Transfer Guide

Transfer Student Guide

mānoa

n. vast and deep

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

In traditional times, Manoa valley was expertly cared for and cultivated by Native Hawaiians. In return, it provided an abundance of sustenance and protection for its residents. Today, Manoa 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, Hawai‘i, and the world.

UNIQUELY MANOA

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

200 FT.

71°F Average annual temperature (low)

Vertical drop at Manoa Falls. A well known and popular hiking trail and waterfall in Manoa!

3 MILES

From Manoa to downtown Honolulu and less than a mile from Waik-ık-ı.

CAMPUS ARBORETUM

Our 320-acre Manoa campus is home to more than 4,000 trees and 500 species from all over the world. In 2021, Manoa's accredidation as an international arboretum was renewed for another five years.

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

"Above all nations is humanity."

FOUNDED

LOCATION

CAMPUS SIZE

Honolulu, O‘ahu, HI

320 Acres

Land, Sea, Sun, and Space Grant Designation

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ACCREDITATION

AVG. CLASS SIZE

Designated by the Carnegie Institute

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

33 Lower Division 20 Upper Division

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89

Bachelor Programs

Masters Programs

57

Doctoral Programs

STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO: 13:1 % OF FACULTY WITH PHD: 85%

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Professional Programs

Student Characteristics STUDENT DIVERSITY • 35.1% *Asian • 24.6% Caucasian • 18.9% *Native Hawaiian

64.3% Hawai‘i (In-State)

29.7%

Out-of-State/ U.S. National

6.0%

International

• 16.9% Multiracial • 1.9% Hispanic • 1.6% African American • 0.4% Unknown • 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native

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Countries and Regions Represented

18,025

Total Fall 2020 Enrollment (13,203 Undergraduate 4,822 Graduate, 352 Law, 441 Medicine)

1169

Avg. SAT Scores (1051 National Avg.) Math/Reading/Writing

*Asian *Native Hawaiian or • 9.3% Filipino Other Pacific Islander • 9.2% Mixed Asian • 17.7% Native • 6.8% Japanese Hawaiian or • 4.7% Chinese Part Hawaiian • 2.1% Korean • 1.2% Other • 0.9% Other Ethnicities Pacific Islander

DID YOU KNOW?

60%

Top 25% in high school

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61.8% Female

3.64

Avg. high school GPA

UH Manoa is the th 7 most ethnically diverse university in the United States (2020, US News and World Report)

Based on Fall 2020 facts and statistics provided by UH Manoa Institutional Research & Analysis Office.

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

Warrior Wellness

Facial Coverings Required

Daily Cleaning & Disinfecting

Staff, students, and visitors are expected to wear facial coverings when indoors (e.g., classrooms, laboratories, shops, and common spaces such as hallways and elevators).

There will be hand sanitizer stations at the entrance of every building and every classroom and teaching laboratory.

Physical Distancing

Daily Check-Ins

Practice safe physical distancing, maintaining a distance of at least three feet from each other.

Students, employees, and visitors will be required to check in daily on the LumiSight UH app that monitors COVID-19 symptoms and positive or suspected cases.

For the latest COVID-19 Updates, visit: manoa.hawaii.edu/covid19

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WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO, WE CAN HELP YOU GET THERE. At the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, we give you the tools to follow your dreams with a choice of 102 different majors, 89 graduate majors, 57 doctoral degrees, and 5 first professional degrees.

WANT TO EARN YOUR BACHELORS AND MASTERS IN 5 YEARS?

ACADEMIC ADVISING

ADVISING PROGRAM SHEETS

Academic advisors support students in

Every major requires specific courses to

reaching their educational and career goals.

earn a degree. Knowing what courses and

The Bachelor's and Master's (BAM) Degree

They answer questions regarding transfer

when to take them are vital to graduating

Program gives you the opportunity to

credits, major requirements, graduation

in a timely manner. The Program Sheets

graduate with both your Bachelor's and

timeline, and ensure you are progressing in

in conjunction with meeting an academic

Master's degree within 5 years!

the right direction.

advisor, assists students in their academic

To learn more, visit: manoa.hawaii.edu/academics/advising

journey.

