New Students
New Student Orientation
UH-Manoa hosts new student orientation sessions every semester for freshmen, transfers, and even parents of new UH-Manoa students. Check the website for dates at the beginning of each semester or contact the New Student Programs office directly. Website: www.hawaii.edu/nso
2465 Campus Road, Campus Center 208
Honolulu, HI 96822
Telephone: (808) 956-3667• Toll Free: (888) 700-5420
Email: nso@hawaii.edu
NREM Advising
Advising is very important for NREM students. NREM has many specific requirements and pre-requisite courses. The specialization and choice of courses to meet the credit requirements must be approved by an advisor. Advisors can help students with credit transfer, choice of specialization and internship, and explore options after graduation.
Prospective students may contact the NREM department to make an appointment for initial advising. Once a student is accepted into the NREM major, they will be assigned a permanent advisor from among available NREM faculty. A student should try to determine their desired NREM Track (I or II) ahead of time so a suitable advisor can be chosen.
Placement Tests: www.hawaii.edu/nso/freshmen/placement_about.html
There are a number of placement tests for new students to determine their eligibility to take certain courses required to meet UH-Manoa general education and NREM degree requirements.
- Advanced Placement Scores
- English Writing Placement
- Pre-Chemistry Assessment (CHEM 161 only)
- Hawaiian/Second Language Assessment: see "Placement Exams" at www.hawaii.edu/myuh/manoa/ for test dates and www.hawaii.edu/gened/hsl.htm for waiver or back credits.
- Mathematics Assessment
All NREM majors must take NREM 203, MATH 203, or a higher-level calculus course. There is no assessment required to take NREM 203, but students must take the mathematics assessment to place into MATH 140: Precalculus or a higher-level course.
Track I majors must take CHEM 161+L, which requires taking the chemistry assessment. Track II students may take CHEM 151+L instead of CHEM 161+L. There is no assessment test for CHEM 151.
Track I majors must also take PHYS 151+L. All students who wish to enroll in PHYS 151 must have credit for MATH 140 or a higher MATH course, or received a passing score on the mathematics assessment exam. NREM 203 does not meet the PHYS 151 prerequisite.