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Credit Programs

Sakamaki D-410
2530 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-6780
Fax: (808) 956-9422
E-mail: cokinaga@outreach.hawaii.edu
Web: www.outreach.hawaii.edu

Outreach College credit courses and programs are offered during the days and evenings throughout the year including the Summer Sessions. Offerings are regularly approved University of Hawai'i at Manoa courses as well as any new or experimental courses approved by the University. Instructors are regular Manoa faculty or lecturers approved by the respective academic departments. In addition, the credit programs unit coordinates all distance learning credit activity for the Manoa campus, thus extending the resources of Manoa campus to the neighbor islands, Pacific Basin and beyond.

Major Credit Programs

• Summer Sessions (see below)
• Neighbor Island Outreach. Students can earn undergraduate degrees, including a bachelor of arts degree in liberal studies and bachelor of education. Graduate degrees in education, business administration, nursing, information and computer science, and social work are also available to neighbor island students. Courses are delivered through the use of distance learning technology or Manoa faculty flying to neighbor islands to conduct face to face classes or a combination of both. The Manoa Outreach on Maui office as well as the University Centers on Kaua'i, Maui and in West Hawai'i provide on-site support to neighbor island students.
• Evening/Weekend Program on Campus. Students can earn bachelors degrees in psychology, anthropology or liberal studies with a major emphasis in "Human Relations in Organizations."
• State Teachers' Program. Public and private school teachers can take courses to upgrade their professional skills and for salary enhancement.
• Overseas Program. On-site education courses are offered in American Samoa and Saipan.
• Credit Specials. These courses are tailored to meet the needs of a target group; they may condense academic work into shorter time periods and adapt it to special locations and more convenient times.

Summer Sessions (Credit) 

The summer period of the University campus offers opportunity for variety and flexibility in instructional programming, while creating a culturally enriching and intellectually stimulating campus environment through special lectures, conferences, and artistic performances that are open to both students as well as the larger public. 

Students from almost every state in the nation and more than 50 countries attend classes in the summer, joining resident students to enhance the diversity of the campus. The summer campus also provides a stimulating array of public programs and special events. An extensive schedule of lectures, films, performances, and other public events is published in a special publication, Summer at Manoa which is distributed without charge. To request a copy, write to Summer Session, 2440 Campus Road, P.O. Box 447, Honolulu, HI 96822, or visit or call the Outreach College office.

Summer Session has received numerous awards from the Western Association of Summer Session Administrators and the North American Association of Administrators for its exemplary and innovative programs.

Summer Scholar Program for High School Students

Sakamaki D-407
2530 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-9492 or (808) 956-6583
Fax: (808) 956-3752
E-mail: kwilliamson@outreach.hawaii.edu
Web: www.summer.hawaii.edu/headstart

High school sophomores and juniors with at least a 3.2 GPA may enroll in any 100-200 level course in summer sessions at UH Manoa. Summer scholars are mainstreamed with other summer students. Over 650 high school students have successfully participated in this program over the past 13 years. The program enables high school students to earn college credit and learn what college life is like before graduating from high school.

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