Graduate Studies at UH Hilo
UH Hilo currently offers the following graduate programs:
- Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Certificate
- Master of Arts in China-U.S. Relations
- Master of Arts in Indigenous Language and Culture Education
- Master of Arts in Hawaiian Language and Literature
- Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
- Master of Education
- Master of Science in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (TCBES)
- Ph.D. in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language Revitalization
The Graduate Catalog
The Graduate Catalog may be found here.
Graduate Policies at UH Hilo
Policies and procedures for graduate studies at UH Hilo may be found in the graduate catalog.
Useful forms may be found here.
Guidelines for the writing of theses and dissertations at UH Hilo may be found here.
Information about
Graduate Assistantships and Graduate Scholars
may be found here.
Application
The Graduate Application is available online at the Graduate Admissions page.
- China-U.S. Relations additional forms
- Program Description and Checklist
(updated 6/22/07)
- Program Description and Checklist
- Education additional forms
- Hawaiian Language and Literature additional forms (updated 7/30/2009)
- Kahuawaioloa Indigenous Teacher Education Certificate Program Description and Checklist
- M.A. in Indigenous Language and Culture Education Description and Checklist
- M.A. in Hawaiian Language and Literature Description and Checklist
- Ph.D. Program Description and Checklist

- Psychology (updated 5/30/07)
- Tropical Conservation Biology and Envrionmental Science additional forms
- Program Description and Checklist
(updated 6/21/07)
- Program Description and Checklist
Graduate Council
The Graduate Council is a policy recommending body to the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs. The Council is also be charged with the authority to certify graduate training personnel who are not full time UH Hilo faculty, determine eligibility of UH Hilo faculty to serve as graduate committee chairs and/or primary academic advisors, and to grant exceptions to graduate admissions standards upon petitions by graduate programs. The membership may be found at: