The University of Houston Sugar Land (UHSL) is a multi-institution teaching center of the University of Houston System that is administratively governed by the University of Houston and located in Sugar Land, Texas. Three UH System institutions—University of Houston, UH–Clear Lake, and UH–Victoria—offer junior, senior, and graduate level classes at UHSL.
UH Sugar Land allows students to take upper-division and graduate-level college courses from three of the four constituent institutions in the University of Houston System. At the center, students can earn bachelor or master degrees in 32 academic areas.
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