To learn more, visit: manoa.hawaii.edu/bam

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To learn more, visit: manoa.hawaii.edu/ovcaa/programsheets

Areas of Study Undergraduate | Advanced Degree

A • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Accounting 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

C • •• •• • •• • • •• • • •• • •• • • •

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

D

• • Dance Dental Hygiene • • Developmental & Reproductive Biology •

Dietetics

E

• Early Childhood • Earth and Planetary Sciences Earth Sciences (Geology & Geophysics) • • East Asian Languages & Literatures • • Economics • Education (Teaching) Educational Administration Educational Foundations Educational Policy Studies Educational Psychology Elementary Education • • • Electrical Engineering Engineering Science • • • English English as a Second Language • • Entomology Entrepreneurship • Environmental Design (Architecture) • • Environmental Earth Sciences (Geology) • • • •

• Environmental Management Environmental Studies • Epidemiology • Ethnic Studies • Exceptionalities •

F Fashion Design & Merchandising Filipino Finance Food Science Food Science & Human Nutrition • • • French • • • • •

• • • • •

N • • Natural Resources & Environmental Management • • Nursing • Nursing Practice • Nutritional Sciences

O • Ocean & Resources Engineering • Oceanography

G • • Geography German • Global Environmental Science •

• • • • • •

H

• Hawaiian • Hawaiian Studies Hindi • History Human Development & Family Studies • Human Resource Management

I • • • • • • •

Ilokano Indonesian Information & Computer Sciences Information Systems Interdisciplinary Studies International Business

J • • Japanese • Japanese Studies Journalism •

K Khmer (Cambodian) • • • Kinesiology & Rehabilitation Science • • Korean • Korean Studies

L • Landscape Architecture • • Languages and Literatures of Europe and the Americas • Law • Learning Design & Technology • Library & Information Science • • Linguistics

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

R

• • Religion

S • Samoan • Sanskrit • • Second Language Studies • Secondary Education • Social Welfare • • Social Work • • Sociology • South Asian Studies • Southeast Asian Studies • • Spanish • Special Education • Sustainability

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

U

M Marine Biology Management Management Information Systems Marketing Marketing Management Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Medical Technology

• • • • • • • • • • • • Medicine • • Microbiology

Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering Molecular Biosciences & Biotechnology Molecular Cell Biology Music

• Urban & Regional Planning

V •

•

Vietnamese

W Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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 Manoa 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!

UH Manoa owns and operates the only research facility in the world, Moku O Lo‘e, which is built entirely on a coral reef.

(Pictured)

John A. Burns School of Medicine has ranked #1 in National Institutes of Health research awards among community-based public medical schools.

Hawai‘i Institute of Astronomy discovered Earth’s first known interstellar visitor passing through our Solar System.

The UH Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Hawai'i and the Pacific.

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

The Institute for Biogenesis

The Hawai‘inuiakea 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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Research at the John A. Burns School of Medicine

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

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 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 .

Shidler College of Business (international

The world’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 Manoa.

Students can experience math in and outside classrooms, bridging indigenous wisdom and 21st century skills.

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

Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HISEAS) is the longest earth-based Mars simulation conducted on U.S. soil.

Our Masters in Music Education Program earned a ranking of fourth place in a national survey of Music Education programs across the country.

The Richardson School of Law was just named on The Princeton Review's 2021 Best Law Schools

We are 1 of only 25 universities across our nation that is leading a Truth, Racial

Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center, committed to jettisoning racism.

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 UH Translational Health

Science Simulation Center 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.

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 Manoa

Anywhere

At Manoa, you can see the world, broaden

CANADA

your perspective, and develop a deeper understanding of other cultures.

