All applications to the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program are submitted directly to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the address in the side bar. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Applications from students requesting funding are due by February 1st each year, decisions on funding full time students for each fall semester are made in March and April. All applications completed after the deadlines will be considered for admission during the following Fall Semester without additional fee payment.

Upon receipt of all of the applicable information listed below, applicants will be informed by mail that their admission package is complete, and their file will be evaluated by the six-member Admissions Committee. If the Committee and the Associate Dean for Engineering Graduate Studies approve, admission will be offered. Admission letters will be mailed before May 1st.

The following links will allow you to acess the required application materials.

Materials required from all students:

1. Official UH application form
2. Completed Prospective Student Information Form (PDF, Word) (Attach unofficial copy of transcript and GRE scores if available).
3. The Privacy Rights Form (must be signed). (PDF, Word)
4. Application fee. $25 US students, $75 International. This fee cannot be waived, and must be paid as
   • a personal check drawn on US Bank,
   • a cashier's check,
   • on line payment with a credit card, or
   • a money order.
   No action will be taken on your application until this fee is received.
5. Official GRE Scores from Educational Testing Services (ETS).
   Only the general test including verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections is required.
6. One Official Transcript from all Colleges and Universities you attended. Minimum acceptable GPA is 3.0/4.0 ("B") on last 60 hours attempted; higher grades are expected in graduate courses. Applicants from India must submit individual mark sheets for each year of study.
7. Three separate letters of reference on the forms provided. (PDF, Word). These must be sent directly to us from the person making the recommendation.
8. Photocopy of the Diploma(s) you received, showing the date you received the Degree(s), the type of Degree(s) you received and from what Institution(s). Not required if you are graduating near or after the admission deadline.
9. Statement of Purpose (100-300 words) briefly describing why you want to study environmental engineering at the University of Houston.

Additional Materials from International Students (must have an Engineering Undergraduate Degree)

1. Signed letter of financial backing.
2. Official TOEFL score from ETS for foreign students whose native language is not English or are not from an exempt institution (see TOEFL booklet).