Exchange Programs

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National Student Exchange (NSE)
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
Zach Street, Director (zstreet@hawaii.edu)

National Student Exchange (NSE)

National Student Exchange (NSE)
Campus Center Room 313
(808) 974-7389
www.uhh.hawaii.edu/studentaffairs/nse/

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is a long-time member of the National Student Exchange Program. Each year eligible UH Hilo students attend one of the 190 colleges and universities in 48 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada or access the international study abroad programs of participating member campuses. Every semester many UH Hilo students expand their horizons by exchanging to campuses around the world while visiting students attend UH Hilo, contributing to the diverse population of our campus, and fostering a better understanding of differences in ideas and perspectives. By spending a semester or year on another campus, students can live in a different geographic area and explore new areas of study, different cultures, graduate school and career opportunities. UH Hilo students pay tuition and fees to UH Hilo or pay the host campus’ in-state, resident tuition and fee rate, and can apply for financial aid. For more information, contact the NSE Coordinator, Campus Center Building, Room 313, (808) 974-7389, or consult the UHH NSE Web site.

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

UH Hilo Admissions Office (uhhadm@hawaii.edu)
Student Services Building
(808) 974-7414 or (800) 897-4456

UH Hilo participates in the Western Undergraduate Exchange, a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and other western states. Through WUE, certain students who are not residents of Hawaiʻi may enroll at UH Hilo in designated programs, paying resident tuition plus 50 percent of that amount (plus other fees that are paid by all students). WUE students do not pay the higher charge for nonresident tuition. Because UH Hilo participates, Hawai‘i residents may enroll under the same terms in designated institutions and programs in other participating states.

Students under WUE must maintain their permanent domicile in their home state. Students intending to maintain their WUE tuition status cannot change their permanent address to Hawaiʻi. Hawaiʻi residency cannot be established as a WUE student, therefore, students must change their residency to non-resident for 12 months prior to qualifying as a Hawaiʻi resident for tuition purposes. Additionally, students must meet the residency regulations for tuition purposes as stated in this Catalog.

Enrollment at UH Hilo through the WUE program is limited to incoming students only, and restrictions may apply. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information about WUE programs available at UH Hilo. Hawaiʻi residents may obtain information about WUE programs in other states from the WICHE Certifying Officer for Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2530 Dole Street, Room C-200, Honolulu, HI 96822, (808) 956-6625; or from the WICHE Student Exchange Program, P.O. Drawer P, Boulder, CO 80301-9752, (303) 497-0210. The WUE Web site is www.wiche.edu/SEP/WUE/.