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UH Publications

The UH Publications portal is comprised of a suite of tools for current and prospective students, staff and faculty.

The UH Publications portal consists of the following: 

See also: Persistent URL Links

Academic Catalogs

Published annually by the University of Houston Office of the University Registrar (OUR) in conjunction with the Graduate School and Undergraduate Academic Affairs.
Curriculum and policy revision is regulated by the Graduate and Professional Studies Committee (GPSC) and the Undergraduate Committee (UC) of the Faculty Senate in conjunction with the Office of the Provost, as well as any applicable accreditation organizations.

The academic catalog is the document that explicitly states the requirements to which students must adhere in order to complete their degree program.

Catalog Ownership

Degree programs, policies and descriptive information are developed by the University faculty and faculty administration and approved for official offering by the applicable governing bodies.

Catalog Interpretation

Catalog language is interpreted and enforced by:

  • The offices, primarily the academic affairs offices, that use the information, in conjunction with,
  • The Undergraduate Academic Affairs and/or The Graduate School and
  • The Office of the University Registrar.

Catalog Publishing

Approved changes are entered into the catalog and published by the Office of the University Registrar and are made available on the publish date.

Catalog Review/Publishing Cycle

March-August Colleges submit change proposals to programs, courses, and policies.
August-December University curriculum committees (GRAD/PRO and UGRAD) approve proposals.
December-January Request for edits to non-substantive content sent to colleges.
January Provost and THECB submit final approvals for changes to programs, courses, and policies.
Approved changes entered into the SIS.
February Approved changes entered into catalog.
March Final Review of Edits to narrative text in catalog.
April Catalogs published in draft status.
August (first day of Fall Term) Catalogs status changed to official.

Provost approval memo attachment.

Catalog Features

  • My Portfolio – Allows users to create an account that exists within the catalog that will enable users to:
    • Flag catalog items for future reference.
    • Request contact from UH Admissions regarding items of interest. The email request will include a user-personalized message and all flagged items, in order to facilitate a more efficient, productive conversation.
  • Degree Planner – A print-friendly worksheet version of the degree requirements is available for all degree plans.
  • Social Media Links – Users can Tweet or post to Facebook links to catalog pages that they are excited to tell their friends about.
  • Media-rich Content – Catalog content owners can improve the look and function of their information by including graphics, videos and downloadable attachments.
  • Dynamically Displayable Content – Departments and colleges can include links to catalog content regarding their program on their websites, eliminating the need to worry about updating it again. The look and function is customizable, enabling a seamless appearance with the website style. Contact catalog@uh.edu for more information about how to use this feature.

Student Handbook

www.uh.edu/student-handbook
Published annually by the Dean of Students Office.
This publication contains important university information, student life and other related policies and campus resources information.

Persistent URL Links

Persistent URL links are HTML links to frequently access content in the academic catalogs and student handbook. While the URL will remain consistent, the destination of the URL will be updated as new versions of the publications are made available, so that the content being accessed is directed to the current information in the most recently published academic year version. Web editors can use these links in their web pages to help direct to content in the publications without the need to update their web links as newer versions of the content are made available.

Career Category Redirect Title Redirect URL
Both Enrollment Enrollment (Registration) - Resources www.uh.edu/enrollment-registration-resources 
Both Graduation Graduation - Resources www.uh.edu/graduation-resources 
Both Policy Dropping Courses - Resources www.uh.edu/drop-course-resources 
Both Policy How to withdraw from all courses - Resources www.uh.edu/withdrawal-resources 
Both Policy Residency Resources www.uh.edu/residency-resources 
Both Student Handbook Student Handbook www.uh.edu/student-handbook 
GRAD Calendar Academic Calendar – Graduate and Professional Studies www.uh.edu/academic-calendar-graduate 
GRAD Catalog Graduate and Professional Studies Academic Catalog www.uh.edu/graduate-catalog 
GRAD Courses Graduate and Professional Studies Courses www.uh.edu/courses-graduate 
GRAD Enrollment Enrollment (Registration) - Graduate and Professional Studies www.uh.edu/enrollment-registration-graduate 
GRAD Graduation Graduation – Graduate and Professional Studies www.uh.edu/graduation-graduate 
GRAD Policy Dropping Courses - Graduate and Professional Studies www.uh.edu/drop-course-graduate 
GRAD Policy Graduate and Professional Studies Academic Honesty Policy www.uh.edu/academic-honesty-graduate 
GRAD Policy Graduate and Professional Studies Academic Policies www.uh.edu/policies-graduate 
GRAD Policy Graduate and Professional Studies Residency Requirements www.uh.edu/residency-graduate 
GRAD Policy How to withdraw from all courses - Graduate and Professional Studies www.uh.edu/withdrawal-graduate 
GRAD Policy New Student Orientation Policy – Graduate and Professional Studies www.uh.edu/orientation-policy-graduate 
GRAD Policy Religious Holy Days Policy - Graduate www.uh.edu/rhdpolicy-graduate 
GRAD Programs Graduate and Professional Studies Programs www.uh.edu/programs-degrees-graduate 
GRAD Policy Grievance Policy www.uh.edu/grievance-graduate 
UGRD Calendar Academic Calendar – Undergraduate www.uh.edu/academic-calendar-undergraduate 
UGRD Catalog Undergraduate Academic Catalog www.uh.edu/catalog-undergraduate 
UGRD Courses Undergraduate Courses www.uh.edu/courses-undergraduate 
UGRD Enrollment Enrollment (Registration) - Undergraduate www.uh.edu/enrollment-registration-undergraduate 
UGRD Graduation Graduation - Undergraduate www.uh.edu/graduation-undergraduate 
UGRD Policy Dropping Courses - Undergraduate www.uh.edu/drop-course-undergraduate 
UGRD Policy Dropping Courses:  Six 'W'-grades Limit - Undergraduate www.uh.edu/6W-undergraduate 
UGRD Policy Dropping Courses:  Six 'W'-grades Limit Policy www.uh.edu/6W-resources 
UGRD Policy How to withdraw from all courses - Undergraduate www.uh.edu/withdrawal-undergraduate  
UGRD Policy New Student Orientation Policy - Undergraduate www.uh.edu/orientation-policy-undergraduate  
UGRD Policy Undergraduate Academic Honesty Policy www.uh.edu/academic-honesty-undergraduate 
UGRD Policy Undergraduate Academic Policies www.uh.edu/policies-undergraduate 
UGRD Policy Undergraduate Residency Requirements www.uh.edu/residency-undergraduate 
UGRD Policy Religious Holy Days Policy - Undergraduate www.uh.edu/rhdpolicy-undergraduate 
UGRD Programs Undergraduate Majors www.uh.edu/academics-majors 
UGRD Programs Undergraduate Majors www.uh.edu/programs-degrees-undergraduate 
UGRD Programs Undergraduate Minors www.uh.edu/academics-minors 
UGRD UH Core Undergraduate Core Curriculum www.uh.edu/academics/corecurriculum 
UGRD Policy Grievance Policy www.uh.edu/grievance-undergraduate