When was shsu established

The law establishing the institute provided that two students from each senatorial district and six from the state at large should be admitted upon competitive examination as "state students," whose tuition, board, lodging, and laundry would be paid by the state. These state students obligated themselves to teach in the public schools of their respective districts for as many years as they received such aid.

This policy was discontinued in The school opened on October 10, , under the principalship of Bernard Mallon. During the early years the courses of study emphasized professional subjects and methods of teaching. In manual training, vocational agriculture, and home economics were added to the curriculum. In the course of study was expanded to four years, the last two years' work being of college level to give the institution junior college status.

In the curriculum was again extended to include four years of college work leading to the B. In the institution was admitted to the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and subsequently to the American Association of Teachers Colleges, to the Association of Texas Colleges , to intercollegiate athletic conferences, and to associate membership in the American Association of University Women.

Offering of graduate courses leading to the M. The student-to-faculty ratio averages Students have the option to choose from nearly degree programs with a plethora of options for undergraduate and graduate study, online degrees, and specialists and professional programs. More than 70 countries are represented by international student enrollment. Alumni encompass more than , people worldwide.

Its motto, "The measure of a Life is its Service," echoes across SHSU's six colleges and beyond campus through student research, creative endeavors, service learning, volunteering and more. Learn more about Sam Houston State University and its rich history in the university's about page.

News Rss Twitter KatFans. Austin Hall Austin Hall is the oldest building west of the Mississippi River to have been used continuously by an educational institution. Estill Building The university's second library is now home to various administrative offices and the Estill Building still carries the name of the longest-serving SHSU president.

Old Main Old Main - containing classrooms, administrative offices, and the Memorial Auditorium - was once described as "the most beautiful building owned by the State of Texas. Women's Gymnasium One of the first indoor swimming pools in east Texas was inside the Women's Gymnasium , the campus's fifth building.

Education Building The campus demonstration school, and later Huntsville Junior High School, was located within the Education Building , the seventh building on campus.