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
- Catalog Interpretation
- Catalog Publishing
- Catalog Review/Publishing Cycle
- Catalog Features
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 |
March | Final Review of Edits to narrative text in |
April | Catalogs published in draft status. |
August (first day of Fall Term) | Catalogs status changed to |
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 |