Want to know your chances of getting in to the University of Houston before you apply? Here's some information about how we make our admission decisions. Please note that certain UH majors and programs have additional admission criteria, which is listed below.
You'll be automatically admitted to UH if you:
If you do not meet the requirements for Automatic Admission, or if you are home-schooled or earned a GED or attended a high school that does not rank its students, our admissions officers will review your application separately. In reviewing individual applications, we consider such additional factors as:
You are welcome to submit any additional material that would strengthen your application, such as an especially strong letter of recommendation or a persuasive statement explaining your special circumstances.
Freshmen applicants (and transfer students who have earned fewer than 15 semester hours of college credit) must have completed each of the high school academic core courses listed below with an average of a 2.5 or a “C+” or higher for the group.
|
Required
High School Courses
|
Unit/Credits
|
|---|---|
English
|
4
|
Mathematics (including at least Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry)
|
3
|
Laboratory Science (including at least one unit/credit in biology, chemistry, or physics)
|
2
|
Social Studies
|
3
|
If you plan to seek a bachelor’s degree from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences or from the College of Natural Sciences, you are urged to earn at least two units/credits in one foreign language.
If you plan to seek a bachelor’s degree from the Cullen College of Engineering, you should also complete the following core courses.
|
Required
High School Courses
|
Unit/Credits
|
|---|---|
English
|
4
|
Social
Studies
|
2
|
Chemistry
|
1
|
| Physics |
1
|
| Mechanical Drawing (in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade)* |
1
|
Mathematics
(including 2 units/credits in algebra, 1
in geometry, and 1/2 in either 4 elementary
analysis or analytical geometry)
|
4
|
The following majors have additional selection criteria over and above the general admissions requirements.
Bauer College of Business and Cullen College of Engineering require the following.
| Rank in Class | Minimum Test Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT I Total and SAT Critical Reading | OR | ACT Composite and ACT English | |
Top
10 %
|
970 and 480 | 22 and 19 | |
I
Quarter
|
970 and 480 | 22 and 19 | |
II
Quarter
|
1050 and 480 | 24 and 19 | |
III
Quarter
|
1180 and 480 | 26 and 19 | |
IV
Quarter
|
Not Admissible | ||
In addition to applying to the University of Houston, all students applying for admission to the Moores School of Music must file an additional application to the college and audition.
Admission to the College of Architecture is normally for study beginning in the fall semester. First, applicants are required to meet general university requirements in order to be considered by the College of Architecture. Applicants may send a portfolio of supplementary information that might help influence admission into the college. Learn more about the College of Architecture admissions process.
