Sending Standardized Test Scores

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division requires you to take standardized exams if: 

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.

Score Submission

You should arrange to take the appropriate standardized exams several months prior to the admissions application deadline. You may submit unofficial scores while applying for admission; however, admitted students must submit official scores to enroll at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Unofficial exam scores can be uploaded to the Documents section.

GRE Scores

You must submit official GRE scores if more than 25% of your undergraduate coursework is from a US institution with non-traditional grades. GRE general test scores cannot be more than five years old. Official GRE scores must be submitted directly to Graduate Division Student Services from Educational Testing Services (ETS) using GRE code 4867. Paper copies are not accepted.

Official GRE scores from ETS 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.

Note that ETS provides the GRE® Fee Reduction Program for individuals who can demonstrate financial need, for those who are unemployed and receiving unemployment compensation, and for national programs that work with underrepresented groups. To learn more about this program, review the GRE® Fee Reduction Program page.

English Proficiency Exam Scores

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 score types. 

IELTS Scores

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.
TOEFL Scores

Official TOEFL scores are submitted electronically to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Graduate Division directly from Educational Testing Services (ETS) using TOEFL code 4867. Paper copies are not accepted.

Official TOEFL scores from ETS 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.