To experience SHSU’s campus is to love it! Come visit us in person or take a virtual tour. We also offer Spanish and transfer tours.
→ shsu.edu/visit
→ seesam@shsu.edu
→ 936.294.1844
SUPPORT TO GET YOU STARTED
Scholarships4Kats
SUPPORT TO KEEP YOU GOING
Academic Success Center
Every resource (tutoring, success coaching, academic recovery courses, workshops, facilitated study sessions) you need to succeed academically, for every Bearkat.
Student Money Management
Family Zoom Series
This series helps you and your family learn about important next steps before starting your college journey.
First-Year Experience: Bearkat U
We meet students where they are in their journey and help them achieve academic success and build community in their first year and beyond.
UNIV 1101: Bearkat U is one-hour course that sets students up to successfully navigate their entire college experience through caring professors and peer mentors.
Student Advising & Mentoring Center (SAM Center)
The SAM Center provides academic advising services to help you start strong with a clear academic plan.
Bearkat Orientation
Orientation staff help you transition from high school or community college to SHSU, providing assistance to you and your family and helping connect you with other future Bearkats. All freshmen are required to attend.
Get one-on-one, personalized financial wellness coaching with one of our Certified Personal Finance Counselors®️ to help you achieve financial independence.
Career Success Center
Start your journey to career readiness on Day with support on career exploration, résumé building, mock interviews, job/internship searching, LinkedIn profile assistance, attending career and internship fairs, and much more.
Student Advising & Mentoring Center (SAM Center)
The SAM Center is here for you to ensure you stay on track with your college journey.
ELITE
To support and empower undergraduate students to achieve academic and personal success in college.
SUCCEED
LIVING ON CAMPUS
You’ll find variety of living options to suit your needs at SHSU. If you’re interested in the Honors College or specific majors, you can apply to live in one of our living communities, where you’ll get to connect with like-minded peers and form deeper relationships with your professors. All first-year students who have been out of high school for less than a year are required to live in university housing.
BEARKAT DINING
Like we said – the food here is good! We have two dining halls and other locations across campus to fit your busy schedule. With options like Chick-fil-A, Freebirds, and Starbucks, you can choose what fits your mood. You can also select the meal plan that works best for you. Each meal plan offers Bearkat Bucks, our pre-paid system for flexibility at dining locations.
TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID
Scholarships
Funding that does not have to be repaid and requires a completed Scholarships4Kats application. While FAFSA is not required for scholarships, it is strongly recommended.
Grants
Need-based funding that does not have to be repaid and requires completed FAFSA.
Loans
Funding that has to be repaid with interest and requires a completed FAFSA.
→ Create StudentAid.gov account
→ Have your parent create StudentAid.gov account
→ Complete and submit your FAFSA using SHSU school code 003606
→ Check your SHSU email for your aid notification
→ Review and understand your aid options
→ Attend your classes
→ Maintain your grades
→ Reapply each year on October FAFSA CHECKLIST
For more information, visit our webpage.
→ shsu.edu/FASO
At
Houston State University, everything you do builds to something greater — for you and your community. As a Bearkat, you’ll be uplifted by your professors and peers, learn how to excel in your career and start making an everyday impact through our focus on service and community engagement.
PURSUE YOUR EXCELLENCE.
Education, BS
Education, 4-8 Core: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching and Learning, BS ***
Education, ELAR: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching & Learning, BS ***
Education, 4-8 Mathematics: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching & Learning, BS ***
Kinesiology (Clinical Exercise Science), BS
Learning Technologies, BA Management Information Systems, BBA Management, BBA Marketing, BBA
Mass Communication: Broadcast Production, BA
Ready to start rising to greater?
Arts & Media (CAM)
Business Administration (COBA)
Criminal Justice (CJ)
Education (COE)
Health Sciences (COHS)
Humanities & Social Sciences (CHSS)
Polytechnic College (SamPoly) Osteopathic Medicine (COM) Science & Engineering Technology (COSET)
Education, 4-8 Science: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching & Learning, BS ***
Education, Social Studies: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching & Learning, BS ***
Education, EC-6 Bilingual Core: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching & Learning, BS ***
Education, EC-6 Core: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching & Learning, BS ***
Education, EC-6 SPED: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching & Learning, BS ***
Education, PK-3: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching & Learning, BS ***
Educational Studies, BA
Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology, BS
Engineering Design Technology, BS Engineering Technology, BS
English, BA
Entrepreneurship, BBA
COLLEGES
Science (Computer Science), BS Computing Science (IA): 4+1 MS Computing and Data Science, BS ***
Computing Science (IS): 4+1 MS Computing and Data Sciene, BS *** Computing Science (Information Assurance), BS Computing Science (Information Systems), BS Computing Science, 4+1 MS Computing and Data Science, BS *** Construction Management, BS Criminal Justice, BA, BS Cybersecurity, BS Dance, BFA Data Science, BS Economics, BBA 90+ UNDERGRAD DEGREES
Mass Communication: Multiplatform Journalism, BA
Mass Communication: Public Relation & Advertising, BA
Mass Communication: Film, BA Mathematics, BA, BS Mathematics, 4+1 MS Mathematics, BS *** Mechanical Engineering Technology, BS Music Therapy, BM Music, BA, BM
Musical Theatre with Theatre Emphasis, BFA
Musical Theatre with Dance Emphasis, BFA
Nursing, BSN
Paralegal Studies, LEVEL CERT & AAS **** Philosophy, BA Photography, BFA Physics, BS
Physics/Engineering Dual Degree, BS
Environmental Science (Pollution Abatement), BS Environmental Science (Sustainability), BS Environmental Science (Water Resources), BS
Fashion Merchandising, BS **
Film TV Production, BFA
Finance, BBA
Food Science and Nutrition, BS
Food Service Management, BA, BS Forensic Chemistry, BS French, BA
General Business Administration, BBA
Geography (Environmental, Culture, and Development), BA, BS Geography, Geospatial Information Sciences, BS Geology (Geoscience), BS Geology, BS Graphic Design, BFA
Health Care Administration, BS Health Sciences, BS History, BA, BS
Homeland Security Studies, BA, BS **
Human Performance and Wellness Management, BS
Human Resource Management, BBA
Integrated Studies, BS Interdisciplinary Agriculture, BS
Interdisciplinary Agriculture: Agricultural Industries, BS Interior Design, BA, BS International Business, BBA
Plant and Soil Sciences, BS
Political Science, BA, BS
Practical AI and Intelligent Automation, LEVEL II CERT & AAS **** Psychology, BS
Public Health, BS
Public Health, 4+1, MPH, BS *** Sociology, BA, BS
Software Engineering, BS Spanish, BA
Studio Art 2D, BFA
Studio Art 3D, BFA
Supply Chain Management, BBA
Theatre-Acting and Direction Emphasis, BFA
Theatre-Design and Technology Emphasis, BFA
Theatre-Theatre Studies Emphasis, BFA
Victim Studies, BA, BS Offered
