By Sally Adams
Dec 28, 2020
This is a proud day for the friends and family of 17 year old Houstonian Salenah Cartier. She s the youngest person to graduate from University of Houston not with one degree - but with two!
She s quite an ambitious teenager, earning a B.A. in Psychology and a certificate in Corporate Entrepreneurship from the C.T. Bauer College of Business. She already has her sights set on a master s degree. She has enrolled already in the master s program at the University of Houston College of Education. She will study in the curriculum and instruction program beginning in January.
Updated: 11:18 AM EST December 28, 2020
HOUSTON Whoever said youth is wasted on the young didn t know Salenah Cartier.
The 17-year-old Kingwood resident has an unwavering persistence, entrepreneurial wit, and now, she has two college degrees.
She is the youngest person to graduate from the University of Houston in 2020 after earning her bachelor s degree in psychology and a certification in corporate entrepreneurship from the C.T. Bauer College of Business.
The Houston native was able to earn her second degree within two and a half years. She has already applied for doctorate programs and will begin pursing her master s degree at the UH College of Education next month.
Kingwood teen earns bachelor s degree before 18th birthday
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Salenah Cartier, 17, is the youngest of more than 11,000 graduates from the University of Houstonâs December class uses for a photo in Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Salenah Cartier, 17, is the youngest of more than 11,000 graduates from the University of Houstonâs December class uses for a photo in Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Salenah Cartier, 17, is the youngest of more than 11,000 graduates from the University of Houstonâs December class uses for a photo in Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
By Ryan Shepard
Dec 17, 2020
At 17 years old, many are just getting their driver s license or deciding what to wear to prom. In many ways,
Salenah Cartier is much different than her peers. This year, the teenage academic became the youngest person to ever graduate from the University of Houston. By graduating this semester, the 17-year-old did not only make history, but she also earned two degrees.
Cartier s academic ascension began in middle school when her family made the decision to begin homeschooling her. Eliminating a hostile environment and the bullying that permeated throughout her former classrooms, the Texas native began to shine. With the help of her mother, she sailed through middle school and graduated high school before her 15th birthday. From there, Cartier began looking for new challenges and found an opportunity at the University of Houston.