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.”
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 or who submit, or have
submitted on their behalf, any required information or document that is
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may be rescinded and his or her enrollment canceled. The student may
also be referred to the Student Conduct Committee for possible
disciplinary sanctions.
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 from nonresidents must be accompanied by
a nonrefundable, nontransferable $25 application fee. Applications
submitted without this fee will be returned. The application and fee are
valid only for the semester specified on the application. The fee should
be paid by certified check or money order made payable to the
“University of Hawai‘i.” Do not send currency. Applicants from
foreign countries should send an international money order payable in
U.S. dollars.
This fee is not required for applicants who are
members or authorized dependents of members of the U.S. armed forces on
active duty and stationed in Hawai‘i. Verification of military
assignment and a copy of military orders are required.
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.
Academic Advising
The Manoa campus provides academic advising for
undergraduate students through the student academic services office in
the appropriate college or school. Academic advisers bring to their
responsibilities as educators not only knowledge of academic disciplines
but also an understanding of the rationale that underlies the curricula
of the colleges, schools, and the University. Students are strongly
encouraged to seek advising assistance early in their University
careers.
Academic advising includes the following activities:
1. Assisting students in clarifying, articulating, and attaining
academic and life goals;
2. Facilitating each student’s academic adjustment to the campus;
3. Educating students to assess academic progress and to develop
appropriate educational plans;
4. Explaining and clarifying college or school course and graduation
requirements and academic rules and regulations;
5. Counseling students on family, peer group, and other personal issues
as they relate to academic progress, which may include referral to
appropriate University programs and community agencies; and
6. Serving as advocates and mediators for students.
Student services advisers complement departmental
advisers, who are specialists in their subjects and advise declared
majors about major requirements and graduate or professional degrees in
their discipline. |