diff --git a/src/inc/program.cpp b/src/inc/program.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/inc/program.hpp b/src/inc/program.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db619d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/inc/program.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+// Load a shader program from two files. One is a vertex shader, and one is a
+// fragment shader. Geometry shader support is not implemented.
+
+GLuint mc_load_program(std::string vertex_path, std::string fragment_path)
+{
+	GLuint shader_program = glCreateProgram();
+
+	GLuint vertex_shader = mcu_load_shader(vertex_path, GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
+
+	GLuint fragment_shader = mcu_load_shader(fragment_path, GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
+
+	glAttachShader(shader_program, vertex_shader);
+
+	glAttachShader(shader_program, fragment_shader);
+
+	glLinkProgram(shader_program);
+
+	GLint success = 0;
+
+	glGetProgramiv(shader_program, GL_LINK_STATUS, &success);
+
+	if (!success)
+	{
+		std::cout << "Could not link shader program loaded from \"" << vertex_path << "\" and \"" << fragment_path << "\"." << std::endl;
+
+		GLchar crash_information[4096];
+
+		glGetProgramInfoLog(shader_program, 4096, NULL, crash_information);
+
+		std::cout << crash_information;
+
+		exit(10);
+	}
+
+	glDeleteShader(vertex_shader);
+
+	glDeleteShader(fragment_shader);
+
+	return shader_program;
+}
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diff --git a/src/main.hpp b/src/main.hpp
index 0cf79be..c34880b 100644
--- a/src/main.hpp
+++ b/src/main.hpp
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@
 #include <SDL.h>
 
 #include <shader.hpp>
-#include <shader.cpp>
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+#include <shader.cpp>
+
+#include <program.hpp>
+#include <program.cpp>
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