Graduate Education at UH Hilo

Please submit all application materials to the Graduate Division

Hard copies should be addressed to:

UH Hilo Graduate Division
200 W.Kāwilii St.
Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720-4091

Electronic scans or attachments may be sent to: Māhealani Jones, amyj@hawaii.edu

For applicants to programs in Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani, please direct supporting documents to: Kuʻulei Kepaʻa, kuulei.kepaa@hawaii.edu

Application Information

Graduate level applications are a two part process. Students must submit a University of Hawaii Common Application form plus all additional program specific application material. All application materials should be directed to the Graduate Division.

Information on program specific application material can be found in the Program Checklists below.

Application fee: All applicants (except for non-degreeseeking, summer school or continuing education applicants) are requiredto make an on-line payment of this non-refundable and non-transferableapplication fee (by Visa or Master Card) to complete submission of theapplication.

An application in PDF form for printing is available and posted on the Admissions website. If applying with the paper PDF application form, payment may be made via credit card, check or money order by using the UH Hilo Application Fee form.

Program Specific Priority Deadlines for Fall 2018 Admission

Program	Priority Deadline
Doctor of Nursing Practice	December 1, 2017
Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Certificate	December 1, 2017
Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Studies	December 1, 2017
Master of Arts in Teaching	December 15, 2017
Counseling Psychology	January 1, 2018
Heritage Management	January 1, 2018

Graduate Programs

UH Hilo currently offers the following graduate and professional programs:

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree Programs

• Counseling Psychology, M.A.

  • Program Checklist (06/2017)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • Curriculum Plan
  • The next cohort for the MA in Counseling Psychology will begin in 2018, the priority deadline for applications is January 1, 2018.

• Doctor of Nursing Practice, D.N.P.

  • Program Checklist (05/2017)
  • Letter of Recommendation Supplemental Form
  • Course Catalog Information
  • MSN to DNP Curriculum Plan
  • BSN to DNP Curriculum Plan
  • Application Priority Deadline: December 1, Closes: February 1, 2017

• Teaching M.A.T.

  • Program Checklist (05/2017)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • Curriculum Plan
  • Application Priority Deadline: December 15

• Education, M.Ed.

  • Program Checklist (05/2017)
  • Course Catalog Information

• Heritage Management, M.A.

  • Program Checklist (06/2017)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • Application Priority Deadline: January 1

• Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (TCBES), M.S.

  • Program Checklist (07/2017)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • Application Priority Deadline: December 1

Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani

Degree Programs

• Hawaiian Language and Literature, M.A.

  • Program Checklist (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi) (1/6/16)
  • Program Checklist (English)
  • Course Catalog Information

• Indigenous Language and Culture Education, M.A.

  • Program Checklist (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi)(1/6/16)
  • Program Checklist (English)
  • Course Catalog Information

• Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization, Ph.D.

  • The next cohort for the PhD in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization will begin in 2018.  The priority deadline for applications is February 1, 2018.
  • Program Checklist (1/6/16)
  • Course Catalog Information

Graduate Certificate Program

• Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Certificate
  • Program Checklist- English
  • Program Checklist- Hawaiian (10/16)
  • Required Program Application Form- Noi Komo
  • Work Experience Verification Form- Palapala hō‘oia hana
  • Course Catalog Information
  • Application Priority Deadline: December 1

Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy

Degree Programs

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
• Pharmaceutical Science, Ph.D.

International Graduate Applicants

Additional information for application is required for International Graduate applicants. Please see more information at the below link.

• International Graduate Student Information

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Resources for Graduate Students

• Graduate Council

Contact Information

• Graduate Program Director Contact Information
• For Graduate Admissions questions please contact: Māhealani Jones, amyj@hawaii.edu, Graduate Division and Articulation Specialist
• For College of Pharmacy Admissions questions please contact: pharmacy@hawaii.edu
• PharmD Program: Kristy Fujii, Admissions Counselor
• Pharmaceutical Science: Cara Suefuji, Academic Support Specialist