Transfer Students:

If you have more than 15 college-level credits from a regionally accredited school, you may qualify for transfer undergraduate admission to UHD.

Transfer Student Checklist (PDF)

Transfer Applicants Must:

• Apply for admissions using the Apply Texas Application online!
• Submit official transcripts from all previously attended colleges and universities regardless of whether credit was earned.
• Submit official proof of your Texas Success Initiative status or exemption (please note: this rule only applies to students that have been awarded a bachelor’s degree from a Texas public institution).
• Submit a non-refundable application fee of $35, after the application deadline is a $75 late non-refundable fee..

Transfer Credit

UHD maintains transfer guides for all area community and junior colleges. The transfer guides let you know what the UHD course equivalency is for a course taken at another college or university.

If you have a general question about transfer credit, please contact an Admissions Counselor. Once you have been accepted and assigned a student ID, you may request at transcript evaluation.

Please note the following:

• Transcript evaluation is available only for students that have been accepted to UHD.
• Only official transcripts can be evaluated by the Office of Admissions.
• If you attended a college or university outside of the United States, your transcripts must be evaluated by a credential evaluation service recognized by UHD prior to applying for admissions to the university. This form may only be used for evaluation of domestic transcripts.

The Office of Admissions only evaluates transcripts from institutions that are Regionally Accredited. Typically, UHD does not accept credits from vocational, technical, or career institutions as they are not regionally accredited. Remember, you may always petition courses through the department of your major.

Click here to submit your transcript evaluation request.

Transfer Guides

Community Colleges by Major

Core Curriculum Transfer Guides

Course equivalencies can be searched by :

UH-Downtown By Subject and Course

Transfer School By Subject and Course

Official Transcripts

All transcripts sent to UHD must be official. A transcript is considered official when it bears the institution’s seal, is signed by the using authority, is sent directly by the issuing institution OR delivered in the institution’s sealed envelope (copies and faxes do not satisfy this requirement). This includes high school transcripts, home school transcripts, GED certificates, college and university transcripts, and standardize test scores.

You can submit your transcripts in person in the Office of Admissions (350-South) or have them mailed to:

Office of Admissions
University of Houston-Downtown
One Main Street, Suite 350 South
Houston, Texas 77002

If you attended a high school, college or university outside the United States, your transcripts must be evaluated by a credential evaluation service recognized by UHD prior to applying for admissions to the university.

Joint Admission Program

If you are currently attending a community or junior college and want to get a head start on your bachelor’s degree, the Joint Admission Program is for you. Through the Joint Admission Program, you can be a student at a community college and at UHD at the same time. You can earn credits toward your associate degree and your UHD bachelor’s degree at the same time.

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Last updated or reviewed on 6/8/10