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 majors, 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 w/ EPAs (Zoom or In-person at Holmes Hall 250)
Engineering Peer Advisors take Walk-In or Drop-In Meetings are during their listed Kiosk Hours. Students may drop-in to talk with an Engineering Peer Advisor online 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 engineering majors trained in academic advising and registration topics.
View Kiosk Hours
Drop-In Zoom Kiosk
Mandatory Advising Requirement
There is a Mandatory Advising requirement that occurs mid-semester for all continuing engineering students. Please see the mandatory advising page for instructions and information on faculty advisor or academic advisor assignments.
Contact Us
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am- 4:30pm HST
Phone: 808-956-8404
Email: 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): Kershylle Alivio (ME) Janelle Carlos (EE) Jasmine Meissner (EE) Zachary Tamboa (EE) engrpeer@hawaii.edu Engineering Advising Kiosk (walk-in zoom/in-person meetings) View Kiosk Hours |
Engineering Peer Advisors (EPAs are upperclassmen in engineering who are trained in academic advising) |
Drop-In/Walk-In or Quick Advising Questions
Engineering Student Life/Academic Recommendations Incoming Engineering Students Current UHM Pre-Engineering and Engineering Students |
| 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
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 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 engradv@hawaii.edu or dropped off at Holmes Hall 250.
- 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 (Jill Nakatsu, jillkoba@hawaii.edu).
- 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 Academic Advisors in the SAS Office (engradv@hawaii.edu). 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 (engradv@hawaii.edu).
- 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 forms require Academic Advisor Approval through the CoE SAS Office. Email forms and/or questions to engradv@hawaii.edu or stop by the SAS Office at Holmes Hall 250.
- Use: For current UHM students to declare into an engineering major (including pre-engineering).
- Instructions: See CoE Admit page for info on transfer requirements. Schedule a required advising appointment before filling out the form.
- Approvals: Review and signature by Director of Academic Affairs, Jill Nakatsu. (This form is auto-routed for review and approval online).
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, email engr@eng.hawaii.edu to discuss.
- Approvals in the following order: (1)Course Instructor signature, (2) CoE Academic Advisor (engradv@hawaii.edu) 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 CoE Academic Advisor (engradv@hawaii.edu)
- Approvals: CoE Academic Advisor (engradv@hawaii.edu) 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, Jill Nakatsu – jillkoba@hawaii.edu).
- 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.
