Obtain a Career in Technology in the Country’s Fourth Largest City
With Houston housing more than half of the Fortune 500 companies in Texas, a BS in Computer Science from the University of Houston-Clear Lake will benefit your education and career. This degree balances solid academics with practical industrial technologies and real-world experience. You’ll learn leading-edge technologies and gain experience through team-oriented, timely projects while learning the basics of software engineering, operating systems, data structures, database systems design, discrete mathematics and computer architecture.
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The UHCL Computer Science program emphasizes the development of the skills and analytical
abilities necessary to specify, design and develop computer-based solutions to complex
systems problems. You will receive extensive instruction in software and hardware
principles; in scientific, industrial and commercial applications; and in the supporting
mathematical tools. The mission of the undergraduate Computer Science program is to
prepare students for productive careers in computing by providing an excellent and
diverse environment for learning, research, and practice of computing theories, computer
applications, and software development.
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Deadlines for Applying
- Freshman Deadlines
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Spring 2021
Priority - November 1
Final - December 1 -
Summer 2021
Priority - March 1
Final (Summer Session I & II) - May 1 -
Fall 2021
Priority - July 15
Final - August 1
- Transfer Deadlines
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Spring 2021Priority - January 5
Final - January 15 -
Summer 2021Priority - May 1
Final (Summer Session I) - May 26
Final (Summer Session II) - July 1 -
Fall 2021Priority - August 13
Final - August 18
Online applications close for transfer students after the Priority Deadline, the application will be extended to January 11th on ApplyTexas for Transfer students. Starting January 12th all transfer students interested in applying for Spring 2021 will need to have all official documents (transcripts from every college or university attended and application fee) in hand and will need to complete a paper application. Students who apply after the priority deadline must submit all required documentation with their paper application to the Office of Admissions and will be processed for late registration.
- International Deadlines
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Fall
Priority – March 1
Final – June 1 -
Spring
Priority – August 1
Final – November 1 -
Summer*
Priority – February 1
Final – April 20
Students interested in qualifying for scholarships &/or applying for visas outside the U.S. should apply and submit the application documents/test scores by the priority deadline
*International freshmen applicants will not be accepted for Summer semester.
Locations
University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-283-7600
Accreditations and Distinctions
The Computer Information Systems B.S. and Computer Science B.S. programs at University of Houston-Clear Lake are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET).
Computer Science B.S. Faculty

Krishani Abeysekera
Senior Lecturer/System Administrator of Computer Science and Computer Information
Systems
,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3831
Email: abeysekera@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 165

Ahmed Abukmail
Program Chair of Computer Science and Associate Professor of Computer Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3888
Email: Abukmail@UHCL.edu
Office: Delta 169

Hisham Al-Mubaid
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3802
Email: hisham@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 168

Said Bettayeb
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281.283.3717
Email: Bettayeb@uhcl.edu
Office: B3611.14

Gary Boetticher
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Computer Information Systems and Software
Engineering
,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3805
Email: boetticher@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 164

Pradeep Buddharaju
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3881
Email: Buddharaju@UHCL.edu
Office: Delta 173
Office hours:
Tue 5:30-7:30pm, Wed 4:00-6:00pm

Sadegh Davari
Department Chair of Computing and Mathematics and Professor of Computer Science and
Computer Information Systems
,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3865
Email: davari@uhcl.edu
Office: D153

Terry Feagin
Professor of Computer Science ,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3880
Email: feagin@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 172

Sharon Perkins Hall
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3868
Email: perkins@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 115

Khondker Hasan
Assistant Professor of Computer Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3842
Email: hasank@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 224

Morris Liaw
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3876
Email: liaw@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 170

Alfredo Perez-Davila
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3863
Email: perezd@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 167

Charles E. Phillips Jr.
Lecturer of Computer Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3837
Email: Phillips@UHCL.edu
Office: B3128

Kewei Sha
Assistant Professor of Computer Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3874
Email: sha@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 148

Toneluh (Andrew) A. Yang
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3835
Email: yang@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 174

Kwok-Bun Yue
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3864
Email: yue@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 163