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Area Requirements
These requirements embody the rationale for a general education in a university environment. They are planned to develop in students a clear understanding of the values, ideas, and philosophies of cultures as they find expression in works of literature, history, philosophy, religion, art, and music and an understanding in the basic fields of both the natural and social sciences.
Arts and Humanities (AH)
Through study of artistic, literary, and philosophical masterworks and by examining the development of significant civilizations, cultures, and the nature of human communication, students should gain an appreciation of history and achievements. This experience should enable the student to approach future studies of a more specific character with a broadened perspective.
Requirement
Three 3-credit semester courses, one each from three of the following four groups.
Approved Courses
Group 1: The Arts (AH1)
Mainly Theory
Art 101, 171, 172, 180
Arts and Humanities 100
Dance 150, 255
Music 106, 107, 108, 253, 265, 266
Music 370 or American Studies 354
Theatre 101, 201
Mainly Practice
Art 103, 104, 105, 107, 113, 115, 116, 123, 130
Dance 121, 122, 131, 132, 301*, 302*, 303*, 304*, 305*, 306*, 307*, 311*, 401*, 402*, 403*, 404*, 405*, 406*, 407*, 411*
English 313
Music 114*, 121*, 122*, 127*, 128*, 410B*, 410C*, 416B*, 416C*, 418*, 419*
Speech 231, 251
Theater 221, 222, 240, 318
* Any combination of these 1-credit courses that totals 3 credit hours will be considered the equivalent of a one-semester course.
Group 2: History and Culture (AH2)
American Studies 201, 202
Architecture 271, 272
Asian Studies 241 or History 241
Asian Studies 242 or History 242
Hawaiian Studies 107
History 231, 232, 281, 282, 288
Religion 210
Group 3: Language and Literature (AH3)
East Asian Languages and Literatures 271, 272, 281, 282, 361, 362, 363B, 363C
East Asian Languages and Literatures 364 or Women’s Studies 346
English 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 320, 331, 335
English as a Second Language 430
European Languages and Literature 122, 227, 228, 237, 335, 336, 339, 340, 342, 343, 351, 352, 360, 362, 363, 371
Hawaiian 261
Indo-Pacific Languages 273D, 273E, 396
Linguistics 102
Group 4: Values and Meaning (AH4)
Philosophy 100, 101, 102, 103, 211, 212, 213
Religion 150, 151, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207
Natural Sciences (NS)
A scientifically literate person should know what science is, how scientific investigation is conducted, and that the activity of a scientist is a blend of creativity and rigorous intelligence. Independent investigation in the laboratory provide an understanding of the features of scientific hypotheses and their proofs that external accounts cannot wholly describe.
Requirement
Three 3-credit semester courses including at least one in the biological sciences and one in the physical sciences. One of the three courses must include a laboratory.
Approved Courses
Group 1: Biological Sciences (NS1)
Biology 101/101L or 123/123L
Biology 102/102L or Botany 101/101L
Biology 103/103L or Zoology 101/101L
Biology 171/171L
Biology 350 or Women’s Studies 350
Botany 201/201L
Botany 450 or Zoology 450
Food Science and Human Nutrition 185
Genetics 351
Microbiology 130, 140, 351
Physiology 103/103L, 141/141L, 142/142L
Zoology 200/200L
Group 2: Physical Sciences (NS2)
Astronomy 110 or 240
Biochemistry 241
Chemistry 151/151L
Chemistry 152 or Environmental Biochemistry 152, and Chemistry 152L
Chemistry 161/161L, 162/162L, 171/171L, 181A/181L
Geology and Geophysics 101/101L, 103, 108, 105
Meteorology 101/101L
Ocean and Earth Science and Technology 101
Oceanography 201
Physics 100/100L, 122/122L, 151/151L, 152/152L, 170/170L, 272/272L
Group 3: Other Sciences (NS3)
Biology 124/124L
Geography 101/101L
Information and Computer Sciences 111
Social Sciences (SS)
Every educated person should have some appreciation of the role of culture and social institutions in the shaping of individual personality and the creation of social identities. Students should also develop an understanding of the extent to which scientific inquiry is appropriate to the creation of social knowledge and of the alternative ways of organizing human institutions and interpreting social reality.
Requirement
Three 3-credit semester courses from three different departments.
Approved Courses
Agricultural and Resource Economics 220
American Studies 211, 212
Anthropology 150, 200
Asian Studies 312
Botany 105
Economics 120, 130, 131, 230, 310, 360
Ethnic Studies 101
Family Resources 230
Geography 102, 151, 336
Journalism 150
Political Science 110, 120, 130, 171, 190, 221, 272
Psychology 100, 170
Psychology 202 or Women’s Studies 202
Sociology 100, 214, 218, 231, 251
Sociology 362 or Women’s Studies 362
Speech 364
Textiles and Clothing 200 or Women’s Studies 200
Women’s Studies 151
Women’s Studies 360 or Ethnic Studies 365 |
