Inter-Institutional
If you are a non-University of Houston student seeking to enroll at University of Houston, information is available on the Visiting student webpage.
A number of inter-institutional graduate student enrollment agreements have been established , enabling graduate students from one institution to take graduate-level courses at one of the other participating institutions. Students must be registered full-time (nine credit hours) between their home institution (the University of Houston) and their host institution during the semester they register for courses under the inter-institutional agreement. The institutions currently participating in inter-institutional agreements include the University of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Rice University, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Registration Rules and Guidelines
- Requested class must not be offered by the home institution during the requested term/semester
- Requested class must be necessary for completion of graduate degree
- Students may not take a Pass/Fail or an Audit course
- Visiting students may register for a total of no more than 12 credit hours outside their home institution, as part of the inter-institutional agreement
- Number of credits allowed per term/semester may vary depending on the policy of the host school
- All approval signatures must be completed
- Foreign students taking inter-institutional courses: You must check with ISSSO regarding additional paperwork. Most host schools will require a copy of your I-20/DS-2019, visa stamp, passport ID page , and I-94.
For a comprehensive list of Registration Deadlines (including ADD, DROP, deadlines , etc.), please consult the semester specific Academic Calendar
Enrollment Process for University of Houston Students
This section details the procedures and the required signatures necessary for a UH student to register with Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , or Rice University.
- Enrollment p rocess for University of Houston s tudents r egistering for a c ourse at Baylor College of Medicine
- Enrollment process for University of Houston students registering for a course Texas A&M Health Science Center
- Enrollment process for University of Houston students registering for a course at University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston
- Enrollment process for University of Houston students registering for a course at University of Houston.
Enrollment Process for University of Houston Students Registering for a Course at Baylor College of Medicine
- Complete the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form.
- Obtain the approval signature of your academic advisor, graduate director , and the Office of International Students and Scholars (if applicable).
- Obtain permission from the instructor of record at Baylor College of Medicine.
- Submit the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form to the University of Houston’s Office of the University Registrar for full-time enrollment verification.
- Submit the completed Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form to the Office of the Registrar at Baylor College of Medicine.
Enrollment Process for University of Houston Students Registering for a Course at Texas A&M Health Science Center
- Complete the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form .
- Obtain the approval signature of your academic advisor, graduate director and the Office of International Students and Scholars (if applicable).
- Obtain permission from the instructor of record at Texas A&M Health Science Center.
- Submit the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form to the University of Houston ’s Office of the University Registrar for full-time enrollment verification.
- Submit the completed Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form to the Institute of Biosciences and Technology at Texas A&M Health Science Center.
Enrollment Process for University of Houston Students Registering for a Course at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Complete the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form .
- Obtain the approval signature of your academic advisor, graduate director and the Office of International Students and Scholars (if applicable).
- Obtain permission from the instructor of record at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
- Submit the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form to the University of Houston’s Office of the University Registrar for full-time enrollment verification.
- Submit the completed Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form to the Office of the Registrar at the University of Texas Health Science Center.
Enrollment Process for University of Houston Students Registering for a Course at Rice University
- Complete the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form .
- Obtain the approval signature of your academic advisor, graduate director , and the Office of International Students and Scholars (if applicable).
- Obtain permission from the instructor of record at Rice University.
- Submit the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form to the University of Houston’s Office of the University Registrar for full-time enrollment verification.
- Submit the completed Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form to the Office of the Registrar at Rice University.
- The host university should automatically send an official transcript to the University of Houston Office of the University Registrar — however, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the transcript is sent and then received by the Registrar’s office at UH.
- Credit will be applied toward the student's record after receipt of the official transcript from the host university. The course(s) will reflect as II Inter-Institution and carry the same course title as reflected on the host university transcript.
- The University of Houston course II Inter-Institution is applied since courses taken through Inter-Institutional agreements have no equivalent at UH.
- No grade is entered, and these courses have no effect on a UH student's grade point average.
Fees are paid directly to the University of Houston.
If you are a non-University of Houston student seeking to enroll at University of Houston, information is available on the Visiting Student webpage .