Academic Advising

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Academic Advisors are here to help you develop and achieve your educational goals and use the diverse resources available at HPU. Our focus is on you! Our staff wants to work with you to facilitate your understanding of all the opportunities here, as well as the policies, procedures, and other issues related to your academic experience and progress.

We can help you understand how to meet General Education and other graduation requirements, choose courses of interest and value to you, select majors and minors as well as other educational offerings, and resolve problems related to policies and procedures. Don't hesitate to ask an advisor for help!

Adult Learners: For new, returning, or transfer undergraduate adult students who are 25 years of age or older (all majors except for Nursing and Natural Sciences).

Please contact the Center for Graduate and Adult Services by calling 808-543-8034 or e-mailing start@hpu.edu.

Nursing Majors: For all students in the Nursing program, whether you're taking clinicals or still taking prerequisite courses.

Please call the Hawai'i Loa Academic Advising Center at 808-236-3578 or e-mail your Nursing Advisor.

Science Majors: For all students who are majoring in a science program (i.e., Biology, Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Oceanography), please contact a science advisor by calling our Hawaii Loa Academic Advising Center at 808-236-3578.

(Computer Science, DMS and Math majors may contact the advising center on either campus.)

All Other Majors: If the descriptions above did not describe you, then please contact our Downtown Campus Academic Advising Center by calling 808-544-1198 or e-mailing advising@hpu.edu.

Graduate Students: All graduate students should contact the Center for Graduate and Adult Services by calling 808-543-8034 or e-mailing graduate@hpu.edu.

What to bring to your Advising Appointment: