Opinions on Texas State University - Round Rock Campus

[bentleyboy5]

Hi all,

For any current students or admitted students that have toured at Texas State, what do you all think about the program?

I visited and was blown away by their brand new clinic- much nicer and different from my undergraduate clinical facility. They just moved to the Round Rock campus from the main campus in San Marcos, Texas, therefore they are still building up their clinical clientele and the grad students have on average 1-2 clients per semester. Is this a low number? At my undergrad school the graduate clinicians have around 3-4 clients per semester, so the lower number is a little scary to me. Does anyone know how the professors are? I spoke with Dr. Domsch when I visited and she seemed great, but wasn't able to meet anyone else. Also, for those who are there, how do you like the Round Rock campus? 

I am trying to decide between two programs and need as much help as possible, anything helps! 

[bibliophile222]

I'm not at Texas State, but may be able to provide some insight on client load. In our program we typically have one client our first semester and 2-3 our second. I'm on the low end with one full-time client and one that's more sporadic. However, a couple people in our cohort have 4 and they've definitely been having a tougher time juggling class and clinic. I don't think having 2 versus 4 clients will make a huge difference in the long run, since I figure we're going to learn soooo much more out in the real world in our placements than we do in the structured setting of a school clinic. 

[Moongirl201]

Hello 

I’m currently a graduate student in this program. All I have to say is that this program really prepared me for this field. The supervisors and professors are wonderful and you learn so much from them. They will always be there for you whenever you need help. 

My class was the last class to have their clinical practicum at the San Marcos campus (I wish I had the chance to have therapy in the new clinic!) Most of us had either 1-2 clients and it’s okay! You will get a lot of hours once you start your second year at your placements. I’m actually glad I had a low number of clients because I was able to focus more on my other classes. 

I hope this information is helpful.