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Admissions of Freshmen
Admissions of Foreign Students
and Non-native Speakers of English
Admissions of Second Bachelor's Degree Students
Admissions
of Transfer Students
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
transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended.
- 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. 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, noted in
the section "Admissions of Foreign Students
and Non-native Speakers of English".
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 Transfer
Student:
In general, a
transfer student is someone who has enrolled for college credit
after leaving high school. Any applicant who has previously enrolled
in any postsecondary educational institution must submit official
transcripts from every such institution attended.
You are a
freshmen/transfer applicant if you have earned fewer than 24 UHM equivalent
semester credits from regionally accredited U.S. institutions,
and must be considered under the admissions criteria for first-time
freshmen, as well. Such applicants must submit their official
high school transcript, official scores of either the Scholastic
Assessment Test-I or the American College Testing program, and
official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions they
attended.
Requirements for Admissions:
- Must have
already earned at least 12 semester credits from regionally
accredited U.S. colleges and universities, in courses comparable
to the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) courses and have
at least 12 semester credits (as described previously) in progress
at the time of application to be waived from submitting your
high school transcript and SAT/ACT scores.
- Cumulative
grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (for residents) or 2.5 (for
non-residents).
- Professional
and select programs require higher grade point averages and
prerequisite course work of all applicants.
All required
application materials, including official transcripts from all
postsecondary institutions attended, must be submitted directly
to A&R by established deadlines. Because professional and select
programs have earlier deadlines or may fill their spaces early,
you should apply well in advance of the campus deadline. Unofficial
transcripts, hand-carried transcripts, and student copies of transcripts
or grade reports are not acceptable in lieu of official transcripts.
Faxed materials are not acceptable as official transcripts.
Note: Admission
requirements are currently under review and subject to change.
University of Hawaii
Articulation Agreement:
The University
of Hawaii at Manoa follows all relevant articulation agreements
contained in Board of Regents' and Executive Policies. Accordingly,
transfer applicants who meet all admissions criteria and have earned
an articulated Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree from a University
of Hawaii community college will be admitted to the Manoa Campus
as having fulfilled the UHM general education core requirements.
While an articulated A.A. degree satisfies general education core
requirements, students must also complete all specialized lower-division,
major, college and degree/graduation requirements. Additional campus-specific
requirements, such as competency in a foreign language or writing-intensive
courses may also be required. With planning, most, if not all, of
these requirements may be incorporated into the A.A. degree; if
not, they are required in addition to the A.A. degree.
The Transfer Grade
Point Average (GPA):
General:
The following general guidelines are used by A&R to compute a transfer
applicant's cumulative collegiate GPA for admission. It must be
emphasized that these guidelines cannot address all the different
grading practices that the admissions staff encounter when reviewing
transcripts. In addition, it should be remembered that these policies
pertain only to the transfer GPA that is calculated for purposes
of determining general admission to UH-Manoa. Some undergraduate
programs, such as education, engineering and business administration,
have more selective admission policies with different requirements.
In calculating
the transfer admission GPA, A&R uses:
- All transferable
academic courses deemed substantially equivalent to UHM courses,
from all regionally accredited U.S. colleges and universities
the applicant has attended, in which the student received a
grade.
- In the
case of repeated courses the highest passing grade is computed
into the transfer GPA.
- The following
grade points:
A=4; B=3; C=2; D=1; F=0; UW (unofficial withdrawal)=0; WF (withdrew
failing)=0; ABS (excessive absences/absent for final exam)=0.
Grades of CR (credit), NC (no credit), P (pass), S (satisfactory),
W (withdrew) do not affect the GPA calculation. However, selective
programs may view these grades differently in their admission
process.
The Admissions
and Records Office does not include in the transfer admission GPA:
- Courses
taken at an institution that is not fully accredited by the
appropriate U.S. regional accrediting association.
- Courses
considered below college level.
- Vocational
and technical courses.
- Remedial
and developmental courses.
- Courses
of instruction in a particular religious doctrine.
