Academic Advising
The Manoa campus provides
academic advising for undergraduate students through the student
academic services office in the appropriate college or school. Academic
advisers bring to their responsibilities as educators not only knowledge
of academic disciplines but also an understanding of the rationale that
underlies the curricula of the colleges, schools, and the University.
Students are strongly encouraged to seek advising assistance early in
their University careers.
Academic advising includes
the following activities:
1. Assisting students in
clarifying, articulating, and attaining academic and life goals;
2. Facilitating each
student’s academic adjustment to the campus;
3. Educating students to
assess academic progress and to develop appropriate educational plans;
4. Explaining and
clarifying college or school course and graduation requirements and
academic rules and regulations;
5. Counseling students
on family, peer group, and other personal issues as they relate to
academic progress, which may include referral to appropriate
University programs and community agencies; and
6. Serving as advocates
and mediators for students.
Student services advisers
complement departmental advisers, who are specialists in their subjects
and advise declared majors about major requirements and graduate or
professional degrees in their discipline.
Registration and
Enrollment
Registration Procedures
Registration is open to
those students formally admitted to the Manoa campus by the appropriate
admissions office and to students in good standing who are continuing in
an approved program of study. New, transfer, and returning classified
students who are admitted to the University are required to pay a
non-refundable, nontransferable partial advance tuition deposit to
confirm their admitted status. Admitted students may be barred from
registration until they have complied with all University requirements
including but not limited to medical clearances, the purchase of health
insurance by non-immigrant foreign students, and required English
language placement testing. Students may also be barred from registering
until they have cleared all academic or financial obligations.
Students are given
specific appointment times in which to register. All registration
activity is conducted by touch-tone telephone or by personal computer
through the World Wide Web. Each student’s registration time will be
available by touch-tone telephone or through the Web approximately two
weeks before registration.
Information on
registration procedures is contained in the Schedule of Classes
booklet, which includes registration dates, registration instructions,
and the time and place of course meetings. The Schedule of Classes
is distributed by the Admissions and Records Office and is available
shortly before registration begins each fall and spring semester. The Schedule
of Classes is also available on the Web: www.pae.hawaii.edu.
Unclassified students and
auditors register after classified students.
Registration is not
complete unless all tuition and fees have been paid by the payment
deadline.
Auditors
Auditors are regularly
admitted students who enroll for informational instruction only and
attend classes with the consent of the instructor. Auditors receive no
credit, and they do not take course examinations. The extent of their
classroom participation is at the instructor’s discretion. Auditors
are not generally allowed in art studios, laboratory science,
mathematics, elementary and intermediate Hawaiian and foreign languages,
creative writing, English composition, physical education, speech and
other performance courses, or in classes where they might displace
credit students. Audit courses are entered on student transcripts with a
grade of L and are subject to regular tuition and fee charges. Audit
courses are not counted in determining a student’s enrollment status.
Late Registration
Students who failed to
register during the designated registration period may still register
for credit during the first 10 days of instruction (see the
"Calendar"). There is a fee for late registration.
Student Registration
Students who failed to
register during the designated registration period may still register
for credit during the first 10 days of instruction (see the
"Calendar"). There is a fee for late registration.
Enrollment at Other
Campuses
After admission to the
Manoa campus, students who plan to take courses at other campuses,
either within or outside the UH system, must notify their respective
college student academic services office before enrolling at the other
campus and must have official transcripts sent directly to the Manoa
campus Admissions and Records Office upon completion of those courses.
Concurrent Registration
Students may enroll
concurrently at two University of Hawai‘i system campuses and pay
tuition, as well as all mandatory fees required by both campuses
provided (a) they are officially enrolled at the home campus for at
least one-half of the credit load for the semester; (b) they are in good
academic standing at both campuses; (c) they are registering for courses
applicable to their academic program but not available at the home
campus; and (d) they have the approval of their home campus adviser and
of the second campus. For specific application policy and forms, see the
home campus adviser. A student who fails to comply with all these
conditions may be disenrolled.
Multiple Registration
Students who do not meet
the above criteria may enroll at more than one UH system campus at the
same time, but they must pay full tuition and fees at all campuses.
Multiple registrants must meet the admissions requirements and deadlines
of each campus.
Maximum Registration
Undergraduate and
post-baccalaureate unclassified students who request enrollment in 20 or
more credit hours of work in any semester must obtain special approval
of their college student academic services office and process their
changes during the Change of Registration period after instruction
begins. Students may not register for courses in Outreach College, for
credit or audit, in excess of the maximum registration allowed by the
college or school in which they are enrolled unless given permission for
an overload by the college or school.
Enrollment Status
For academic purposes,
students may be classified as either part-time or full-time students. A
full-time undergraduate carries a minimum of 12 credit hours.
Undergraduate students carrying fewer than 12 credits are classified as
part-time. Audited courses are not counted in determining the enrollment
status of a student.
Change of College or
Major
Classified students may
apply for transfer from one college to another during the fall or the
spring semester. Application for transfer must be made on a form
supplied by the student academic services office of the college or
school that the student wishes to enter. The application must be
approved by the dean of that college or school. Deadlines for transfers
within the University are determined by individual student academic
services offices. Contact the college or school directly for deadlines.
Students planning to transfer into professional schools should consult
the dean’s office for deadlines. Students wishing to enter the College
of Education should follow the procedures specific to that college.
Changes of college,
school, curriculum, or major are not permitted during registration
periods.
Unclassified students who
wish to become degree candidates must complete the regular application
process. |