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The UH Publications portal is comprised of a suite of tools for current and prospective students, staff and faculty.

The  consists of the following: 

• Academic Catalogs
  
• Student Handbook

See also: Persistent URL Links

Academic Catalogs

Published annually by the ºù«Ӱҵ (OUR) in conjunction with the and Undergraduate Academic Affairs.
Curriculum and policy revision is regulated by the Graduate and Professional Studies Committee (GPSC) and the (UC) of the Faculty Senate in conjunction with the Office of the Provost, as well as any applicable accreditation organizations.

• Graduate Academic Catalog
• Undergraduate Academic Catalog

The academic catalog is the document that explicitly states the requirements to which students must adhere in order to complete their degree program.

• Catalog Ownership
• Catalog Interpretation
• Catalog Publishing
• Catalog Review/Publishing Cycle
• Catalog Features

Catalog Ownership

Degree programs, policies and descriptive information are developed by the University faculty and faculty administration and approved for official offering by the applicable governing bodies.

Catalog Interpretation

Catalog language is interpreted and enforced by:

• The offices, primarily the academic affairs offices, that use the information, in conjunction with,
• The Undergraduate Academic Affairs and/or The Graduate School and
• The Office of the University Registrar.

Catalog Publishing

Approved changes are entered into the catalog and published by the Office of the University Registrar and are made available on the publish date.

Catalog Review/Publishing Cycle

Catalog Features

• My Portfolio - Allows users to create an account that exists within the catalog that will enable users to:
  • Flag catalog items for future reference.
  • Request contact from UH Admissions regarding items of interest. The email request will include a user-personalized message and all flagged items, in order to facilitate a more efficient, productive conversation.
• Degree Planner - A print-friendly worksheet version of the degree requirements is available for all degree plans.
• Social Media Links - Users can Tweet or post to Facebook links to catalog pages that they are excited to tell their friends about.
• Media-rich Content - Catalog content owners can improve the look and function of their information by including graphics, videos and downloadable attachments.
• Dynamically Displayable Content - Departments and colleges can include links to catalog content regarding their program on their websites, eliminating the need to worry about updating it again. The look and function is customizable, enabling a seamless appearance with the website style. Contact catalog@uh.edu for more information about how to use this feature.

Student Handbook

The is published annually by the . This publication contains important university information, student life and other related policies and campus resources information.

Persistent URL Links

Persistent URL links are HTML links to frequently access content in the academic catalogs and student handbook. While the URL will remain consistent, the destination of the URL will be updated as new versions of the publications are made available, so that the content being accessed is directed to the current information in the most recently published academic year version. Web editors can use these links in their web pages to help direct to content in the publications without the need to update their web links as newer versions of the content are made available.