Students & Departments

Student organizations or departments within the Texas State University-San Marcos system desiring to sell or distribute t-shirts or other products on campus must obtain written approval by filling out an internal request form. Additional approvals may be required as outlined below. Designs and messages on all products must be in good taste; student organizations may not sell or distribute any product that would embarrass the University. Permission to sell products may be given to student organizations and departments that adhere to the following policy and complete the request form.

A. Licensing approval for the use of registered Texas State University marks on any product for sale or distribution by student organizations will be subject to the following restrictions and requirements:

1. Written approval must be obtained through the Associate Athletic Director.

2. Written approval must be obtained from the Office of Collegiate Licensing prior to the production of any product using registered Texas State University marks.

3. Distribution of the product is generally restricted to sell only to their members and dates for a particular function. Based on the event and the campus-wide impact, exceptions can be made for the sponsors of events such as Homecoming, and Parents Weekend.

4. Use of Texas State University marks on the products must be confined to the standard registered marks. Such marks can be incorporated into a custom design on the product with appropriate approval from the Office of Collegiate Licensing.

5. No reference can be made, either directly or indirectly, to any individual athlete, athletic squad, athletic team, or athletic event that the University participates in as a competitive representative of the Southland Conference under NCAA rules and regulations.

6. Compliance with Texas State University-San Marcos Guidelines for Product/Art Approval will apply to all student organizations and departments.

7. Violators of the established policy may be subject to further action.