Health Program

The mission of the Health Program at Sam Houston State University is to enhance the health and improve the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities through the provision of teaching, service, and research in the areas of health education and health promotion. Students are prepared to function as certified teachers and health program specialists in school, community, corporate, and clinical settings.

Students may choose between a Bachelor of Science with teacher certification, a Bachelor of Science with no teacher certification, or, for students with an Associate Degree from an accredited college in Allied Health, a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Degree. Additional information on the health program may be found at the Health web site.

Major in Health
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

A maximum of 66 credit hours (excluding kinesiology) may be transferred from a community college to Sam Houston State University. Students should carefully select courses to complete the associate degree while minimizing the number of hours that might exceed the 66 hour cap for transfer credit.

In addition to the above courses, all courses in the State of Texas Common Core may be transferred between institutions. 

Students may transfer to SHSU at any time as long as they meet SHSU's admission requirements. Students close to completing the requirements for the Associate degree are encouraged to consider the potential advantages of completing the associate degree. One way to accomplish this is to transfer courses taken at SHSU back to the community college to complete degree requirements. Properly selected courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements at both institutions simultaneously. The applicant is encouraged to speak to an academic advisor familiar with the programs of all institutions involved to maximize the amount of transferable credit.

Notes:

1. We have endeavored to make this pamphlet error free. All listings are based on the SHSU 2004-2006 catalogue and Hill College 2003-2005 catalogue. The respective catalogues are the final word if a discrepancy appears between this pamphlet and a catalogue.
2. SHSU courses with 300 and 400 level numbers are considered as upper division and must be completed at SHSU. Credit may not be transferred from a community college for upper division courses.
3. An * indicates the course is required at the specified educational institution.
4. Applications for admission to SHSU may be obtained on line at https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/commonapp.wbx or by calling Undergraduate Admissions at (936) 294-1828. Extensive information is also available on the SHSU web site at http://www.shsu.edu/

Texas Grant
Texas residents who have graduated from high school within the past 16 months with the Recommended or Distinguished curriculum, or received your first Associate's Degree within the past 12 months may qualify for the Towards Excellence, & Success (TEXAS) Grant, a state financial aid program. Please review the basic qualifications. If you believe you qualify, contact your respective community college or university financial aid office. The financial aid office at SHSU may be contacted at (936) 294-1724 or at http://www.shsu.edu/~sfa_www/. Additional information may be found at http://www.collegefortexans.com. 

Sam Houston State University and Hill College are both accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Revised 11/15/05