Overview

With three campuses linked by shuttle, Hawai'i Pacific combines the excitement of an urban, downtown campus with the serenity of the windward (southeastern) side of the island. The main campus is located in downtown Honolulu, the business and financial center of the Pacific. The Hawai'i Loa campus is eight miles away at the base of the Ko'olau Mountains. The third campus, Oceanic Institute, is an applied aquaculture research facility located on a 56-acre site.

HPU is the largest private university in Hawai'i, with 8,200 students from every state in the United States and more than 100 countries. The diversity of the student body stimulates learning about other cultures firsthand, both inside and outside of the classroom. There is no majority population at HPU. Students are encouraged to examine the values, customs, traditions, and principles of others to gain a clearer understanding of their own perspectives. HPU students develop friendships with students from throughout the United States and the world and form important connections for success in the global economy of the twenty-first century.

For International Students

Highlights

• Accreditation: Hawai'i Pacific University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). The Bachelor of Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• A vast majority of the faculty hold the doctorate degree or its equivalent and the student/teacher ratio is 18:1.
• The average class size at Hawai'i Pacific University is less than 25.
• The academic year operates on a semester system, with regular Fall (September - December) and Spring (January - May) semesters, as well as shorter sessions including one winter (December - January) and four summer sessions (May - August).
• First Year Programs offers new student orientation at the start of every fall and spring semester so that new degree seeking and study abroad students can take a campus tour and attend social events with other new students.
• HPU's Housing Office helps new students find accommodations on campus (Residence Halls) and off campus (through independent property management companies).
• HPU services also include academic and personal counseling, free tutoring, and free airport transportation service.
• HPU students can join one of the more than 70 student clubs; run for office in the Associated Students of Hawaii Pacific University (ASHPU), the University's governing body; participate in Army or Air Force ROTC; write for the student newspaper, Kalamalama; edit the school's literary journal, Hawai'i Pacific Review; or join HPU's stage and pep band or International Choral program.
• Scholarships are available for international students.
• Regular tuition for the 2008-2009 academic year is $13,900 for most majors. Tuition for the Marine Science program is $15,192 and for students in their final two years of the Nursing program, tuition is $18,500.
• Admissions tests:
  • TOEFL: Required. (Minimum score: 550 paper based, 173 computer based and TWE of 5.0, or 80 internet based and writing score of 25)
  • IELTS: Option instead of TOEFL. (Minimum score: 6 and writing score of 6.5)
  • SAT/ACT: Optional
  • ELS: Option instead of TOEFL. (Minimum: Certificate of completion of level 112)
  • Note: While the ELS equivalent for students to attend HPU is completion of level 112, students enrolled in ELS levels 110, 111 or 112 at HPU may concurrently enroll in courses at HPU.

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