Academic Essentials
If you met with an advisor, where can you find their advisor notes?
Academic Essentials
How do you add a course to star?
1. Click on the + sign.
2. Add is as a personal choice in registration
3. Move the class to the semester you want to take it.
What does DH stand for?
Bonus point if you can name a DH course
Diversification Humanities
What does HAP stand for?
Hawaiian, Asian, Pacific Issues
Where can you find your placement exam scores?
GPS registration tab on the right hand side or in your transcripts
What does UD Stand for?
Upper division
Name a course that is Fall or Spring only? How can you tell?
Click on the course and look at the course history
What does DS stand for?
Bonus point if you can name a DS course
Diversification Social Science
Name a course that is required for your major and fulfills a Focus Requirement?
Acceptable answers: ATMO 305, ATMO 405, ATMO 412, ATMO 416, BIOL 171L, ERTH 200, ERTH 305, ERTH 410, GES 311, GES 320, GES 401, GES 490,
Where can you go to find your unofficial transcript on STAR?
Click on the transcripts tab
How many credits do you need in order to graduate?
120
How do you change the number of credits STAR puts in your schedule?
Click on the CR# at the top of the semester box
What does FQ stand for?
Foundations of Quantitative Reasoning (Calculus)
Can COMG 251 fulfill my Oral Communication requirement?
No, the OC requirement needs to be at the 300 level.
How do you know if you have a hold on your account? What do you do?
1. Click on view holds and follow the directions to lift the hold.
2. You receive an email
3. You can't register
What is Academic Essentials?
List of degree requirements that you need to fulfill in order to graduate
Where can you find the prerequisite for CHEM 161? What are the prerequisites?
Pre: C (not C-) in 131 or C (not C-) in 151 or successful completion of placement exam, or consent.
How many FG courses do you need?
2 courses
What course fulfills your ETH requirement?
ATMO - Any ETH course
ERTH - ERTH 410
GES - GES 311
If you would like to email an instructor for an override. How do you find their email address?
Look them up in the Registration system
What is courses not yet classified?
Any course that does not fulfill a direct gen ed or major requirement. Can be electives or prerequisite courses (CHEM 131 or Math 140)
What can you do in GPS registration
Acceptable answers:
Register for classes
Look at 4-year plan
Name a SOEST Course (ATMO, ERTH, OCN) that also fulfills a gen ed requirement (Ex. FW, FG, DA, DH, DL, DB, DS)
Possible answers:
DB - OCN 102 (ATMO and ERTH majors)
FG -ERTH 135, OCN 105
HAP - ATMO 102, ERTH 104
What course fulfills your OC requirement?
ATMO - ATMO 416
ERTH - ERTH 410
GES - GES 490
What does elective (d) mean?
D stands for dynamic elective. STAR knows that you do not have either 120 credits in your plan or do not have enough of the 45 upper division credits needed and is adding credits to your plan.