Graduate Certificate in Asian Studies Area Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Programme overview

The Asian Studies Graduate Program offers graduate certificates in Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Philippine, South Asian and Southeast Asian Studies, open to students of graduate standing; MAAS and MAIA students may add one for a region outside their focus.

Duration: 15 credit hours minimum | Study mode: full-time | Location: Honolulu, HI, United States

What you will study

At least 15 credits of UH Manoa coursework about the certificate's region, at least 9 at the 600 level or above, including ASAN 600 Approaches to Asian Studies, with advising from Asian Studies faculty.

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Entry requirements

Graduate Division standards (all UH Manoa graduate applicants): a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited US institution or an equivalent non-US degree, held or expected before matriculation, and a B average (usually 3.0 on a 4.0 scale) in undergraduate and any post-baccalaureate or graduate coursework; graduate programmes may add requirements such as GRE, GPA minimums and other documents. English proficiency for most applicants whose native language is not English: minimum TOEFL iBT 61 (old scale; 3.5 on the new 2026 scale), TOEFL Essentials 7.0, IELTS Academic 5.5, Duolingo 90 or Cambridge Scale 161, with programme-level scores possibly higher. Graduate teaching assistantship applicants need TOEFL iBT 100 (Listening 25, Speaking 25) or IELTS 7.0. Applicants who are native English speakers or earned a degree within the last five years in an English-exempt country (including the US, UK, Canada except Quebec, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya) are exempt.

Requirements published at program group level.

Duration: 15 credit hours minimum

Apply through the official page: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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