Sam Houston State University: Distance Learning Programs

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SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY

Huntsville, Texas
Correspondence Course Division
http://www.shsu.edu/~cor_www

Sam Houston State University was founded in 1879. It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It first offered distance learning courses in 1953. In fall 2004, there were 1,300 students enrolled in distance learning courses. Institutionally administered financial aid is available to distance learners.

Services Distance learners have accessibility to bookstore, e-mail services, library services.

Contact Gail M. Wright, Correspondence Course Coordinator, Sam Houston State University, Box 2536, Huntsville, TX 77341-2536. Telephone: 936-294-1003. Fax: 936-294-3703. E-mail: cor_gmw@shsu.edu.

DEGREES AND AWARDS

Programs offered do not lead to a degree or other formal award.

COURSE SUBJECT AREAS OFFERED OUTSIDE OF DEGREE PROGRAMS

Undergraduate— accounting and related services; agricultural business and management; anthropology; business, management, and marketing related; chemistry; creative writing; economics; English; family and consumer economics; film/video and photographic arts; finance and financial management services; geological and earth sciences/geosciences; gerontology; health professions related; history; legal studies (non-professional general, undergraduate); marketing; mathematics and statistics related; nutrition sciences; philosophy; political science and government; psychology; sociology.

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