Current Students

The Exploratory Program within the Mānoa Advising Center has compiled resources and steps to guide you through the process of selecting a major. As you continue through our Exploratory Paths, you can find additional information and tools to aid you below.


Below are the six different exploratory paths we offer. If you click on a link, you will be able to get more information as well as see the different majors that are related to the path.

To help you get a better idea of what major to choose, please follow the link below to a list of all majors offered here at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.

To help you narrow down your options for choosing an exploratory path, we’ve created a tool to give you a better idea of which exploratory path you might fit into:

There are four courses offered by Mānoa Advising Center advisors to assist students in the major exploration process.

If you would like more information on either of these courses, please contact the exploratory program at expl@hawaii.edu, call the Mānoa Advising Center at 808-956-7273, or visit our office in QLCSS 101.

If you would like to meet with an advisor, navigate through the following pages to find the appropriate advisor associated with your major of choice.

If you are seeking to meet with an advisor from a specific college/major, follow this link to the directory of advisors:

Now that you have chosen a major that you would like to obtain, it’s time to declare the major. To declare a major, meet with an advisor from the intended school within UH Manoa that you’re trying to major in.