Graduation Requirements and Policies
Progress Toward the Bachelor’s Degree
Students are expected to complete their academic work
and apply for a degree in a timely manner (see “Excess Credit
Policy”). 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 Courses that are declared outdated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 academic
adviser in their major field of study for details.
Residency Requirements
Students must earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in
residence (i.e., taking credit courses or their equivalent by
examination) at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. However, meeting
the residency requirements does not necessarily mean that degree
requirements have been met; the latter are determined by individual
colleges.
A degree candidate must be registered and in
attendance during the semester or summer session in which he or she
completes the requirements for his or her degree, unless permission has
been given for graduation in absentia by the appropriate college or
school dean.
Application for Degree
An application for graduation must be obtained at the
student academic services office of the appropriate college or school
and then submitted with the degree fee to the Cashier’s Office. This
must be done by the deadlines specified in the “Calendar.”
Honors
Academic Distinction
Graduating with Honors
Honors degrees are granted only to participants in the UH Manoa
Honors Program (see “Colleges of Arts and Sciences”).
Graduating with Distinction
Graduating seniors not in the Honors Program who have
completed 30 or more credit hours of work at the University with a
cumulative GPA of 3.5 are eligible for graduation “with distinction”
subject to the following stipulations:
1. The 30 or more credit hours at Manoa campus must come from courses
carrying grade points (this excludes CR/NC);
2. The cumulative GPA of the total college work (which encompasses
academic work at the Manoa campus and all other colleges and
universities, if any) must be at least 3.5. This academic work includes
both transferable and non-transferable credits carrying grade points but
excludes CR/NC or other non-letter grade options such as pass/fail; and
3. Candidates for second degrees are not eligible.
Honor Societies
Alpha Epsilon, National Honor Society for Extension
Service
Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society
Alpha Omega Alpha, National Honor Society in Medicine
Beta Alpha Psi, National Accounting Honor Society
Beta Gamma Sigma, National Business Honor Society
Beta Phi Mu, International Library Science Honor Society
Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honor Society
Delta Phi Alpha, National German Honor Society
Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Extension Honor Society
Eta Kappa Nu, National Electrical Engineering Honor Society
Eta Sigma Delta, International Hospitality Management Honor Society
Gamma Sigma Delta, National Agriculture and Human Resources
Honor Society
Golden Key National Honor Society, National Undergraduate
Honor Society
Kappa Tau Alpha, National Journalism Honor Society
Lambda Delta, Freshmen Honor Society
Mortar Board, Senior Honor Society
Mu Kappa Tau, Marketing National Honor Society
Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honor Society in Economics
Phi Alpha Theta, National Honor Society in History
Phi Beta Kappa, National Liberal Arts and Sciences Honor Society
Phi Delta Kappa, National Education Honor Society
Phi Eta Sigma, National Freshmen Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society (general)
Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society for Two-Year
Colleges
Phi Upsilon Omicron, National Home Economics Honor Society
Pi Delta Phi, National French Honor Society
Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society
Pi Lambda Theta, National Education Honor Society
Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
Pi Tau Sigma, National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology
Sigma Delta Pi, National Spanish Honor Society
Sigma Phi Alpha, National Dental Hygiene Honor Society
Sigma Pi Sigma, National Physics Honor Society
Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society in Nursing
Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Society, National Sciences Honor
Society
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society
For further information on these honor societies,
contact the appropriate academic unit. |