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There are several ways to declare the major.<\/p>\n<strong>Declare when applying to UH<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<p>When completing your online application form to Âé¶¹´«Ã½M\u0101noa, make sure to select &#8220;Second Language Studies&#8221;.<\/p>\n<strong>Declaring or changing your major to SLS as an enrolled Âé¶¹´«Ã½student<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Schedule an appointment to meet with the SLS Undergraduate Advisor via <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star.hawaii.edu\/appointment\/login.jsp?groupId=slsadvising\">STAR Balance &#8211; SLS Advising<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/8nu\"><strong>Major Declaration<\/strong><\/a> form.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Declaring a double-major in SLS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students that plan to double-major in SLS and another field of study will need:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Schedule an appointment to meet with the SLS Undergraduate Advisor via <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star.hawaii.edu\/appointment\/login.jsp?groupId=slsadvising\">STAR Balance &#8211; SLS Advising<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/advising\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Multiple-Majors-Degrees.pdf\"><strong>Multiple Majors Declaration<\/strong><\/a> form with both their current major department and SLS.<\/li>\n<li>Email the completed form to the Advising Center for College of Arts, Languages, and Letters (advisewd@hawaii.edu) for college\/student academic services approval.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Declaring the Minor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Schedule an appointment to meet with the SLS Undergraduate Advisor via <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star.hawaii.edu\/appointment\/login.jsp?groupId=slsadvising\">STAR Balance &#8211; SLS Advising<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/8nu\"><strong>Minor Declaration<\/strong><\/a> form.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nDeclaring the Second Language Studies Major &amp; Minor Ready to join SLS? 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