Automatic Admission is an initiative that allows UH System community college students to transition directly to a four-year university without having to pay the application fee.
Criteria For Automatic Admission
- 2.0 cumulative GPA or above for all post-secondary institutions for residents
- 2.5 cumulative GPA or above for all post-secondary institutions for non-residents
- Students who have not earned a bachelor’s degree
- Students who are not already at a 4-year institution
- Students who are not currently suspended or dismissed from the 4-year institution
- Students who are in their final semester of an Associate degree program (see below)
Eligible Degrees For Automatic Admission
Automatic Admission Deadlines
Automatic Admission offers are made once a semester excluding summer. Students are given a total of 3 opportunities for the Automatic Admission offer.
Semester | Offers Sent Via UH Email | Deadline to Accept Offer |
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For Spring Semester | September 1 | October 31 |
For Fall Semester | February 1 | March 31 |
Procedures
1. Check your UH Email for the offer of automatic admission.
2. Log into STAR to accept your offer by the deadline.
Email honcouns@hawaii.edu and at Subject write “Auto Admission”.
NOTE: International students & students applying to a program with an earlier deadline should apply through the standard process first, then accept the Automatic Admission offer.
For any questions about Automatic Admission, please email honcouns@hawaii.edu or call 808-845-9162.