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Tips & Strategies for Transferring Pre-Major & Undecided Students
Mānoa Advising Center
Megumi Makino-Kanehiro
Michiko Bigus
Comfort Sumida
Rayna Isaki
Academic Advising at UHM
Tiered advising structure College / School Advisors Major Advisors Special populations
Pre-Health / Pre-Law Advising Student Athlete Academic
Services Student Support Services KOKUA Program Honors Program ROTC Advising
Declared Students
Colleges Arts & Sciences Business Education Engineering Medicine Tropical Agriculture & Human
Resources
Schools Architecture Hawaiian Knowledge Nursing & Dental Hygiene Ocean & Earth Science & Technology Pacific & Asian Studies Social Work Travel Industry Management
Advising “home” is the Student Academic Services office for their college / school:
Undeclared/Pre-Major StudentsAdvising “home” is Mānoa Advising Center
Undeclared (General Arts & Sciences) Official pre-majors
Unofficial pre-majors (examples)
•Pre-Business•Pre-Dental•Pre-Education•Pre-Engineering•Pre-KRS•Pre-Law•Pre-Math
•Pre-Medicine•Pre-Nursing•Pre-Pharmacy•Pre-Psychology•Pre-Social Work•Pre-TIM
•Pre-ACM•Pre-Communications
•Pre-Interdisciplinary Studies
Mānoa Advising Center
Ratio of 4500:4 Services for UHM
undeclared & pre-major students: Prospective, incoming &
current Major selection Academic planning Registration advising
Current Signatures, petitions,
academic [email protected]
Mānoa Advising CenterMānoa Advising
Center
Challenges for transfer students Late registration for the first semester at UHM Over 80 academic majors Major requirements vary
Open majors Pre-majors Sequential majors Gen.Ed variation across different majors
Tips for smooth transition & timely graduation
Start major exploration early Know the major options Be familiar with the requirements of potential major(s)
Gen.Ed courses pre-requisite or intro-level major courses Admission requirements
Early decision is strongly recommended Professional degrees (e.g., engineering, education, nursing,
business, architecture) natural sciences, performing/creative arts, languages
Tips (continued)
Complete major-related lower-level courses at CC Intro-level or prerequisite courses Admission requirements High demand courses
COM 201 SP 151, 251 ART 113, 116
Math / natural science foundation courses
Courses required in a sequence Math -- (pre-)calculus Math 111, 112 (for elementary education) Chemistry 161/L, 162/L Biology 171/L, 172/L Physiology 141/L, 142/L
(Accounting 201, 202) (Language 101, 102, 201, 202)
Engineering & Math sequence
Year 1 (F)
Year 1 (S)
Year 2 (F)
Year 2 (S)
Year 3 (F)
Year 3 (S)
Calculus III
Calculus IV
other majorcourses
Calculus I (Math 241)
Pre-calculus (Math 135)
Pre-calculus (Math 140)
Calculus II (Math 242)
Tips (continued)
UHM: Students are highly recommended to declare major by junior year (55 credits)
Think about the time of transfer and plan early Some majors require certain number of credits at
UHM Some majors accept students only once a year Be aware of other requirements
(e.g., non-introductory & 300+ credits)
Appointments with MAC Advisors
Advisor by alpha In-person advising recommended Same day appointments Schedule by:
Come in-person to QLC 101 Call (808) 956-7273 between 8:30am-9:00am
Exceptions Walk-ins only during certain periods Ideal period to meet over summer Meet after transfer credit evaluation completed
Preparation for Appointment
Have some majors in mind
-Career options Be familiar with STAR Transfer database
Discussion
We would like to get feedback on areas you feel we could better assist transfer students who are pre-major or undecided.