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Admission of Nonresidents as Freshmen
Nonresident freshmen applicants must submit the same
documents and test results as Hawai‘i resident applicants. Admission
standards for out-of-state students are higher than those for Hawai‘i
residents. Nonresident applicants should await notice of acceptance
before coming to Hawai‘i. By Board of Regents policy, the number of
nonresidents admitted is limited.
Admission decisions are made independent of the
availability of financial aid and housing. Students must apply
separately for financial aid and housing. (See the “Tuition, Fees, and
Financial Aid” and “Student Life” sections of this Catalog.)
Profile of Admitted Students. All applications
are evaluated on an individual basis. Generally, successful nonresident
applicants attain a minimum B+ average for all college-preparatory high
school course work, achieve minimum SATI (or equivalent) recentered test
scores of 560 (verbal) and 560 (math), and rank in the upper 40 percent
of their graduating class.
Admission of Transfer Applicants
Transfer applicants are those currently or previously
enrolled at a college or university other than the University of
Hawai‘i at Manoa. To obtain an application form, refer to
“Application Procedures” within this section of the Catalog.
Applicants who have earned at least 24 semester credit
hours of work in courses comparable to Manoa campus offerings at a
regionally accredited U.S. college or university must submit an
application and have each postsecondary institution previously attended
send an official transcript (including withdrawals, courses taken, and
grades received) directly to the Admissions and Records Office.
Unofficial transcripts, hand-carried transcripts, faxed transcripts, and
student copies of transcripts or grade reports will not be accepted.
Applicants who have earned fewer than 24 acceptable
credit hours or who have enrolled in an unaccredited institution must
submit high school transcripts and official SAT-I or ACT scores in
addition to official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions
previously attended.
Transfer applicants are expected to present a
satisfactory academic record in courses comparable to Manoa campus
offerings. Nonresident candidates must present a better than average
record. The number of nonresidents admitted is limited by Board of
Regents policy.
Applicants enrolled at another college or university
must have a final transcript submitted to the Admissions and Records
Office at the end of the current term. Until this is received, any
acceptance is provisional. Failure either to submit the transcript
within a reasonable time or to complete the semester’s work
satisfactorily will result in denial of admission or, in the case of
registered students, cancellation of registration.
Credit hours in courses taken at U.S. regionally
accredited colleges or universities that are substantially equivalent to
Manoa campus offerings and in which grades of C (not C-) or better have
been earned will be transferred. From UH system campuses, however,
courses with D grades will also transfer. Grades and grade points from
other institutions are not transferred. Credit/no credit and pass/fail
credits may be accepted if the standard for these credits is equivalent
to that at the Manoa campus (see “Grades” within this section of the
Catalog).
However, not all transfer credits accepted will
necessarily satisfy curricular requirements toward a particular degree.
The University applies no more than 60 credit hours from non-UH junior
or community colleges to satisfy degree requirements.
Transfers from unaccredited colleges or universities
must also meet Manoa campus admission standards for new freshmen.
Students who complete a minimum of 30 credit hours with an average of C
or better at the Manoa campus may be granted credit for the courses
completed at unaccredited institutions that are candidates for
accreditation. These courses, which must be substantially equivalent to
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa courses, will be counted only as lower
division credits to a maximum of 60 credit hours.
The department or program in which the student is
pursuing a degree may decide that certain courses required for the major
that were taken in the past must be retaken. Courses that are declared
outdated for the major will still count toward the General Education
Core if they meet core requirements. Students should consult with their
respective academic adviser in their major field of study for details.
Transfer Applicants from UH System Campuses
For admission purposes, students who wish to transfer
to UH Manoa from another UH system campus should refer to the
“Admission of Transfer Students” section above.
Effective fall 1994, students who have earned an
articulated associate in arts (AA) degree from a University of Hawai‘i
Community College shall be accepted as having fulfilled the General
Education Core requirements at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.
However, students must also complete all specialized lowerdivision,
major, college, degree, and graduation requirements. Additionally,
competency in a foreign language and five writing-intensive courses are
required. With planning, most, if not all, of these requirements may be
incorporated into the AA degree; if not, they are required in addition
to the associate in arts degree.
Transfer students who have not completed the AA degree
are advised that some of their courses taken at other UH campuses may
apply directly to the UH Manoa General Education Core requirements. The Transfer
Handbook, a publication on articulated courses, is available for
reference at all UH campuses. Campus advisers can provide more details
on the subject.
Evaluating Transfer Credits
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 C (not C-) or better.
Courses completed at University of Hawai‘i campuses may transfer with
a grade of 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 has confirmed his or her intention to enroll.
Transfer decisions about courses taken at other
University of Hawai‘i campuses are guided by the University of
Hawai‘i Articulation Agreement. For additional information, you may
refer to the Web address: www2.admrec.hawaii.edu/transfer/
credittransfer.asp
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-I/ACT scores and high school transcripts.
• Correspondence school credit: No more than 30 credits of
correspondence course work 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: Course work 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-I/ACT scores and
high school transcripts.
• Courses with nontraditional grades: Courses completed with
nontraditional grades such as CR (credit), P (pass), S (satisfactory)
may be transferable only if the grade represents a C (not C-) or better.
Generally, courses with nontraditional grades will only be accepted as
elective credit and will not fulfill University, college, school, or
departmental requirements.
Courses receiving no credit: Courses not accepted for
transfer credit include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Courses from
unaccredited institutions: Course work 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 course work
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.
• 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 taken while in high school: College-level course work
taken while the student was enrolled in high school and applied toward
graduation from high school is not transferable.
• 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. |