The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is proud to announce its distinguished cohort of Merit Scholars starting this fall semester. This exceptional group of 31 freshman and 27 transfer students has not only demonstrated academic excellence but also a commitment to personal growth and community service.
Lone Star College and University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) have a long tradition of helping students seamlessly transfer to help them complete their bachelor’s degree close to home at an affordable rate.
Houston’s community colleges and universities are working together in part of an ongoing partnership called Houston Guided Pathways to Success, or Houston GPS. Local two- and four-year institutions are trying to coordinate their degree plans so students know exactly what courses transfer, reducing wasted time and money.
HoustonGPS is designed to combat three big issues as it relates to students who transfer from a community college into a four-year university within the Houston region: timely degree completion, cost and actual degree completion.
Jordan Williams is one of many community college students on the path to earning a bachelor’s degree. While it makes financial sense to go to a community college, students may discover that some credits can be denied when attempting to transfer courses from one school to the next. Colleges nationwide are implementing measures to facilitate seamless transfers between institutions and designing academic and career pathways that align with transfer requirements.
There are many advantages for students starting their academic journeys at community colleges then transferring to universities to complete their bachelor’s degrees. Cost, flexible schedules,
Gira Gomez, a soon to be graduate of the University of Houston’s C.T. Bauer College of Business, reflects on her pathway to graduation, sharing her transfer story from Lone Star College.
Last week was National Transfer Week and area colleges and universities made the most of it while touting their efforts to advance college students to
Today we meet Zackery Miller-Perez, CPA (’18), who transferred to UHD’s Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB) after earning his associate degree in Business from San