- Overview
The University of Houston is a public research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in the first decades of the 20th century. In 1934, HJC was restructured as a four-year degree-granting institution and renamed University of Houston. In 1977, it became the founding member of the University of Houston System. Today, Houston is the fourth-largest university in Texas, awarding 11,156 degrees in 2023 As of 2024, it has a worldwide alumni base of 331,672
The university consists of fifteen colleges and an interdisciplinary honors college offering some 310-degree programs and enrolls approximately 37,000 undergraduate and 8,600 graduate students. The university’s campus, which is primarily in southeast Houston, spans 894 acres (3.62 km2), with the inclusion of its two instructional sites located in Sugar Land and Katy. The university is also the founding campus of the University of Houston System.
The university is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” and spends approximately $240 million annually in research. The university operates more than 35 research centers and institutes on campus in areas such as superconductivity, space commercialization and exploration, biomedical sciences and engineering, energy and natural resources, and artificial intelligence.
The university has more than 500 student organizations and 17 intercollegiate sports teams. Its varsity athletic teams, known as the Houston Cougars, are members of the Big 12 Conference and compete in the NCAA Division I in all sports. In 2021, the university received and accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference. The football team regularly makes bowl game appearances, and the men’s basketball team has made 23 appearances in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament—including six Elite Eight and Final Four appearances. The men’s golf team has won 16 national championships—the most in NCAA history. In 2022, UH’s men’s track and field team earned its seventh Indoor Conference Championship title, and its swimming and diving team defended its American Athletic Conference title for the sixth straight season.
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Email:dalex@central.uh.edu
https://uh.edu/
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Undergraduate
• Music (Areas of Elective Studies), B.M.
• Music Composition, B.M.
• Music Theory, B.M.
• Music Therapy B.M.T.
• Music, B.A.
• Performance, B.M.
• Art History, B.A.
• Art, B.A.
• Art, B.F.A.
• Dance, B.A.
• Dance, BFA
• Theatre, B.F.A.
• Accounting, B.B.A.
• Management Information Systems, B.B.A.
• Supply Chain Management, B.B.A.
• Finance, B.B.A.
• Finance, B.B.A. – Commercial Banking Track and Certificate
• Finance, B.B.A. – Global Energy Management – Professional Program Track and Certificate
• Finance, B.B.A. – Global Energy Management Track and Certificate
• Finance, B.B.A. – Personal Financial Planning Track and Certificate
• Finance, B.B.A. – Real Estate Track and Certificate
• Finance, B.B.A. – Risk Management & Insurance Track and Certificate
• Management, B.B.A.
• Management, B.B.A. – Applied Leadership Track
• Management, B.B.A. – Healthcare Leadership Track
• Management, B.B.A. – Human Resource Management Track
• Entrepreneurship, B.B.
• Computer Engineering, B.S.Cp.E.
• Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.E.
• Industrial Engineering, B.S.I.E.
• Systems Engineering, B.S.Sys.E.
• Mechanical Engineering, B.S.M.E.
• Petroleum Engineering, B.S.P.E.T.E.
• Biotechnology, B.S.
• Computer Engineering Technology, B.S.
• Electrical Power Engineering Technology, B.S.
• Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S.
• Computer Information Systems, B.S.
• Digital Media, B.S.
• Technology Leadership and Innovation Management, B.S.
• Global Hospitality Leadership, B.S.
• African American Studies, B.A.
• Communication Studies, B.A.
• Health Communication, B.A.
• Journalism, B.A.
• Media Production, B.A.
• Strategic Communication, B.A.
• Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.A.
• Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.S.
• Interpreting and Translation – ASL/English, B.A.
• Anthropology, B.A.
• Anthropology, B.S.
• Liberal Studies, B.A.
• Liberal Studies, B.S.
• Religious Studies, B.A.
• Economics, B.A.
• Economics, B.S.
• English, B.A.
• Exercise Science, B.S.
• Fitness and Sports, B.S.
• Human Nutrition and Foods (ACEND Accredited Track), B.S.
• Human Nutrition and Foods (Nutrition and Fitness Track), B.S.
• Human Nutrition and Foods (Nutritional Sciences Track), B.S.
• Sports Administration, BS
• Spanish, B.A.
• History, B.A.
• Mexican American and Latino/a Studies, B.A.
• Chinese Studies, B.A.
• French, B.A.
• World Cultures and Literatures, B.A.
• Philosophy, B.A.
• Political Science, B.A.
• Political Science, B.S.
• Psychology, B.A.
• Psychology, B.S.
• Sociology, B.A.
• Sociology, B.S.
• Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, B.A.
• Mathematical Biology, B.S.
• Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences, B.A.
• Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences, B.S.
• Biology, B.A.
• Biology, B.S.
• Honors Biomedical Sciences, B.S.
• Chemistry, B.A.
• Chemistry, B.S.
• Computer Science, B.S.
• Atmospheric Science, B.S.
• Earth Science, B.A.
• Environmental Sciences, B.S.
• Geology, B.S.
• Geophysics, B.S.
• Mathematics, B.A.
• Mathematics, B.A.
• Mathematics, B.S.
• Mathematics, B.S. – Option in Data Science
• Mathematics, B.S. – Option in Mathematical Finance
• Mathematics, B.S.
• Physics, B.A.
• Physics, B.S.
• Nursing, B.S.N. (RN – BSN)
• Nursing, B.S.N. (Second Degree)
• Nursing, B.S.N. (Traditional)
• Public Policy, B.A.
• Public Policy, B.S.
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