Undergraduate Catalog
2001-2003

Undergraduate Major
Fields of Study

The University of Houston comprises 13 colleges and schools:

• Architecture
• Bauer College of Business
• Education
• Engineering
• Honors
• Hotel and Restaurant Management
• Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
• Law
• Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Social Work
• and Technology.

They offer 14 baccalaureate degrees in 102 fields of study, 24 master's degrees, and six doctoral and professional degrees.

The Law Center and the Graduate School of Social Work offer only graduate degrees. For more information about these and other graduate-level programs, refer to the Graduate and Professional Studies  catalog.

A list of undergraduate major fields of study offered by the University of Houston follows. Detailed information about these programs can be found in the college sections of this catalog.

College of Architecture

Architecture
Environmental Design
Industrial Design ¹

Bauer College of Business

Pre-Business Administration ²
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Statistics and Operations Research

College of Education

Health
Interdisciplinary Studies
Kinesiology
Kinesiology - Exercise Science
Kinesiology - Movement and Sports Studies
Kinesiology - Sports Administration

Cullen College of Engineering

Engineering Unspecified (freshmen only)
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management

Hotel and Restaurant Management

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Unspecified
Anthropology
Art
Art History
Art (Studio)
     Studio Art - Graphic Communications
     Studio Art - Interior Design
     Studio Art - Painting
     Studio Art - Photography
     Studio Art - Printmaking
     Studio Art - Sculpture
Classical Studies
Communication Communication - Corporate Communication
     Communication - Interpersonal Communication
     Communication - Journalism
     Communication - Media Production
     Communication - Media Studies
     Communication - Public Relations/Advertising
Communication Disorders
Economics (Arts and Sciences)
English
English - Creative Writing
English - Preprofessional English Studies
French
German
German Area Studies
History
Italian Studies
Music
Music - Applied
Music Composition
Music Theory
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Russian Studies
Sociology
Spanish
Theatre
Theatre - Dance

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences
Biology
Biology - Medical Technology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Computer Science - Business Option
Computer Science - Systems Option
Earth Science
Geology
Geophysics
Interdisciplinary Sciences
Mathematics
Physics
Physics - Geophysics Option

College of Pharmacy

Pre-Pharmacy

College of Technology

Civil Technology
Civil Technology - Construction Management
Civil Technology - Surveying and Mapping
Computer Engineering Technology
Consumer Science and Merchandising
   (Pending Approval)
Electrical Technology
Human Development and Family Studies
Human Nutrition and Foods
Industrial Distribution (Pending Approval)
Information Systems Technology
Mechanical Technology
Technology Leadership and Supervision
Technology Leadership and Supervision - Occupational Technology

Undergraduate Interest Areas

Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Law
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Optometry
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Accreditations

The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a Level VI, General postsecondary institution. In addition, the university is a member of the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, the Association of American Colleges, and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. The colleges and programs may hold memberships or accreditations by additional agencies. Agencies and associations in which the colleges and schools hold membership and/or by which they are accredited include the following:

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College of Architecture

National Architectural Accrediting Board

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Bauer College of Business

International Association for Management Education (AACSB)

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College of Education

The College of Education is accredited by the State Board for Educator Certification and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and is a member of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

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Cullen College of Engineering

Five undergraduate degree programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The Computer Engineering degree program has been approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board but has not been reviewed for Engineering Accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

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Law Center

American Bar Association

American Association of Law Schools

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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

The Communication Disorders Program is accredited by the American Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology (ABESPA) of the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASLHA). The School of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The graduate program in clinical psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association.

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College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

American Chemical Society Computer Science Accreditation Commission

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College of Optometry

American Optometric Association Council on Optometric Education (member of the National Commission on Accrediting)

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College of Pharmacy

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education

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Graduate School of Social Work

Council on Social Work Education

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College of Technology

Accredited by the Texas Education Agency and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

The following engineering technology curricula are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET): civil technology, electrical technology, and mechanical technology. The Department of Human Development and Consumer Sciences--Human Nutrition and Foods is certified by the American Dietetics Association.