Residence is defined as a classified graduate student who is enrolled at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The student must satisfy the residency requirement for each degree being pursued. A full-time semester is when a student is enrolled in 8 or more credits. Transfer credits may not be used to reduce the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa residence requirements.
| DEGREE PROGRAM | MINIMUM RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS |
| Graduate Certificate | one full-time semester or the equivalent in credits |
| Master’s Degree | two full-time semesters or four summer sessions* or the equivalent in credits* Summer sessions generally last six weeks but may vary in length from three to ten weeks. |
| Doctorate | three full-time semesters or the equivalent in creditsA master’s degree earned at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in the same field may be used to satisfy two semesters of the three-semester doctoral residence requirement. |