HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

 

Choosing a college or university is an important and difficult decision. Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) offers a variety of opportunities that attract students from all 50 states and more than 70 countries around the world. Here are several reasons why so many students choose HPU:

 

Tuition: Tuition is kept as low as possible, while maintaining superior educational programs (average class size is between 20 -25). Rated as one of the best buys in higher education in the United States, regular tuition for the 1994 academic year is $6, 300; tuition for the Marine Science program is $8, 200 and for students in their final two years of the Nursing program, tuition is $10, 200. In addition, Hawaii Pacific offers a full range of financial assistance programs.

 

Location: Hawaii Pacific is comprised of two campuses - the Main Campus in downtown Honolulu, the business and financial center of the Pacific, and the Hawaii Loa Campus, a lush, 135-acre site in Kaneohe just eight miles away. While the Hawaii Loa Campus is the site of the School of Nursing and Marine Science program, a wide selection of courses are offered as well. Students may take classes on both campuses by taking a 15-minute ride on the free shuttle service connection. This combination provides students the best of both worlds: a vibrant downtown campus, and a more traditional college setting on the Hawaii Loa Campus.

 

Career Oriented: Hawaii Pacific students receive a career-oriented approach to their majors. Many students work while enrolled in school and, at HPU, your work can enhance your academic program of study. This past school year, the Career Placement Center assisted more than 1, 5000 HPU students to find jobs related to their area of academic interest. These students are participating in what are called cooperative education and internship programs. Our goal is to have every HPU student graduate with an excellent academic degree and a resume with practical work experience to compete in the market place and succeed. Our professional staff can help you find the work experience that best complements your needs and academic goals.

 

Housing: Our Housing Office offers many services and options for students. Residence halls with cafeteria service are available on the Hawaii Loa Campus; university-sponsored apartments are available in Waikiki for those seeking a more independent living arrangement.

 

Applying: Our application process is not complicated. Each student’s application is reviewed on its own merits. Just as important as your grade point average, are the types of classes you are taking and the extracurricular activities in which you participate. We are looking for students with the ability and motivation to do college-level work. Since we accept students on what is called a rolling basis, there is no set deadline for applications. It is recommended that you apply as early as possible during the year prior to the semester you wish to attend. We will notify you of your admissions status within two weeks of receiving a complete application.

 

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STANDARDS

 

Those who believe that American schools are more play than work overlook an important fact: a high school diploma is not a ticket that allows someone to automatically enter a university. Standardized examinations play a decisive role at almost every level of education, especially in the admission to colleges and universities. Students who wish to go to a good university but only took high school courses that were a “snap, ” or who spent too much time on extracurricular activities, will have to compete with those who worked hard and took demanding courses. 

 

There are two widely used and nationally-administered standardized tests for high school students who wish to attend a college or university. One is the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), which attempts to measure aptitudes in verbal and mathematical fields necessary for college work. The other is the ACT (American College Testing program), which attempts to measure skills in English, mathematics, and the social and natural sciences. Both tests are given at specific dates and locations throughout the O.S. by non-profit, non-governmental organizations. The tests are used by universities as standards for comparison, but are not in any way “official.” With so many different types of high schools and programs, with so many differences in subjects and standards, these tests provide common, nationwide measuring sticks. Many universities publish the average scores achieved on these tests by the students they admit. This indicates the ”quality” or level of ability expected of those who apply.

 

Similar testing programs exist at higher levels, as well. Someone who has already finished four years of university and wishes to go to a law or medical school is also required to take standardized tests. These tests have been agreed upon by the various law and medical schools and are administered nationwide at scheduled times. Like the SAT or ACT, these tests are not official or governmentally controlled. Other examinations, however, are official and usually quite difficult. For example, even after someone has studied for many years and earned a medical degree from a university, this still does not mean that he or she can begin to practice in the O.S. The individual states require still further examinations.

 

Other pressures also operate at the university level. Most universities require mid-semester and final (end-of-semester) examinations. It is possible, as a great many students have learned, to “flunk out” of a university, that is to be asked to leave because of poor grades. And most students who have scholarships must maintain a certain grade average to keep their scholarships.

 

Since tuition fees alone can be rather high at most colleges and universities, a large number of students hold jobs besides studying. These part-time jobs may be either “on campus” (in the dormitories, cafeterias, students services, in research, and in teaching and tutoring jobs) or “off campus” (with local firms and businesses, in offices, etc.). In addition, there are work-study programs at a number of universities, and financial assistance programs which are provided by the states and the federal government. Students who must work as well as study are the rule rather than the exception. Students also cannot simply move from one university to another, or trade places with other students. Before changing to another university, students must first have been accepted by the new university and have met that university’s admission requirements.

 

The competition and pressures at many universities, especially at the higher, “graduate” levels, are not pleasant. Nor are they evident in the popular picture of “campus life.” However, this system has been highly successful in producing scholars who are consistently at the top or near the top of their fields internationally. One indication of this can be seen by looking at the textbooks or professional journals used and read in foreign universities and noting the authors, where they teach and where they were trained.

 

Another indication is the number of Americans who have won Nobel Prizes. Americans have won 146 Nobel Prizes in the sciences - physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine - since the awards were first given in 1901. If the U.S. is still distant from the aim of educating everyone well, it has at least done a good job with many.

 

 

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