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Office of the Provost

Students

Student Policies

For a full list of the University's policies, see the Undergraduate Catalog  and the Graduate Catalog.

Academic Honesty Policy
High ethical standards are critical to the integrity of any institution, and bear directly on the ultimate value of conferred degrees.

Attempted Hours and the Official Reporting Day (ORD)
Any credit hours in which you are enrolled after ORD are identified as attempted hours.

Dropping and Withdrawing from Course Enrollment
Undergraduate Students are expected to commit themselves to courses as early as possible in order to succeed in their courses.

Excused Absence
Regular class attendance, participation, and engagement in coursework are important contributors to student success.

Grade Exclusion
Students who earn a D+ or lower in a course during their first year UH may repeat the course within 12 months and exclude the original grade from their cumulative GPA. 

Emergency/Medical Withdrawal
If it is AFTER the posted semester withdrawal deadline, students may seek an emergency/medical withdrawal under qualified, documented emergency or medical circumstances.

6-Ws Limit
The six 'W' grades may be used at any time during a student's undergraduate career at UH to drop a course up through the last day to drop a course or withdraw from all courses deadline.

Religious Holy Days
Under UH policy a student may be excused without penalty if his or her religious observances conflict with scheduled class meetings, assignments, and/or examinations. The student remains responsible for completing any needed make-up work. An instructor may not deny the opportunity for make-up work, but shall otherwise treat these absences as any other excused absence.

Texas Enrollment Cap
Under current rules, Texas resident undergraduate students who enrolled for the first time in a Texas public institution of higher education in Fall 1999 or later may be charged a premium tuition rate after they reach an established enrollment cap.

Three-peat Rule
Texas-resident undergraduate students who attempt a course with the same content for a third or more times will be charged a premium tuition rate for those credit hours.