Exploring Your Choices ... Choosing An Arts & Sciences Major

When you have decided on your Arts & Sciences major you will need to either declare or apply for it. 

If you have selected a major in A&S, you will need to fill out the Declaration of Major form in duplicate.  Schedule an appointment with the major advisor to discuss the courses and/or requirements you will need to complete.  Once your major advisor has completed the backs of the Declaration of Manor, turn in the completed forms in to the service counter in Hawai’i Hall #108.

If the major you have selected is in a non-Arts & Sciences college or school, make sure you have the necessary prerequisites (courses, grade point average, class standing, admission exams, etc.) and apply to transfer to that college/school as soon as possible.  Be aware of application deadlines and keep in touch with the advising office for the college or school that your major is in.  

EXPLORING YOUR CHOICES ...  what's next?!

We highly recommend that you attend a JUMP Session at this time.  JUMP sessions are group advising sessions that provide a student with a complete review of degree and graduation requirements.  You will learn to evaluate your progress towards the completion of your degree requirements and devise an academic plan to meet your remaining  requirements.   

This academic plan can then evolve into a comprehensive educational plan for your undergraduate career - one that includes both your coursework as well as research and internship opportunities, participation in study abroad or new student exchange programs, and co-curricular and leadership activities.  

UH Mānoa is a research university.  This means that it is committed to the discovery and creation of new knowledge.  Because inquiry, investigation, and discovery are at the heart of the enterprise of a research campus, everyone should be a discoverer and a learner.  In other words, look for ways to become engaged in the chief enterprise of the campus.  Regardless of your major, you will find opportunities that allow you to develop transferable skills beyond what you can acquire in the classroom, to follow your own interests and paths of inquiry, to explore possible careers, to clarify post-graduate educational goals, to be mentored by faculty and to mentor other students, to develop awareness and sensitivity to others and issues of which you may have been unaware.

Make the most of your undergraduate experience!  This can be achieved by developing a comprehensive educational plan, and then by becoming an active and involved citizen in the UH Mānoa community.  Interact with the faculty, staff and your academic peers.  Attend the many lecture series and cultural events offered on campus.

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Created by Lynne Higa, Christine Kirk-Kuwaye, Michael Kirk-Kuwaye, Dawn Nishida