Admission of Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Program Students

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The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Through WUE, students in western states may enroll at UH Hilo at a reduced tuition of 150 percent of the institution's regular resident tuition. WUE tuition is considerably less than nonresident tuition.

Eligibility

• You must be a resident of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington state, or Utah.
• Your family’s domicile (home) must be maintained as your permanent address throughout the duration of your participation in the WUE program.
• Freshmen applicants must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) over four years in high school. (Home school students, or students with written evaluations, must have a minimum 1200 combined SAT [Reading/Math] or 27 composite ACT in lieu of the minimum GPA).
• Transfer applicants must have a 2.8 cumulative grade point average(GPA) with a minimum of 24 college transferable credits in order to qualify. GPA’s will be calculated using all colleges previously attended.

Restrictions

• Nursing majors do not qualify for the WUE program. Pre-Nursing students do qualify but will relinquish WUE status once admitted into the BSN cohort.
• WUE is awarded only once at the time of admission and will remain in effect for the duration of a student’s academic career at UH Hilo provided the student maintains satisfactory progress.
• Non-WUE students who enroll as non-residents will not qualify for WUE status in later terms.
• Hawaiʻi residency cannot be established under the WUE program. Students changing their residency will be reclassified to non-resident. Students are able to apply for Hawaiʻi residency only 12 months after cessation of WUE.