Graduate Education at UH Hilo

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Please submit all application materials to the Graduate Division

Hard copies should be addressed to:

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

Electronic scans or attachments may be sent to: The UH Hilo Graduate Division
Attn: Shelby Wong
hilograd@hawaii.edu

Please ensure that your full name appears at the top of each document.

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-degree seeking, 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 2019 Admission

Program	Priority Deadline
Doctor of Nursing Practice	December 1, 2018
Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Certificate	December 1, 2018
Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Studies	December 1, 2018
Master of Arts in Teaching	December 15, 2018
Counseling Psychology	January 1, 2019

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 (05/2018)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • Course of Study
  • Priority deadline for applications is January 1, 2019.

• Doctor of Nursing Practice, D.N.P.

  • Program Checklist (09/2018)
  • 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, 2019

• Teaching M.A.T.

  • Program Checklist (08/2018)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • Curriculum Plan
  • Application Priority Deadline: December 15

• Education, M.Ed.

  • Program Checklist (06/2018)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • The next cohort for the M.Ed. will begin in Fall 2019, Application deadline: March 15, 2019.

• Heritage Management, M.A.

  • Program Checklist (08/2018)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • The next cohort for the MA in Heritage Management will begin in Fall 2019; the priority deadline for applications is January 1, 2019.

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

  • Program Checklist (06/2018)
  • 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) (08/2017)
  • Program Checklist (English)(08/2017)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • The next cohort in the MA Hawaiian Language and Literature will begin Fall 2020

• Indigenous Language and Culture Education, M.A.

  • Program Checklist (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi)(08/2017)
  • Program Checklist (English)(08/2017)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • The next cohort in the MA Indigenous Language and Culture Education will begin Fall 2020

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

  • Program Checklist (08/2017)
  • Course Catalog Information
  • The next cohort in the PhD in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization will begin Fall 2022

Graduate Certificate Program

• Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Certificate
  • Program Checklist- English(08/2017)
  • Program Checklist- Hawaiian (08/2017)
  • 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 (Pharm.D.)
• 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: Shelby Wong, hilograd@hawaii.edu, Curriculum and Catalog Coordinator, Graduate Division
• For College of Pharmacy Admissions questions please contact: pharmacy@hawaii.edu
• PharmD Program: Kristy Fujii, Admissions Counselor
• Pharmaceutical Science: Cara Suefuji, Academic Support Specialist