Mānoa Advising Center

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If you are still exploring your academic options, you’re in the right place. MAC is the home for all UH Mānoa undergraduates in the Exploratory Pathway Program. Our advisors are here to help you discover your strengths, clarify your interests, and find the major that best fits your goals.

We provide impartial guidance across all 15 colleges and schools at UH Mānoa, giving you a broad, cross-campus perspective. From choosing classes to understanding requirements, we’ll help you make informed decisions and stay on track as you prepare to declare or apply for your intended major.

If you are a UH Mānoa undergraduate student with a declared major and need to find your academic advising office & other support resources, please visit the UH Mānoa Advising Guide.

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Advising Essentials for Exploratory Pathways

• Appointments/Scheduling: Click Here
• Questions or paperwork (signature required) for the advisors?: macadv@hawaii.edu
• Mandatory Advising: Click Here for Spring 2026 Options (complete by March 31, 2026)
• Upcoming Registration Periods:
  • Summer 2026 Registration Dates: April 6, 7, & 10 (see academic calendar for your assigned date)
  • Fall 2026 Registration Dates: April 27 – May 1 for continuing students (see academic calendar)
• Academic Resources/Support:
  • MAC Academic Advising Guide: Click Here
  • Academic Calendars: Click Here
  • UH Mānoa Catalog: Click Here
  • Class Availability/Browse Classes (help guide): Click Here
  • UH Course Transfer Database: Click Here
  • Tutoring Support at UH Mānoa: Click Here
  • Forms:
    • Registration (declare or change major, add/drop, leave of absence, etc.)- Click Here
    • Financial Aid (concurrent enrollment, appeals, etc.) – Click Here
    • VA Certification & Resources – Click Here

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March 2026 *Office Hours & Location

*MAC is relocating one floor up to QLC 212, where we’ll be sharing space with the Manoa Career Center. Please note that our hours and services will be temporarily adjusted during this transition. See below for more details:

• March 2 – 6: Normal operations out of QLC 101, 9am-3pm
• March 9 – 13: Virtual (Zoom) Appointments Only, 9am-3pm
• March 16 – 20: Closed during Spring Break
• March 23 – 27: Virtual (Zoom) Appointments Only, 9am-3pm
• March 30: Tentative date to resume normal operations out of our new space, QLC 212.

Queen Liliʻuokalani Center (QLC) for Student Services
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

MAC Phone* (limited services, see below): (808) 956-7273

*The MAC Front Desk Student Assistants, whose primary role is to assist students with checking in for in-person appointments, are available to answer the phone for quick general questions only such as appointment scheduling assistance, last minute cancellations, upcoming important academic deadlines, or a referral to another office. If you have questions for the academic advisors, please direct all inquiries to macadv@hawaii.edu.