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CREDITS AND GRADES

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS

New Student Orientation

First Year At Manoa

Honors Program

Study Abroad Center

UNDERGRADUATE GENERAL EDUCATION CORE AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

TUITION, FEES, AND FINANCIAL AID

Special Programs

First Year Center (FYC)

The First Year Center (FYC) is a walk-in advising and resource center for incoming first year (freshmen and first semester transfer) students. The mission of the FYC is to facilitate a smooth academic transition to UH Manoa for all first year students and is designed to assist students in exploring options and gaining a better understanding of academic planning. The FYC assists students with graduation, general education and college/program requirements. It also provides guidance on how to fulfill pre-entry requirements for students who plan to transfer within the UH Manoa campus and provides basic advising and registration assistance and referrals for all students to other programs and departments on campus. Finally, the FYC offers workshops on topical issues (i.e. academic planning workshop, selecting a major, etc.) and programs (i.e. College of Education, Study Abroad, etc.) of interest to first year students.

For more information, please call (808) 956-7273 or visit the FYC website at www.advising.hawaii.edu/artsci/fyc.

Coordinator: M. Taniguchi

Learning Communities

Learning communities create a collaborative academic and social learning environment of faculty and students. There are various models for learning communities at the UH Manoa campus, including Access to College Excellence (ACE), Freshman Seminars (FS), and Rainbow Advantage (RAP).

Access to College Excellence (ACE)

The Access to College Excellence (ACE) learning community clusters offer a combination of three general education courses and a small group, 1-credit integrating seminar (CAS 110: Access to the College Community). Courses are grouped to provide freshmen with an introduction to various academic perspectives while fulfilling graduation requirements. CAS 110 is led by an upperclassman peer mentor who supports freshmen cohorts in their new learning environment. Successful college students themselves, they are equipped to assist with development of successful academic strategies, creation of social and interpersonal networks, and involvement in a variety of campus events. ACE espouses a well-rounded, multifaceted approach to college education. Freshmen who are eager to learn, enthusiastic about making friends while increasing independence, and excited about getting involved will benefit from what ACE has to offer.

For more information, please call (808) 956-8626 or visit the ACE website at www.advising.hawaii.edu/artsci/ace.

Co-Coordinator: P. Wilmeth

Freshman Seminars (FS)

Freshman Seminars offers freshmen a variety of courses, which enable them to learn in small class environments (classes are limited to 10 students). The purpose of this program is threefold:

1. To create an intimate learning community for faculty and students who place a high value on the human dimension of education;
2. To provide students with small classes in which they take an active and responsible part and in which they receive constant peer stimulation, support, and feedback; and
3. To offer advanced students an opportunity to gain experience in leadership and mastery over their major by teaching it.

Although the subject matter varies from course to course, several opportunities are integrated into some of the seminars to unite them: 1) service learning, 2) opportunities to explore new technologies, and 3) integration of information retrieval. Students may sign up for one or more FS courses at a time.

The three credit seminars are mainly – but not limited to – General Education Core classes led by qualified advanced students under the direction of department faculty. These seminars provide valuable learning experiences for both the students taking the class and the students leading the class. Courses vary each semester, but may include: art, ethnic studies, geology and geophysics, LIS, political science, religion, sociology, and speech. They are listed in the Schedule of Classes/UH Mânoa Registration Homepage under each department.

For more information, please call (808) 956-7142 or visit the website at www.fs.hawaii.edu.

Director: M. Watts

Rainbow Advantage Program (RAP)

The Rainbow Advantage Program (RAP) is a tightly woven learning community, which provides a supportive academic environment and promotes a sense of shared values. In this program, students are actively engaged in their education and participate in a variety of approaches to learning. All incoming UH Manoa freshmen are invited to apply to this program. There is also a residential RAP in which students take courses together as well as dorm together.

RAP students take most of their courses together for the first semester (additional courses may be taken outside of the program). These credits are devoted to the RAP foundation course, CAS 101, which fosters the learning of communication and research skills and serves to integrate all of the other couses. Students will also engage in such academic community pursuits as service learning.

As part of the learning community, students will have the resources of a librarian who serves to integrate information literacy into the content and context of the course. RAP attempts to prepare students for productive careers, fulfilling personal lives, enlightened citizenship and lifelong learning. Opportunities for a second semester within the program are available.

For more information, please call (808) 956-4040 or visit the website at www.rap.hawaii.edu.

Director: M. Watts