Appointments

• ISS Advisers take scheduled appointments and walk-in traffic between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

  Priority to see an ISS adviser:
  1) Emergency
  2) Appointment
  3) Walk-in

  To schedule an appointment, please call 956-8613 or stop by the ISS 8:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m.

International Student Association (ISA)

• International Student Association (ISA) also know as Peer Advocate Leadership Society (PALS) was born in 1960s to encourage students to help international students.

• The Mentor-Mentee Program was established to provide friends (mentors) to help new international students (mentees) as they embark on their new adventure studying and living in Hawai’i.

Services for F-1 and J-1 Students

• Front Desk Services
• Services that require meeting with an ISS adviser

Employment Information and Forms

• On-Campus Employment FAQ for F1 and J1
• F-1 Forms
  • Curricular Practical Training for F-1 Students (Information, Application Form
  • Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 Students
• J-1 Forms
  • J-1 On-Campus Employment Form (required to search for on-campus employment)
  • Academic Training Request (coming soon)

Other Forms

• Responsibilities of a UH Manoa F-1/J-1 Student (PDF)
• Extension of Time for a Program of Study (PDF)
• Reinstatement To F-1 Visa Status (PDF)
• Request for Reduced Course Load for F-1/J-1 Student (PDF)
• Travel Forms

Medical Insurance Information

• HMSA Student Insurance Plan
• Alternative Health Insurance

Financial Information

• Estimated cost of study at UH Manoa
• Tuition Schedule
• Scholarships and awards
  - Additional information of international undergraduates
  - Pacific Islanders (Tuition and Scholarship Information)
  - Graduate Students (Tuition Waivers, Graduate Assistantships, Fellowships, and Other Financial Matters)

Quick Links

• Admission & Records Office
• Counseling and Student Development Center: provides career and personal counseling, learning assistance, testing services (GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, career assessment)
• English Language Institute (ELI)
• General Student Life Support Services
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Student Services Office (LGBT)
  • Women's Center: study lounges, workshops, lectures, programs
• Graduate Division
• Housing Services
  • Student Housing Services
  • Off-Campus Housing
  • Housing Assistance
  • Homestay
    • International Student Placements
    • Hawaii Homestay
  • East-West Center Housing
• Recreation:
  • Leisure Program: non-credit classes
  • Intramural Sports Program: informal sports
  • Campus Center Complex: "community center" of UHM
• Service Learning Opportunities
  • Service Learning Program: community, volunteer service
• Student Employment & Cooperative Education (SECE)
• Student Organizations
  • Co-curricular Activities, Programs, and Services (CAPS)-Registered Independent Organizations list
  • Graduate Student Organization
• University Health Services

Academic Support

• Academic Advising:
  Arts & Sciences Undergraduates
  Graduate: see your academic department
  Exchange: see your exchange coordinatorator and academic advisor
• Writing Workshop: advisors help with writing
• Manoa Writing Center: "Help for Writers"--grammar, plagiarism, writing tips, ESL student resources, citation sources
• Learning Assistance Center: improve study skills (click on "Learning Assistance Center")
• Resources in ESL: practice listening, speaking
• Sinclair Library Wong Audio Audiovisual center

Cultural Support

• American Values and Behavior
• Culture Shock and the Process of Cultural Adjustment
• Sexual Harassment Brochure (English)
  • Sexual Harassment Brochure (Japanese)
  • Sexual Harassment Brochure (Korean)