College of Human Sciences and Humanities

Accreditations and Approvals

The College of Human Sciences and Humanities is home to a number of accredited programs.

The Behavior Analysis program is accredited by the Association for Behavioral Analysis International.
The Family Therapy program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.
The Human Factors/Ergonomics Certificate and the Human Factors concentration in the Master’s Degree Psychology program are both accredited by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
The Registered Nurse-to-Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
The Bachelor of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
The Doctor of Psychology in Health Service Psychology has been awarded accreditation on contingency by the American Psychological Association.
The School Psychology program is approved by and has received National Recognition from the National Association of School Psychologists.
In addition, the National Strength and Conditioning Association has recognized the Fitness and Human Performance curriculum as preparing students for successful entrance into the career field.

Departments and Programs of Study

The departments making up HSH include Clinical, Health and Applied Sciences; Communication and Studio Arts; Liberal Arts; Psychology; and, Social and Cultural Sciences. Each is home to a variety of programs representing the areas of academic study indicated in the department-level sections below.

Certificates

In addition to study in programs leading to major degrees, HSH also offers a number of program-related certificates including the following:

Human Factors/Ergonomics
Women’s and Gender Studies

Contact Us

Office of the Dean
Phone: 281-283-3300
Email: hsh@uhcl.edu
Web: http://www.uhcl.edu/human-sciences-humanities
Bayou Building 1539

Office of Academic Advising
Phone: 281-283-3333
Email: hshadvising@uhcl.edu
Web: http://www.uhcl.edu/human-sciences-humanities/advising/
Bayou Building 1615

Texas Department of Corrections Transforming Lives by Degrees program
Phone: 281-283-3420
Email: hsh@uhcl.edu
Web: http://www.uhcl.edu/human-sciences-humanities
Bayou Building 1617

Admission into an HSH Program of Study

Records for degree-seeking graduate students are processed by the Office of Admissions and forwarded to the dean’s office for faculty assignment and completion of the program of study.

Requirements for each HSH program of study are detailed on the following pages.

Information on HSH degree plans and advising schedules may be obtained from the HSH Office of Academic Advising.

Applicants may be accepted into a graduate program of study in the College of Human Sciences and Humanities through multiple paths:

Applicants to all programs except for Psychology who have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA in their last 60 hours of coursework meet the College’s graduate admissions criterion. In some HSH programs, applicants who fall below the GPA requirement will be passed to program faculty for individual review. Requirements for individual review may be found in the program sections elsewhere in this catalog or on program web pages.
- For Psychology, the minimum criterion for automatic admissions is a 3.50 cumulative GPA in the last 60 hours of coursework. Applicants who fall below the GPA requirement will be passed to program faculty for individual review. Requirements for individual review may be found in the program sections elsewhere in this catalog or on program web pages.
Students whose cumulative GPA for the last 60 hours of study falls below 3.00 must submit scores from the verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE except in programs for which the GRE is waived (see the section “GRE Requirements” below). To be admitted into degree candidacy in HSH, students who took the GRE after August 2011 must have a minimum score of 350 using the following formula: (GPA in the last 60 hours x 24) + GRE Verbal + GRE Quantitative.

A student who has been denied admission to any HSH program of study may appeal the decision in writing to the HSH associate dean.

The Application for Admission, transcripts for all prior college coursework and GRE scores (if necessary) must be received by the Office of Admissions according to the following deadlines unless otherwise stated in individual program descriptions:

Fall Enrollment: Aug. 1
Spring Enrollment: Dec. 1
Summer Enrollment: May 1

Some programs and concentrations in HSH require secondary admission or secondary application procedures as described in the relevant catalog sections below. Such programs and concentrations include Behavior Analysis, Digital Media Studies, Exercise and Health Sciences, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, the Human Factors concentration in Psychology, the Neuroscience and Behavior concentration in Psychology and all of the Professional Psychology plans (Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, Health Service Psychology and School Psychology). Applicants should review relevant catalog sections for information about the admission process, requirements and deadlines.

International Admissions

For international students, dual admission is required. Degree-granting programs review and admit or deny students to a program based on a student’s academic preparation. UHCL’s Office of International Admissions and Programs reviews and admits or denies students to the university based on legal aspects specific to international students. Admission must be approved by both the academic program and the Office of International Admissions and Programs for a student to enter the university.

Transferring Majors

Students who wish to transfer from one HSH graduate major to another should complete an Academic Record Change form if the admission criteria for the desired program is equivalent to that of the student’s original program. If the admission criteria for the program to which the student wishes to transfer are different in kind or higher in expectation, the student must complete an Academic Record Change form with the HSH Office of Academic Advising which will then be forwarded to the program director of the desired program to render an admissions decision.

GRE Requirements

Individual programs in HSH have established program-specific requirements regarding the GRE examination. The following programs have waived the GRE requirement for all applicants: Exercise and Health Sciences, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and Serious Games and Simulations. The following programs have waived the GRE requirement for applicants with a last 60-hour GPA of 3.0 or above and for applicants who have completed another graduate degree: Behavior Analysis, Cross-Cultural and Global Studies, Digital Media Studies, History, Humanities, Literature, and Sociology. Psychology has also waived the GRE requirement for applicants with a last 60-hour GPA of 3.5 or above and for applicants who have completed another graduate degree. Please review the individual program sections for more information about admission requirements.