Texas State University Round Rock Higher Education Center

Office of Articulation and Transfer Resources

University Information Sheet

Texas State University Round Rock Higher Education Center

1555 University Blvd
Round Rock, TX 78665
512.716.4001

http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/

(This page was created to assist the students interested in Round Rock ONLY, not San Marcos. Please view the information for San Marcos if you are interested in transferring to the main campus in San Marcos.)

Contact for Transfer Students interested in the RRHEC:

Nancy Arnold, Transfer and Graduate Coordinator at the RRHEC
512.716.4040

Articulation Agreement: Yes - Transfer Planning Guides (TPG’s) available in the ACC Advising and Counseling Centers or online: http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/prospective/tpgs.html
Texas State only offers the Junior and Senior level courses at the RRHEC for the 8 Programs listed below. The majority of the Freshman and Sophomore level courses must be completed before a student will be eligible to begin taking the Texas State courses for the specific program.

Degree Programs Available at the RRHEC:

BAAS-Occupational Education (Individualized Program)
BBA-Management
BA/BS-Computer Science
BS-Criminal Justice (Law Enforcement)
BS-Interdisciplinary Studies (EC - 6th ESL/Generalist)
BA-Mass Communication (General)
BA-Psychology
BS-Nursing (accepting first class of students Fall 2010)

(The majority of the Bachelor degree programs at the RRHEC are geared toward the working student and offer courses in the afternoon or evening. The EC-6th and the Nursing program are the only two programs that require full-time enrollment; the other programs only guarantee part-time enrollment each Fall/Spring semester).

Getting Started checklist: http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/prospective/starting.html
The checklist details the steps a student should follow for the Round Rock location.

Admission Requirements for Transfer Students at the RRHEC:
Admission standards are set by the main campus. However all students will be individually screened to determine eligibility to begin the upper level courses at the RRHEC after acceptance to the university has been confirmed: http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/prospective/admissions.html

Transfer Credit Information:
-Students with 45-plus transferable hours should follow steps listed on the “More than 45 Hours” Checklist.

-Students with 30-plus hours who previously attended colleges other than Austin Community College are encouraged to also follow the “More than 45 Hours” Checklist and apply for Admission early to have transcripts officially evaluated. Once the transcripts have been officially evaluated the Texas State Advisor can review the courses in the system and advise accordingly. http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/prospective/starting/more.html

-Students with fewer than 45 hours should follow the Transfer Planning Guide for the intended major at ACC, and only complete the courses listed under the ACC Course of Study. http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/prospective/tpgs.html Students planning to transfer to Texas State in Round Rock are encouraged to meet with Karl Meyer, ACC Advisor, located at the Texas State RRHEC One Stop Center, Room 201, or contact him at 512.716.4021 or kmeyer@austincc.edu.

Maximum number of hours accepted: 66 (varies at the RRHEC; see Transfer Planning Guide for your major): http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/prospective/tpgs.html

Work/Life experience based college credits:
The Occupational Education (OCED) program at Texas State prepares nontraditional students for careers through high-quality academic, professional and technical programs. This program grants credit for experiential learning such as work/life experience; credit for non-collegiate instruction; and credit by exam. www.oced.txstate.edu
NOTE: If you are pursuing or already earned Associates in Applied Sciences; not all of those credits will be used for “admissions” purposes. However the OCED program will review the skill based credits (labeled T&V) later to determine if they can be utilized toward the degree. Students with Applied Associates degrees usually need to apply as Freshman/Transfers due to the limited number of transferable academic courses.

Grading:

D grades accepted, however, a higher grade may be a prerequisite for some courses. GPA is calculated on 4-point system on all transferable courses.
I grades are averaged as F.
Repeated courses: The original grade in a repeated course is not used for GPA calculations. However, the first repeat and all subsequent repeats will be used for GPA calculations.
Once enrolled at Texas State, academic standing will be based on Texas State GPA only.

Approximate Cost/Range for One Academic Year
(6-12 hours per semester Fall and Spring):
Tuition & Fees at the RRHEC: $2,795 (12 hrs in-state) $ 1,445 (6 hours in-state)
http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/prospective/tuition.html

Financial Aid:

Deadlines:
Fall - March 31
Spring – March 31
Summer - March 1 (Additional Institutional Summer Application required)
http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/prospective/finaid.html

Scholarships for Transfer Students

Transfer students should have at least a 3.5 GPA to be considered for Texas State scholarships.
Deadline: March 1
Office of Financial Aid-Scholarship Coordinator, 512.245.8593
http://www.finaid.txstate.edu/scholarships/transfer.html

University Updates:

Which majors can take any ACC core math course.
(The only programs at the RRHEC that utilize the MATH 1332 from ACC toward the core are: Criminal Justice, Applied Arts and Sciences (OCED), and Mass Communications)

Note: The information shown here is subject to change. Students are strongly encouraged to verify information with the institution to which they intend to transfer.

Last update: March 22, 2011