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The academics at this school are challenging enough to make me feel like I am working towards what I am learning. They are not easy classes that anyone could take and pass, but they are not so difficult that it is incredibly stressful either.

My favorite class that I've taken so far was Functional Biology. That class was easy to engage in and other students were also excited to be there. Of course that course was mostly filled with pre-med students and nursing students so they were competitive with each other. I liked that because that made students strive to be better than their peers. I am a Biology major, and you probably guessed it.... Pre-Med student! I am trying to pursue pathology. I actually learned about that profession in this particular biology class! I was not able to catch my professor outside of class because she was the head of the biology department which made her super busy! But, come my next biology classes I would like to build relationships with my future professors.

Rigorous, depends on major

The academics at this school are very challenging if you want them to be or they can be pretty basic if that is what you desire. We have an excellent honors program, great dance program, great psych program... we have something for evryone.

For undergraduate students, there is a lot of variety. There are definitely people who work hard and care about their classes, but there are a lot of people who just want to socialize and party. It can be hard to find the best academic experience at Texas State but it's there.

Academics are important here and I feel challenged half the time. It really depends on the teacher. Education is geared towards getting a job and career services helps with that but more diversity in job fairs could be improved. The Alkek Library is a fantastic resource, I only wish there was a 24 hour printing area. Also wish there was better machines and facility for color printing, especially in the Art Building JCM.

Academics are important here and I feel challenged half the time. It really depends on the teacher. Education is geared towards getting a job and career services helps with that but more diversity in job fairs could be improved. The Alkek Library is a fantastic resource.

This is a big school (well over 30,000 students). So, don't be surprised when your freshman professors don't recognize you even half way into the semester. Some freshman classes have nearly 400 students in them each, but never fear. Upper level classes are much smaller in size. Some have even less than 20 students. Expect your lower level classes to have more generic busywork and your upper level classes to be much more thoughtful with an emphasis on the application of your discipline to your future field of work. My major is Family and Child Development and I have found my classes to be very career oriented and hands-on. I would not call the program competitive, but I would call it practical. And that's really a staple of a Texas State education.

Texas State takes academics seriously. Teachers here really care about there students.

Once you declare your major and you hit junior/senior status, professors know your name and even more. My favorite class by FAR was the AAF Student competition course. It was a semester working with 20 students in my related field, doing hands on advertising/marketing campaign work for a national client...FUN! Least favorite is definitely Statistics, however, the professor was one of my favorites! I am an advertising major, which is rapidly growing. It is great. The professors in the Mass Comm department are amazing, and if you take the time to participate in class discussion and utilize the opportunites on campus, they become friends of yours. All of my professors know me on a first name basis, and we spend a lot of out-of-class time discussing my future. I wish that students' requirements were more strictly based on their major, and not irrelevent courses that take you over 2 years to complete.