Hawaii Pacific University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 71% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 54% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business management
• computer information systems
• travel industry management

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.60
• Sophomore: 1.80
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)

Summer Sessions:

• Four summer sessions, two of six weeks each, one of ten weeks, and one of five weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September and January.

• 36% continue immediately.
• 22% continue within one year.
• 72% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 5%
• Graduate Business Programs: 42%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 10%
• Other: 43%

• Cornell University, Hawaii Pacific University, University of Hawaii, University of Michigan, University of Oregon, University of
• Southern California.

• Big Six accounting firms, Hawaii and Pacific financial institutions, Hilton and Sheraton Hotels.

• John Derby, senior vice-president, Bank of Hawaii; Djufrie N. Sentana, managing director, PT Surya Raya Idjman, Jakarta (hotel/resort development company); Kennio Frank, senator, Pohnpei Legislature.