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Admission Requirements
| Graduate Status || Postbaccalaureate Status |
| Non Degree Objective Status |
| Retention in Degree Program |
| Course Load for Teachers |
Graduate Status
To be admitted to the master's or the doctoral degree programs, students must complete an application for admission and arrange to have two official copies of their transcripts and scores on the General Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) sent to this address:
Office of Admissions
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-2161
(713)743-1010
Master's degree candidates may submit either GRE or MAT scores; doctoral students must submit GRE scores. Applications and information on GRE and MAT testing dates, costs, and deadlines are available from this address:
Counseling and Testing Service
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-3242
(713) 743-5444
To obtain a list of other testing centers for the MAT, write to the following:
The Psychological Corporation
7500 Old Oak Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44130
A Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Bulletin containing an application and a list of testing centers may be obtained from the following:
Graduate Record Examinations
Box 955
Princeton, New Jersey 08541
Applications for admission to graduate studies may be obtained from either the Office of Admissions; the college's Academic Affairs Office, 160 Farish Hall; or departmental offices and must be returned by the deadline dates listed in the general information section of this catalog. Applicants are responsible for seeing that all documents are received by the Office of Admissions. Some departments and programs have additional admission requirements, such as letters of reference, a personal interview, and specific minimum MAT or GRE score requirements. Some departments admit students only once each semester. For more information, consult the department. Completed applications will be reviewed by the department and the associate dean. The Academic Affairs Office officially notifies applicants of approval or disapproval and of any conditions for admission. If a student's application for admission is approved, the student is then responsible for consulting an advisor and developing a degree plan.
Postbaccalaureate Status
Students who have earned a bachelor's degree and who wish to continue their education without completing an additional degree may enroll as postbaccalaureate students by writing to this address for an application:
Office of Admissions
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-2161
Courses taken as a postbaccalaureate student do not apply toward a graduate degree except by special petition to the department chair and the associate dean for graduate studies, and with the approval of the student's advisor. A maximum of six semester hours or one semester completed as a postbaccalaureate student may be considered for graduate credit.
Non Degree Objective Status
Students who have earned a bachelor's or master's degree and who wish to receive certification to be either a teacher, a school administrator, or a school supervisor may enroll as nondegree objective (NDO) students and complete certification requirements at the graduate level. To apply for the nondegree objective program, students must submit a graduate application, transcripts, and examination scores to this address:
Office of Admissions
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-2161
Students who later decide to apply for admission to a graduate degree program must do so by petition. Petitions are available from departmental offices. Students may apply six hours taken while holding nondegree objective status toward a degree if the courses are applicable to that degree and if the credits are no more than five years old at the time of graduation.
Retention in Degree Program
To maintain their status in a degree program, students must be enrolled in one or more courses each calendar year, starting with the date of admission. Students who do not register at least once each year will be dropped from the degree program. Students who wish to continue in the program, but who have been dropped from the rolls, must both petition and be approved for reinstatement.Course Load for Teachers
Though professional assignments are the primary obligations of employed teachers, the continuation of teachers' professional development is just as important. Most teachers who have full professional assignments, however, can do justice to no more than one or two courses each semester. The college urges teachers to avoid carrying academic loads that would prejudice the quality either of their professional service or of their scholarship.