If you are a non-native English speaker and do not meet any exemption criteria, you must submit English proficiency exam scores. See below for more information about submitting IELTS scores.
Cambridge English Scale Exams (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency)
Review the English Proficiency & Exemption Eligibility for more details on exemption eligibility information and required minimum English proficiency test scores for the Graduate Division, graduate teaching assistantship applicants, and the English Language Institute (ELI) Placement Test exemption.
Process
For Applicants to Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027
Official IELTS scores are submitted electronically to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division directly from IELTS (run by British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English). Paper copies are not accepted.
Official IELTS scores can be received by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division at any point during the application cycle, even after your application is submitted; however, some programs may have a deadline by which they want your scores received.
Based on your test type, go to IELTS and request your scores be released to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division. Check with IELTS about their turnaround and processing times.
IELTS In-person Test: contact your IELTS test center to send your scores to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division. If you took your IELTS test in the USA and want to send your scores after your test date, submit this online form. If your test center has closed, you can request scores by submitting the Additional IELTS Test Report Forms for Recognising Organisations form. You can request scores up to two years from your test date. Additionally, you can send your scores to up to five organizations for free; additional requests have a small fee. Contact your test center for more details.
IELTS Online Test: use the IELTS test taker portal to submit your scores. You can send your scores to as many organizations as you wish, with no additional fee.
For Applicants to Summer 2027, Fall 2027, and Spring 2028
Official IELTS scores are submitted electronically to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division directly from IELTS (run by British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English). Paper copies are not accepted.
Official IELTS scores (and One Skill Retake scores, if applicable) can be received by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division at any point during the application cycle, even after your application is submitted; however, some programs may have a deadline by which they want your scores posted. Once your official IELTS scores are attached to your application, they cannot be removed.
Submitting Your Official IELTS Scores to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division
Self-report your IELTS scores in the Standardized Tests section of the application and include your TRF number. This must be listed for your official scores to be matched to your application.
Based on your test type, go to IELTS and request your scores (including One Skill Retake scores, if applicable) be released to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division. Check with IELTS about their turnaround and processing times.
IELTS In-person Test: contact your IELTS test center to send your scores to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division. If you took your IELTS test in the USA and want to send your scores after your test date, submit this online form. If your test center has closed, you can request scores by submitting the Application for additional TRFs (from closed test centres) form. You can request scores up to two years from your test date. Additionally, you can send your scores to up to five organizations for free; additional requests have a small fee. Contact your test center for more details.
IELTS Online Test: use the IELTS test taker portal to submit your scores. You can send your scores to as many as organizations as you wish, with no additional fee.
After IELTS processing, scores are sent to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division in batches and then posted to applications daily. You can view scores attached to your application under OfficialTest Scores in the Statuses section on the left side of the application dashboard.
Missing Test Scores
It is your responsibility to follow up on any missing IELTS scores in a timely manner. Before contacting University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division customer service, first confirm if and when IELTS sent your scores to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division.
If you confirmed that IELTS sent your scores to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division and your scores are not posted at least three weeks after your test date, contact customer service and provide them with the following details:
First and last names
Date of birth
CAS ID
TRF number
Test date
Date scores were sent by IELTS
We will use this information to determine if we have received the batch and to locate your scores, if possible.
Note: if your name or date of birth appears differently on your IELTS than it does on your University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division application, your scores will not automatically post to your account. This often happens with applicants with hyphens, apostrophes, etc., in their names. Wait until IELTS processes the scores, then contact customer service so they can manually connect the scores to your application.
