Classification of Students

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The following classifications are used to describe persons attending classes:

Full-time or Part-time Students: Students may register either part-time or full-time. Undergraduate students are full-time if they register for 12 or more semester hours during a Fall or Spring semester, and part-time if they register for fewer than 12 semester hours. Graduate or professional (Pharmacy) students are considered full-time if registered for 6 or more semester hours.

Classified Students: Classified students are those who are candidates for a degree or education certificate.

Unclassified Students: All students who are not candidates for a degree or education certificate are termed “unclassified students.” Unclassified students do not qualify for financial aid. Unclassified students who wish to have classified status must apply for admission as a classified student.

Class Standing: Students are subdivided in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Economics, and Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language as follows:

Auditors: Auditors are persons who are permitted to attend classes with the instructor’s consent and who have paid tuition for this privilege. The extent of their classroom participation is determined by the instructor. No credit is given for a course which is audited. No records are kept of the work done by auditors. Auditors must submit the “Auditor’s Form,” provided by the Office of the Registrar, no earlier than the first day of instruction.