Campus Resources
Housing
SHSU offers a variety of on-campus living options to thousands of Bearkats, including female and coed residence halls, apartments, and living-learning communities for honors students and specific majors. All first-year students who have been out of high school for less than a year are required to live in university residence halls and participate in the university meal plan. Once accepted to SHSU, you may submit your application for housing. Floorplans and photos of residence halls are available online.
Off-Campus Housing
Contact us to connect with our Off-Campus Living Coordinator or to find your next home in the Huntsville or Conroe areas:
Meal Plans & Bearkat Bucks
A meal plan unlocks delicious meals, coffee, snacks, and more at 18 locations across campus. Your meal plan includes Meal Swipes and Bearkat Bucks, conveniently loaded onto your Bearkat OneCard. Dining on campus isn’t one size fits all so our meal plans were designed to meet your unique needs. Bearkat Bucks can be purchased anytime throughout the semester.
Career Success Center
When you need help becoming career-ready or developing your career path, make an appointment with SHSU Career Success Center. You can schedule a variety of career-focused services including resume critiquing, mock interviewing, and job/internship-searching. Career fairs are offered throughout the year.
Handshake
Bearkats Get Hired, partnered with Handshake, is SHSU’s online job database. You will find a multitude of part-time, full-time, on-campus, off-campus, and internship opportunities. Work-study programs are also available through Financial Aid.
Reba Bock Career Closet
shsu.edu/services/auxiliary/thrift/
Need professional-looking clothes? The Career Closet is located inside Tripod's Thrift, provides access to business attire for job interviews or career fairs to students, 100% free.
Student Money Management Center (SMMC)
The SMMC is a financial outreach and educational program to help you achieve financial independence. The SMMC provides workshops, presentations, and private consultations on a variety of topics including fee statements, financial aid packages, reducing debt, and applying for SNAP and TANF.
The Elliott T. Bowers Honors College
The Honors College community fosters individual growth, academic success, and public service. Engage with like-minded students, develop long-lasting mentorships with professors, and benefit from an Honors staff ready to support and serve you.
Student Legal & Mediation Services (SLMS)
shsu.edu/dept/student-affairs/legal/
The SLMS has an experienced attorney on staff dedicate to informing currently enrolled students about their legal rights and responsibilities. Consultation is available for a wide range of topics, such as traffic violations, landlord-tenant concerns, child support, and criminal law. SLMS also offers notary and background report services.
SHSU Print Services
shsu.edu/dept/marketing/university-print-services
Provides state-of-the-art, cost-effective printing options for a wide range of materials, including brochures, posters, magazines, flyers, and more, for all your course-related needs. Need to print a large poster for a presentation? Contact Print Services. Need a flyer for a class survey project? Contact Print Services. Need a senior thesis paper bound? Contact Print Services!
Parent Portal
At SHSU we understand the importance of working with parents as a part of a student's support team and network. We invite parents to connect and engage with SHSU by creating a parent profile to access important campus news, deadlines, and announcements.
The Graduate & Professional School
At The Graduate & Professional School at SHSU encourages the discovery of leadership abilities, building relationships with mentors, creating opportunities for future development, and much more.
ROAD to PhD Program
The Sam Houston State University Graduate ROAD to PhD program provides qualified students with the opportunity to adjust smoothly to the academic rigor of doctorate education. This doctoral student engagement program will provide accelerated and focused learning opportunities to help students acquire specific knowledge and skills needed for successful completion of their degrees.
Career Mentoring
The Graduate & Professional School offers opportunities for mentorship from faculty advisors, peers, and the Career Advisory Board members.
GUIA
The Graduate/Undergraduate Instructor Academy is a professional development event designed to aid research, graduate, and teaching assistants with instructional training and resources.
Professional Development
Our professional development series aims to help you confidently venture into a competitive academic program or professional work environments after completing your program. We offer a variety of topics including:
- Strategizing job searches
- Interview techniques
- Salary negotiation