Welcome to the University of Houston! We are happy that you have chosen to take courses here to further your degree at your home institution. 

If you have already been admitted as a visiting student, here are your next steps to get started:

• • Look up the courses you plan to take in the UH Undergraduate Catalog. You must meet all course prerequisites to enroll.  
  • If courses you plan to take have prerequisites that you have taken at an external institution, submit your official electronic college transcript(s) as soon as possible for review by the Office of Admissions.
    • Please allow at least a month prior to enrollment for the Admissions office to process your official transcripts. Submitting transcripts later than this timeline may not allow enrollment for that semester.
    • Monitor the transfer credit status in your myUH Self Service portal: Academic Records > Transcripts > View Transfer Credit Report. Once your transcript has been reviewed and posted, you will see it listed there.
    • Once your credit is posted, confirm that you have been awarded the exact course equivalent for the prerequisite course you need. Some credits, especially upper division and out-of-state credit, may be transferred as general elective credit or elective credit within a subject area. 
    • If you did not receive credit for a course for which you believe your transfer course is equivalent, submit the Transfer Credit Petition along with any required documentation.
  • Take any placement tests.  Plan to take these exams as early as possible—most of should be completed at least two weeks before you intend to enroll in courses.Language Placement: See the Examination List, click Institutional Placement/Departmental Credit Tests, and select the desired language.
    Other Placement Testing: See UH Testing Services to see whether placement testing is required for any courses you plan to take and to understand when and how to take each exam.
    Math Placement: Note that our Visiting students do not take the Math Placement Exam and instead will be placed according to the usual course prerequisites based on prior college-level math credits.
  • If you have submitted transcripts and submitted the Transfer Credit Petition, and it has been longer than a month, or it is within two weeks of the first day of the semester, please request a conditional review by contacting the college that offers the course you are interested in taking. This is a last step and colleges will ask for documentation that you have submitted the transfer Credit Petition.
    • Architecture and Design, Gerald D. Hines: email Jenny Mutz
    • Arts, Kathrine G. McGovern: email Jason Barkemeyer
    • Business, C. T. Bauer: see the Bauer Visiting Student page
    • Education: email Jeylan Yassin
    • Engineering, Cullen: email Lesley Sisk
    • Engineering, Technology Division, Cullen: email Jamie Thomas
    • Global Hospitality Leadership, Conrad N. Hilton: email Jeremy Dafoe
    • Liberal Arts & Social Sciences: email Jyoti Cameron (Note: if your foreign language course requires language placement testing, allow at least 2-4 weeks. Contact Lauren Till for delays with foreign language courses only.)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics: email Kendra Alexander
    • Public Affairs, Hobby School: TBD
    • Undergraduate Student Success: email Nina Howard
  • Use the Schedule Builder in your myUH Self Service portal to map out your best schedule - block out days and times you can't attend class, and review multiple options to find your most workable schedule.
  • Begin enrolling as soon as your enrollment dates open. (myUH Self Service > Manage Classes > Course Planning > My Enrollment Periods) 
  • It is not possible to add students into closed courses, and current degree-seeking students may be given priority when course availability is limited.
  • Payment for next term courses is due around the week before the term start.
  • Confirm with your home institution academic department that courses you take at UH will transfer back to your home institution. Our academic advisors are not able to advise you on degree requirements at your home institution, 

We wish you success during your coursework at UH!

If you are interested in applying to a degree-seeking major at the University of Houston, please see the Visiting Student admission page under Visiting to Degree Seeking.
We’d love to have you consider staying and completing your degree with us here at UH!