FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2005

Contact: Angie Joe
713.743.8153 (office)
713.617.7138 (pager)
ajoe@uh.edu

HOUSTON, Oct. 25, 2005 – Business, education and other degree programs will be featured during an open house and advising night at the University of Houston System at Cinco Ranch Oct. 26. Individuals seeking bachelor’s and master’s degrees may apply for admission and learn about financial aid opportunities.

Advisers and faculty members will be available to answer questions from 4 until 7 p.m. Financial aid representatives also will be on hand to provide information. Those attending the open house are encouraged to bring copies of previous college transcripts to review with advisers. Refreshments will be provided.

The UH System at Cinco Ranch offers junior and senior courses which lead to bachelor’s degrees in such areas as business, education, psychology, computer information systems and biology. Graduate courses for 14 master’s degrees are available, and nine certification programs, including teacher certification, are offered.

Anyone interested in continuing or finishing a bachelor’s or master’s degrees is encouraged to attend the event. For more information, call 832-842-2800, or visit UH System at Cinco Ranch, 4242 S. Mason Rd. in Katy, between Westheimer Parkway and Fry Rd.

ABOUT UHS AT CINCO RANCH AND UHS AT SUGAR LAND
The UH System at Cinco Ranch and UH System at Sugar Land are collaborative efforts of the four UH System
universities: University of Houston, UH-Clear Lake, UH-Downtown and UH-Victoria. Students apply to the university that offers the degree they are seeking and then take courses at either UH System at Cinco Ranch or UH System at Sugar Land. For more information, visit www.cincoranch.uh.edu and www.sugarland.uh.edu.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
The University of Houston System is the state’s only metropolitan higher education system, encompassing four universities and two multi-institution teaching centers. The universities are the University of Houston, a nationally recognized doctoral degree-granting, comprehensive research university; the University of Houston-Downtown, a four-year undergraduate university beginning limited expansion into graduate programs; and the University of Houston-Clear Lake and the University of Houston-Victoria, both upper division and master’s-level institutions. The centers are the UH System at Sugar Land in Fort Bend and the UH System at Cinco Ranch. In addition, the UH System includes KUHF-FM, Houston’s National Public Radio and classical radio station, and KUHT-TV, the nation’s first educational television station.

For more information about UH visit the university’s ‘Newsroom’ at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.