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Admissions of Transfer Students
Admissions of Foreign Students
and Non-native Speakers of English
Admissions of Second Bachelor's Degree Students
Advanced Placement Examinations
CLEP Examinations
International Baccalaureate
Admissions
of Freshmen
To apply for admission,
submit the following:
- Completed
System Admissions Application Form. (Fall priority date is February
1 and final deadline is May 1; Spring priority date is September
1 and final deadline is October 1)
- Official
high school transcripts
- Official
SAT-I or ACT test scores (College codes: SAT-I/4867, ACT/0902)
- Application
Fee - Applicants must submit with the application a nonrefundable
application fee of $50.00 (certified check, money order, or
international money order, for those applying from foreign countries).
Do not send currency. The application and fee are processed
only for the semester specified on the application.
Complete the
application carefully, following instructions in the booklet, How
to Enroll in the University of Hawaii. If you are not a U.S.
citizen, or if you are a non-native speaker of English, or if you
have been educated in a country other than the U.S., refer to the
special instructions and supplementary information form for foreign
students.
Documents
must be submitted directly by the school attended or appropriate
testing agency to the Admissions and Records Office and must be
postmarked by the deadline. Unofficial, faxed, hand-carried, or
student copies of academic documents will not be accepted. Because
some programs have earlier deadlines or may fill their spaces
early, you should apply well in advance of the campus deadline.
The application and supporting documents become the property of
the University and are not returned or available for distribution.
Definition of a Freshmen:
- Still in
high school or
- Less than
24 transferable credits.
If you have not
yet earned 24 semester hours of UHM-equivalent coursework at a regionally
accredited U.S. college/university, have your college submit an
official transcript (if you have attended college), high school
submit an official transcript, and, if you are still enrolled in
high school, a list of your courses in progress. Completion of 22
units including 17 college-preparatory units is required. A favorable
decision on a high school application is contingent upon satisfactory
completion of the senior year.
Requirements for Guaranteed
Admissions:
| High
School Courses |
#
Courses |
| English |
4 |
| Math
(incl Alg II and Geom) |
3 |
| Science |
3 |
| Social
Studies |
3 |
| Other
College Prep Courses |
4
 |
| College
Prep Total |
17 |
| Electives |
5
|
| TOTAL |
22 |
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| Criteria |
Score |
| SAT-I
critical reading/math/writing |
510/510/510 |
| ACT
Eng/math/reading/science/composite/writing |
22/22/22/22/22/22 |
| Grade-point
average |
2.8 |
| Rank |
Top
40% |
| Recommendation |
Positive |
| TOEFL |
173
computer score (or)
61 Internet score (or)
500 paper score |
| College
transfer GPA (transferable credits) |
2.0
resident / 2.5 nonresident |
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In addition,
have your SAT or ACT scores submitted from CEEB/ACT. Our college
code for SAT is 4867 and ACT is 0902. Obtain details from your
high school counselor or from (SAT) College Entrance Examination
Board, c/o Educational Testing Service, Box 592, Princeton, New
Jersey 08540; (ACT) American College Testing Program, P.O. Box
168, Iowa City, Iowa 52440.
SAT-I applications
may be obtained by writing to the College Entrance Examination
Board, c/o Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 592, Princeton,
NJ 08540. ACT applications may be obtained by writing to the American
College Testing Program, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, IA 52243.
Note: Admission
requirements are currently under review and subject to change.
How to obtain an application:
- Hawaii
residents: High School counselor.
- Non-residents:
Write to us, call us, or use our Online
Request Form.
Omitted or Fraudulent
Information:
All applicants
for admission are required to list all current and previous
enrollment in any postsecondary institution on the application form.
Applicants for admission who fail to inform the University of such
enrollment or who submit, or have submitted on their behalf, any
required information or document that is fraudulent or that has
been altered without proper authorization may be denied admission
to the University. If the omissions and/or alterations are discovered
after the student is enrolled, the student's admission may be rescinded
and his or her enrollment canceled. No transfer credits will be
allowed in future admissions. In addition, the student may also
be referred to the Student Conduct Committee for possible disciplinary
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