Graduate Student Handbook
Last Update: May 2019
- Graduate Programs
- Application Requirements
- Admission Procedures
- Classification of Students
- Registration
- Academic Standards
- Graduate Committees and Primary Academic Advisors
- Minimum Residency and Credits for Degree
- Use of Undergraduate Courses for Graduate Credit
- Dual Level Courses
- Overload Policy
- Incomplete Grades
- Repeating Courses and Retaking Courses for a New Grade
- Continuous Registration
- Leave of Absence
- Withdrawal
- Transfer of Graduate Credit
- Prohibiting the Awarding of a Second Degree in the Same Field
- Transcript Notations of Approved Concentrations within a Major Program
- Courses Taken in Other Graduate Programs at UH Hilo
- Waiver of Regulations and Requirements
- Requirements for Candidates for Master’s Degrees
- Requirements for Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
- Submission and Publication for Electronic Publication: Thesis and Dissertation
- Degree Conferral and Participating in Commencement
- Annual Review Form
- Academic Dishonesty and Student Conduct
- Academic Complaints
Appendices
The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo is an equal opportunity institution of higher education and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual identity, age, disability, religious affiliation, or country of origin.
Students are expected to be familiar with and follow the guidelines and policies set forth in the UH Hilo Catalog and Graduate Student Handbook. Students are ultimately responsible for selecting courses appropriate to the program degree objective.
Professional programs’ policies may vary slightly from graduate program policies. Please check with your program chair for details.