Transfer Guide 2019 - 2020

Transfer Student Guide

2020 - 2021

Welina

mānoa

Mai

(Welcome)

n. vast and deep

Like its literal definition in Hawaiian, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa offers a vast array of opportunities unique as the place we are named for.

In traditional times, Mānoa valley was expertly cared for and cultivated by Native Hawaiians. In return, it provided an abundance of sustenance and protection for its residents. Today, Mānoa continues to furnish the resources that enable our institution to be a thriving land-, sea-, space-, and sun- grant university. In keeping with the Native Hawaiian manner of reciprocity, these blessings are passed on to you in the form of academic excellence so that you are equipped to take care of yourself, humanity, Hawaiʻi, and the world.

WELCOME TO AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE LIKE NONE FOUND ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.

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PHOTO CREDIT: CAMERON BROOKS

Uniquely Mānoa 65.7° Average annual precipitation

3 MILES From Mānoa to downtown Honolulu and less than a mile from Waikīkī.

200 FT. Vertical drop at Mānoa Falls. A well known and popular hiking trail and waterfall in Mānoa!

LYON ARBORETUM A 194-acre botanical garden located in upper Mānoa Valley, Lyon Arboretum is home to over 5,000 species of tropical plants and ranked in the top ten list of 50 best university gardens in the United States. A resource for both the University and our community.

Maluna a'e o nā lāhui a pau ke ola o ke kanaka.

"Above all nations is humanity."

FOUNDED

LOCATION Honolulu, Oʻahu, HI

RESEARCH 1

320 Acres

ACCREDITATION

Designated by the Carnegie Institute

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STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO: 13:1

AVG. CLASS SIZE

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

33 Lower Division 20 Upper Division

91

Bachelor Programs

Land, Sea, Sun, and Space Grant Designation

CAMPUS SIZE

54

Masters Programs

Doctoral Programs

% OF FACULTY WITH PHD: 85%

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Professional Programs

Student Characteristics STUDENT DIVERSITY • 40.7% *Asian

• 23.4% Caucasian

• 16.2% *Native Hawaiian

65%

Hawai‘i (In-State)

28%

U.S. National

6%

International

• 15% Multiracial • 1.9% Hispanic

• 1.7% African American • 0.4% Unknown

• 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native

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Countries and Regions Represented

17,710

Total Fall 2018 Enrollment

(12,864 Undergraduate 4,742 Graduate)

1158

Avg. SAT Scores

(1060 National Avg.) Math/Reading/Writing

*Asian *Native Hawaiian or • 9.8% Filipino Pacific Islander • 8.5% Japanese • 14% Native Hawaiian • 8.6% Mixed Asian or Part Hawaiian • 7.1% Chinese • < 1% Pacific Islander • 3.2% Korean • 1% Other Asian

DID YOU KNOW?

52.4%

Top 25% in high school

56%

Female

3.58

Avg. high school GPA

UH Mānoa is the 6th most ethnically diverse university in the United States (2018, US News and World Report)

Based on Fall 2018 facts and statistics provided by UH Mānoa Institutional Research & Analysis Office.

For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu/irao

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Academic Programs Undergraduate | Masters | Doctorate

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A • • •

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• • • •

Adapted Physical Activity** American Studies Animal Sciences Anthropology Architecture Art Art History Asian International Affairs Asian Studies Astronomy Astrophysics Athletic Training Atmospheric Science

B

Biochemistry • Biological Engineering • Biology • • • • Botany • • Business Administration Business, Accounting • • Business, Entrepreneurship • Business, Finance • • Business, Human Resource Management • • • Business, Information Systems Business, International • Business, Management • Business, Management Information Systems • Business, Marketing • • Business, Marketing Management

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C

Cell & Molecular Biology Chemistry Chinese Chinese Studies Classics • Clinical & Translational Research • Communication • • • Communication & Information Sciences Communication Sciences & Disorders • Communicology (Speech) • • • • • Computer Science Creative Media • • Curriculum & Instruction Curriculum Studies •

• • • • • •

• • • Economics • Education • • Educational Administration*** • • Educational Foundations*** • Educational Policy Studies*** • • Educational Psychology Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary • Education, Exceptionalities*** • • Education, Learning Design & Technology • •

Education, Physical

•

Education, Secondary •

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Engineering, Construction

•

Engineering, Computer

• • • Engineering, Electrical • • • Engineering, Mechanical •

Education, Special

O

Engineering Science

• • • English •

• • Ocean & Resources Engineering • • Oceanography

English as a Second Language* • • Entomology

•

Environmental Design (Architecture)

