Exchange and visiting students do not have an official major at UH Mānoa. Instead, every exchange and visiting are assigned a academic department that will serve as his or her 'host department' for academic advising and course registration assistance purposes while attending UH Mānoa. Normally, exchange students choose the department where they anticipate taking MOST of their courses from. However, the choice of host department does not prevent the exchange student from taking courses in other departments in addition to his/her host department. An exchange student may take courses in a variety of academic areas while attending UH Mānoa.

Courses are subject to space availability and exchange students must meet any necessary course prerequisites by showing that they have obtained an adequate academic background in the subject matter from their home university prior to receiving permission to enroll.

Prior to application, exchange students should begin to familiarize themselves with UH Mānoa course offerings by browsing the relevant departmental websites for course descriptions and syllabi (sometimes available on the departmental websites). Browse Academic Department webpages from here: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/academics/departments.html

Keep in mind that not all courses you see on departmental websites will be offered every semester. You may confirm actual class availability by reviewing the 'Class Availability' webpage here: https://www.sis.hawaii.edu/uhdad/avail.classes?i=MAN

A note about course numbering:
100-400 level courses are considered undergraduate-level courses
500 level and above are considered graduate-level courses

Until the class lists for your intended semester(s) of study have been posted online, you may wish to use the previous year's semester availability as a general guide to what courses *may* be offered in the coming semester(s).

***ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS***

ACADEMY FOR CREATIVE MEDIA:
Very limited availability. Exchange/Visiting students may only be able to enroll in the Intro to Cinema course. Students may not choose ACM as their host department.

BUSINESS:
- Undergraduates: A flexible study plan is recommended; all Business-related courses are in high demand.
- Postgraduates: The MBA Core Courses, except for BUS 623, are reserved for degree-seeking MBA students at UHM only. No exceptions can be made. Exchange/Visiting students also cannot take BUS 695 (Internship) and BUS 699 (Independent Study). Traditionally, Exchange/Visiting students participate in electives listed under Accounting (ACC), Information Technology Management (ITM), Finance (FIN), Marketing (MKT), and Management (MGT) instead of BUS courses.

DENTAL HYGIENE:
Not open to Exchange/Visiting students

LAW:
Not open to Exchange/Visiting students

MEDICINE:
Not open to Exchange/Visiting students

MUSIC/DANCE:
All MUS 48__ courses are restricted to degree-seeking majors at UHM who have completed three years of composition. MUS 125 and 283 are restricted to degree-seeking Music majors at UHM. Hula/Chant Ensemble courses (MUS/DNCE 312 and 412) also have very limited availability.

NURSING:
Not open to Exchange/Visiting students

TRAVEL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT:
Students must complete TIM 101 (or the equivalent) before they are eligible to enroll in a TIM course with TIM 101 as a prerequisite (which is almost all TIM courses).