Hi all. Regarding the programs my S is exploring - TxSt seems to require the greatest number of gen ed hours - 42 to be exact. For parents of current students and students themselves - how demanding are the required core curriculum classes? My child is a solid honors student (presently a high school junior), but he’s a little nervous about juggling the time required for math, english, science, gov, etc. Thoughts?
My S is an MT major in the honors college at Texas State. You can be in the honors college and it is your choice whether to take any honors classes or not. He has taken a couple. He is able to get all his work done. The MT curriculum is demanding but rewarding. He loves Texas State.
Some of those hours can be knocked out from AP/IB/DE courses if your student had the opportunity to take those. you can also see if CLEP credits are accepted and take a few tests to get ride of a few gen eds.
You can CLEP out of gen ed core classes at Texas State. My son brought 18 hours credit between AP and Dual Credit course and intends to CLEP out of the math requirement.
Completely off topic- but I love the phrase “CLEP out” 
CLEP on! CLEP off! 
One word of advice – take your CLEP tests now or soon after high school. Someone we know waited until last semester senior year to CLEP out of math - and it had been 4 years since they had had a math class. They didn’t do well on a practice CLEP test so ended up signing up for an online course in college algebra that the school would accept just in case they didn’t pass the CLEP test. Extra money and angst that can be avoided. If they failed a CLEP test right after high school, they could study and take it again, or just take the class at college. Better to know sooner than later.
My senior son took 5 gen ed online from Dallas community college during summers and breaks. We were Out Of State and he could still take them. Don’t take them where you live. Transfer is tricky. They were very easy to complete, had way more interesting choices that satisfied the requirement, and transferred easily. FYI- If you live in some states, you cannot take the classes. The state needs an agreement with the school. They have a list. Makes no sense since both schools are in Texas! You may be able to use a Texas address in that case ( a friend?)
Also, don’t take advanced math if Algebra I satisfies the requirement!