Distance Education

For students who live or work in the suburban Houston areas, UHD offers programs at Lone Star College- CyFair, Lone Star College-Kingwood and UHD Northwest located at Lone Stare College- University Park. Courses taken off-campus or online may apply to any UHD degree program in which they are ordinarily accepted. Students enjoy the ability to tailor their schedule to meet individual needs by taking courses at multiple locations or using multiple formats.

The rapid expansion of access to the Internet has created new opportunities for meeting UHD students’ educational needs. UHD offers a growing selection of upper division courses delivered over the web in support of degree programs. The courses are organized to provide students with a variety of activities designed to enhance the educational experience while providing the student with flexibility in taking the course. Students generally work within defined time frames for completion of course modules, and they often have the opportunity to interact directly in real-time with fellow students and their professor through chats and bulletin board discussions.

UHD Northwest at Lone Star College –
University Park

UHD Advisor/Coordinator
713-237-5400
email: / UHD Northwest
Building 12
20515 SH 249
Houston, TX 77070

For students who live or work in the Northwest Houston Metropolitan area, UHD Northwest offers programs at Lone Star College-University Park, located at HWY 249 and Louetta. The location serves western Montgomery County, Waller County, NW Harris County and the City of Houston in the Willowbrook area.

Students complete lower-level course work at one of the five colleges of the Lone Star College System. UHD offers the junior- and senior-level courses leading to the degree. Instruction is delivered live on-site and course instruction is delivered either on the weekend, in the evening or during the day.

Programs Beginning Summer 2010
BS Criminal Justice
BAAS Criminal Justice
BAIS with EC-6 Generalist Certification
BAIS with EC-6 Bilingual Generalist Certification
BBA General Business

Programs Beginning Fall 2010
Master of Arts in Teaching
BAIS with 4-8 Generalist Certification
BAIS with 4-8 Bilingual Generalist Certification
BAAS Safety Management
BA Mathematics
BA Mathematics with Secondary-level Teacher Certification
BS Biological and Physical Sciences
BS Biological and Physical Sciences with Secondary-level Teacher Certification
BA Humanities
BA Social Sciences
BS Social Sciences
BBA Management
BBA Accounting

Programs Anticipated Beginning Fall 2011
MS Criminal Justice
BBA Finance
BBA Computer Information Systems

UHD at Lone Star College – CyFair

Kimberly Constantine, UHD Advisor/Coordinator
281-290-3435
email: / LSC–CyFair, MOD - 1
9191 Barker Cypress Road
Cypress, Texas 77433
281-290-3435

The rapid expansion of the Northwest area of Harris County has created new opportunities for meeting UHD students’ educational needs The University of Houston-Downtown’s teacher education program at LSC-Cy-Fair College offers certification in elementary and bilingual education while earning a Bachelor’s of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. Students wishing to obtain EC-6 and Bilingual EC-6 certification will need to take courses in a variety of academic areas.

Students complete lower-level course work at one of the five colleges of the Lone Star College System. UHD offers the junior- and senior-level courses leading to the degree. Instruction is delivered live on-site and course instruction is delivered either on the weekend or in the evening.

Programs offered
BAIS with EC-6 Generalist certification
BAIS with EC-6 Bilingual Generalist certification

UHD at Lone Star College – Kingwood

Leanna McCowan, Director, Advising Services – College of Public Service
713-226-5578
email: / LSC – Kingwood College
20000 Kingwood Drive
Kingwood, Texas 77339
713-221-2766

The rapid expansion of the Northeast area of Harris County has created new opportunities for meeting UHD students’ educational needs The University of Houston-Downtown’s teacher education program at LSC-Kingwood College offers certification in elementary education while earning a Bachelor’s of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. Students wishing to obtain EC-6 certification will need to take courses in a variety of academic areas.

Students complete lower-level course work at one of the five colleges of the Lone Star College System. UHD offers the junior- and senior-level courses leading to the degree. Instruction is delivered live on-site and course instruction is delivered either on the weekend or in the evening.

Programs offered
BAIS with EC-6 Generalist certification
BAIS with EC-6 Bilingual Generalist certification

Online Programs at UHD

Coordinator/Advisor,
Online Degree Programs
e-mail: / UHD
One Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002
713-221-8000

To meet students’ needs to access education anytime, anywhere, the University of Houston-Downtown offers several degree programs online to complement programs available online through community colleges. Students complete the required lower division course work at a community college. UHD provides the upper division course work online for two degrees at this time: Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business and Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Classes offered are identical to those earned on campus, and may be transferred to any other accredited institutions. Students in the programs are not limited to online courses but can also take courses on campus or at UHD’s off-campus locations at their convenience. UHD has established the Office of Online Degree Programs to provide support to students completing degrees online. This office will provide direct online advising, and assistance with services such as admissions, academic advising, registration, and financial aid.