1 1999-2000 GENERAL CATALOG Prospective students should address inquiries to: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Office of Student Services Admissions Office 200 W. Kawili St. Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720-4091 University main exchange: (808) 974-7311 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu This publication is available in alternate format upon request. Please contact the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at (808) 974-7335 (TTY) 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1999-2000 Calendar (inside front cover) Housing ......................................................................................... 18 On-Campus Housing ............................................................. 18 GENERAL INFORMATION Residence Halls ...................................................................... 18 The Community ............................................................................. 4 Students with Disabilities ..................................................... 19 Philosophy ...................................................................................... 4 Application Procedures ......................................................... 19 Mission ............................................................................................ 4 Off-Campus Housing ............................................................ 19 Accreditation .................................................................................. 4 Family Student Apartments ................................................. 19 Facilities ........................................................................................... 4 Tenant Concerns ..................................................................... 19 Degrees Offered ............................................................................. 4 Educational Opportunity Programs ......................................... 19 College of Agriculture, Forestry & Natural Resource Hawaiian Leadership Development ................................... 19 Management ............................................................................. 5 Minority Students Access & Achievement ......................... 19 College of Arts and Sciences ........................................................ 5 Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence ............................... 20 Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikölani (College of Hawaiian Language) .. 5 Student Support Services ...................................................... 20 University After Dark ................................................................... 5 Upward Bound ....................................................................... 20 Other Programs .............................................................................. 5 Upward Bound Math/Science Regional Center ................ 20 The Faculty ..................................................................................... 5 Educational Rights and Privacy of Students ........................... 20 Learning Resources ....................................................................... 5 Student Conduct Regulations .................................................... 21 Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children .... 6 Residency Regulations for Tuition Purposes ........................... 22 Women’s Center ............................................................................. 6 Hale Kuamo‘o Center for Hawaiian Language and Culture ACADEMIC REGULATIONS Through the Medium of Hawaiian ........................................ 6 Admission of Undergraduates ................................................... 23 Hawai‘i Small Business Development Center Network ........... Admissions Ziplist ................................................................. 23 (SBDC) ....................................................................................... 6 Omitted or Fraudulent Information .................................... 23 Kalakaua Marine Education Center (KMEC) ............................ 6 Admission Procedures ........................................................... 23 Baccalaureate Degree Program in Marine Science .............. 6 Writing Placement .................................................................. 23 Marine Science Summer Program ......................................... 6 Tuition Deposit ....................................................................... 24 Quest .......................................................................................... 7 New Student Orientation ...................................................... 24 Marine Option Program .......................................................... 7 Admission of Hawai‘i Residents As Freshmen ................. 24 KMEC Facilities ........................................................................ 7 Profile of Admitted Students ................................................ 24 Writing Intensive Program ........................................................... 7 Admission of Nonresidents .................................................. 24 UH Hilo Writing Center ................................................................ 7 Fall 1998 Enrolled Freshmen Profile .................................... 24 New Student Orientation ............................................................. 7 Admission of International Students .................................. 24 Nondiscrimination Policy ............................................................. 8 Admission of Graduate Students ......................................... 24 Notice to Persons with Disabilities ............................................. 8 Admission of Transfer Students ........................................... 25 Sexual Harassment and Assault .................................................. 8 Transcripts Required .............................................................. 25 Interim Policy for Responsible Computing and Admission of Returnees ........................................................ 25 Network Access ........................................................................ 8 Admission of Unclassified Nondegree Students ............... 25 Campus Parking ............................................................................ 8 Admission of Auditors .......................................................... 25 Persistence Rate .............................................................................. 8 Early Admission Program ..................................................... 25 Bookstore ......................................................................................... 8 Admission to Summer Session ............................................. 25 Transfer Credit ........................................................................ 25 CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES The Honors Program ............................................................. 26 Student Organizations .................................................................. 9 Registration, Withdrawals, and Other Changes ...................... 26 Ensembles ....................................................................................... 9 Regular Registration .............................................................. 26 University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Theatre ........................................ 9 Late Registration .................................................................... 26 Concurrent Registration ........................................................ 26 ATHLETICS Course Changes ...................................................................... 26 Collegiate Sports .......................................................................... 10 Complete Withdrawal ........................................................... 26 Intramural Recreation ................................................................. 10 Change of Major/College/Classified Status...................... 26 Transcripts ............................................................................... 26 STUDENT SERVICES Classification of Students ........................................................... 26 Counseling .................................................................................... 11 Course Numbering System ........................................................ 27 Financial Aid ................................................................................. 11 Credits, Grades, and Examinations ........................................... 27 Scholarships and Grants ....................................................... 12 Credit-by-Examination ............................................................... 28 Other Scholarship, Award and Final Examinations ...................................................................... 28 Financial Assistance Programs ...................................... 12 Repeating Courses ....................................................................... 28 Loans ........................................................................................ 16 Repeatable Courses ................................................................ 28 Other Sources of Financial Aid ............................................. 16 Directed Reading and Directed Studies ................................... 29 Employment ............................................................................ 17 Academic Waivers and Substitutions ....................................... 29 Repayments ............................................................................