What We Do
The Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy (OVPAS) is responsible for facilitating and overseeing the establishment of academic programs and majors, and for developing and aligning policy and procedures relating to academic and student support system-wide.
SCR 201 consultation
- Second consultation memo to Faculty Senates 9/1/23
- Second consultation letter to UHPA 9/1/23
- Proposed policy revisions, second consultation 9/1/23
- Online comment form
Policies currently under review
Administrative Procedures
Regents Policies
RP 5.213, General Education
- RP 5.213 Gen Ed consultation memo 9.6.24.pdf
- Letter to UHPA re RP 5.213 consultation 9.9.24.pdf
- RP 5.213 Gen Ed revisions redline 9.5.24.pdf
- RP 5.213 Gen Ed revisions clean 9.5.24.pdf
- RP 5.213 online comment form September 2024
RP 6.208, Board Exemptions to Non-Resident Tuition
Executive Policies
EP 5.208, Resident and Nonresident Admission and Enrollment
- Consultation for EP 5.208 proposed revisions 2-2-23.pdf
- EP 5.208 revisions redline 1.31.23.pdf
- EP 5.208 revisions clean 1.31.23.pdf
EP 5.232, Sustainability in Curriculum, Research & Scholarship
- Proposed EP5.232 Sustainability 12Feb25.pdf
- Constultation memo re proposed Sustainability EP5.232 2.27.25.pdf
EP 7.302, Preferred Name
Policies Updated
Administrative Procedures
AP 5.201, Procedures for Assigning Program Names and CIP Codes for Academic Programs
Regents Policies
RP 5.201, Instructional Programs
- Consultation memos for RP5.201 9.10.21.pdf
- UHPA consultation for RP5.201 9.10.21.pdf
- RP5.201 comments and responses 1-12-22.pdf
- RP5.201 with consultation edits 4.26.22 redline korev.pdf
- RP5.201 with consultation edits 4.26.22 clean korev.pdf
- RP5.201 original policy.pdf
EP 5.211, Admissions
- Consultation for RP 5.211 Admissions revisions 3.14.24.pdf
- Consultation with UHPA 2024.pdf
- RP 5.211 Admissions revisions redline for BOR 7.18.24 v2.pdf
- RP 5.211 Admissions revisions clean v2 7.18.24.pdf
- RP 5.211 Admissions comments 4.16.24.pdf
RP 6.208, Board Exemptions to Non-Resident Tuition
Executive Policies
EP 2.202, Safety and Protection of Minors
- Consultation for EP 9.4xx, Minors on Campus_Policy 9.30.21.pdf
- Consultation with Unions
- AP 2.202 Background Check Process rev redline 7.20.22.pdf
- AP 2.202 Background Check Process rev clean 7.20.22.pdf
- EP 2.202 Minors Policy rev redline 7.20.22.pdf
- EP 2.202 Minors Policy rev clean 7.20.22.pdf
- Appendix 1 Guidelines for Interacting with Minors FINAL0622.pdf
EP 5.201, Approval of New Academic Programs and Review of Provisional Academic Programs
- Consultation memos for EP5.201 9.10.21.pdf
- UHPA consultation for EP 5.201 9.10.21.pdf
- EP 5.201 Final redline Rev 7.1.22.pdf
- EP 5.201 Final clean Rev 7.1.22.pdf
- EP 5.201 Academic program approvals comments 12.20.21.pdf
- EP 5.201 original.pdf
EP 5.205, Academic Programs, Definitions and Guidelines
- Consultation_for_EP5.205_proposed_revisions_dh_9.10.21
- UHPA Consultation for EP5.205 9.10.21.pdf
- EP5.205 redline 12-12-22 corrected.pdf
- EP5.205 clean 12-12-22 corrected.pdf
- EP5.205 Academic credentials comments 12.13.22.pdf
EP 5.214 (change from EP7.206), Procedures for Concurrent Registration
- Consultation for EP7.206 proposed revisions signed 9.14.21.pdf
- Letter to UHPA re 6.201 and 7.206 proposed revisions 9.14.21.pdf
- EP5.214 (7.206) redline 9.25.24.pdf”>EP5.214 (7.206) redline 9.25.24.pdf
- EP5.214 (7.206) clean 9.25.24.pdf
- EP5.214 (7.206) comments and_responses 9.27.24.pdf
EP 5.223 Graduate Assistants
- Consultation memo for EP5.223 1.8.24.pdf
- UHPA consultation for EP5.223 1.8.24.pdf
- EP5.223 Graduate Assistants redline rev6.4.24.pdf
- EP5.223 Graduate Assistants clean rev6.4.24.pdf
- EP5.223 comments 2.7.24.pdf
- EP5.223 Graduate Assistants original.pdf
EP 5.231, Microcredentials
- Consultation memos re proposed micro-credentials policy 2024.pdf
- Consultation with UHPA re proposed micro-credentials policy 2024
- Consultation comments received and responses 4.19.24
- EP5.231 Micro-credentials Final redline 8.21.24
- EP 5.231 Micro-credentials Final clean 8.21.24
EP 6.201, Tuition Schedules
- Consultation for EP6.201 Tuition & Fees_9.14.21.pdf
- EP6.201 Tuition & Fees redline1 2.4.24.pdf
- EP6.201 Tuition & Fees clean 12.4.24.pdf
- UHPA consultation for EP6.201 9.14.21.pdf
EP 6.202, Tuition Setting Procedures
- EP6.202 Tuition procedures PPIS request 12.17.24.pdf
- EP6.202 Tuition procedures redline 12.1.23.pdf
- EP6.202 Tuition procedures clean 12.1.23.pdf
EP 6.204, Student Financial Assistance
- Consultation for EP6.204 proposed revisions 12.16.21.pdf
- Letter to UHPA re EP6.204 proposed revisions 12.16.21.pdf
- EP6.2014 clean final 11.28.22
- EP6.204 redline final 11.28.22
- EP6.204 comments and responses 1.26.22
- E6.204 original
EP 6.205, Reimbursement of Tuition and Fees for Any Student who becomes Totally and Permanently Disabled or Recently Deceased or Deployed Active-Duty Military, Hawai‘i National Guard, and Reservists
- Consultation memo for EP6.205 9.2.21.pdf
- UHPA consultation for EP6.205 9.2.21.pdf
- EP6.205 redline final 5.17.22.pdf
- EP6.205 clean final 5.17.22.pdf
- EP6.205 comments and responses 10.25.21.pdf
- EP6.205 original.pdf
EP 6.208, Mandatory Student Fees
Contact
Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy
2444 Dole Street
Bachman Hall 204
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-6897
ovpas@hawaii.edu
Resources
- UH Systemwide Policies: www.hawaii.edu/policy/
