The CoE Student Academic Services Office provides advising, guidance, and resources for students to make their own informed decisions to develop and achieve their academic and career goals.
- Academic Advising for Undergraduate Engineering
- Undergraduate Engineering Admissions
- Minors, Multiple Major, and Honors Advising/Approvals
- ROTC, VA/GI Bill, Financial Aid, etc. – Academic Advisor Approvals
- Time conflict Override
- Credit Overload override
- Graduation
- Exchange Program Advising (National and International)
- Other Academic and Student Affairs
Student Outcomes:
- Identify and develop career goals and educational plan to achieve those goals
- Identify College and University policies that affect their educational experience
- Understand curriculum and impact of prerequisites to build engineering graduation pathway
Advising Appointments
Advising appointments with a CoE Academic Advisor can be scheduled using one of the following links:
Current College of Engineering majors: https://www.star.hawaii.edu/appointment
Current Engineering Appointment
Incoming, Prospective or UHM Non-engineering majors: https://star.hawaii.edu/appointment/login.jsp?groupId=engr
Prospective Student Appointment
Walk-In/Drop-In Advising Kiosk (Zoom or In-person at Holmes Hall 250)
Walk-In or Drop-In Meetings are available first come first serve during the Engineering Peer Advisor’s Kiosk Hours listed below. Students may drop-in to talk with an Engineering Peer Advisor on Zoom through the Zoom Kiosk below or stop by the SAS Office at Holmes Hall 250 during the listed Kiosk Hours. No appointment is needed.
Engineering Peer Advisors (EPAs) are upperclassmen in Engineering trained in academic advising and registration topics.
View Kiosk Hours
Drop-In Zoom Kiosk
Contact Us
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am- 4:30pm HST
Phone: 808-956-8404
Email: engr@eng.hawaii.edu or engradv@hawaii.edu
Engineering Student Academic Services
2540 Dole St.
Holmes Hall 250
Honolulu, HI 96822
Personnel
| Personnel | Position | Advising for: |
| Engineering Peer Advisors (EPAs): Janelle Carlos (EE) Beryl Lee (ME) Jasmine Meissner (EE) engrpeer@hawaii.eduEngineering Advising Kiosk (walk-in zoom/in-person meetings) View Kiosk Hours |
Engineering Upperclassmen trained in academic advising | Drop-In/Walk-In or Quick Advising Questions
Engineering Student Life/Academic Recommendations |
| Todd Ashida B.A. Economics tashida@hawaii.edu |
Academic Advisor/ Educational Specialist |
Incoming Engineering Students
Current UHM Pre-Engineering and Engineering Students |
| Laura Nakasato MED- Educational Administration MBA- Business Administration BBA- Management laurashi@hawaii.edu |
Academic Advisor/ Educational Specialist |
Incoming Engineering Students Current UHM Pre-Engineering and Engineering Students |
| Jill Nakatsu MS- Electrical Engineering BS- Electrical Engineering jillkoba@hawaii.edu |
Director of Academic Affairs/ Asst. Specialist Faculty |
Incoming Engineering Students (students interested in engr)
Current UHM Pre-Engineering and Engineering Students Engineering Student and Academic Affairs Issues |
| Song K. Choi PhD- Mechanical Engineering MEng- Mechanical Engineering BS- Mechanical Engineering schoi@hawaii.edu |
Assistant Dean | Engineering Student Affairs and Academic Affairs Issues |
Forms Downloads
College of Engineering Forms
Completed forms or questions about CoE forms may be emailed to the SAS office at engr@eng.hawaii.edu or dropped off at Holmes Hall 250.
- Use: For current UHM students to declare into an engineering major (including pre-engineering).
- Instructions: See Admissions page for info on transfer requirements and required advising appointment with Director of Academic Affairs.
- Approvals: Review and signature by Director of Academic Affairs.
- Use: To request to substitute for an engineering requirement on the curriculum check sheet with the use of UHM course (or transfer equivalent) not listed as an option on the curriculum. (General Education requirement substitutions should be discussed directly with Director of Academic Affairs and do not require this form.)
- Instructions: Fill out form with justification for the substitution and the description or syllabus of potential substitute course(s). Meet with faculty advisor to discuss your reasons and justification. If faculty advisor approves follow up with the next review/approvals.
- Approvals in the following order: (1) Review and signature by Major Faculty Advisor, (2) Review and signature by Major Department Chair, (3) Review and signature by Director of Academic Affairs.
- Use: To request override to register for two UHM courses that overlap in time. Students are encouraged to take courses that do not conflict when possible. In many cases, instructors may not be able to accommodate overlaps in exam times or important class time activities that require participation.
- Instructions: Fill out form and ask one or both instructors to fill out the how you will manage the conflict. Both instructors sign to approve and then email completed form to SAS Office. SAS Office will enter this college level override.
- Approvals in the following order: (1) Signature of both instructors, (2) SAS Office
Credit Overload Override Appeal
- Use: To request an override to register for more than the maximum credits in a semester, 20 or more credits.
- Instructions: Provide a letter with semester by semester graduation plan explaining the need for the overload to Director of Academic Affairs and Assistant Dean.
- Approvals: Review and approval by Director of Academic Affairs and Assistant Dean.
*All other override requests/questions should be directed to the instructor or Department of the course (see Advising Guide).
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Forms
These require Academic Advisor Approval through the CoE SAS Office. Email forms and/or questions to engr@eng.hawaii.edu or stop by the SAS Office at Holmes Hall 250.
Add form and Drop form (Late Change of Registration Forms)
- Use: To Add, Change variable credit, or Drop a course after the standard registration deadlines (see Registrar website).
- Changing registration after the deadlines may have implications on tuition, financial aid, and academic progress and should be discussed with an Academic Advisor in the SAS office.
- Approvals in the following order: (1)Course Instructor signature, (2) Director of Academic Affairs signature.
- Use: For continuing UHM students who need to take 1-2 semesters off from school but intend to return (see Registrar website).
- Email completed form and schedule appointment with Director of Academic Affairs or Assistant Dean.
- Approvals: Director of Academic Affairs signature
- Use: To drop all courses after the semester has begun (see Registrar website).
- Email and schedule an appointment with Director of Academic Affairs or Assistant Dean.
- Completely withdrawing from the University will deactivate your student status and you would need to reapply to UHM to return . Doing so after the registration deadline may also have implications on tuition and financial aid.
- Approvals: All applicable signatures as listed on the form (the last of which is Director of Academic Affairs signature).
- Use: To request a change to grade or credit amount for a course after the semester has ended.
- Instructions for student: Contact instructor to ask if they are willing to change your grade or course credit amount based on your situation. Explain to them what you need changed and provide reason why you are requesting this after the course has ended.
- Instructions for faculty: Download the form, fill out with requested change of credit amount or grade, and contact appropriate next approvals. Students are not allowed to handle this form.
- Approvals in the following order:
- For undergraduate students – (1) Course Instructor, (2) Department Chair, (3) Assistant Dean.
- For graduate students – (1) Course Instructor, (2) Department Chair, (3) Assistant Dean, (4) Graduate Division.
