The certificate program is an interdisciplinary course of study designed to complement graduate degree programs or to provide an independent course of study enhancing careers in a variety of fields. It is supported by the East-West Center and four colleges of the University of Hawai'i: Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Languages, Linguistics and Literature, and the School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies.
All students who are applying for or currently enrolled in an M.A., Ph.D., or professional degree program at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa are eligible for admission. All applicants must write a personal statement which should be at least 300 words and should tell us, among other things, what you understand by International Cultural Studies and how your goals fit with our graduate certificate program.
Students accepted in the Graduate Certificate Program are eligible to apply for the East-West Center/University of Hawai`i at Manoa Student Affiliate Program. This program offers Graduate Certificate students the opportunity to participate in the East-West Center's educational programs and to live in the East-West Center's residence halls. Those selected as Affiliates are required to live in the Center's dormitory at a rate of $13/night (as of 2004). Affiliates accept roles of active participation in the international East-West Center community and programs. Furthermore, Affiliates can apply for field study awards as well as become involved in East-West Center research programs For additional information, please contact Mendl Djunaidy, Associate Dean EWC, 944-7549; djunaidm@eastwestcenter.org.
You may apply to the program in one of the following three ways.
1. As a registered UH Manoa graduate student working toward an MA or PhD
To apply as a registered UH graduate student, you must submit the following materials to the program office, via regular mail or email: culture@hawaii.edu
- UH Graduate Admissions Concurrent Graduate Certificate Program Application Form (download the form in pdf format here: app_gcert.pdf)
- International Cultural Studies Graduate Information Form (download the form in pdf format here: appform_uhmgrad.pdf) *
- Personal statement (Please put your current graduate degree being sought under your name)
- One letter of recommendation from an academic reference
- Names and addresses for two additional references
Application deadlines:
March 1st
for fall admission
September 1st
for spring admission
2. As an "independent" student(certificate only)
To apply as an "independent" student, you must submit the following materials:
To the UH Graduate Admissions office:
- UH Graduate Admissions Application (available online: https://its06.its.hawaii.edu:9326/index.jsp)
- TOEFL score
- Transcripts from all colleges previously attended
To the International Cultural Studies Program office:
- Personal statement
- International Cultural Studies Graduate Information Form (download the form in pdf format here: appform_indep.pdf) *
- One writing sample
- Three letters of recommendation
Application deadlines:
March 1st
for fall admission
September 1st
for spring admission
* To view the Graduate Information Form, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader - download the program for free here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/
3. As an East-West Center Scholar (Degree Fellow or Affiliate)
To apply as an East-West Center Scholar you must submit the following materials to the program office, via regular mail or email: Culture@hawaii.edu
Application deadlines:
March 1st
for fall admission
September 1st
for spring admission
For more information on the application process contact:
- International Cultural Studies Program
- Burns Hall 2069
- East-West Center, 1601 East-West Road
- Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601
- Telephone: (808) 944-7593
- Fax: (808) 944-7070
- E-mail: culture@hawaii.edu
For registration information at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa please go to the online registration site MYUH: http://www.hawaii.edu/myuh/manoa/
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