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BLT Counselor Introduction(online version)
Business, Legal & Technology (BLT)Education Department
Welcome
• Counselors visit selected BLT classes each semester
• Topics include:Counselor Contact [email protected] emailImportant DatesBLT Degrees and CertificatesStudent FormsSTAR Degree Check/View Transcript
Counselor Contact Information
Counselor Contact Information (continued)
Counselor contact information includes email, phone, and office location
•Lori SakaguchiBLT students with last names A-LEmail: [email protected] Phone: 734-9017Kopiko building, room 111
•Cynthia Kimura BLT students with last names M-ZEmail: [email protected] Phone: 734-9107Kopiko building, room 109
Counselor Contact Information (continued)
• Walk-in Wednesdays9:00-11:00 a.m. and 1:00-3:00 p.m.hours may change without noticequick sessions, schedule an appointment if more
time required
@hawaii.edu email• @hawaii.edu is the official email of the University of
Hawaiʻi System • students are expected to use their @hawaii.edu email
when contacting the counselors or anyone on the Kapiʻolani CC campus or in the University of Hawaiʻi System
• regularly check UH email for announcements and personal email
• failure to check your UH email will mean missing critical information from advisors, instructors, registration and business office staff, classmates, student organizations, and others
• the BLT counselors regularly email program majors, “News from the BLT Counselors”
Important Dates
• Calendar on Kapiʻolani CC homepage (www.kcc.hawaii.edu) top banner, “CALENDARS”review semester’s Academic Calendarcalendars available each semesterbookmark calendar for easy access
Important Dates (continued)
• Dates to be mindful of last day to register, add, or drop classes without late registration fee or
change of registration fee (change fee waived for adds or drops submitted online by deadline)
last day to register, add, or change full-semester class sections last day to withdraw for 100% tuition refund last day to withdraw for 50% tuition refund and without a "W" (end of erase
period) last day to apply for graduation for associate in science (AS) and advanced
professional certificate (APC) last day to withdraw from classes/school last day of instruction final exam period date grades due
• check with instructor for specific final examination date, time, and location
BLT Degrees and Certificates
BLT Degrees and Certificates (continued)
Our department offers associate in science (AS) degrees; certificates of achievement (CA) and competence (CO); as well as, the advanced professional certificate (APC)•With an AS degree the student may
enter career and/or transfer to HPU or UH West Oahu for bachelor’s degree
•With certificates: CA and CO the student may gain practical skills andenter entry level positions and/or continue towards AS degree
BLT Degrees and Certificates (continued)
• Degrees and certificates details:visit the BLT website, http://blt.kcc.hawaii.edu, click on “Programs,”view program(s) of interest: Accounting,
Information Technology, Marketing, or Paralegal; and
click on “Degrees and Certificates”
BLT Degrees and Certificates (continued)
• Certificates (CA and CO) are automatically posted on the student’s transcriptTo be awarded a certificate must be an associate
in science (AS) degree major exceptmust be entrepreneurship certificate major for
Certificate of Competence in Entrepreneurship (ENT)must be legal secretary certificate major for Certificate
of Competence–Legal Secretary (LS)
BLT Degrees and Certificates (continued)
• To view AS degree and certificate courses, view “Advising Sheets”visit the BLT website, http://blt.kcc.hawaii.edu, click on “Programs,”click on “Advising Sheets,” andselect specific “Program” of interest
Student Forms• Student forms are on the Kapiʻolani CC website (
www.kcc.hawaii.edu)• Click on top banner, “FORMS” (http://kcc.hawaii.edu/page/kiscdocs
)• Most commonly used forms:
Application for Associate Degree, Certificate of Achievement, or Advanced Professional Certificate, KISC (PDF Form)
Change of Home Institution Form, Kekaulike Information and Service Center (PDF Form)
Change of Major or Add Second Major Form, Kekaulike Information and Service Center (PDF Form)
Class Add/Drop Form, Kekaulike Information and Service Center (PDF Form)
Transcript Evaluation Request Form, Kekaulike Information and Service Center (PDF Form)
STAR Degree Check/View Transcript
• STAR, an online degree audit program, matches the student’s academic record against program requirements to show what has been completed and what needs to be completed
• Unofficial transcripts from all UH System schools are viewed in STAR
• To view STAR, log into your MyUH portal (https://myuhportal.hawaii.edu/cp/home/displaylogin) and click on STAR Degree Check/View Transcript
STAR Degree Check/View Transcript (continued)
• View the following short videos regarding STAR: Learn how to login:
http://blt.kcc.hawaii.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=348%3Astar-learn-how-to-log-in&catid=27&Itemid=143
View unofficial transcripts: http://blt.kcc.hawaii.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=350%3Astar-view-unofficial-transcripts&catid=27&Itemid=143
Create an academic plan in STAR: http://blt.kcc.hawaii.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=349%3Astar-create-an-academic-plan-in-star&catid=27&Itemid=143
View how courses apply to another degree: http://blt.kcc.hawaii.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=351%3Astar-view-how-courses-apply-to-another-degree&catid=27&Itemid=143
Conclusion
• Thank you for viewing this PowerPoint• The PowerPoint highlights in-class
presentation topics but does not include student discussions/questions
• If you have questions/concerns please contact your BLT counselor