Enrollment Status
Campus Policy: Financial Aid
Initial financial aid awards are based on full-time (12+ credits) enrollment at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu (UHWO). Students that will not be enrolled at full-time should notify The Financial Aid Office in writing at uhwofa@hawaii.edu to avoid disbursement delays. A change in enrollment may impact the student’s financial aid award or disbursement, as well as their continued eligibility for aid. From the start of the semester to the census date, financial aid awards will be revised accordingly based on the student’s enrollment status at UHWO. At the time of census, the student’s enrollment as of that date will be determined as the final enrollment status for financial aid purposes. A change in enrollment may impact the student’s financial aid award or disbursement, as well as their continued eligibility for aid. From the start of the semester to the census date, financial aid awards will be revised accordingly based on the student’s enrollment status at UHWO. At the time of census, the student’s enrollment as of that date will be determined as the final enrollment status for financial aid purposes.
| Enrollment Status | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Full-Time | 12 or more credit hours |
| Three Quarter-Time (3/4 time) | 9 – 11 credit hours |
| Half-time (1/2 time) | 6 – 8 credit hours |
| Less than half-time (1/4 time) | 5 or less credit hours |
Students concurrently enrolled at another UH campus (e.g. Leeward Community College, UH Mānoa, etc.) during the semester; the student must meet with their Academic Advisor and submit a Concurrent Enrollment Request Form. A student’s Academic Advisor will verify that concurrently enrolled courses apply towards a student’s UHWO program of study, and then notify The Financial Aid Office of this decision.
Note: Concurrent courses must count toward a UHWO program of study and as a condition for approval, students must be enrolled in at least 6 credits at UHWO for the semester in which the Concurrent Enrollment Request Form is being submitted, unless they fall into one of the following three categories, as determined by their Academic Advisors:
- Articulated Pathway (i.e. student dual enrolled at UHWO and HCC for CENT courses),
- Course Sequencing Substitution (i.e. absolutely no course availability at UHWO and must take courses at another institution, and,
- Distance Education Approved Program (i.e Neighbor island student did not take a course prior to transferring and course at UHWO is not offered on-line).