HOW TO APPLY TO UH MANOA

Requirements

• Cumulative GPA:  2.8 Minimum

• Competitive/ Strong cumulative GPA - 3.3 or higher

Important Notes

• Applying to the Direct Admit Nursing Program? 

  • You must complete a separate application, including a personal statement and other information. Find details here.

  • This program is very competitive (4% acceptance rate). Please make sure to have backup nursing program options. Join the Nursing Club to learn more. 

• Applying to the business school? 

  • First, complete the standard UH Manoa application and indicate "Exploratory Business." UH Manoa will then send you an email inviting you to write and submit a personal statement for the business school.

• Do you have a GPA above 3.7? Apply for the New Warrior Scholarships (Presidential and Regents Scholarships). To be eligible, you must also apply to the Honors College. See below for steps:

  • Apply to UH Manoa through the standard application by January 5th.

  • You'll receive an email with a link to apply for the New Warrior Scholarships. Complete the application and answer a few writing questions by January 15th.

Apply to the Honors College by May 1st (but highly recommend to apply by January 15th).

• Click here to start an application 

• Select “UH Manoa Fall 2025” program if you would like to start in the fall semester in September 2025

• Click register now at the bottom to create an account.

  • Make sure to write down your password and email.

  • Head to your email account and activate your account and you will be prompted to log in again - It may take a few minutes to receive the email. 

• Log back in and select Fall 2025 again and proceed with the application.

• Fill out all of the information in the About You Section

  • Social Security Number: Social Security number is not required for the application, but is recommended if applying for financial aid.

• Fill out Your Address and Family Information

• Fill out your Citizenship Information 

• Fill out your Race and Ethnicity information (Voluntary)

• Fill out the Other Background Information 

  • Input your University of Hawai'i ID# - If you have taken any Dual Enrollment or Early College courses you can input your UH ID# here. This is OPTIONAL if you previously applied to and/or attended any campus within the University of Hawaii System and received a UH ID#, enter it here.

  • If you do not know your number and you are taking Dual Enrollment classes, check your school email. Search “Hawccar@hawaii.edu” in the search bar and you will have an email from Hawaii CC Admission saying in the subject line “Congratulations, You have been accepted by Hawaii Community College.” This email will contain your uH ID number.

  • Email your counselor asking for your UH ID#  if you are unable to find it. 

• Fill out Your Academics Information

  • If you are applying for the first time select “freshman”

  • Select the program you are interested in studying: If you are undecided on a program of study choose Exploratory-BA.

• Fill out the High School section. 

  • Add any high schools you have attended.

  •  If graduating this Spring your expected Graduation date will be: May 31, 2025

  • Then list your counselor information. You can find it here.  

• Fill out Previous College Coursework if Applicable 

  • If you have taken any Dual Enrollment or Early College Classes input your courses. When searching for the institution where you took these courses you need the school code:

    • For Dual Enrollment and Early College search school code 1801 and select Hawaii Community College (It will say Hilo - That is okay because it is the flagship campus)

    • For engineering courses through RIT - search school code 2760

• Courses, Grades, & Scores

  • If you are uploading an Unofficial Transcript, you DO NOT need to complete the below Coursework sections.

  • Test Scores - Submitting Test Scores is OPTIONAL. They won't affect your admission decision.

• Submit your Unofficial Transcripts 

  • You can download these through your Infinite Campus under the Documents tab.

  • If you are unable to download your transcript for any reason you can ask your counselor to send you your unofficial transcript.

  • The submission of unofficial transcripts will be used for admissions decisions only. 

  • Official transcripts (sent directly from the school) are required to receive an official transfer credit evaluation for college courses. Official transcripts will be needed once you are admitted. Click here once you are admitted to learn how to send transcripts.

• Request an Application Fee Waiver

  • All Hawaii Residents will receive a fee waiver - Select "Yes" if you are a Hawaii Resident and you will not have to pay!

• Review your application and submit! CONGRATULATIONS!

Check your email to make sure you stay up to date on all communications. 

UH System Scholarship

After applying, all students should complete the UH System scholarship application. All students are eligible to apply. The 2024-2025 application is closed, but the 2025-2026 application will be available from October 1, 2024, to March 3, 2025. I'll send a reminder email when it opens.

The website currently states that the application requires a personal statement. However, this requirement may change for the upcoming year. Please wait for the application to open before starting work on it, and I'll send an email with the updated requirements.

After applying, complete your FAFSA as soon as it opens on December 1st. You can start by creating an FSA ID. You and your guardian will both need your own FSA ID. You can complete this now before FAFSA opens. The sooner you complete the FAFSA, the better. You may be eligible for state opportunity grants, which are first-come, first-served.  I'll be hosting meetings on how to complete the FAFSA starting in November.