The School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies (SHAPS) is delighted with the possibility of working with you and welcoming your students to Hawai'i. This section is designed to assist you in preparing a proposal to your home institution as well as to provide more information about our program.
Academic Program Details
Course Credit The Short-term of Hawai'i program does
not offer University of Hawai'i credit or transfer credit. Academic
credit should be arranged through your home institution.
Grading and Class Assignments Students participating in the
Short-term in Hawai'i program will not receive grades from
University of Hawai'i faculty members. All grading is at the
discretion of the faculty leader from your institution. In addition,
class assignments will be handled by the faculty leader of the
students. University of Hawai'i faculty members will not
administer examinations or quizzes to participants of the program.
Readings and Textbooks Per request, we will offer readings in
support of the scheduled lectures. Should your institution request a
textbook for the course, we will make recommendations and arrangements
to have copies available in the University of Hawai'i bookstore. All
textbook requests should be made at least 3 months prior to the start
of the program in order to guarantee availability.
Computer Labs and Libraries Students will have access to the
University of Hawai'i computer labs (Macintosh and PC), and the
libraries on campus with their University of Hawai'i Temporary ID
Cards. Please note that computer lab hours are shorter during the
month of January and the end of May, and access to computers, should
students need extensive access, is limited. Students must furnish
their own paper in order to print in the computer labs.
Fieldtrips and Admission Fees All ground transportation and
admission fees to scheduled fieldtrips
for student participants and faculty leaders are covered by the program fees. The program fees do not cover ground
transportation or admission fees for guests of program
participants. Guests include family members and friends of students or
faculty leader(s).