House Bill 2504

Overview

Pursuant to House Bill 2504 of the 81^st Texas Legislature, each institution of higher education is required to publish certain course and financial-related information on its website. With regard to course-related information, SHSU is required to publish a course syllabus and faculty vita for each course section taught each semester.

To comply with HB 2504, SHSU developed a process by which department staff can upload course syllabi and faculty vita through SamWeb each semester.  For assistance with viewing and uploading course syllabi and faculty vita through SamWeb, please, reference the House Bill 2504 Guide.

Should a course not require a syllabus due to the nature of its content (one-on-one internships, theses, dissertations, independent studies, and practicums), please, ensure that the Administrative Coordinator: Special Projects for the Office of Academic Planning and Program Development is notified prior to the below posted per semester syllabi/vita deadlines.

Vitae are required to be updated annually. Therefore, while completing the syllabi and vitae requirements, please, verify that each vita is current.

For questions, concerns, and/or access to upload documents, please, contact Lisa Langlais, Administrative Coordinator: Special Projects, at lml011@shsu.edu or 936.294.2353.

• Summer 2025 House Bill 2504 Deadlines

  Semester	1st Class Day	Syllabi / Vita Deadline
  Summer (Mini) 2025	Friday May 9th	Monday May 12th
  Summer (Full Term) 2025	Thursday May 29th	Friday June 13th
  Summer I 2025	Thursday May 29th	Tuesday June 3rd
  Summer II 2025	Wednesday July 2nd	Tuesday July 8th

• Fall 2025 House Bill 2504 Deadlines

  Semester	1st Class Day	Syllabi / Vita Deadline
  Fall (Full Term) 2025	Monday August 25th	Wednesday September 10th
  Fall (7A) 2025	Monday August 25th	Friday August 29th
  Fall (7B) 2025	Wednesday October 15th	Tuesday October 21st
  Fall (5A) 2025	Monday August 25th	Thursday August 28th
  Fall (5B) 2025	Monday September 29th	Thursday October 2nd
  Fall (5C) 2025	Thursday October 30th	Tuesday November 4th

• Spring 2026 House Bill 2504 Deadlines

  Semester	1st Class Day	Syllabi / Vita Deadline
  Spring (Full Term) 2026	Monday January 12th	Wednesday January 28th
  Spring (7A) 2026	Monday January 12th	Friday January 16th
  Spring (7B) 2026	Wednesday March 4th	Tuesday March 17th
  Spring (5A) 2026	Monday January 12th	Thursday January 15th
  Spring (5B) 2026	Monday February 16th	Thursday February 19th
  Spring (5C) 2026	Friday March 27th	Wednesday April 1st

• Summer 2026 House Bill 2504 Deadlines

  Semester	1st Class Day	Syllabi / Vita Deadline
  Summer (Mini) 2026	Friday May 8th	Monday May 11th
  Summer (Full Term) 2026	Thursday May 28th	Friday June 12th
  Summer I 2026	Thursday May 28th	Tuesday June 2nd
  Summer II 2026	Wednesday July 1st	Monday July 6th