Advising: Prospective Shidler College BBA students

1. How to make an appointment
2. Office operational hours
3. Brief bios of the admissions advisors

Appointments*:

• All appointments are scheduled through the STAR Balance system, not via email (instructions and links, below)
• All appointments are scheduled in Hawai‘i Standard Time. Appointments are 30 minutes
• When making the appointment, double-check the options for online or in-person meetings (in-person meetings may not be available every day).

BBA Business Major admission appointments

Business majors at UH Manoa start taking their advanced business courses in junior year. Most students at UH Manoa who want to pursue a business major will be Exploratory Business (pre-business) majors in their first two years at UH, and then apply to start their specific business major.

• UH Manoa: Current students majoring in Exploratory Business (EXB) ∨
  • EXB students who have completed less than 45 credits should see Manoa Advising Center Advisors (see below)
    • EXCEPTION: EXB Students who have ROTC/VA forms of any credit level---Manoa Advising Center advisors will NOT complete VA/ROTC forms for EXB students; these can only be done by the Shidler Admissions advisor. Call 808-956-8215 to schedule.
  • For an appointment with Manoa Advising Center Advisors: make an appointment in STAR Balance up to 7 days in advance starting at midnight HST
  • For an appointment with the Shidler admissions advisor: If you have at least 45 completed credits, you may go to STAR Balance, log in with your UH username and password (you may need to select the box for "Mark") for appointments up to 7 days in advance (Look under the Specialized Academic Services menu for "Shidler Admissions")
• UH Manoa: Current UHM students with majors other than Exploratory Business ∨
  • Note: If you just want to change your major to Exploratory Business, email Manoa Advising Center ( macadv@hawaii.edu ) No appointment is necessary. You will not be able to schedule an appointment yourself in STAR Balance with a MAC advisor (see below) until your major has changed (although you may call them during business hours to inquire about a possible exception)
  • For an appointment with the Shidler admissions advisor: Go to STAR Balance, log in with your UH username and password (you may need to select the box for "Mark"). Appointments are only visible up to 7 days in advance. (Look under the Specialized Academic Services menu for "Shidler Admissions." If you are already in a sub-menu, you may need to click "Back to all Categories" to see the main directory to see the Specialized Academic Services category.)
• UH System students (UH West Oahu, UH Hilo, or any UH Community College) ∨
  • For an appointment with the Shidler admissions advisor: Go to STAR Balance, log in with your UH username and password (you may need to select the box for "Mark"). Appointments are only visible up to 7 days in advance.  (Look under the Specialized Academic Services menu for "Shidler Admissions." If you are already in a sub-menu, you may need to click "Back to all Categories" to see the main directory to see the Specialized Academic Services category.)
• Students not in the UH System (other colleges, second-degree seekers, etc.) ∨
  • For an appointment with the Shidler admissions advisor: Go to STAR Balance, click "I am not a UH student"
  • Appointments only show up to 7 days in advance and the 7th day appointments load into STAR on weekdays before noon/12pm (e.g., May 8th appointments load in STAR on May 1). While the calendar will show dates weeks into the future, no actual appointment slots are loaded into STAR and book-able more than 7 days in advance.

If you have technical issues the STAR Balance appointment website, you may contact the Shidler OSAS Front Desk at +1-808-956-8215 (generally M-F 9am-3pm) for assistance in making the appointment. Please note this is for technical issues; staff will not be able to grant appointments if there are none available.

Direct Admit Program (DAP) Students and Prospective DAP Students

DAP is a program for high-achieving high school students to gain admission to the BBA majors in Shidler College starting in their freshman year.

• High school students interested in learning more about DAP ∨
  • For the Shidler admissions advisor: Click to enter STAR Balance, then click "I am not a UH student"
  • Appointments show up to 7 days in advance and the 7th day appointments load into STAR on weekdays before noon/12pm
• Current DAP students ∨
  • Go to STAR Balance, log in with your UH username and password (you may need to select the box for "Penny")

If you are having technical difficulties with STAR Balance, you may also contact the Shidler Front Desk at (808) 956-8215 or business@hawaii.edu. Please note this is for technical issues; staff will not be able to grant appointments if there are none available.

Contact Information

Office Hours

Virtual Office Hours

• Monday-Friday: 9:00am-3:00pm (HST) 
• Closed: Weekends and Holidays

• Monday-Friday 9:00am-11:00am, 1:30pm-3:00pm
• Closed: Weekends and Holidays

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