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Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate programs in CTAHR provide students with an opportunity to acquire those scientific, professional, and personal competencies emphasized by Hawai'i's business, governmental, community, and scientific leaders. The college provides a balance of educational experiences that include classroom instruction, laboratory sessions, co-curricular activities, supervised internships, and international study. Student exchange programs are also available for those desiring short term exposure to other institutions.

Admission Requirements
Students may enter CTAHR as freshmen or as transfer students from other departments or academic institutions. Requirements for admission are the same as those for the UH Manoa campus in general, except for the food science and human nutrition, family resources, and fashion design and merchandising majors, where transfer students are required to have a minimum GPA of 2.5 for fashion design and merchandizing majors, 2.6 for family resources majors, and 2.8 for food science and human nutrition majors. Additional course requirements may also apply to these majors. Information on CTAHR undergraduate programs can be obtained from the CTAHR Office of Academic and Student Affairs.

College Requirements
To be eligible for a BS degree from CTAHR, students must complete the General Education Core requirements, CTAHR requirements, course requirements of the CTAHR major, and at least 60 credit hours of non-introductory courses (i.e., those numbered 300 and above or having a college-level prerequisite) and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in a minimum of 126-128 credit hours as prescribed by the major. Some majors may require more credit hours. All CTAHR undergraduates are required to complete a set of interrelated courses: SP 151 Personal and Public Speech; FAMR 380/380L Research Methodology/Lab or AREC 310 Statistics in Agriculture and Human Resources; and an internship course within their major field.

Double Major or Second Degree
Students seeking a double major must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, demonstrate that the proposed majors are substantially different, and obtain approval from undergraduate advisers in both of the relevant departments.

Students seeking a second degree must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and demonstrate that the proposed second degree is substantially different from the first degree. At least 30 credit hours are required for the second degree in addition to those associated with the first degree.

Related Undergraduate Programs

Veterinary Science
Students interested in becoming veterinarians generally major in Animal Sciences, within the Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, and participate in CTAHR's pre-veterinary program. A BS degree is desirable but not required for veterinary schools. The CTAHR pre-veterinary adviser assists students in meeting the admission requirements of veterinary schools that participate in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) program, including the University of California—Davis, Colorado State University, and the Washington, Oregon, Idaho College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University. Hawai'i students are also encouraged to make applications to other continental United States veterinary schools that accept nonresident students. Students should contact the Web site of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges for information about the Veterinary Medical College Application Service at www.aavmc.org/vmcas/vmcas.htm and for more information about specific requirements for admission to veterinary schools. The department also sponsors the Pre-Veterinary Club of Hawai'i, which offers students opportunity to interact with other students interested in veterinary medicine and working with animals. Students seeking additional information and advising should contact the Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences (Agricultural Sciences Building, 1955 East-West Road, Room 216, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822 (808) 956-8236).

Agriculture Education
Students who wish to teach agriculture at the secondary level in Hawai'i can meet the state Department of Education's requirements by taking courses from CTAHR and the College of Education. Students may obtain a BS degree in CTAHR prior to transferring to the post-baccalaureate basic certification program in the College of Education. Other students transfer to CTAHR from other programs in the University of Hawai'i system and take courses from CTAHR and the College of Education. Additional information can be obtained from the CTAHR Office of Academic and Student Affairs or the College of Education Student Services Office (Wist Annex 2-126, (808) 956-7849).

Home Economics Education
Students planning on teaching home economics at the secondary level generally begin in CTAHR's Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and then transfer to the College of Education in their junior year. Course work is taken in CTAHR's Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences and the College of Education. Additional information can be obtained from the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (Miller 110, (808) 956-8105) or College of Education Student Services Office (Wist Annex 2-126, (808) 956-7849).

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