freshmen Students

1. Students must be admitted to McCoy College in order to pursue a BBA degree.  Admission to McCoy College is competitive and more selective than regular admission to Texas State. Take note of the requirements and deadlines for admission. Maintaining a strong high school ranking and good performance on the SAT or ACT is important.
2. If you have dual credit, have official transcripts sent to Texas State from the issuing college or university immediately upon conclusion of the semester. 
3. Begin researching career opportunities early. Career Services offers a variety of resources to assist you. 
4. If you are not admitted to McCoy College based on the freshmen requirements, then review the process of applying for admission as a Texas State student. 

Tips for Future Transfer Students

1. Students must be admitted to McCoy College in order to pursue a BBA degree.  Admission to McCoy College is competitive and more selective than regular admission to Texas State. Take note of the requirements and deadlines for admission. Maintaining a strong overall GPA is important. Students with a weak overall GPA and poor performance in the courses required to be eligible to apply should consider an alternate major. 
2. Prioritize the courses required to be eligible to apply.  They must be completed before the appropriate deadline in order to be considered for McCoy College admission. 
3. Keep all syllabi and calendars for courses that you enroll in at other colleges and universities. These will be required if further evaluation needs to be completed to determine if the courses may be applied to your Texas State degree requirements.  
4. Use the equivalency guides to determine what courses are directly equivalent to those on the Texas State degree program that you wish to pursue. 
5. If you are not eligible for McCoy College admission before you begin attending Texas State, familiarize yourself with the application process for current Texas State students.  The process of applying for admission as a Texas State student as well as the courses you are limited to enrolling in before admission are listed in the changing to a business major brochure (PDF document). 

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Learn More: Attend an Information Session

McCoy College hosts an undergraduate information session titled BBA Basics that is highly recommended to students who wish to learn more about the process of pursuing the BBA degree at Texas State.  Click here for more information about these sessions.