More than 130 years, Sam Houston State University has been preparing students for professional and personal achievements in their meaningful lives. University, named in honor of Sam Houston, the greatest hero of Houston, Texas, is known for academic distinction that includes exceptional teaching from faculty members who care as much about their students’ success as they do about furthering the knowledge of their fields.

SHSU is a selective institution that provides 79 bachelor degree programs, 54 master programs and five doctoral programs, including national standard programs in Education, Fine Arts, Mathematics, Business and Criminal Justice. SHSU is classified as a “Doctoral Research University” by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Sam Houston State University consists of colleges of arts and sciences criminal justice, business administration, and applied education science. Additionally to undergraduate studies, the university offers a range of master’s degree programs and doctoral programs in criminal justice, education and forensic clinical psychology.

SHSU offers online programs and courses for prospective students interested in graduate degree or certificate through distance education. Through new technologies online programs help to further your educational goals from home, work, from practically anywhere in the world.