Senate Bill 940 from the 77th Texas Legislature created the Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) to provide services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical career. The JAMP program provides for undergraduate and medical school scholarships as well as medical school admission to those students who satisfy the both academic and nonacademic requirements to at least one of the participating medical schools.
To join the growing JAMP student body at Sam Houston State University (SHSU), you must be a Texas resident for purposes of tuition under Subchapter B, Chapter 54 of the Texas Education Code, and a high school or a home-schooled program graduate. As a high school senior, you must complete either the ACT or SAT, perform at or above the mean for the State of Texas, and provide your scores to SHSU with your application for admission. Entrance to Sam Houston State University must be no later than the first fall semester following graduation from high school or from a home-schooled program. Exceptions to this criterion may be granted on a case-by-case basis for unusual circumstances such as individuals who entered the armed services immediately upon graduation from high school. Applicants must complete and submit the FAFSA and be eligible to receive a Pell Grant and/or an Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) up to 8,000 unless other evidence of economic disadvantaged status exists in the student’s Freshman year of college.
As a college Freshman at SHSU you must complete a minimum of twenty seven (27) semester hours of undergraduate credit. Your freshman year is defined as the first year of full time enrollment in an institution of higher education after graduation from high school. A minimum 3.25 grade point average overall with 3.25 grade point average in science courses (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math) is recommended; preference is given to those students achieving higher scores. Application for admission to the JAMP program is not later than the student’s Sophomore year while enrolled at SHSU. The Sophomore year is defined as the second year of full time enrollment in an institution of higher education after graduation from high school. Grades from all courses completed before the final JAMP selection meeting will be considered for program admission.
Students interested in this program may find additional information under the JAMP ‘Curriculum Guide’ on this website, or contact the Medical & Allied Health Program Director, or by going to JAMP .
Medical & Allied Health Programs
Sam Houston State University
Box 2209
Huntsville, TX 77341-2209
Phone: 936.294.2300
Fax: 936.294.3873
MedicalPrograms@shsu.edu