Shidler College of Business
Major Application
Spring 2025

1. Deadlines
2. Eligibility to apply
3. What decision you might receive (initial admission status)
4. Optional: Information on summer session I at UH Manoa
5. Click "Next Page" to proceed to the next part of the application

Deadlines

Priority Deadline: October 1, 2024. Applications submitted by this deadline will be evaluated and notified of admission status before the start of the SPRING registration period.

Final Deadline*: November 1, 2024. Applications submitted between the priority deadline and this final deadline will be evaluated, but may not receive an initial decision before the start of the Spring registration period.

Applications submitted after November 1, 2024 may be considered for Spring 2025 admission (a petition would be required); an initial decision will not be returned before Fall 2024 grades post, though.
 

Eligibility for Admission

1. Current UH Manoa degree-seeking undergraduates must do the following:

1. either (a) have completed all admission requirements or (b) be completing them in Fall 2024^
2. Complete and submit this form (i.e, go the bottom of this page and click "Next Page" and complete the form) by the deadline

2. Applicants who are not current degree-seeking students at UH Manoa must do the following:

1. submit an application to UH Manoa (we strongly recommend applicants submit OFFICIAL trancripts* to Manoa Admissions, even though they allow unofficial trancripts) for Spring 2025,
2. submit an application to Shidler for Spring 2025 (below) by the deadline, and
3. meet all admission requirements by the end of the Fall 2024 semester^,

*UH Community College students do not need to submit UH transcripts (they are already accessible to us); only non-UH transcripts would need to be sent (if any).


Transfer students should have already received an offer of acceptance from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Office of Admissions, prior to completing the Shidler admissions application that begins on the bottom of this page. Students who have not been accepted by UH Manoa Admissions will not be eligible to receive a Shidler decision. 

 

Initial Admission Status

You will be notified of your admission status via email to your UH email account. 

PENDING:  Student meets the cumulative and pre-business core GPA requirements at the time application is submitted, and is currently enrolled in remaining pre-business core courses.

• Students will be able to register for 300+ level business courses for the upcoming semester
• Students are required to register for and complete BUS 310 and 311 in the 1st semester (with a "C-" grade or higher; ACC majors must complete BUS 311 with a "C" grade or higher) as a Shidler student (unless already completed).
• If a student initially given a status of "pending" does not complete their admissions requirements after Sprign 2024 semester grades are posted (e.g., receives a "C-" or below in a Spring 2024 pre-business course), the student would be dropped from all 300+ level business courses for Fall 2024, would have their major changed back to their pre-business major, and would not be allowed to re-register for upper-level business courses.

Unable to Offer Admission:  Student does not meet the cumulative and/or pre-business core GPA at the time application is submitted, and/or has not completed or enrolled in remaining pre-business courses.

• The student will not be able to register for 300+ level business courses. 
• If the student meets all admission requirements after semester grades are evaluated, they would be eligible to receive an updated admissions letter and clearance to register for business courses, at that time.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Applicants must fulfill all admission requirements prior to being admitted to the Shidler College of Business. (Students with "Incomplete" grades cannot be admitted to the Shidler College of Business; any Incomplete grades must be resolved to a final grade prior to admission.)