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 actionsmacadv@hawaii.edu

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.