We are excited to welcome you as one of our newest Texas State Bobcats through New Student Orientation (NSO)!

Orientation Leaders

WHAT TO EXPECT

For the Spring 2026 semester, all new freshmen attend a one-day orientation session on campus designed to prepare incoming first-year students to be successful at Texas State. In order to satisfy your orientation requirement, it is important for you to sign up and attend this NSO session. To sign up for NSO, students must be admitted to the university and have an activated NetID and password.

At NSO you will meet other new Bobcats, learn about services and resources that are here to help you succeed, receive essential academic information, get your student ID card, and deepen your connection to Texas State! Our academic advisors will also work in partnership with you to complete the course registration process in advance of or during your orientation experience!

Parents or guests are encouraged to attend the Orientation program with their student.

Enrollment Checklist

Before attending the on-campus program, students must complete the following tasks required for enrollment.

WHAT TO EXPECT FOR COURSE REGISTRATION


New Bobcat Enrollment (NBE) is a streamlined way to enroll new freshmen in classes for their first semester. Full advising, which comes later, is where freshmen discuss long-term academic goals, career plans, and any major changes in detail. Freshmen students will submit a New Bobcat Enrollment Profile to initiate the course registration process.
  • The New Bobcat Enrollment Profile is available in the TXST Admission Status Portal.
  • First-Year Advising staff members will
    • Review the profile.
    • Enroll students in the best-fit courses for their first semester.
    • Lift the New Student Advising hold.
    • Email new students with this information and registration resources.

If students are not enrolled by their in-person NSO date, First-Year Advising staff will assist them with the process when they are on campus for NSO.

Family and Guest NSO

We offer optional programming for Bobcat families and guests as a part of NSO. Learn more about Texas State and how you can support your new Bobcat!

Families are encouraged (but not required) to participate.

Student sitting next to her parent

Round Rock Campus

Freshman students wishing to enroll at the Round Rock Campus (RRC) are also required to complete an orientation experience.  Students may register to complete the asynchronous online module to meet this requirement.  Those students will also complete the course registration process separately from the online module experience.

Round Rock Campus Building

NSO Sign Up

Freshman Orientation sessions are for first-time students who 1) are graduating from high school and will start at Texas State the semester after graduation, or 2) have graduated from high school and have not taken any college level courses since graduating.

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  • Click on the Semester in Which You Will Enroll at Texas State

    • SPRING 2025 NSO DATE
      January 16, 2026

      The one-day, on-campus orientation session is required for all new first-year students starting in the spring term.

      FRESHMAN NSO FEE = $110

      Freshmen signing up for NSO for Spring 2026 will pay a $110 fee at sign-up.*  

      *The $110 fee is non-refundable.

      SIGN UP FOR NSO 

       

    • You may sign up for Summer 2026 NSO once this option becomes available during the Spring 2026 semester.  Please check back later for more details.

    • You may sign up for Fall 2026 NSO once this option becomes available during the Spring 2026 semester.  Please check back later for more details.

NSO MATERIALS & ITINERARY

Information will be available online in mid-December to review/download and prepare for the on-campus New Student Orientation experience.