Bilingual Health Care Studies

The Department of Public Health at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) offers a bilingual healthcare studies degree that prepares you to be a culturally competent bilingual patient navigator in various healthcare settings.  A patient navigator is a health services career path in the U.S. or in other nations.  A bilingual health care studies professional addresses the diverse cultural issues, religious practices, and specific conventions that can create a barrier to patient accessibility and availability of health care.  You will learn to be a culturally and linguistically capable health interpreter and translator that knows appropriate behaviors, posturing skills, and verbal and non-verbal communication techniques.  Our degree offers language options for Spanish, Arabic, French, or German.

Secondary school or high school academic records (transcripts, mark sheets, graduation certificate)

• Private home
• Hospitals
• Organizations such as the American Cancer Society or Patient Advocate Foundation
• Government agencies

1. Complete an online application and pay the $90 non-refundable application fee.
   Alternatively, you may pay later by mailing a check (address below) or pay through the SHSU Self Service Center.

2. Send secondary school or high school academic records (transcripts, mark sheets, graduation certificate) in a sealed envelope to the following address:

   Sam Houston State University
   Undergraduate Admissions Office
   Box 2418
   Huntsville, TX 73341-2418

   Depending on your country of origin, an advisor may contact you about specific academic records required.

3. Submit a third party transcript evaluation -Official evaluation of high school transcript from SDR Education (www.sdreducational.org) and NACES member agencies (www.naces.org).

4. Submit an English proficiency test score
   SHSU accepts the following TOEFL® tests