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Fiscal Year 2009

Fiscal Year 2010

Fiscal Year 2009

College Undergraduate Resident Cost per Semester Hour Undergraduate Non-Resident Cost per Semester Credit Hour
Architecture $192.80 $473.80
Business $195.25 $476.25
CLASS* $167.50 $448.50
Education $155.50 $436.50
Engineering $193.25 $474.25
HRM $185.90 $466.80
Law $472.80 (JD) $723.80 (JD)
NSM $172.00 $453.00
Optometry $395.09 $676.09
Pharmacy $227.50 $508.50
Social Work N/A N/A
Technology $177.50 $458.50

Notes:
Undergraduate Premium: $100 per semester credit hour.  Premium charged to undergraduates taking excessive hours above degree requirements or repeating a course more than two times (Education code 54.014).

Weekend CORE CLASS courses - Certain specifically designated CORE courses taught on Weekends will receive a $12 per semester credit hour discount.

College of Education: Undergraduate education classes will receive a $12 per semester credit hour discount. The discounted rate is included in the represented rates above.

*Certain Courses in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will pay additional tuition due to the nature of the course and the requirement for special instruction. Those students taking courses in the following fields should add the additional tuition to each semester credit hour:

  Undergraduate (per semester credit hour)
Art History $10
Art (Fine Arts) $15
Art (Design) $15
Communication $47
Communication Disorders $10
Creative Writing $15
Applied Music $22.50
Music Instruction $4.50
Theatre $15
Music $50

Fiscal Year 2010

Please Note: The tuition and/or fee charges below represent the maximum that will be charged for the 2009-2010 academic year.  Final rates will be approved by the University of Houston System Board of Regents before fee bills are calculated for the fall semester.

CollegeUndergraduate Resident Cost per Semester HourUndergraduate Non-Resident Cost per Semester Credit Hour
Architecture $206.80 $483.80
Business $213.25 $490.25
CLASS* $181.50 $458.50
Education $169.50 $446.50
Engineering $207.25 $484.25
HRM $199.90 $476.90
Law $556.15 (JD) $803.15 (JD)
NSM $191.50 $468.50
Optometry $413.65 $690.65
Pharmacy $241.50 $518.50
Social Work N/A N/A
Technology $191.50 $468.50
U Scholars $181.50 $458.50

Notes:
Undergraduate Premium: $100 per semester credit hour.  Premium charged to undergraduates taking excessive hours above degree requirements or repeating a course more than two times (Education code 54.014).

Weekend CORE CLASS courses - Certain specifically designated CORE courses taught on Weekends will receive a $12 per semester credit hour discount.

College of Education: Undergraduate education classes will receive a $12 per semester credit hour discount. The discounted rate is included in the represented rates above.

*Certain Courses in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will pay additional tuition due to the nature of the course and the requirement for special instruction. Those students taking courses in the following fields should add the additional tuition to each semester credit hour:

 Undergraduate (per semester credit hour)
Art History $10
Art (Fine Arts) $15
Art (Design) $15
Communication $47
Communication Disorders $10
Creative Writing $15
Applied Music $22.50
Music Instruction $4.50
Theatre $15