Housing Options and Information

Yes, if you are a first year student. 
You are required to live on campus per our housing policy.

In short:

• If you graduated high school the year within 12 months of attending college—you must live on campus.
• If you will be under the age of 20 (by Sept 1 for fall; Jan. 1 for spring) with less than 30 college credits—you must live on campus.

For those living in a Residence Hall:  Residence Halls allow students to move in a few days before the first day of classes. If you arrive before the halls officially open and you have a contract  with Residence Life already, you may request temporary housing in one of the halls that stay open during the breaks, for a fee per night by emailing reslife@txstate.edu

For those living in Off-Campus Apartments:
Off-campus apartments are all going to function differently. You should let them know that you need to be able to move in before or on the day you arrive so that you will have a place to stay already during orientation.  It may be possible to find an off-campus apartment that will let you move in the same day, but we recommend to research the apartment complexes and try to make arrangements before you arrive.

OR

Hotels:  If you cannot find temporary housing before orientation you may stay in a hotel, Rates for local hotels/motels can be found here