Official undergraduate grade transcripts (and, if available, graduate transcripts) must be sent to the Graduate Division. This is explained as part of the application process in 1, above. 4. GRE General Test scores are required (subject tests are not required but might be useful to the admissions committee). The GRE scores can be sent to either the Graduate Division (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa institutional code is 4867) and directly to the Microbiology Department (the institutional code of 4867 and the Department code of 0212).

Three (3) letters of recommendation sent directly to the Department of Microbiology at: Admissions Committee
A letter stating your educational and professional objectives, and any other documents which may be relevant for evaluation of the applicant's strengths. These should be sent directly to the Department of Microbiology at the address shown in 5, above.
To be eligible, an applicant must hold or expect to hold prior to matriculation a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university, or an equivalent degree from a recognized non-U.S. institution of higher education. At minimum, the applicant needs to demonstrate above average academic performance (B average, usually a 3.0 on a 1.0-4.0 scale) for undergraduate course work and for any post-baccalaureate or graduate course work.A minimum TOEFL score of 500/61 (paper/internet) or IELTS overall band test result of 6.00 is required.