Question: Is UHD accredited?
Answer: Yes, UHD has regional accreditation from the Southern Association Colleges and Schools. In addition, some UHD programs are accredited by various international, national and special accrediting bodies.
Question: Is there a bookstore at the distance education campus?
Answer: Yes, each distance education campus has a bookstore. You may purchase your UHD books at the campus you are attending. Please visit the
bookstore website for store hours and contact information
Question: How can I view courses that are offered at the distance education campus?
Answer: The UHD Class Schedule is available online only through e-services. Select "Class Schedule" from the menu, and then enter your desired campus and semester for a course listing.
Admission FAQ
Question: How do I apply to UHD?
Answer: Complete the online application for admissions by clicking on the appropriate link below:
Question: What is joint admission?
Answer: UHD has created a joint admission partnership with Lone Star College to help you make the transition into a four-year university. Joint admission allows a student to be simultaneously admitted and co-enrolled at both UHD and Lone Star College. As a Joint Admission student, you will receive advising from UHD counselors while you are a community/junior college student. Along with a transfer guide for your planned major, you will have all the information you need to complete your bachelor's degree most efficiently. For more information on join admissions, visit the
Joint Admissions webpage.
Question: How do I obtain a joint admission contract?
Answer: you may click on the link below to fill out the joint admission contract.
Joint Admission Contract Agreement
Financial Aid FAQ
Question: Is there a UHD Financial Aid office at the distance education campus?
Answer: There is not a Financial Aid office at any of the distance education campus. However, UHD Financial Aid advisors visit each distance education site to counsel students each semester. Please call 713-237-5400 for information.
Question: What is a consortium agreement?
Answer: A consortium Agreement is a written agreement between two eligible schools. This agreement allows a student to be co-enrolled at UHD and another institution and receive financial aid based on the combined enrollment hours at both institutions.
The
Home School is the school where the student is seeking their degree and is the college that will award the financial aid for them.
The
Host School is where the student temporarily takes courses that will transfer back to their home school. The courses taken at the host school must be applicable toward the student's degree at UHD.
For more information on consortium agreements, visit Financial Aid.
Question: What are the Northwest hours of operation?
Answer: UHD Northwest is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 A.M -6:00 P.M.
You may contact us at 713-237-5400.
Question: Do I need to schedule an appointment to meet with a Northwest advisor?
Answer: While no appointment is required, you are encouraged to contact an advisor to schedule one. To schedule an appointment please contact Maria Estrada at
estradam@uhd.edu, 713-237-5405 or Dale Higginbotham at
higginbothamd@uhd.edu, 713-237-5404. College of Business students please contact Dale Higginbotham at
higginbothamd@uhd.edu, 713-237-5404 to schedule an appointment.
Question: Is a parking permit required at the Northwest Campus?
Answer: Yes, pick up a free UHD-NW Student Parking sticker from the UHD-NW office (B12.201). If you have a UHD Permit (hang tag) you will not need the NW Campus parking permit. Note the NW permit is only valid at the Lone Star locations and it is not valid at the downtown parking lots. Please park in Garage 11.
Question: What degrees & programs are offered at the Northwest campus?
Answer: The following is a list of programs offered at UHD Northwest:
Undergraduate
- Accounting, B.B.A
- Applied Administration, B.A.A.S
- Biological & Physical Sciences, B.S.
- Biological & Physical Science w/Teacher Certification, B.S.
- Criminal Justice, B.A.A.S
- Criminal Justice, B.S.
- EC-6 Bilingual Certification, B.A.I.S.
- EC-6 Generalist with ESL Supplemental Certification, B.A.I.S.
- 4-8 Generalist with ESL Supplemental Certification, B.A.I.S.
- Management Information Systems, B.B.A
- Finance, B.B.A
- Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S.
- Management, B.B.A
- Marketing, B.B.A
- Mathematics, B.A.
- Mathematics w/Secondary Level Teacher Certification, B.A.
- Professional Writing, B.S.
- Social Work, B.S.W
Graduate Programs
- Teaching, M.A.
- Security Management for Executives, M.S.M.E
- Non-Profit Management, M.A
- Criminal Justice, M.S
Graduate Certificates
- Finance Graduate Certificates
- Human Resource Management
- Leadership Graduate Certificate
- Supply Chain Management Certificate
Question: Do I need to schedule an appointment with a Cy-Fair campus advisor?
Answer: While no appointment is required, you are encouraged to contact an advisor to schedule one. To schedule an appointment please contact Kimberly Constantine at
constantinek@uhd.edu , 281-290-3435.
Question: What degrees are offered at the Cy-Fair Campus?
Answer: University of Houston-Downtown offers the following degree programs at this location:
- Teacher Certification
- EC-6 Bilingual Certification, B.A.I.S.
- EC-6 Generalist with ESL Supplemental Certification, B.A.I.S.
Question: Is a parking permit required at the Cy-Fair Campus?
Answer: Yes, a parking permit is required. Students and faculty can obtain a parking permit online.
http://www.lonestar.edu/parking.htm
Question: What are the Kingwood hours of operation?
Answer: Monday-Wednesday 8:30am-5:30pm, Thursday 9am-6pm, Friday by appointment only.
Question: Do I need to schedule an appointment with a Kingwood campus advisor?
Answer: While no appointment is required, you are encouraged to contact an advisor to schedule one. To schedule an appointment please contact Mandy Danley at
danleym@uhd.edu, 281-318-4339.
Question: Is a parking permit required at Kingwood?
Answer: Yes, a parking permit is required. Students and faculty can obtain a parking permit online.
http://www.lonestar.edu/parking.htm
Question: What degrees or programs are offered at the Kingwood Campus?
Answer: University of Houston-Downtown offers the following degree programs at this location:
- Teacher Certification
- EC-6 Bilingual Certification, B.A.I.S.
- EC-6 Generalist with ESL Supplemental Certification, B.A.I.S.
- General Business, B.B.A
