Please note the deadlines for this program.  If the program is not listed as an option on ApplyTexas for a given semester, you may no longer apply for the program for that semester.   Applicants will be required to submit a new application and fee for admission consideration for future semesters.

Graduate Advisor

Dr. Libby Allison
245-3733
Flowers Hall 363

Application and Application Fee

Please apply online through the ApplyTexas Application and allow 2 working days for the application to be received by Texas State.

The required non-refundable $40.00 application fee can be submitted with credit/debit card information during the application process. If preferred, applicants may submit a non-refundable $40.00 application fee (check or money order in U.S. currency) made payable to Texas State. The mailing address is listed below.

Please Note: Students who change their admission status must pay the fee associated with the new application. Degree-seeking students changing majors and/or seeking multiple degrees are required to complete a new application and pay the $40 fee.

An additional international evaluation fee of $50.00 (U.S. currency) is required if the application is considered for admission based on foreign credentials.

Transcript and Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirement

Applicants who are a Texas State University-San Marcos degree recipient or are currently enrolled at Texas State need to request transcripts for any coursework NOT listed on the Texas State transcript. The Graduate College will provide the Texas State transcripts.

Applicants who are not a Texas State University-San Marcos degree recipient or are not currently enrolled at Texas State, one official transcript from each college or university attended is required. These transcripts must be mailed directly from the university or college attended or submitted in a sealed university envelope with the university registrar's signature on the back of the envelope.

All applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university. A minimum of a 2.75 GPA on the last 60 undergraduate semester hours of letter-grade work earned before receipt of their Bachelor's (plus any previously completed graduate or professional work) is required.

In addition, you must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in 12 or more hours of undergraduate English courses.

Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Requirement

The Technical Communication program does not require the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).

Additional Application Requirements

• Portfolio consisting of the following: 

1. Statement of purpose
2. At least two (2) non-fiction, prose documents with a minimum of 15-typed, double-spaced pages (or the equivalent in single-spaced pages).
   3. Cover letter describing the submitted two (2) non-fiction, prose documents

The entire portfolio must be saved in a single PDF file and uploaded directly to the MATC program website. You can upload your portfolio by clicking here.

Please visit http://matc.english.txstate.edu/degrees-programs/admission-requirements.html for more information regarding this program.