Application for Admission Information

Course Dates	Deadlines	Notification of Acceptance
Early Summer Evening/Weekend Program (3/30/09 – 6/6/09)	Friday, March 20	Students will be notified of their acceptance within 5 working days from the date the application is received. Anticipate delays during peak application period.
Summer Scholar Program	Friday, May 15
Summer I (5/26/09 – 7/2/09)	Monday, May 18
Late Summer Evening/Weekend Program (6/8/09 – 8/15/09)	Monday, June 1
Summer II (7/6/09 – 8/14/09)	Friday, June 26
Varied Date Courses (5/26/09 – 8/14/09)	5 working days prior to the start of the course

Admission Requirements
To attend Summer Sessions at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, students submit an application for admission, and upon approval, register for courses.

You are eligible to apply for admission if you are a high school graduate, have a GED equivalency, or you are a current or former student of a regionally accredited U.S. college or university with a college degree or 24 transferable college credits and in good academic standing at your home institution.

Suspended or dismissed students:
UH Mānoa suspended or dismissed students are required to call an Outreach College admission specialist. Call (808) 956-7221 or 1-800-862-6628.

Applicants whose native language is not English need to complete one of the following:

Send the appropriate document(s) to Outreach College Student Services with your UHM Outreach College Credit Application Form, or if not possible, send transcripts or grade reports separately as needed.

• Submit test scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) taken in the last two years, with a composite score of 500+ (paper-based), 61+ (internet-based), or 173+ (computer-based).
• Submit test scores for the UH Mānoa English Language Institute (ELI) placement examination indicating your qualification for enrollment.

If you do not have the required TOEFL or ELI test scores, submit at least one of the following so we may evaluate your English skills:

• You have a score of 460 or higher on the verbal section of the GRE;
• You have a score of 510 or higher on the Critical Reading AND Writing sections of the SAT;
• You have an Associate of Arts degree from a community college within the University of Hawai‘i system;
• You have completed 60 transferable semester credits with a GPA of 2.0 or higher from a university whose academic standing is recognized by the University of Hawai'i and where English is the primary language of instruction;
• You have completed 6 years of full-time schooling with English as the medium of instruction at a middle school, high school, college, or university in Australia, Britain, Canada (excluding Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand or the United States;
• You have a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited university in the U.S. or a recognized university in Australia, Britain, Canada (excluding Quebec), Ireland or New Zealand.

Who Needs to Apply?	Submit an Application?
Current UH System Student in Good Academic Standing	NO
Current UH System Student Graduating Spring 2009 from a UH System Campus	YES
Prospective Fall 2009 or Former Students	YES

How to Apply

No application fee is required.

1. Submit an application form by fax or mail;
2. Allow at least 5 working days for processing. You will receive an email notification of acceptance and your assigned UH Number. If you did not include an email address on your application form, the acceptance notification will be mailed to you;
3. Once admitted, it is mandatory to create a UH username and UH email account. Create a UH username and password, and activate your UH email account. Email sent to your UH email account is considered an official channel of communication by the University. After your acceptance email has been sent all future email correspondence will be sent to your hawaii.edu email address. You need your UH username to register, make a credit card payment, view your grades, use Laulima for online courses, and keep your contact information up to date;
4. Select your courses. Click here to view our most recent list of courses.;
5. If this is your first registration using the MyUH web site we recommend that you view the Student Tutorials before you register and pay. Go to the MyUH web site, to register for courses.
   

Regular Fall Term or Spring Term Admission

Students admitted for UH-Mānoa Summer Sessions may register for Summer, Summer Extension, and Outreach College Fall Extension or Spring Extension, as well as UH Community College courses. (Tuition rates are different at each UH campus for resident and nonresident students. Check their web sites for additional tuition information before you register.)

If you are applying to or are accepted for the regular Fall 2009 semester and wish to register for Summer 2009 courses, you need to also complete a Summer Sessions Application Form.

If you are a new or former student who wants to register for regular semester Mānoa campus courses (Fall or Spring), contact the following admission offices:

For Fall or Spring undergraduate degree admission:
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Office of Admissions and Records
Queen Lili‘uokalani Center for Student Services
2600 Campus Rd.
Honolulu, HI 96822-2385
Tel: (808) 956-8975, 1-800-823-9771
Web: www.hawaii.edu/admrec
Email: ar-info@hawaii.edu

For Fall or Spring graduate degree admission:
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Graduate Admission Office
Spalding Hall 354
2540 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8544
Web: www.hawaii.edu/graduatestudies
Email: admissions@grad.hawaii.edu

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