NORTH AMERICA

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Getting to study abroad in Seville, Spain was never something I thought I would have the opportunity to do. Not only did I get to further my academic studies, but I had the chance to travel, make lifelong friends, grow as a person and make incredible memories ."

RACHEL WALLACE STUDY ABROAD IN SEVILLE, SPAIN Las Vegas, NV Public Health Major ’20

GERMANY DENMARK SWEDEN ITALY

IRELAND ENGLAND JAPAN

FRANCE

CHINA

SPAIN

SOUTH KOREA TAIWAN PHILIPPINES

CHILE

SOUTH AFRICA ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

NATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE

studyabroad.hawaii.edu

manoa.hawaii.edu/mix

hawaii.edu/diversity/nse

Go farther with the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Study Abroad Center. Summer, semester, and yearlong 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.

Manoa International Exchange enables UH Manoa 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 Manoa.

Choose from over 200 public universities, with tuition of either the cost of UH Manoa, or the resident tuition of the host institution. Exchanges are for one or two semesters, usually starting in the fall.

PICTURED: RACHEL AT THE PLAZA DE ESPANA

MANOA INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

MANOA STUDY ABROAD CENTER

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PHOTO CREDIT: HAWAI‘I ATHLETICS EDIT BY: FLETCHER LIKE

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 Manoa 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 ‘ohana (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 Manoa.

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.

UH MEN'S RAINBOW WARRIOR VOLLEYBALL TEAM won the 2021 NCAA championship, the first title since 1987!

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Admissions FRESHMAN COURSE REQUIREMENTS

English 4 Units

Math 3 Units*

Science 3 Units**

Checklist Resident 2.0 GPA cumulative

Non-Resident 2.5 GPA cumulative

Minimum of 24 transferable credits.

go.hawaii.edu/VQa Social Science Other 3 Units College Prep 4 Units

Competitive/ Strong GPA

Electives 5 Units

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

IMPORTANT DATES January 5

FALL

APPLY ONLINE manoa.hawaii.edu/admissions/apply

APPLICATION FEE

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March 1

Final Deadline

September 1 October 1 SPRING

CLASS RANK TOP OF GRADUATING CLASS

Priority Deadline

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 Requirement for international applicants and non-native English speakers.

hawaii.edu/eli

TOEFL SCORE

ELI EXEMPT

Internet

100

61

Paper

600

500

ELI REQUIRED

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

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

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Transferring to UH Mānoa and becoming a full-time student after leaving Active Duty was made easy because of the wealth of knowledge and support provided by our Office of Veteran Student Services and our counselors. Having them working hand in hand, created a smooth process in registering for classes and creating a semester-tosemester degree plan with a lot of flexibility."

LESLIE DAM

Sacramento, California San Diego City College, '17 B.A. Academy for Creative Media: Digital Cinema, UH Manoa, '22

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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 Manoa has many scholarship opportunities for incoming freshman and transfer students. Over $4 million was awarded last year to 1,928 UH Manoa students.

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

Total Investment TUITION UNIVERSITY FEES BOOKS AND SUPPLIES

ROOM & BOARD PERSONAL EXPENSES

Total =

RESIDENT

WUE*

NON-RESIDENT

$11,304 $882 $1,350 $13,642 $2,742

$16,956 $882 $1,350 $13,642 $2,742

$33,336 $882 $1,350 $13,642 $2,742

$29,920

$35,572

$51,952

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. Room and Board total reflects the highest cost meal plan option. *The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) 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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Cover: Student Kyleen Nina Pascual in front of the Hawai‘i Theatre (Downtown Honolulu). Hometown: Kapaa, Kauai, Major: BBA in Accounting, Human Resource Management & International Business A special mahalo to UH Athletics, Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office, Ka Leo O Hawai‘i, Jose Magno, Ken Reyes, Shane Grace, Nolan Omura, Kyleen Nina Pascual, UH Bookstore, Cameron Brooks, and our UH Rainbow Warrior students for their image contributions.

The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution.

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