Graduate Advisor

Dr. Paula Williamson
245-2581
JCK Kellam 280

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, you 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 Texas State University-San Marcos degree recipients or are not currently enrolled at Texas State must submit one official transcript from each four-year college or university attended. 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 for regular admission.

Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Requirement

The Interdisciplinary Studies – Sustainability program does not require an official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) score prior to admission consideration. However, if the GPA is less than 2.75, you must submit an official GRE score with a preferred minimum score of 300. If you took the GRE within the last five years and prior to the new examination, the following preferred scores will be considered - 1000 (verbal and quantitative combined). GRE scores must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey, to our Graduate College. The college code for Texas State is 006667. The Educational Testing Service can be contacted at www.ets.org/gre. Texas State students are only required to take the General Test.

Additional Application Requirements

• Intent to Mentor letter from faculty member that will serve as the research advisor and chair of the master's committee
• Statement of personal goals in pursuing the MAIS or MSIS degree

NOTE: Some programs require specific forms to be used when submitting references and essays. Please review the program website listed below.

Please submit required admission documents to the Graduate College. Mailing address:

Texas State University-San Marcos
The Graduate College
601 University Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666-4684

If preferred, applicants may electronically submit the documents listed above to the Graduate College at http://www.gradcollege.txstate.edu/rqmt/doc.html. The faculty intent to mentor statement may be submitted electronically by clicking here by clicking here. The faculty member using this site will need the applicant name and date of birth, and preferably an ID number.

Alternatively, the faculty member may email the intent to mentor statement to the graduate advisor at pw04@txstate.edu.

Please visit http://www.gradcollege.txstate.edu/sustainability-studies.html for more information regarding this program.