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GENERAL INFORMATION
ACADEMIC UNITS
COURSES
PERSONNEL
REFERENCE

GENERAL INFORMATION

Message From the President 2
The University of Hawai'i 5
Calendar 6-7
Undergraduate Education 8-
22
UHM General Education Core and Graduation Requirements 23-
27
Graduate Education 28-
45
Student Life 46-
58
Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid 59-
69
Degrees and Certificates 70-
71

ACADEMIC UNITS

Architecture 72-
76
Arts & Sciences, AMST-IT 77-
122
Arts & Sciences, JOUR-ZOOL 122-
175
Business Administration 176-
185
Education
186-
207
Engineering 208-
216
Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies 217-
225
Health Sciences and Social Welfare 226
Interdisciplinary Programs 227-
233
Law 234-
236
Medicine 237-
255
Nursing 256-
266
Ocean and Earth Science and Technology 267-
284
Outreach College 285-
288
Public Health 289-
292
ROTC Programs 293-
294
Social Work
295-
297
Travel Industry Management 298-
303
Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources 304-
324
Instructional Support, Research, and Service Units  478-
483

COURSES

Overview 325
A - E 326-
379
F - N 379-
427
O - Z 427-
477

PERSONNEL

Administration 484-
485
Endowed Chairs and Distinguished Professorships 486
Faculty 486-
510
Emeriti Faculty 511-
517
Instructional Support, Research, and Service Units Staff 518-
527

REFERENCE

Appendix 528-
532
Glossary 533-
535
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Manoa General Education Core and Graduation Requirements
Contents
General Education Designations
Fulfilling the Requirement
 - Honors Program
Basic Skills and Understanding
 - Written Communication Introductory Level
 - Writing-intensive Courses
 - Mathematical or Logical Thinking
 - World Civilizations
 - Foreign or Hawaiian Language
Area Requirements
 - Arts and Humanities
 - Natural Sciences
 - Social Sciences

Please Note: 
The Manoa General Education Core and graduation requirements were being revised during the publication of this Catalog. Students should consult their academic adviser to ensure that they have the most recent copy of the core and graduation requirements.

General Education Designations

The following abbreviations designate categories of the General Education Core requirements. These abbreviations appear in course descriptions to designate those courses that meet specific requirements. Courses are listed in the back of this Catalog.

Basic Skills and Understanding†  
Written Communication (Introductory Level)

WR

Mathematical or Logical Thinking M/L
World Civilizations WC
Foreign or Hawaiian Language FL
†Writing-intensive courses are not shown in the Catalog but appear in each semester’s Schedule of Classes.
Area Requirements  
Arts and Humanities  
Group 1 The Arts AH1
Group 2 History and Culture AH2
Group 3 Language and Literature AH3
Group 4 Values and Meaning AH4
   
Natural Sciences  
Group 1 Biological Sciences NS1
Group 2 Physical Sciences NS2
Group 3 Other Sciences NS3
   
Social Sciences
SS
The General Education Core and graduation requirements are based on the conviction that an educated person has access to a shared body of knowledge; a comprehension of the major divisions of learning; and an understanding of the commonality in ways of thinking, of experiencing self, and of acquiring new knowledge and skills. The common body of knowledge focuses broadly on heritage; values; political, economic, and social life; and a relationship with nature. Its study requires critical reading and listening, careful judgment, and clear exposition. The common thread in general education is the interconnectedness of human knowledge.

The General Education Core and graduation requirements, consisting both of specific courses and categories of courses with options, are intended to help students communicate clearly and effectively in standard English; appreciate and understand foreign language(s) both as a means of communication beyond their native language system and as avenues to the literature and cultures of the world; reason clearly and effectively through the application of logic and validated information; develop a clear understanding of the inherited values, ideas, and philosophies of human cultures as they find expression in works of literature, history, philosophy, religion, art, and music; develop a clear understanding of the aims and methods of science; understand the ways in which humans organize for social action and how social institutions shape human behavior; develop a deeper appreciation of the complexities and potentialities of humankind through the study of the human experience from the perspectives of the arts, humanities, and the natural and social sciences; and develop an understanding of imagination and creativity through the application of abstract and intuitive thinking.

Fulfilling the Requirements

The General Education Core and graduation requirements are fulfilled by meeting the specifications listed in the following categories. Students should note that options are provided in nearly all parts of the general education curriculum. Required course work may be challenged by examination. Final approval rests with the dean of the college or school to which a student belongs. Students may seek clarification from the student academic services office in their college or school.

Effective fall 1994, students who have earned an articulated associate in arts (AA) degree from a University of Hawai‘i Community College shall be accepted as having fulfilled the General Education Core requirements at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. However, students must also complete all specialized lower division, major, college/school, degree, and graduation requirements. In addition to the core requirements, competency in a second language and five writing-intensive courses are required. With planning, most, if not all, of these requirements may be incorporated into the AA degree; if not, they are required in addition to the associate in arts degree.

Warning: All students should be aware that Manoa’s individual schools and colleges may require specific General Education Core courses to meet their requirements.

Honors Program

Selected studies students and honors students should consult the Honors Program for the honors courses that fulfill the General Education Core and graduation requirements.


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