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SUPPORT TO GET YOU STARTED
Bearkat Orientation
Orientation staff help you transition from high school or community college to SHSU, providing assistance to you and your family and helping connect you with other future Bearkats. All freshmen are required to attend.
Family Zoom Series
This series helps you and your family learn about important next steps before starting your college journey.
First-Year Experience: Bearkat U
Every Bearkat freshman and transfer student registers for the UNIV 1101: Bearkat U course that best fits your interests. This class helps you make the transition to SHSU through caring professors and peer mentors.
Student Advising & Mentoring Center (SAM Center)
Academic advising services to help you start strong with a clear academic plan.
Scholarship4Kats
→ shsu.edu/scholarships 936.294.1774
You must be accepted to SHSU to apply for SHSU scholarships. To qualify for institutional awards, you must complete the general application in the Scholarships4Kats portal to review your eligibility. You are automatically considered for all relevant scholarships after you complete your profile.
We offer a variety of resources to support and encourage you throughout your time at SHSU.
SUPPORT TO KEEP YOU GOING
Academic Success Center
Every resource you need to succeed academically, for every Bearkat.
Student Money Management
Get one-on-one counseling and resources on how to best manage your personal finances.
Career Success Center
Start your career readiness before graduating with resumé building, mock interviews, job/internship searching, LinkedIn profile assistance, career and internship fairs and more.
Student Advising & Mentoring Center (SAM Center)
To stay on track with your college journey.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
To support and empower undergraduate students to achieve academic and personal success in college.
To empower all incoming transfer students to thrive in their undergraduate journey.
You, and your college experience, are more than academics. You can thrive with SHSU’s abundant on- and offcampus offerings, from clubs and football games to downtown Huntsville’s cultural gems.
Did we mention the food is good, too?
LIVING ON CAMPUS
like Chick-fil-A and Starbucks, you can choose what fits your mood. We offer three meal plan levels for resident students, all of which come with Bearkat Bucks, our pre-paid system you can use across campus, for your convenience.
Scholarships
Need-based or merit-based free money that does not have to be repaid. While not
FUNDING YOUR FUTURE
→ Request an FSA ID
→ Have your parent request their FSA ID
→ Complete and submit your
PURSUE YOUR EXCELLENCE.
You deserve a college education that matches your drive. Whichever degree path you choose, SHSU will give you hands-on experience in your field of study and equip you for your future.
Human Performance and Wellness Management, BS Human Resource Management, BBA Integrated Studies, BS Interdisciplinary Agriculture, BS
Interdisciplinary Agriculture: Agricultural Industries, BS Interior Design, BA, BS International Business, BBA Kinesiology (Clinical Exercise Science), BS Learning Technologies, BA Management Information Systems, BBA Management, BBA Marketing, BBA
Mass Communication: Broadcast Production, BA
Mass Communication: Multiplatform Journalism, BA
Mass Communication: Public Relation & Advertising, BA
HOW TO APPLY
A BEARKAT
We have automatic acceptance for any student with an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher, regardless of ACT or SAT score. GPAs are based on a 4.0 scale.
Arts & Media (CAM)
Business Administration (COBA)
Criminal Justice (CJ)
Education (COE)
Health Sciences (COHS)
Humanities & Social Sciences (CHSS)
Osteopathic Medicine (COM)
Science & Engineering Technology (COSET)
Food Service Management, BA, BS Forensic Chemistry, BS French, BA
General Business Administration, BBA
Geography (Environmental, Culture, and Development), BA, BS Geography, Geospatial Information Sciences, BS Geology (Geoscience), BS Geology, BS
Graphic Design, BFA
Mass Communications: Film, BA Mathematics, BA, BS
Mechanical Engineering Technology, BS Music Therapy, BM Music, BA, BM
Musical Theatre with Theatre Emphasis, BFA
Musical Theatre with Dance Emphasis, BFA Nursing, BSN Philosophy, BA Photography, BFA Physics, BS
Physics/Engineering Dual Degree, BS Plant and Soil Sciences, BS Political Science, BA, BS Psychology, BS Public Health, BS Sociology, BA, BS
Software Engineering, BS Spanish, BA
Studio Art 2D, BFA
Studio Art 3D, BFA
Supply Chain Management, BBA
Theatre-Acting and Direction Emphasis, BFA
Theatre-Design and Technology Emphasis, BFA
Theatre-Theatre Studies Emphasis, BFA
Victim Studies, BA, BS
3 Submit transcripts.
Ask your high school or college to send your official transcript(s) with your current GPA listed. High school transcripts need to include your expected graduation date and graduation plan. If you attend more than one college, you will need to provide an official transcript from each institution. (Code: 003606)
4 OPTIONAL
Submit optional test scores.
If you choose to send your test scores, contact the appropriate testing agency to request submission to SHSU. (SAT school code 6643; ACT school code 4162)
