Admissions Criteria

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Here is the criteria for admission to the University of Houston as a transfer student.

Admission will be granted to applicants who have earned an associate of science or associate of art degree from the last school attended as long as the school is a U.S. regionally accredited school. Official transcripts must be received from all previously attended institutions.

Applicants who are not eligible to return immediately to the last institution attended will not be admitted.

* All grades earned from college-level courses, including repeated courses, are used in computing the grade point average. All colleges attended must be U.S. regionally accredited.

If a student wishes to defer enrollment to a future term, he/she must reapply by submitting a new application, application fee, and any updated admissions documents.

Transfer GPA Calculator

For admissions into UH, only college level (non-developmental) courses will be used for GPA Calculations.

Disclaimer: The calculator is used for advisement purposes only. The University of Houston uses grade point averages calculated to the 100th power (the second digit following the decimal point) and does not round numbers up.

If using this GPA calculator for UH admissions, please use the GPA values given.

Special Major Requirements

The following majors have additional selection criteria over and above the general admissions requirements.

Architecture Majors

Application priority deadline is February 1st. Admission is granted for the fall semester only. Applicants are encouraged to submit an 8.5"x11" portfolio clearly marked with the student's name, contact information and myUH ID. Portfolios will only be returned to applicants, who include stamped envelopes with the appropriate postage.

Business Majors

Applicants with between 15 and 60 semester hours must have a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average, including any attempted transfer courses.

Applicants with more than 60 semester hours must have a 3.0 or higher grade point average on the last 60 hours of college-level coursework, including any attempted transfer courses. If the 60th semester hour occurs in the middle of a semester, all grades for that semester are included in the calculation.

Applicants who have attempted coursework at the University of Houston must also have at least a 2.5 or higher cumulative grade point average at the University of Houston.

NOTE: The calculation of transfer GPA includes all transfer work, including courses that did not transfer because of a low grade. In addition, grades of "I" (Incomplete) are calculated as grades of "F".

Education Majors

• Pre-Health Majors must have a 2.3 GPA
• Pre-Teaching and Learning Majors must have a 2.5 GPA

Engineering Majors

To be admitted, students must have attempted at least one college level English course, at least one calculus course, and at least one college level science course in the areas listed. In the calculation of each GPA, all attempts count, even if repeated.

Assured Admissions for files completed by March 1.

Applicants with 15 or more hours must meet the following conditions for approval into NSM:

• Complete a minimum of 6 semester hours of Mathematics and Science courses.
• 2.00 GPA or greater in ALL college-level Mathematics and Science courses attempted that are applicable to degrees offered by the NSM departments.

Assured Admissions for files completed after March 1.

Applicants with 15 or more hours must meet the following conditions for approval into NSM:

• 2.50 GPA or greater in ALL college-level work attempted.
• 2.50 GPA or greater in ALL college-level Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics and Physics courses attempted.
• 2.50 GPA or greater in ALL courses from either CATEGORY I or CATEGORY II attempted.


CATEGORY I
Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Mathematical Biology and Physics majors:

• Must have successfully completed at least one of the following college level math courses.
  - MATH 1330
  - MATH 1431
  - MATH 1432
• Must have successfully completed at least one of the following science courses for science majors.
  - BIOL 1361    - GEOL 1330    - GEOL 1340    - PHYS 1301
  - BIOL 1362    - GEOL 1376    - GEOL 1350    - PHYS 1321
  - GEOL 1302    - CHEM 1331   - CHEM 1332


CATEGORY II
Mathematics and Computer Science majors:

• Must have successfully completed at least two of the following college-level calculus or computer science courses.
  - COSC 1410    - MATH 1432
  - MATH 1431    - MATH 2433