Step 1: Check Application Deadlines

	Spring 2018	Summer 2018	Fall 2017
First Day of Instruction	January 8, 2018	May 21, 2018	August 21, 2017
Application Deadline	December 15, 2017	April 27, 2018	July 28, 2017

In order to avoid any postal delays students may request to pick up an I-20 in person. It is also highly recommended that students who do not have an F-1 visa apply for one as early as possible. (Prospective students may want to consider making an appointment for an F-1 visa interview with the U.S. Embassy before being accepted.)

Step 2: Submit the University of Hawaiʻi System Application Form

• System Application Form

Step 3: Submit the Supplemental information form

• Supplementary Application Form for International Applicants

Step 4: $25 Nonresident Application Fee and $75 ESOL197 Intensive English Program Reservation Fee

• Nonresident Application Fee and ESOL197 Intensive English Program Reservation Fee
  Fees are non-refundable and may not be transferred to alternate term or applicant
  

Step 5: Minimum Entrance Scores on Admission Test*

Official Kapiʻolani Community College Admission Tests

Admission Test	TOEFL	英検
College Program	iBT 61	2級A
ESOL 197 Intensive English Program	iBT 32	準2級

• Eiken (英検) Testing Dates at Kapi‘olani CC (Hawaii)
  
• Eiken (英検) Score Request Page

Other Acceptable Admission Tests

Admission Test	TOEIC	CEFR	Cambridge	IELTS	TEAP
College Program	650	B2	FCE	5.5	276
ESOL 197 Intensive English Program	430	A2	PET	4.0	150

 

For more information:

• International English Language Testing System  CAMBRIDGE IELTS
• Michigan English Language Assessment Battery  (MELAB)
• Eiken Foundation of Japan (EIKEN) *
• Test of English as a Foreign Language  (TOEFL) **
• Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC)
• University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations  (CAMBRIDGE General English)

* If you have taken a different Admissions Test, please contact the Honda International Center.

** TOEFL comes in three flavors: Internet-based (iBT), Computer-based (CBT), and Paper-based (PBT). KapCC’s school TOEFL code is 4377.

• Test score must be taken within 2 years of the beginning date of the semester.
• An in-house placement test must be taken after your arrival at KapCC.
• Even though you have been accepted to the Credit KapCC program based on these tests, there is a possibility that you may be recommended for Non-Credit ESOL Program due to the placement test result.

Step 6: Financial Capability

Submit an Official Bank Statement or an Affidavit of Financial Support guaranteeing that no financial assistance will be needed and no employment will be required. Tuition and Living expenses such as housing and food are approximately $26,000.

Step 7: Transfer Students from Another School

Only for students who are transferring to Kapiʻolani Community College from another U.S. school within 5 months from your previous school end date.

Student Copy of I-20
Submit front and back of copy of your current I-20 form.

Verification of Enrollment

Submit Verification of Enrollment Form to the office that certifies enrollment (Normally the records or Registrar’s Office) at the college/university you are currently attending.

• Verification of Enrollment (International)

Step 8: Copy of Passport (photo and name page)

Step 9: Mail Application Materials to:

Kapiʻolani Community College
Honda International Center
4303 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, HI 96816

You should receive your I-20 within 3 weeks. If you did not hear from us within 3 weeks, please contact us immediately.

Honda International Center provides services, activities, and support for international students.