For admission rules, requirements, and deadlines applicable to all University of Houston applicants visit UH Admissions.

Freshmen and Transfer Undergraduate applications are processed and evaluated through the Office of Admissions and, for international students, the Office of International Admissions.  Former student admissions decisions will be finalized by the college once the Office of Admissions has reviewed and processed your application and credentials.  Please be aware, if you do not submit all required credentials and pay the application fee by the deadline your application will not be processed for a decision. You are required to submit all transcripts by the deadline, even if you are currently attending the school.

Admission standards for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics are higher than the general admissions criteria for UH. The tables below show the admission criteria for high school graduates, transfer and former students. Current UH students who want to change to a major within NSM please see the change of major requirements.

Freshmen Admission Requirements

Assured Admission for files completed after December 1, 2012.

Minimum Test Scores

In addition, applicants must meet the following criteria:

Transfer and Former Student Admission Requirements

Assured Admission for files completed after March 1, 2013.

Applicants with 15 or more hours must meet the following conditions for approval into NSM:

• 2.50 GPA or greater in ALL college-level work attempted.
• 2.50 GPA or greater in ALL college-level Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, and Physics courses attempted.
• 2.50 GPA or greater in ALL courses from either CATEGORY I or CATEGORY II attempted.

CATEGORY I

Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Mathematical Biology and Physics majors:

• Must have successfully completed at least one of the following college level math courses.
  • MATH 1330
  • MATH 1431
  • MATH 1432
• Must have successfully completed at least one of the following science courses for science majors.
  • BIOL 1361
  • BIOL 1362
  • CHEM 1331
  • CHEM 1332
  • GEOL 1302
  • GEOL 1330
  • GEOL 1340
  • GEOL 1350
  • GEOL 1376
  • PHYS 1301
  • PHYS 1321

CATEGORY II

Mathematics and Computer Science majors:

• Must have successfully completed at least two of the following college-level calculus or computer science courses.
  • COSC 1410
  • MATH 1431
  • MATH 1432
  • MATH 2433

** Conditional Admissions- Out of State Course Credit

Students who have math and science credit from out of state institutions that need to be evaluated for direct equivalencies may be conditionally admitted as a NSM unspecified major for one semester.  Students admitted under this status would be required to submit transfer credit petitions to evaluate math and science courses taken at out of state institution(s). Once evaluated, a petition requesting a change of major should be submitted and evaluation will be based on the transfer admission criteria.