There are two main ways to gain undergraduate admission to Shidler College of Business' Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) majors:
Freshman Admission (Direct Admit Program)
For admission directly from high school into Shidler College of Business' BBA majors as a first-year/freshman student, by invitation to a select group of students.
(If you are not chosen for the DAP program, you could still enter UH Mānoa with an "Exploratory Business" ["pre-business"] major, and then apply to Shidler as an upper-level/transfer student---see the next section.)
Transfer/Upper-Level Student Admission
For current (or former) undergraduate students who have met all the Shidler Admissions Requirements, including any of the following:
- UH Mānoa degree-seeking undergraduates (often "Exploratory Business" majors, but students from any major are eligible),
- UH System students (UH Community Colleges, UH West Oahu, UH Hilo),
- transferring students from other colleges and universities across the United States and around the world, and
- second-bachelors-degree seekers*.
- Applicants who are not current students at UH Mānoa (see above) must first apply to UH Mānoa and then apply to Shidler College of Business.
- Please note that while admissions will accept unofficial transcripts for Mānoa admission purposes, transfer credit evaluations will only be done on official transcripts. We encourage all applicants transferring from schools outside of the the UH System to submit official transcripts for this reason.
- Applicants must complete all Shidler College of Business admission requirements the semester before entering the college^.
- Applicants who are still enrolled in pre-business core classes at the time of application but who meet all other requirements would be issued a tentative decision (a final decision would be issued when final semester grades are posted and reviewed).
- ^There is a limited exception for a prospective student seeking Fall admission to complete a requirement in Summer Session I at UH Mānoa
- *Seeking a second bachelor degree in business? Click here for important notices ⌄
- If you have already completed (or are just about to complete) a bachelor degree, please read these points before applying to UH Mānoa and/or Shidler College of Business:
- Admission coursework must be completed: All admissions requirements must be fulfilled before starting at UH Mānoa. If you are missing coursework, you could take them at a UH Community College the fall or spring semester before applying to UH Mānoa and Shidler.
- Ineligible applicants: If you have already completed either (a) a degree in business (or related major) or (b) a business minor, you would not be eligible for admission to Shidler College of Business's BBA program. UH Mānoa students who have been admitted to the Business minor (even if they have not completed it) would also not be eligible to apply for the BBA.
- Consider a Master's degree instead: Many Master's programs do not require you to have majored in that subject as an undergraduate, so you may find more benefit applying to one of the many Master's degrees at Shidler (MS in Accounting, MS in Finance, MS in Information Systems, MS in Human Resource Management, MBA, JD/MBA, etc.). There is usually little/no financial aid for a second bachelor degree, but there are some for graduate students.
Students should also note the curriculum and degree requirements necessary for graduation.
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