- Courses
taken out of sequence (backtracked). A lower level course taken
concurrently with or subsequent to a higher level course, for
which it is an explicit or implicit prerequisite, is not counted.
Evaluating Transfer
Credits
General:
The Admissions and Records Office awards transfer credit according
to the following guidelines. It reserves the right to accept or
reject credits earned at any other institution of higher education.
In general, UH-Manoa accepts credits earned at institutions fully
accredited by U.S. regional accrediting associations, provided that
such credits are substantially equivalent to courses at UHM, and
have been completed with a grade of D (not D-) or better. An evaluation
of transfer credits will be undertaken only after a student has
been admitted to a program leading to a degree, and confirmed his
or her intention to enroll.
Transfer
decisions about courses taken at any other University of Hawaii
campus are guided by the University of Hawaii Articulation Agreement.
For additional information, you may refer to the web address:
http://www.hawaii.edu/admrec/transfer
Only course
credits are accepted in transfer. Grades and grade points from
other institutions do not transfer to UHM.
Notable Restrictions
on Transfer Credit: Although all qualified courses may be transferred
from two-year colleges, UHM applies no more than 60 credits from
non-UH community or junior colleges toward the credits required
for a bachelor's degree. Other notable restrictions on transfer
credit include:
- Courses
Taken Out of Sequence (backtracking): Credit is not awarded
for lower level courses if they are taken subsequent to or concurrently
with a higher level course for which they are explicit or implicit
prerequisites.
- College
Level Examination Program (CLEP): Students wishing CLEP general
examination credit must take the test before completing 24 credits
of college-level work. Credits awarded for general and subject
examinations do not count toward meeting the 24 credit requirement
for admission as a transfer student nor do they exempt other
applicants from submitting SAT/ACT scores and high school transcripts.
- Correspondence
School Credit: No more than 30 credits of correspondence coursework
from regionally accredited U.S. colleges and universities will
be accepted in transfer.
- Life Experience:
UHM does not award credits for life experience. By individual
arrangement, enrolled students may arrange for credit by examination.
- Military
Service or Schooling: Coursework taken through military schools
may be considered for credit with the consent of the appropriate
University department. The student's DD-214 or DD-295 form must
be submitted. Credits awarded for military schooling do not
count toward meeting the 24 credit requirement for admission
as a transfer student nor exempt other applicants from submitting
SAT/ACT scores and high school transcripts.
- Courses
With Non-Traditional Grades: Courses completed with non-traditional
grades such as CR (credit), P (pass), S (satisfactory) may be
transferable only if the grade represents a D (not D-) or better.
Generally, courses with non-traditional grades will only be
accepted as elective credit and will not fulfill University,
college, school, or departmental requirements.
- Advanced
Placement (AP) Examinations: Credits for AP examinations do
not count toward meeting the 24 credit requirement for admission
as a transfer student, nor do they exempt the applicant from
submitting SAT/ACT scores and high school transcripts.
Courses Receiving
No Credit: Courses not accepted for transfer credit include, but
are not limited to, the following:
- Courses
From Unaccredited Institutions: Coursework taken at any institution
not fully accredited by a regional U.S. accrediting association
is not transferable. After completing a minimum of 30 credits
at UHM with a GPA of 2.0 or better, a student may be granted
credit for coursework completed at unaccredited institutions
which were candidates for accreditation at the time of the student's
attendance there. No more than 60 credits from such institutions
may be applied to degree requirements at UHM.
- Courses
Below College Level: At University of Hawaii campuses such courses
include those numbered below 100.
- Developmental
or Remedial Courses.
- Repeated
or Duplicate Courses: Transfer credit is generally not awarded
for courses that duplicate material for which academic credit
has already been given. Credit will not be awarded for a repeated
course in which a passing grade was previously earned, nor for
more than one version of a cross-listed course.
- Courses
That Provide Instruction in a Particular Religious Doctrine.
- Vocational
or Technical Courses.
- Mathematics
Courses Considered Below College Level: Such courses include,
but are not limited to: basic math, business math, college algebra
and trigonometry.
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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