Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Through WUE, students in western states may enroll at UH Hilo at a reduced tuition of 150 percent of the institution's regular resident tuition. WUE tuition is considerably less than nonresident tuition.

Terms & Conditions

• WUE is awarded only once at the time of admission and will remain in effect for the duration of their academic career at UH Hilo.
• Non-WUE students who enroll as non-residents will not qualify for WUE status in later terms.
• Hawaiʻi residency can not be established under the WUE program. Students changing their residency will be reclassified to non-resident.
• Students are only able to apply for Hawaiʻi residency 12 months after cessation of WUE. Further information on residency regulations can be found on the Residency Regulations page.

Eligibility

• Must be a resident of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
• U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau.

Restrictions

• Nursing majors do not qualify for the WUE program. Exploratory Health Sciences students do qualify but will relinquish WUE status once admitted into the BSN cohort.
• Only undergraduate students, and those who have not already earned a baccalaureate degree, qualify. The only exception is UH Hilo WUE students continuing through the teaching credential program.