Undergraduate Catalog Archives Archive of 2009-2010 Catalog with Spring '10 updates Policies Admission Requirements Transfer Students
In accordance with the UH System Strategic principles, the University of Houston actively provides outreach and recruits transfer students from junior colleges, community colleges, and other lower-division institutions of higher education. The outreach and recruiting programs include junior college and community college visits by transfer admission counselors, Discover UH Days, and Transfer Counselor Updates which provide prospective transfer students and community college counselors with information regarding the transfer application process, transfer admission criteria, and academic programs. The University of Houston also offers Transfer Excellence Scholarships and Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships to transfer students who meet the scholarship criteria.
The University of Houston (UH) also partners with many of the Community Colleges in the Houston metropolitan area to offer a Joint Admissions program that guarantees university admission to any student who completes the associate's degree (A.A., A.A.T., or A.S.). The agreement benefits students by reducing the total cost of higher education by encouraging students to complete the associate's degree at the community college. Students also benefit from improved and collaborative academic advising and by completion of joint admissions contracts. This agreement provides only for general admission to the University of Houston. Requirements for admission to individual academic programs may vary. (found at https://ssl.uh.edu/jointadmissions/)
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Students who have earned fewer than 15 semester hours of college credit must meet the requirements for high school graduates. An applicant who has earned 15 or more transferable semester hours of credit from a college accredited by one of the six regional accrediting associations will be considered a transfer student. Transfer students must be eligible to return to the last college attended and must meet the following minimum grade point average requirements:
Applicants who have earned between 15 and 29 semester hours of college credit must have a 2.50 cumulative grade point average.
All college credit course grades, including those in repeated courses, are used in computing the grade point average.
Note: An official transcript from each college or university attended must be submitted to the Office of Admissions.
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Applicants who have graduated with the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from a two-year college accredited by the appropriate Regional Association of Schools and Colleges will be assured general admission to the university. Admission will be granted if the applicant's last college is the two-year institution at which the associate degree was earned; otherwise, regular transfer admission requirements must be met.
Applicants to the programs, schools, and colleges with additional admission requirements must meet the requirements of the particular program.
Applicants whose native language is other than English who have not graduated from a U.S. high school but have completed an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from a U.S. accredited institute are exempt from the TOEFL requirement.
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These students follow the same process as for freshmen students. See Freshman Admission Requirements in this section.
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Enrollment in studio courses is restricted to students admitted to the college. Applicants must first meet general university admission requirements (listed in this catalog) in order to be considered by the College of Architecture.
Placement level in design studios is based on an evaluation of transcripts and portfolios. Applicants must submit a portfolio of academic design work which should contain examples of class work accomplished for credit and must be presented in an 8.5 x 11 inch format and contained in a binder, clearly marked with the applicant’s name and contact information. Do not send original work, only reproductions. The portfolio should be received well in advance of the semester applied for to allow time for evaluation. Applicants not submitting portfolios will not be given advanced placement, and if accepted, must begin with the Freshman Design Studio, ARCH 1500. Portfolios should be sent to::
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Transfer applicants who have earned fewer than 15 semester hours of college credit must meet the Bauer College of Business requirements for high school graduates.
Applicants to the Bauer College of Business who have earned between 15 and 59 semester hours must have a 2.75 cumulative grade point average. Students who have earned 60 or more semester hours must have a 2.75 cumulative grade point average over the last 60 hours of college level work attempted.
Postbaccalaureate students are not eligible to take undergraduate business courses except at the 5000-level, and may not pursue an undergraduate degree in the Bauer College of Business.
See the Bauer College of Business Web site at www.bauer.uh.edu for more information.
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Transfer applicants who have earned fewer than 15 semester hours of college credit must meet the engineering requirements for high school graduates.
Applicants who have earned between 15 or more semester hours of college credit must have all of the following:
See the Cullen College of Engineering Web site at www.egr.uh.edu for more information.
*Equivalent to University of Houston's MATH 1431; MATH 1432; MATH 2433; CHEM 1331/1111; CHEM 1332/1112; CHEM 1372/1117; PHYS 1321; PHYS 1322.
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Transfer applicants for a major in Information Technology in the College of Technology who earned fewer than 15 semesters hours of college credit must meet the University of Houston requirements for high school graduates.
Applicants for a major in Computer Information Systems who have earned between 15-59 semester hours of college credit must have a grade point average of 2.50 or higher for all college level work attempted.
Applicants for a major in Computer Information Systems who have earned 59 or more semester hours of college credit must have a grade point average of 2.50 or higher for the last 60 hours of college level work attempted.
Transfer applicants who have earned between 15 and 45 semester hours of credit must have all of the following in order to enter the pre-pharmacy program:
Required pre-pharmacy math/science courses include:
See the Pharmacy Web site at http://www.uh.edu/pharmacy/ for more information.
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Transfer applicants who have earned fewer than 15 semester hours of college credit must meet the admission requirements for high school graduates.
Transfer applicants who have earned between 15 and 59 semester credit hours must have a 2.75 or higher cumulative grade point average to become a Hotel and Restaurant Management major.
Transfer applicants who have completed 60 or more semester credit hours must have a 2.75 or higher cumulative grade point average in their last 60 semester hours of college work attempted to become a Hotel and Restaurant Management major.
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The Moores School of Music requires a separate application and a successful audition for admission. Transfer music majors must have a 2.50 grade point average for all music courses attempted at any other college or university and perform an audition that indicates readiness for applied study at the sophomore, junior or senior level. More information can be found at www.music.uh.edu.
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Catalog Publish Date: May 4, 2010
This Page Last Updated: October 4, 2009
This Archive Captured: May 11, 2010
