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Overview
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General Education
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UH Manoa Graduation Requirements
Hawaiian or Second Language Requirement
Knowledge of a second language increases the student’s ability
to understand other people; it encourages deeper awareness of the structure
of language and its relation to thought, develops sensitivity to other
ways of ordering personal experience and social institutions, provides
a direct way of comparing another culture to one’s own, and provides
greater insight into the workings of one’s native language.
Requirement
Before graduation, students must show competence at the 202 (or equivalent)
level in Hawaiian or a second language by doing one of the following:
(a) Completing a four-semester sequence (usually 101, 102, 201, and
202) in a single language.
(b) Demonstrating competence by taking a UH Mânoa exam if one
is offered. Check with the language department in question.
(c) Receiving a language-requirement waiver. For example, waivers may
be given to students who are native speakers of a language other than
English. Contact the College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature
for details.
The Hawaiian or Second Language requirement has been modified or waived
for students in the following schools and colleges: College of Business
Administration; College of Education; College of Engineering; School of
Nursing and Dental Hygiene; School of Ocean, Earth Science, and Technology;
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Students in these
colleges/schools should consult a college adviser.
Students should be aware that changing their major may change
their Hawaiian or Second Language requirement. A list of majors
and their respective college/school can be found in “Degrees, Minors
and Certificates.”
Credits for Previous Language Experience
All students (including native speakers of a language) under the current
2001-2005 General Education requirements with experience in a language
other than English may earn “back credits.” These students
may take any UH course, appropriate to their level, in which there is
significant use of that language. (Appropriate level determined by placement
exam or adviser; significant use determined by the instructor.) Upon completion
of this course, if students earn a letter grade of C (not C-) or better,
they will receive between 3-16 back credits.
Back credits may be earned for only one language. The student must take
the course for a letter grade (not credit/no credit). Check with the appropriate
language department for details and forms.
Four-semester Sequences Offered in these Languages
Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Chamorro, Filipino, French, German,
Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Ilokano, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Lao, Latin, Mandarin, Maori, Portuguese, Russian, Samoan, Sanskrit,
Spanish, Tahitian, Thai, Vietnamese.
Some language courses are not offered regularly and this is noted in
the course description section of this Catalog.
Besides the approved courses listed above, American Sign Language also
fulfills the language requirement. Courses in American Sign Language are
not offered at UH Manoa, but the campus will consider students who complete
American Sign Language to the second level of study as having met UH Manoa’s
Hawaiian or Second Language requirement. |
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