•

P

Environmental Earth Sciences (Geology) •

Pacific Islands Studies • • Peace Studies* • Philippine Language & Literature • Philippine Studies • • • • Philosophy • • • Physics Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences • • • • Political Science • Professional Educational Practice • • • Psychology Public Administration • • • • Public Health

Environmental Management

•

Environmental Studies* • Epidemiology

•

Ethnic Studies

•

Ethnobotany

F • • • • • •

Fashion Design & Merchandising Filipino+ Food Science Food Science & Human Nutrition French

G

H

I Ilokano+ Indonesian* Information & Computer Sciences Interdisciplinary Studies

• • • • • • • • •

J

K

S Samoan* Sanskrit* Second Language Studies Social Welfare Social Work Sociology South Asian Studies Southeast Asian Studies Spanish

T Thai* • Theatre Travel Industry Management Tropical Agriculture & the Environment • Tropical Medicine • Tropical Plant Pathology • Tropical Plant & Soil Science

U

Khmer (Cambodian)* Kinesiology & Rehabilitation Science Korean Korean Studies

• • Urban & Regional Planning

•

L • • Law Library & Information Science • • • • Linguistics*

•

V Vietnamese*

W Women’s Studies

Z

M

• • • Marine Biology • • • Mathematics Medical Technology • • Medicine • • • Microbiology • • Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering Molecular Biosciences & Biotechnology • Molecular Cell Biology • • • • Music

Rehabilitation Counseling Religion Russian

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Hawaiian • • Hawaiian Studies • • Hindi* • • • • History Human Development & Family Studies •

• • • • •

R

• • • •

• • • Geography Geoscience for Professionals • German • Global Environmental Science •

E

• • East Asian Languages & Literatures

•

•

• • • • • • • •

Earth Sciences (Geology & Geophysics)

•

• • • Engineering, Civil

D

Dance Dental Hygiene Developmental & Reproductive Biology Dietetics

• • • Natural Resources & Environmental Management • • • Nursing Nutritional Sciences • • Nutrition

Education, Teaching

• • • Japanese Japanese Studies • Journalism • • Juridical Science

• • Earth and Planetary Sciences •

N

•

• • • Zoology +

Concentration in Philippine Languages & Literature

* Interdisciplinary Studies **Concentration in Kinesiology & Rehabilitation Science ***Concentration in Education

At the University of Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i at MÄ noa, we give you the tools to follow your dreams with a choice of 103 different majors, 91 graduate majors, 54 doctoral degrees, and 5 first professional degrees.

WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO, WE CAN HELP YOU GET THERE. Pre-Professional Preparation for Advanced Study Audiology Clinical Psychology Dentistry Dietetics *Interdisciplinary Studies Law Medicine Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physical Therapy Physician Assistant Podiatry Public Health Veterinary Science

Unsure about your major?

Our Exploratory Programs assist students in selecting a major that aligns their interests, abilities, and goals.

TO LEARN MORE, VISIT manoa.hawaii.edu/undergrad/exploratory

Want to earn your Bachelors and Masters in 5 years?

The Bachelor's and Master's (BAM) Degree Program gives you the opportunity to graduate with both your Bachelor's and Master's degree within 5 years!

TO LEARN MORE, VISIT manoa.hawaii.edu/bam

ACADEMIC ADVISING

ADVISING PROGRAM SHEETS

manoa.hawaii.edu/academics/advising

manoa.hawaii.edu/ovcaa/programsheets

Academic advisors support students in reaching their educational and career goals. They answer questions regarding transfer credits, major requirements, graduation timeline, and ensure you are progressing in the right direction.

Every major requires specific courses to earn a degree.

Knowing what courses and when to take them are vital to graduating in a timely manner. The Program Sheets in conjunction with meeting an academic advisor, assists students in their academic journey.

Academic programs are subject to change. See catalog for most current program information. Visit manoa.hawaii.edu/catalog

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Global

Leadership

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is globally recognized for pioneering research in a number of fields and disciplines. We have the distinction of being the most ethnically diverse institutions of higher education in the country and regarded as being one of five universities to have a land, sea, space and sun grant designation.

AT MA NOA, WE DON'T JUST EDUCATE - WE HELP YOU MAKE HISTORY! Owns and operates the only research facility in the world, Moku O Loʻe, or Coconut Island, built entirely on a coral reef. (Pictured)

Hawaiʻi Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) is the longest earth-based Mars simulation conducted on U.S. soil.

The Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge is the only indigenous college in a Research I ranked institution.

