After 18 months of planning, Texas State University regents approved a master plan for the next 10 years of operations at Texas State University's campus in Round Rock. The campus, which is planning to receive the entirety of Texas State's College of Health Professions, will see large changes in the coming years.

The master plan, which seeks to account for the move, aimed to increase academic capacity, augment campus support and infrastructure and improve the expereince of students. To do this, the plan identified a needed additional 200,000 square feet of educational and academic space.

The plan calls for an increase in parking and food service options, an extension of the main student mall, a second campus utility building and the addition of a yet unnamed Academic Building 5.

In 2018, the first of three health professions programs will make the move to Round Rock: physical therapy, respiratory care and communications disorders. As a result, three new clinics will open in the community to address physical therapy, speech language hearing and sleep needs.

Vice President of Finance and Support Services Eric Algoe, who gave a presentation to the Round Rock campus on the master plan Tuesday night, said the plan also calls for an expansion of the Library and Testing Center and of the university police force.

Algoe noted that in comparison to the San Marcos campus, the Round Rock campus has plenty of room to grow on its 101 acres.

Texas State President Denise Trauth said that this plan will be the guiding blueprint for all Texas State campuses for the next 10 years, with some room to adapt and change.

Trauth said there is "good certainty" for the next five years, with some flexibility afterward depending on what happens.

Read the full plan here.