Undergraduate
Programs
The Colleges of Arts and Sciences offers the bachelor
of arts (BA), the bachelor of fine arts (BFA), the bachelor of music (BMus),
and the bachelor of science (BS) degrees in more than 40 different
majors. Each degree includes a set of General Education Core courses, a
specific field of concentration (the major), and courses in subjects
that contribute to that major or are of special interest to the student
(electives).
Although the Universitys General Education Core
must be completed by all candidates for baccalaureate degrees, each arts
and sciences degree program requires candidates to satisfy a unique
combination of core courses and prerequisites. A list of program
requirements for each of the arts and sciences bachelors degrees is
available at the Colleges of Arts and Sciences Student Academic Services
office, Hawaii 114.
The field of concentration or major should be declared
by the end of the sophomore year by submitting a completed College and
Major Transfer Request form to the Student Academic Services Office.
Music and dance majors and majors offered under the bachelor of science
should be declared within the first year of enrollment.
Information on specific majors is available at the
respective academic departments.
Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Information regarding admission requirements,
application procedures, and deadlines for admission and enrollment are
provided in the Undergraduate Education section of this Catalog.
Admission requirements for the Colleges of Arts and
Sciences candidates who have no previous college-level work are the same
as those for the University. However, candidates for admission are
strongly advised to complete a minimum of two years of
college-preparatory mathematics and three years of a foreign language.
Transfer candidates who are offering 24 semester hours
of work from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university in lieu
of the SAT should have completed college-level academic courses that
verify minimum-level proficiency in both the verbal and mathematical
equivalences of the SAT. In addition, applicants who have junior or
higher standing must have selected an arts and sciences major for which
they are eligible and for which they have demonstrated academic promise.
Second or Multiple Majors
Priority for admission into any arts and sciences
baccalaureate program is given to students seeking their first
undergraduate degree. Post-baccalaureate candidates who wish to pursue a
second major rather than a complete second baccalaureate degree should
pursue their academic major as an unclassified post-baccalaureate
candidate. Upon completion of the second major, the candidate may apply
at the major department for a second major certificate.
Applicants for multiple majors must be enrolled as
classified arts and sciences students, must show promise of success in
both majors, must be in good academic standing, and must be seeking
majors that are divergent but under one degree (psychology and speech,
or history and English). Also, students with multiple majors must meet
degree requirements within the maximum total credits as specified by the
Universitys excess credit policy, see Undergraduate Education.
No course, with the exception of writing-intensive courses, may be used
to satisfy more than one requirement.
Second Baccalaureate Degree
Applications for a second baccalaureate degree will be
considered only if there is a demonstrable difference in curricula and
objectives between the two degrees and majors and if the applicant has a
superior grade point average and shows strong promise of success in the
proposed second degree. Students admitted for a second degree will be
expected to meet the following requirements: submit a written statement
explaining reasons for seeking a second undergraduate degree, prepare a
written course plan with an adviser at the Colleges of Arts and Sciences
Student Academic Services office, register as a sophomore, earn a
minimum of 30 credits in arts and sciences subjects at UH Manoa while
continuously enrolled in the colleges, and satisfy all degree requirements current at the time of
official admission into the program. In exceptional circumstances,
concurrent multiple baccalaureate degrees may be approved. Students
should speak with an adviser in the Arts and Sciences Student Academic
Services office for information.
College/School Requirements
To earn a bachelors degree offered by the colleges,
students must do the following:
1. Complete basic subjects specified by their degree programs;
2. Fulfill the requirements of a major field of concentration and
present to the Student Academic Services office the goldenrod form
attesting to completion of the major and signed by the major adviser;
3. Earn at least 60 hours of credit in non-introductory courses. These
may be upper division courses (courses numbered 300 or above) or
200-level courses that have an explicit college-level course
prerequisite;
4. Acquire a minimum total of 124 hours of credit, of which no more than
20 credit hours may be in subjects not offered within the Colleges of
Arts and Sciences; no more than 12 may be in practicum courses; and no
more than 9 may be in directed reading and research (-99) courses;
5. Earn at least a 2.0 GPA (C average) for all UH Manoa registered
credits;
6. Earn a grade of C or better in each course applied to the major
requirements (some majors require higher grades);
7. Arrange for a degree audit at a GRAD session at the Student
Academic Services office during the semester preceding the award of the
degree;
8. Submit, during the semester preceding the award of the degree, an
application for graduation available at Student Academic Services
office;
9. Pay a graduation fee of $15 to the Cashiers Office.
Students may apply to the appropriate language
departments for exemption by examination in Hawaiian or foreign
languages. They may also apply for credit by examination in any course
offered by the colleges and required in a particular curriculum and for
which a written examination is appropriate and feasible. Such credit
carries a corresponding reduction in the 124 credit hours required for
graduation. Note the deadlines in the “Calendar.”
The associate dean of the Colleges of Arts and
Sciences Academic Affairs and Student Academic Services may exercise
discretion in modifying some of these requirements in exceptional cases
after consultation with the graduation committee. |