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 Students Advising “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 actions Mānoa 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 major courses 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) 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.