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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-
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UHM General Education Core and Graduation Requirements 23-
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Graduate Education 28-
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Student Life 46-
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Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid 59-
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Degrees and Certificates 70-
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ACADEMIC UNITS

Architecture 72-
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Arts & Sciences, AMST-IT 77-
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Arts & Sciences, JOUR-ZOOL 122-
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Business Administration 176-
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Education
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Engineering 208-
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Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies 217-
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Health Sciences and Social Welfare 226
Interdisciplinary Programs 227-
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Law 234-
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Medicine 237-
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Nursing 256-
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Ocean and Earth Science and Technology 267-
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Outreach College 285-
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Public Health 289-
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ROTC Programs 293-
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Social Work
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Travel Industry Management 298-
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Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources 304-
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Instructional Support, Research, and Service Units  478-
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COURSES

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

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

Appendix 528-
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Glossary 533-
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Colleges of Arts and Sciences
Plan A

Thesis program provides students with an opportunity for graduate study in Asian/Polynesian Religions. 30 credits are required.

Master's Plan A Student Progress Forms.

Form I - Preliminary Conference: A report based on a Preliminary Conference with the Graduate Chair during the first semester, listing an adviser, proposed courses to fulfill the requirements, and the foreign language for the degree.

Form II-Admission to Candidacy: Candidacy may be granted after the first semester after completing 6 graduate credits plus REL 600 with a GPA of 3.0 of better (total 9 credits).

Form III-Master's Plan A Committee: To report the members of the thesis committee: the committee chair and two other members, one of which must be from another department.

Form IV-Approval of Thesis Topic: Thesis committee approves thesis topic prior to student registering for Thesis 700 for the next academic semester.

Form VI-Final Examination: The thesis committee reports the satisfactory completion of the oral examination

Form VII-Judgment of Thesis: After all revisions have been incorporated and the thesis is in final form, the majority of the thesis committee including the chairperson passes the student for the Master's Degree.

Instructions for thesis preparation will be mailed to students from the Graduate Record Office.

Progress Forms I to IV must be completed and submitted to Graduate Division before students can register for REL 700.

Required courses (12 credits).

  • REL 600 History and Theory of the Study of Religion (3)
  • REL 625 Applied Methods in the Study of Religion (3)
  • REL 700 Thesis Research (3, 3)

Area requirements (9 credits minimum). Students must take at least three 600-level courses in their area of specialization.

Electives (9 credits). Electives consist of any Religion Department courses (400-level and above), other than program and area requirements. One complementary course (3 credits) from another discipline may be accepted at the discretion of the thesis adviser and graduate chair. Up to 3 credits of a graduate-level course taken at another university may, at the discretion of the thesis adviser and the graduate chair, count toward the degree, provided that the course has not been previously applied to another degree.

Language. To achieve a mastery of language at the second-year level, students are required to complete two years of a language appropriate to their field of specialization (e.g., Sanskrit, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, Samoan, Tahitian, or another Asian or Polynesian language approved by the area adviser) with a grade of B or better in the fourth semester of class. 

This language requirement will be waived for students demonstrating language proficiency by an equivalency exam. These exams will be set by the student's thesis adviser and assessed by two faculty readers (one from the Religion Department and one from the department in which the language is taught). 

Language courses will not count towards the 30 credits required for a MA in Religion.

Thesis (REL 700). A maximum of 3 credits per semester for a total of 6 credits of REL 700 over two semesters is required. 

Completion of an original thesis, demonstrating a mastery of advanced research, analytic, and discursive skills, is required of all students electing Plan A.

Each candidate must form a committee of three members of the Graduate Faculty, one of whom is from outside the Department. Faculty reserve the right not to serve on a thesis committee.

After submission of a completed thesis to the committee for its consideration, a final oral examination on the subject of the thesis must be passed. A candidate who fails may be examined once, provided it is done within one year of the initial examination.

One bound copy of the approved thesis, including the signature page, shall go on file in the Department Office.

Plan B

Non-thesis degree program provides students with an opportunity for graduate study in Asian/Polynesian Religions. 30 credits are required.

1. Preliminary Conference with the Graduate Chair for the purpose of determining an adviser, proposed courses to fulfill the requirements, and the foreign language for the degree.

2. Candidacy for Plan B students requires a memo from the Graduate Chair indicating that all deficiencies have been removed and that 12 credits have been taken with a 3.0 GPA or better.

3. Portfolio with three research papers with grades of B or better from graduate seminars is to be submitted to the Graduate Chair. One of these papers will be presented at a public forum during the student's final semester. The portfolio must be submitted to the Graduate Chair prior to graduation.

Required courses (6 credits).

REL 600 History & Theory of the Study of Religion (3)
REL 625 Applied Methods in the Study of Religion (3)

Area requirements (9 credits). Students must take at least three 600-level courses in Asian or Polynesian Religions.

Electives (15 credits). Three of these credits must be earned in a 600-level course. The remaining credits may include Religion 400-level and above courses. Up to 3 credits of a complementary course from another discipline may be accepted at the discretion of the Graduate Chair and the student's adviser. Up to 3 credits of a graduate-level course taken at another university may count toward the degree at the discretion of the Graduate Chair and student's adviser, provided the course was not previously counted toward a degree.

Language. To achieve mastery of a language at the second-year level, students are required to complete two years of a language appropriate to area (e.g., Sanskrit, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, Samoan, Tahitian, or another Asian or Polynesian language approved by the area adviser) with a grade of B or better in the fourth semester of class.

This language requirement will be waived for students demonstrating mastery by an equivalency exam. These exams will be set by the student's thesis adviser and assessed by two faculty readers (one from the Department of Religion and one from the department in which the language is taught). 

Language courses will not count toward the 30 credits required for a MA in Religion.

Certificate of Study

Application requirements are the same as those for the MA degree program. This is a two-semester non-degree Certificate Program for students who want to pursue a graduate study in Religion but do not need or want a Master's degree. Certificate students are ineligible for admission to the Master's program. 15 graduate credits are required of which 6 credits may be in 400-level courses.

Certificate in Religion

The certificate program is a 15-credit program for students who want to pursue graduate study in religion but who do not necessarily need or want a master's degree. Application requirements are the same as for the MA degree program.

The program consists of required and elective courses. The required courses are REL 600 History and Theory of the Study of Religion (3 credits) and REL 650 Seminar on World Religions (3 credits). The elective courses, which must total 9 credits, are grouped into two options. In the world religions option, students must take at least one graduate-level course in the following three different areas: (a) East Asia, (b) Polynesia, and (c) South Asia. In the area specialization option, students must take at least three graduate-level courses in one of the following areas: (a) East Asia, (b) Polynesia, or (c) South Asia.

Students, after completing the requirements for the certificate, may apply for admission to the MA program in religion. If they are accepted into the program, their course credits may be applied to the MA degree, but then the certificate will not be awarded.


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