International Transfer Credit Information
International students may qualify for up to a total of 30 semester credits (from any one or combined sources) to be counted toward the 120 credits required for HPU graduation, depending on their high school or secondary school curriculum. The university considers this transfer credit. European countries have progressive education models that often cover significant course work during the secondary education years making their students often well prepared for the U.S. higher education model.
With transfer credit students have more flexibility in their course selection at HPU and may be able to graduate early should this be a goal. Understanding early on the transferability and equivalencies of prior coursework will allow students to enter the university and complete the courses needed to complete their degree program.
Please note that evaluation of transfer credit is on a case by case basis and does NOT guarantee entering Hawai‘i Pacific University at a sophomore level or completing a degree in a shorter amount of time.
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Up to 30 credits awarded upon completion of Danish high school diploma with the equivalence of a 3.0 U.S. GPA (final GPA of 8 old grading scale, 7 current grading scale). |
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Minimum score: 8.8, Points Awarded per Subject Area Exam: 8 credits. Maximum of 30 credits total. |
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Minimum score: 12, Points Awarded per Subject Area Exam: 8 credits. Maximum of 30 credits total. |
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Minimum grade: 3. Combination of elective, general education or major credit. Maximum of 30 credits total. |
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Six (6) semester units for each non-science A level exam; eight (8) semester units for each science exam with a lab component. No credits for AS-level. Maximum of 30 credits total. |
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Minimum Score: 7. Credits Awarded per Subject Area Exam: 4 credits. Maximum of 30 credits total. |
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Up to 30 credits awarded upon completion of Dutch VWO diploma with the equivalence of a 3.0 U.S. GPA (an average of 7 on the Dutch grading scale). |
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Minimum average grade of 3. Combination of elective, general education or major credit through Fall 2016. Maximum of 30 credits total. If student has less than 60 transfer credits from another university, Vitnemal scores can be considered and applied/added up to the 60 transfer credit threshold. |
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Up to 30 credits awarded upon completion of Swedish high school diploma with the equivalence of a 3.0 U.S. GPA (VG old grading scale, C current grading scale). |
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Minimum score: 5. Credits Awarded per Subject Area Exam: 8 credits, with a maximum of 30 credits total. |
Transfer credit may never exceed 30 credits, even in the event of an accumulation of multiple secondary school examinations. All eligible courses will be reviewed on a course-by-course basis and, as determined by course content, may transfer towards a major, minor, General Education core curriculum and/or unrestricted elective. Secondary school examinations not appearing on the list above have not yet been reviewed by the university, but may be considered pending the results of a third-party credential verification.