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The Criminal Justice bachelor degrees provide a close-knit learning environment, expert faculty, and flexible learning options. Potential careers in criminal justice include: Police Officer, Probation Officer, Lawyer, Investigator, Fire Inspector, Document Examiner, Counselor, Social Worker, or Security Officer.

Prepare for a career in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, schools, government agencies, and other health organizations. Gain an understanding of how public health services impact health at the state, national, and global level; skills in epidemiology and data surveillance for monitoring disease; and strategies to assess population health needs and influence public policies.

This program allows students to design their own degree to meet their individual goals. Connect three minor areas of study, foundational courses, the Texas core curriculum, and appropriate supporting electives to customize your path to a degree. 

Gain a broad knowledge in a variety of core business subjets. This program is an excellent choice for students who know they want to work in business but aren't sure what professional position they want to pursue after graduation. Potential careers include: finance, marketing, public relations, management, sales, production, and more.

Advocate and serve victims through this unique program that's designed to prepare students for employment in all areas of victim services. Potential careers include: Victim coordinators and liaisons in prosecuting attorneys' offices and police agencies, Victim service professionals within the prison system, Advocates in domestic violence, rape crisis, human trafficing, and anti-drunk driving organizations, and Adult and child protective services.

Intended for students who have majored in a career and technology/vocational/technical program at a community college, university, junior college, or an accredited technical school, this program allows students to develop a program of study specific to their career and educational goals.

Learning Technologies is a rapidly growing field that offers highly transferable skills valued across industries. As someone who is looking to advance, learn to adapt, innovate, and thrive in rapidly evolving digital landscapes. Position yourself as an expert in tomorrow’s workforce with diverse career opportunities in various sectors such as instructional designer, e-learning developer, training specialists, or learning technology consultant.

The RN-BSN Online Track is designed for the student who is enrolled in or graduated from a community college with a degree in nursing and will be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN, or who has passed the NCLEX-RN, holds a current, unencumbered Texas license as a registered nurse and wishes to obtain the baccalaureate degree. Earning a baccalaureate degree will open more doors in an RN's nursing career, allowing for positions of leadership, enhanced career advancement opportunities, and the potential to pursue graduate education.

Health care administration is a multidisciplinary degree composed of courses from health, business, economics, management, and psychology. Students will learn to distinguish among the various roles in the health care services industry; analyze data and information for effective decision making; recognize the legal and ethical principles and responsibilities of health care organizations; strategically evaluate and improve performance in health care organizations; and demonstrate collaborative leadership and teamwork. Careers in Health Care Administration could include: Department or Division Coordinator in a hospital, Medical and Health Services Manager, Compensation and Benefits Manager for a health care organization, or Top-level Executive of a health care organization.

The Sociology BA and BS programs provide students with strong conceptual and methodological foundations, training in applied methods, and a wide range of elective course options. The sociology program at SHSU is one of the few sociology programs to offer an emphasis on training in applied methods. Students have a choice of a wide variety of electives covering a range of social issues and topics. The department also strongly encourages and supports undergraduate student research and collaborations with faculty members. SHSU sociology majors have the opportunity to regularly present their papers at regional and national conferences and publish their work in academic student journals. Career paths in Sociology could include: Non-profit advocacy, Market research and data analysis, Government, law, and court professions, Case management and child protective service, Private and public sector work in sales and supervision, Human resource management and public relations, and Education and teaching.

Communication studies—a social science similar to sociology and psychology—is the science of how communication affects our relationships with other people in a variety of contexts. Communication Studies is focused on human communication processes that can be generally classified into verbal and nonverbal. It deals with a variety of issues related to these processes, including the sharing of meaning, the encoding and decoding of messages, and the development of relationships using communication in a variety of contexts. Our degree prepares you for a variety of fields, including teaching at all levels, public advocacy and public relations, governmental relations, human relations, education, patient advocacy, motivational speaking, and website development and marketing.

A degree in English from Sam Houston State University can open the door to a number of career possibilities. Most professions and professional schools stress the need to read well, speak well, write well, and think critically. Class sizes are small, so that students may receive personal attention from faculty, have opportunities to interact with nationally-recognized writers, and have opportunities to publish and present papers at conferences and enter writing contests. English majors take a variety of courses in British, American, and World Literature. Although there are required course in American and British literature, the program is flexible enough that you can explore other courses like creative writing, technical communication, and special literary topics such as women in literature, African American literature, major authors, film and literature, and more.. Careers paths in English could include: Teaching, Publishing, Journalism, Law, Business Writing, Marketing, Web Design, Social Media/Entertainment, Public Service, or Non-Profit Administration.

A history degree prepares students to find, weigh, and interpret conflict evidence; to evaluate the merits of an argument; to advance original interpretations based on textual and non-textual evidence; to pose good questions of the past; to appreciate difference, change, and diversity; and to approach the present with humility, empathy, context, and understanding. The degree equips students with key skills necessary for a wide range of careers, including but not limited to: Education, Law and Legal Professions, Research and Institutional Analysis, Documentary Editing, Corporate Historian, Contract Historian, Archivist or Records Manager, or Curator or Museum Professional.

The Paralegal Studies Program prepares students to support attorneys by developing practical skills in legal research, document preparation, and case management. Combining legal theory with real-world experience, the program emphasizes ethics, procedural law, and effective communication. Graduates are equipped to enter the legal workforce or pursue further studies in law or related fields.

Gain in-demand AI and automation skills to launch a high-impact career as an AI Technician or Automation Specialist. This fast-track certificate equips you with practical, future-ready skills to thrive in today’s evolving tech landscape.

The Computer Information Systems and Security & Computer Support Specialist program prepares students for careers in IT support with a focus on cybersecurity. Through hands-on labs and applied coursework, students gain skills in troubleshooting, technical support, and protecting systems from cyber threats. Graduates are equipped for entry-level IT roles or advanced positions in network and system security across industries like healthcare, finance, and government.