Students have an opportunity to pursue, perpetuate, research, and revitalize all areas and forms of Hawaiian knowledge.

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Hawai‘i Institute of Astronomy discovered

Earth’s first known interstellar visitor passing through our Solar System.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literature is the largest one of its kind in the nation.

The Institute for Biogenesis The Music Department is known globally for having the nation’s largest ethnomusicology program.

Research at the John A. Burns School of Medicine cloned the world’s first mouse and pioneered genetic and reproductive research with transgenic mice.

PICTURED: THE HAWAI'I INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY (HIMB) LOCATED ON COCONUT ISLAND (MOKU O LO'E) IN KANE'OHE BAY OFF THE ISLAND OF O'AHU, CONDUCTS MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF TROPICAL MARINE BIOLOGY. HIMB CONTINUES TO BE A WORLD LEADER IN RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND AND CONSERVE TROPICAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADVANCE THE INFORMED STEWARDSHIP OF HAWAI'I'S MARINE AND COASTAL BIODIVERSITY. HIMB IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH UNIT WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SOEST) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA .

The worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first

Ethnomathematics program

Lyon Arboretum is the only research facility in the U.S. located in a tropical rainforest, and is home to over 5,000 species of tropical and sub-tropical plants.

is offered at UH MÄ noa. Students can experience math in and outside classrooms, bridging indigenous wisdom and 21st century skills.

Shidler College of Business (international

business focus) is consistently ranked amongst the top programs in the nation by The U.S. News and World Report.

The UH Translational Health

Science Simulation Center

John A. Burns School of Medicine has been ranked #1 in the National Institutes of Health for the last three years.

The only university in the world to have both satellite fabrication capabilities and direct access to orbital space with the Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Space

is regarded as one of the most advanced simulation centers in the nation, and gives students a chance to experience real-life scenarios using high-tech simulation technology.

Flight Laboratory

Scientists at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources were

the first in the world to develop a disease-resistant, transgenic papaya species.

The Cyber-Enabled Collaboration Analysis Navigation and Observation Environment (CyberCANOE), a data visualization system said to be the best in the country.

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Take Mānoa

Anywhere

At Mānoa, you can see the world, broaden your perspective, and develop a deeper understanding of other cultures.

GERMANY DENMARK SWEDEN ITALY

CANADA

IRELAND ENGLAND FRANCE

NORTH AMERICA

JAPAN

CHINA

SPAIN

SOUTH KOREA TAIWAN PHILIPPINES

CHILE

SOUTH AFRICA ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

MANOA STUDY ABROAD CENTER

MANOA INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

NATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE

studyabroad.hawaii.edu

manoa.hawaii.edu/mix

hawaii.edu/diversity/nse

Go farther with the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Study Abroad Center. Summer, semester, and year-long programs are offered in Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. Or, create your own independent, self-designed study abroad program almost anywhere in the world.

Mānoa International Exchange enables UH Mānoa undergraduate and graduate students to go abroad and experience other cultures in safe and supportive environments. Likewise, international students can immerse themselves in the cultural and academic community of our campus in Hawai‘i.

Gain the experience of attending another U.S. college while still a student at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Choose from over 200 public universities, with tuition of either the cost of UH Mānoa, or the resident tuition of the host institution. Exchanges are for one or two semesters, usually starting in the fall.

PICTURED: ALEX IN FRONT OF THE DUOMO

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Italy was an amazing time of learning, traveling, and personal growth and over four months I made life long friends and memories. I never thought the Duomo would be the view from my window, but because of the opportunities and support from UH Mānoa, it was.”

ALEX TYAU, STUDY ABROAD IN FLORENCE, ITALY Kahului, Maui, Hawaiʻi Human Resources & International Business Major ’21

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The Warrior

Way

Experience campus like a true Warrior - live on campus, get involved, champion a cause and join a club. Participate in intramural sports, work out at the new Warrior Recreation Center or join the Mānoa Maniacs to cheer on our sports teams.

GET THE MOST OUT OF BEING A WARRIOR.

LIVING ON CAMPUS manoa.hawaii.edu/housing

Residential life is an important part of a student's higher education experience and provides opportunities to meet various people and interact as members of a community. Student Housing Services offers both residence halls and apartments to students wanting to be part of our on-campus ʻohana (family). In addition, they offer an off-campus housing referral program which provides students with available rental properties and other off-campus living options.

ATHLETICS & BAND hawaiiathletics.com | uhbands.org

Athletics and the UH Band programs are huge traditions at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Approximately 450 student athletes compete on 21 NCAA Division I teams and around 300 students perform in the marching, concert, and pep bands. With your valid student ID you can gain free access to UH athletics games on campus and at Aloha Stadium.

