Undergraduate Advising

Advising matters for undergraduate Psychology students are split between the Psychology Undergraduate Advising Office and the ACCESS Advising Office. The duties of each office are as follows:

PSY Undergraduate Advising Office

• Advising for Psychology majors
• Psychology major requirements and questions.
• Major declaration forms (signed in PSY, submitted to ACCESS).
• Application for Multiple Majors (signed in PSY, submitted to ACCESS)
• Minor Declaration forms (signed in PSY, submitted to ACCESS)
• Entrance surveys.
• Exit surveys.
• Review of degree progress prior to completing graduation forms with ACCESS.
• Career and graduate school advice. The Undergraduate Chair will also provide seminars and meet with students about this topic.
• Psychology-specific internships and research assistantships.

ACCESS

• General education advising for Pre-PSY and PSY majors.
• Prospective student inquiries.
• Signing all administrative forms (e.g., VA, ROTC, Concurrent enrollment, SAP).
• Approving requests for later adds, withdrawals, and leaves of absence.
• Resolving holds on account due to mandatory advising.
• Approving petitions.
• Disseminating information about scholarships, internships, and special educational programs.
• Provide letters for students to confirm enrollment, curriculum or anticipated graduation for outside agencies and offices.

Contact ACCESS:

• ACCESS Website
• Telephone: 1 (808) 956-0661
• Office: Dean Hall, Room 2

Note: For course overrides, students should contact their instructor directly.

Students who intend to enter either the BA or BS degree program must first declare Psychology as their major. In order to declare, the following pre-declaration requirements must be met:

Required Pre-Major Courses

1. PSY 100: Survey of Psychology
2. PSY 212: Survey of Research Methods
3. PSY 225: Statistical Techniques or SOCS 225: Statistical Analysis for Social Sciences

Other statistics courses may be used to meet the requirements. Please check with the Psychology Undergraduate Advising Office.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

To declare Psychology as a major, students who began at UH Mānoa in Fall 2012 or later must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 for all PSY coursework (including transfer courses).

Attendance of a Psychology Major Meeting

To declare Psychology as a major, students must attend one Psychology Major Orientation Meeting. Meetings are held each semester. During this meeting, students are given important degree and academic opportunity information, assistance in filling out the Declaration of Major form, and are entered into the Psychology Undergraduate Advising Office database enabling them to receive important email announcements.

Submission of Declaration of Major Form

Upon completion of the pre-declaration requirements, prospective Psychology majors must complete the Major Declaration Form with an advisor at the Psychology Undergraduate Advising Office and submit the form to ACCESS. Major declarations will be processed in 2-3 weeks by the Admissions and Records Office. Major Declarations are not processed over the summer unless there are special circumstances (e.g., VA or athletics requirements).

All graduation forms and procedures described below must be completed the semester before the semester in which you plan to graduate. 

1. Students meet with an advisor in the Psychology Undergraduate Advising Office to review transcripts and determine whether they will need to complete a Goldenrod form.
2. Students meet with an advisor in the Psychology Undergraduate Advising to complete an exit survey for the department.
3. Students then schedule an appointment with the ACCESS Advising Office to complete the Graduation Plan form with an advisor and file for graduation.