About Our Services

1. What Is Student Support Services?

2. What Benefits Can I Expect From Student Support Services?

3. Tutoring & Use of Facilities

4. What Does Student Support Services Expect from Me?

5. Who Is Eligible for Student Support Services?

6. How to Apply

What Is Student Support Services?

Student Support Services (SSS) offers individual, personalized academic planning and advising, special courses and other activities to support the retention and graduation of program students. Students are accepted into the program if they meet eligibility requirements.

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What Benefits Can I Expect From Student Support Services?

Academic Support and Services:

SSS academic advisers assess the information you provide when you apply and will recommend an academic plan to meet your needs after the first advising session and will help you reevaluate your plan as needed. Active SSS students have priority for special courses, scholarships, and other activities.

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Tutoring & Use of Facilities

Tutoring in selected courses is offered in our study room during specified times. You may use the study room and personal computers Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A password is required to access computers.

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What Does Student Support Services Expect from Me?

To be an active SSS student, we request that you have two advising contacts each semester. Usually a 15 minute meeting with an adviser is sufficient to keep your records updated. Many students use our facilities and see SSS advisers more frequently during the semester.

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Who Is Eligible for Student Support Services?

You are eligible if you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and: 

    (1) Your family's taxable income OR your taxable income (if you are an independent financial aid student) meets U.S. Department of Education and income criteria. If you receive financial aid from UH-Manoa or from other need-based programs, you are probably eligible. Even if you do not receive financial aid, you may still be eligible.

~or~

    (2) You are a First Generation College Student. If neither of your parents completed a bachelor's degree, you meet this requirement.

~and~

    (3) You are an undergraduate student enrolled or accepted at UH-Manoa and can benefit from any of our services as indicated by you on the Academic Self-Assessment form.

If you are uncertain about whether you are eligible, or have other questions, we encourage you to apply and talk to an SSS academic adviser.

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How to Apply

Complete the following forms:

    [1]  Student Information form (yellow) 

    [2]  Student Self-Assessment form (pink) 

    [3]  Student Eligibility form (blue). 

Turn in forms and make an appointment with an SSS academic advisor. 

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