STUDENT LIFE & DEVELOPMENT manoa.hawaii.edu/studentlife

There are five important organizations (Chartered Student Organizations) that serve our Rainbow Warriors and our community through a variety of programs and services. We have more than 200 Registered Independent Organizations (RIOs) on campus where you can have fun and make a difference. If you do not see a group that shares your interests, we can help you create one.

STUDENT RECREATION SERVICES manoa.hawaii.edu/studentrec

Stay fit at the Warrior Rec Center, one of the best recreational facilities in the state. Compete against other students in intramural sports such as basketball, volleyball, table tennis or badminton. Take advantage of hiking, learning to surf, stand-up paddle (SUP) or kayaking. Activities are offered on a weekly basis or equipment rental is available to explore on your own.

PICTURED: STAN SHERIFF CENTER

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Admissions FRESHMAN COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Checklist IMPORTANT DATES January 5

Priority Deadline

FALL

English 4 Units

Math 3 Units*

Social Science Other 3 Units College Prep 4 Units

Science 3 Units**

Electives 5 Units

SPRING

March 1

Final Deadline

September 1 October 1 Priority Deadline

Final Deadline

In order to qualify for financial aid, scholarships, and housing, students are encouraged to apply before the priority deadline. International students are strongly encouraged to apply by the priority deadline.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

2.8 GPA cumulative

TEST SCORES

*Including Algebra I, II and Geometry. **Biology, Chemistry and Physics recommended.

SAT 560*

Reading/ Writing

SAT 540*

Math

ACT 22*

(Per Section)

Requirement for international applicants and non-native English speakers.

hawaii.edu/eli

TOEFL SCORE

ELI EXEMPT

Internet

100

61

Paper

600

500

English Math Composite

Resident TOP CLASS RANK OF GRADUATING CLASS

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ELI REQUIRED

2.0 GPA cumulative

Non-Resident 2.5 GPA cumulative

Minimum of 24 transferable credits.

hawaii.edu/transferdatabase

APPLY ONLINE

APPLICATION FEE

apply.hawaii.edu

Fee waivers are accepted.

To find out if you qualify, contact the Office of Admissions.

*The SAT/ACT score and requirements did not change. This is equivalent to the 2017-2018 scores.

The Ka'ie'ie program is the perfect opportunity to help transition from a community college to UH Mānoa. They help you with questions regarding your major such as prerequisites, transferring your credits and the program allows you to register for classes earlier which is a blessing because you can register for classes that may get full quickly."

REBECCA KELLEY

Kāne‘ohe, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Windward Community College ’16 Bachelor of Social Work UH Mānoa, ’18 Masters of Social Work UH Mānoa, ’19

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Investing in your

Future

FINANCIAL AID hawaii.edu/fas

SCHOLARSHIPS hawaii.edu/fas/info/scholarships.php

Financial Aid can come in the form of: • Grants • Scholarships/Waivers • Work Study • Loans

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has many scholarship opportunities for incoming freshman and transfer students. Over $4 million was awarded last year to 1,928 UH Mānoa students.

Visit the Financial Aid Services website for more information on how to apply and access scholarships.

Total Investment TUITION UNIVERSITY FEES BOOKS & SUPPLIES ROOM & BOARD PERSONAL EXPENSES & OTHER

RESIDENT

WUE*

NON-RESIDENT

$11,304 $882 $1,012 $13,673 $2,954

$16,956 $882 $1,012 $13,673 $2,954

$33,336 $882 $1,012 $13,673 $2,954

Total = $29, 825

$35,477 $51,857

The cost of attendance is designed to provide students with projected costs to attend for an academic year. The totals listed above are subject to change upon approval by the Board of Regents. *The Western Undergraduate Exchange program is for qualified first undergraduate degree seeking students who have legal residency in AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY, CNMI, or Guam, and pursue select undergraduate major. DACA students are eligible to participate in WUE. Non-resident students with documented Native Hawaiian ancestry receive the Hawai‛i resident equivalent rate.

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The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa has granted me the ability to not only see my goals, but take me beyond them too."

JOSH HARRISON

San Diego, California Grossmont College ’17 B.S. Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science ’19

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Experience a campus tour by calling (808) 956-7137 or manoa.hawaii.edu/admissions/visit The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution.

A special mahalo to UH Athletics, Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office, Ka Leo O Hawai‘i, Jose Magno, Cameron Brooks and our UH Rainbow Warrior students for their image contributions.