Want to know your chances of getting in to the University of Houston—before you apply? Here’s some information about how we evaluate applications from international students. Please note that certain UH colleges have their own admission criteria, which you can view here.
The admission criteria are different depending on whether you’re applying as an international freshman, transfer student, or post-baccalaureate student. In any event, you’ll need to provide adequate proof of English proficiency by submitting TOEFL scores of at least 550 (paper-based exam) or 213 (computer-based exam).
If you have never attended a college or university and have completed the equivalent of 12 years or more of elementary and secondary schooling, you’ll be considered as a freshman applicant. If you are a international student graduating from United States accredited high school, you must meet the admissions requirements for U.S. freshmen.
Admission as an international freshman is based on:
If you have completed more than one year of full-time, university-level study, you will be considered a transfer student.
Transfer admission is based solely on your completed university record and your TOEFL results. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 (C+) is required (4.0 = A, 3.0 = B and 2.0 = C). For those educational systems that do not have a higher or lower division (+ or -) in the grading scale, a cumulative grade of B is required. The minimum required score on the TOEFL is 550 on the paper test or 213 on the computerized test or 79 on the Internet Test. TOEFL requirement is not waived unless it meets an exemption.
Post-baccalaureate applicants are those who have completed the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree prior to enrolling in UH. Post-baccalaureate students can take undergraduate courses, pursue a second degree, or meet the prerequisites needed for the graduate majors. Students are required to submit an official transcript from the student's previous institution showing a bachelor's degree.
