Windward Community College maintains formal articulation agreements and transfer pathways under UH Executive Policy 5.209 to support seamless credit transfer to four-year University of Hawaiʻi campuses:
General Education Transfer: Satisfying General Education Core/Foundations and Diversification requirements at WCC fulfills General Education requirements at any UH campus.
AA Degree Transfer: An earned Associate in Arts (AA) degree satisfies all lower-division General Education requirements at UH baccalaureate-granting campuses.
Kaʻieʻie Transfer Pathway Program (UH Mānoa)
Kaʻieʻie is a dual-admission and dual-enrollment pathway program between Windward Community College and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Designed to facilitate a smooth transition from WCC to UH Mānoa, the program allows qualified students to be conditionally admitted to UH Mānoa while completing their associate degree at WCC.
Benefits of the Kaʻieʻie program include:
Dual Enrollment: Access to academic advising, campus resources, and registration opportunities at both WCC and UH Mānoa.
Streamlined Transfer: Clear degree pathway maps ensuring WCC credits transfer directly toward UH Mānoa major and general education requirements.
Financial Savings: Opportunity to complete lower-division coursework at WCC tuition rates before seamlessly transitioning to UH Mānoa to finish a bachelor's degree.
UH Hilo Agreements
Astronomy & Geology: Program-to-program pathways specifying coursework for WCC students transferring into UH Hilo’s Astronomy (BS) or Geology (BA/BS) programs.
Pre-Pharmacy Pathway: Preferred Admissions Pathway preparing WCC students for entry into the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy.
UH West Oʻahu Agreements
Junior-entry pathways for WCC graduates entering select UH West Oʻahu baccalaureate programs:
Creative Media: AA in Liberal Arts graduates transition into the BA in Creative Media (General Creative Media, Communications & New Media Technologies, Design & Media, or Video Game Design & Development).
Hawaiian Studies Pathways: AA in Hawaiian Studies graduates enter as juniors in either the BAS in Sustainable Community Food Systems (SCFS) or the BA in Humanities (Hawaiian-Pacific Studies).
Information Technology / Cybersecurity: AS in Natural Science (ICT concentration) graduates transition directly into the BAS in Information Security and Assurance.
For current pathway maps or additional articulated program details, consult a WCC academic counselor.