Application
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Personal Statement
$45 Application Fee
SAT I or ACT Scores (freshman only)
Letter of recommendation
Resume
Hawaii‘i Pacific University is dedicated to serving all international students who want to call us family. On the islands we call it ‘ohana. HPU has programs to accommodate all levels of English. Please consult the list below for direct entry requirements for undergraduate students and contact us if you are unsure of your level.Test scores may not be more than two years old by the intended entry term. High School records may not be more than five years old by the intended entry term (undergraduate students only).
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PROFICIENCY TYPE |
REQUIREMENT |
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DUOLINGO |
95 |
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TOEFL (IBT) |
70 |
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TOEFL (ITP) |
500 |
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IELTS |
6.0 |
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SAT (EVIDENCE-BASED READING AND WRITING) |
500 |
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ACT |
No sub-score below 19 |
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CAMBRIDGE |
169 |
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CEFR (COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES) |
B2 |
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STEP EIKEN |
Grade Pre-1 |
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GAOKAO |
Interview Required |
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PTE (PEARSON TEST OF ENGLISH ACADEMIC) |
48 |
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ITEP |
3.7 |
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GTEC |
1050 |
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AP |
English: 3 |
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IB |
HL English (Language A): 5 |
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WAEC |
Grade C6 in English Language |
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ATTENDED AN AMERICAN OR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION |
Attended a college or university in which the primary language of instruction is English (no ESL classes) for one year |
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Attended a high school outside of the US in which the primary language of instruction is English (no ESL classes) for two years |
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Completed an in-person English course equivalent to HPU’s WRI 1100 at an accredited college or university with a grade of C or higher |
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL CERTIFICATES |
Central Pacific College |
Advanced 85 |
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EF |
Completion of B2 |
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ELS Centers |
Level 110 |
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Global Village Hawaii |
Level 6 or Qualification for Level 7 |
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DENMARK, FINLAND, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY OR SWEDEN |
Denmark |
High School transcripts with an average of 7 on a 12 grading scale |
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Finland |
Ylioppilastutkinto – Grade 8 (on a scale from 4 to 10) or an M, E, or L on a matriculation scale |
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Germany |
DAAD – minimum “B2” average |
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Netherlands |
A final grade of 7 or higher in English on the HAVO or a final grade of 6 or higher in English on the VWO |
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Norway |
A grade of 4 or better in English class from high school |
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Sweden |
High school transcript with MVG in English A or VG in English B or grade B in English 5 or grade C in English 6 |
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WAIVED IF EDUCATED IN: FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH FROM THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES, WHO LIST ENGLISH AS THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE ON THEIR APPLICATION, PROOF OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT MAY BE REQUESTED.
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Anguilla, American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Barbados, Botswana, the British Indian Ocean Territories, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, the Cook Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), the Federated States of Micronesia, Ghana, The Gambia, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Montserrat, Mauritius, Malawi, Norfolk Island, the Northern Mariana Islands, Nigeria, New Zealand, the Pitcairn Islands, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tokelau, Trinidad and Tobago, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, the United Kingdom, the United States, Miscellaneous U.S. Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Zimbabwe |
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