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Tuition, Fees, and Expenses

Student Services 105
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7554
Fax: (808) 956-2098

Tuition and fees are charged according to the number of credit hours carried by the student. For regular, Outreach College Continuing Education and Summer Session tuition schedules, refer to the following page. Auditors (those enrolled in a course for no credit) must pay the same tuition and fees as students enrolled for credit. For tuition purposes only, a full-time student is any student enrolled for 12 or more credit hours.

The tuition to be charged is determined by the degree status of the student and not by the level of the courses taken. For example, students who have earned a baccalaureate degree will be charged graduate tuition, except for students admitted for a second baccalaureate degree. Students admitted to the law or medical school will be charged the stated tuition for that school.

Medical, law, graduate nursing, or graduate business students concurrently enrolled in the Graduate Division must pay the stated tuition for the medical school, law school, nursing school, or business college.

All tuition and fee charges at the University of Hawai'i campuses are subject to change in accordance with requirements of state law and/or action by the Board of Regents or the University administration.

Partial Advance Tuition Payment

All new, transfer, and returning classified undergraduate students are required to make a partial advance tuition payment of $60. All new medical and law students are required to make a partial advance tuition payment of $250. Scholarship/fellowship recipients are not exempt from this payment, if applicable. This partial advance tuition payment is applied at registration time toward tuition for that semester. The payment is nonrefundable and nontransferable if the student does not register (except when the student is denied further registration by the University). Continuing classified students are not required to make the partial advance tuition payment.

Additional Fees and Expenses

Caps and Gowns
Caps, gowns, and master's and doctoral hoods are required for participation in commencement ceremonies. Caps and gowns are available for purchase from the University Bookstore.

Outreach College Fees
Students registered in courses offered by Outreach College pay tuition and fees as indicated in the bulletin of that division. Outreach College tuition is determined by the level of the course. For information, contact Outreach College at (808) 956-8400.

Credit by Examination
A $15-per-course fee is assessed at the time of application.

Diplomas and Certificates
A charge of $15, payable at time of application, is assessed for each bachelor's degree, advanced degree, and professional certification.

Late Registration Fee
A $50 late registration fee is assessed when a student registers during the late registration period. A $5 late registration fee is assessed for Summer Sessions and Outreach College.

Replacement of Laboratory Equipment
For broken or lost items, the cost of replacement is assessed.

Returned Checks
Any check tendered to the University or any department and returned for any cause is assessed a $15 charge and applicable interest. 

Special Examination
A fee of $10 is assessed.

Transcripts
Student transcripts cost $3 per copy.

Payment of Tuition and Fees

All tuition and fees must be paid before registration or change of registration is official. Full payment for tuition and fees must be made by the end of the second week of instruction.

Financial Obligations

Students who have not met their financial obligations (traffic fines, library fines, locker fees, lab breakage charges, transcript fees, loans, rental contracts, etc.) to the satisfaction of the University may be denied a variety of enrollment services including registration, withdrawal, and transcripts. Notation of the financial obligation may appear on transcripts.
Copies of the delinquent financial obligations policy and procedures are available for inspection at the Office of the Dean of Student Services and the Manoa campus Cashier's Office.

Refunds of Tuition and Fees

Regular Tuition and Fees
Tuition and special course fees are refunded as indicated below:

1. A 100 percent refund for complete withdrawal only if made within the first two weeks of instruction.
2. An 80 percent refund for a drop in credit hours (change in status or tuition rate) if made within the first two weeks of instruction, unless otherwise stipulated by federal regulations.
3. A 40 percent refund for complete withdrawal or drop in credit hours (change in status or tuition rate) if made within the third and fourth weeks of instruction, unless otherwise stipulated by federal regulations.
4. No refunds are made after the fourth week of instruction, unless otherwise stipulated by federal regulations.

Penalties apply even if payment for tuition and fees has not been made at the time registration status is changed. 

Student activity fees are refundable only before the first day of instruction or if a complete withdrawal is made within the first two weeks of instruction.

After students have secured all required approvals, the withdrawal or change in registration must be processed according to instructions in the Schedule of Classes. In no case shall a refund be made when a student fails to follow these instructions within two weeks of the date of change in registration (e.g., withdrawal, change in status, or change in tuition rate).

Refunds are made by the University Cashier's Office after the procedures for complete withdrawal from the University have been followed. See the "Undergraduate Education" and "Graduate Education" sections of this Catalog.

Federal regulations mandate a refund policy for all students who are receiving federal financial aid and who process a complete withdrawal before 60% of the semester has elapsed. A detailed refund policy is available in the Schedule of Classes.

Summer Sessions Tuition and Fees
See Outreach College Summer Session catalog for Summer Session refunds.

Residency for Tuition Purposes

Students who do not qualify on the first day of instruction as bona fide residents of the state of Hawai'i pay the nonresident tuition. An official determination of residency status is made at the time of application. Applicants may be required to provide documentation to verify residency status. Once classified as a nonresident, students continue to be so classified during their enrollment at the University until they present satisfactory evidence to the residency officer that proves residency. For definition of Hawai'i residency for tuition purposes, statutory exemptions, etc., refer to the "Appendix."

WICHE Programs

Bachman 112
2444 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-6625

The University of Hawai'i at Manoa participates in three exchange programs of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). 

Through the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program, students from participating states who are not residents of Hawai'i may enroll at the Manoa campus in designated programs at a reduced level tuition (plus other fees that are paid by all students). WUE students do not pay the higher charge for nonresident tuition. (Hawai'i residents may enroll under the same terms in designated institutions and programs in other participating states.) Hawai'i residents may obtain information about WUE programs in other states from the WICHE Certifying Officer for Hawai'i (see the location above); from participating institutions; or from the WICHE Student Exchange Program, P.O. Drawer 9752, Boulder, CO 80301-9752; (303) 541-0214; e-mail: info-sep@wiche.edu.

The School of Architecture, the William S. Richardson School of Law, the Library and Information Science Program (located in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences), the John A. Burns School of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene participate in the WICHE-administered Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP). PSEP allows legal residents of the states of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (states without a professional school in one or more of the above fields) to enjoy Hawai'i-resident status for admission and tuition purposes at the Manoa campus. Students who receive certification from their home states receive preferential admission consideration and, if accepted, are charged Hawai'i-resident tuition rates. To be certified for PSEP, students must write to the WICHE certifying officer in their home state for the proper application forms at least one year in advance. State eligibility requirements vary, and the number of students funded by each state depends upon appropriations by the state's legislature. For addresses of state certifying officers contact the Director, Student Exchange Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, P.O. Drawer 9752, Boulder, CO 80301-9752; tel. (303) 541-0214; e-mail: info-sep@wiche.edu.

The University also participates in the WICHE Regional Graduate Programs agreement. Under this arrangement, legal residents of the 13 western states listed above will be charged resident tuition if they meet requirements for admission in specific graduate programs. Approved fields are tropical agronomy and soil science (MS and PhD), East Asian languages and literatures (MA and PhD), tropical medicine in the biomedical sciences (MS and PhD), Asian theater and dance (MA, MFA, and PhD), tropical entomology (MS and PhD), tropical horticulture (MS and PhD), oceanography (MS and PhD), second language acquisition (PhD), and Asian and comparative philosophy (MA and PhD). For detailed information, contact the appropriate graduate chair or see the respective field of study listings at the Graduate Division office.

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