The West Houston Institute at Cinco Ranch, located 34 miles west of downtown Houston and four miles south of Interstate 10 at 4242 South Mason Road, serves the west Houston area. The North Houston Institute, located at 250 North Sam Houston Parkway East off Interstate 45, is 20 miles from the campus and serves the educational needs of the growing north Houston community. The West Houston Institute at Cinco Ranch is a multi-purpose facility housing classrooms, conference rooms, faculty offices, computer labs, instructional television classrooms, a reading room, and administrative offices. The North Houston Institute houses classrooms, instructional television classrooms, and administrative offices. UH System at Fort Bend and The University Center include classrooms, computer lavs, instructional television classrooms, and administrative offices.
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Credit course offerings at these sites include junior, senior, and graduate-level courses from selected degree programs on campus. New courses are added each semester, and proposed courses undergo the same rigorous design and review as those offered on the main campus. Credit courses are taught by University of Houston faculty members and have the same prerequisites, content, and requirements as on the main campus. The institutes currently offer a broad range of courses that apply to undergraduate and graduate degrees. In addition, courses in selected M.Ed. programs and in various certification and endorsement programs are offered each semester.