Anthropology Undergraduate Advising

The following are common advising-related questions and responses.

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How does advising work at UH Mānoa?

UHM undergraduate students typically meet with advisors in two areas: a Major advisor, who is located in the major department, and a College advisor, who is based in your college’s academic advising office.

Major advisors have expertise in the subject matter of the major. They know more details about course sequencing or future availability of some of the courses. They make decisions on exceptions to major requirements for your degree.

College advisors have a broad knowledge of academic advising as a whole. They provide guidance on completion of general education and graduation requirements. They also process and clear students for graduation. They make decisions on exceptions to college and university requirements for your degree.

Anthropology majors are within the College of Social Sciences (CSS). The CSS Academic Advising Office is located on the ground floor of Dean Hall (across from Hemenway Hall/Bale), Room 2.

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As an anthropology major, who is my major and college advisor?

Anthropology Major Advising

• Dr. Seth Quintus, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair 

College Academic Advising

• CSS Advising Office, Dean Hall, Room 2

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What can my advisor help me with?

The Anthropology Major Advisor can assist with the following:

• General advice on academic and career paths in anthropology
• Declaring a major or minor in anthropology
• Academic planning, including guidance on anthropology course selection
• Student progress review to ensure program (major or minor) requirements are being met
  • ANTH BA Program Sheets and 4-year Academic Sample Plans

CSS College Advisors can assist with the following:

• Student progress review to ensure general education & college requirements are being met
• Course Program of Study (CPoS) compliance
  • UHM Financial Aid CPoS FAQ
• Certifications (e.g. ROTC 104R, Concurrent Enrollments)
• Questions about transferring credits, course equivalencies, course overrides, course ADD/DROP, credit overloads, time conflicts, petitions, and Leave of Absence (LOA) requests.
• Mandatory advising
• Petition Requests
• Academic warnings
• Filing for graduation

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How do I schedule an appointment with my advisor?

Anthropology Major Advising

• Virtual (Zoom) & in-person meetings with Dr. Quintus are available by appointment only.

CSS College Advising

• Virtual (Zoom) & in-person meetings can be scheduled in advance.

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What is mandatory advising?

Students within the CSS are required to meet with their academic advisor each semester during their freshman and sophomore years (a total of 4 mandatory advising sessions). Anthropology majors will meet with a CSS College Advisor to fulfill their mandatory advising requirement. Students with unfulfilled mandatory advising requirements will be contacted by email (through STAR Balance) to facilitate the meeting. Failure to schedule and attend mandatory advising before the established deadline (typically a week before the following semester’s course registration begins) will result in an ‘academic advising hold’ which prevents registration. Academic advising holds can only be removed once the mandatory advising requirement is fulfilled.