Sam Houston State University
Box 2418
Huntsville, TX 77341-2418
Official telephone: (936) 294-1111
Fax number: (936) 294-1465
Website:
www.shsu.edu
| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in August and January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in June and July. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of five weeks each. |
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| Average freshman GPA: |
2.8 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
80% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
25:1 |
| Total faculty: |
469 men, 436 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
318 men, 213 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
151 men, 223 women |
| Graduation rate: |
50% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
required of some for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
yes |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, weekend college, distance learning |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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elementary, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
no |
| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
not offered |
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Associate's Degrees
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Agricultural Business
- Agricultural Engineering Technology
- Animal Science
- Applied Arts/Sciences
- Art
- Art Photography
- Banking/Financial Institutions
- Bilingual Health Care Studies
- Biology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Communication Studies
- Composite Science
- Computer Animation
- Computer Software Engineering Technology
- Computing Science
- Construction Management
- Criminal Justice
- Dance
- Design/Development
- Economics
- Electronics/Computer Engineering Technology
- English
- Entrepreneurship
- Family/Consumer Sciences
- Fashion Merchandising
- Finance
- Food Science/Nutrition
- Food Service Management
- Forensic Chemistry
- General Business Administration
- General Studies
- Geography
- Geology
- Graphic Design
- Health
- History
- Horticulture/Crop Science
- Human Resource Management
- Industrial Technology/Industrial Safety Management
- Interdisciplinary Agriculture
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Interior Design
- International Business
- Kinesiology
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Music
- Music Therapy
- Music Therapy/Correctional
- Musical Theatre
- Nursing
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Studio Art
- Theatre
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Doctorates
- Clinical Psychology
- Counselor Education
- Criminal Justice
- Developmental Education Administration
- Educational Leadership
- Literacy
- Reading
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Master's Degrees
- Accounting
- Administration
- Agriculture
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Clinical Psychology
- Communication Studies
- Computer Information Science
- Counseling
- Creative Writing
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice Leadership/Management
- Criminal Justice/Criminology
- Curriculum/Instruction
- Dance
- Dietetics
- Digital Forensics
- Digital Media
- English
- Executive M.B.A.
- Family/Consumer Science
- Forensic Science
- Geographic Information Systems
- Health
- Higher Education Administration
- History
- Information Assurance/Security
- Instructional Leadership
- Instructional Technology
- Kinesiology/Sport Management
- Kinesiology/Sport/Human Performance
- Library Science
- Mathematics
- Music
- Political Science
- Project Management
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Reading/Language Arts
- School Counseling
- School Psychology
- Security Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Statistics
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- credit for DANTES
- credit for international baccalaureate
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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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score of 4 or above is required for Art (majors), Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science A, Computer Science AB, Human Geography, Physics B, Physics C (Mechanics), and Physics C (Electricity and Magnetism), and World History; A score of 3 or above is required for French (Language), German (Language) and Spanish (Language). A score of 3 or above is required for Art (non-majors) and all other AP exams accepted at the school. |
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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SAT Subject exams. |
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