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Application Procedures

To obtain an admission application form and/or related information, prospective students should consult their high school counselors (in Hawai'i) or write to the Admissions and Records Office, 2600 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822. The application is valid only for the semester specified. For deadline information refer to the "Calendar."

For information regarding application procedures for non-U.S. citizens and/or nonnative speakers of English, refer to "Admission of International Applicants."

Deadlines

Applications for the fall semester are accepted between November 1 and June 1; for the spring semester between June 1 and November 1. Some professional schools and individual programs may have earlier deadlines. Consult the appropriate student academic services dean for specific deadlines.

In addition to the application form, applicants must submit official test scores and arrange to have official transcripts of all schools, colleges, universities, and business and postsecondary schools attended sent directly from each institution involved. Unofficial transcripts, hand-carried transcripts, faxed transcripts, and student copies of transcripts or grade reports will not be accepted. All other required credentials, as noted in the application, should also be sent with the application form. No applications, even those received before the closing date, will be acted upon after enrollment is filled for a program. Applications and documents submitted to the University are deemed the property of the University and therefore will not be returned to the applicant nor be available for copying.

Application Fee

Applications must be accompanied by a nonrefundable, nontransferable $25 application fee. The application and fee are valid only for the semester specified on the application.

Special Instructions

Student Identification Numbers
The University of Hawai'i at Manoa requires the use of U.S. social security numbers as student identification numbers. A U.S. citizen should indicate his or her social security number on his or her application. The University issues student identification numbers to students who are not eligible to receive social security numbers.

Student Ethnicity Data
Students are urged to supply racial/ethnic information on applications and other forms when requested, since the University must provide a number of federal, state, and educational agencies with this data each year. Whenever such information is lacking, University personnel must make an educated guess. Self-identification is preferable.

Change of Address
Students are responsible for keeping the University's Admissions and Records Office (Student Services 001) informed of their correct mailing address.

Financial aid applicants and recipients are responsible for keeping the Financial Aid Services Office (Student Services 112) informed of their correct mailing address.

Misrepresentation

By University policy, 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 at the time of application or who submit, or have submitted on their behalf, any required information or document that is inaccurate, incorrect, or 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. Credits earned at any unreported school or college are not accepted in transfer. The student or prospective student may also be referred to the Student Conduct Committee for possible disciplinary sanctions.

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