| BFA Degree
Basic and Area Requirements
Completion of the UH Manoa General Education Core (see
“Manoa General Education Core and Graduation Requirements”).
BMus Degree
Basic and Area Requirements
Completion of the UH Manoa General Education Core (see
“Manoa General Education Core and Graduation Requirements”). For
students concentrating in voice, completion of first-level study of two
languages may be substituted for completion of second-level study of a
single language with prior approval of the department chair.
BS Degree
Basic and Area Requirements
Completion of the UH Manoa General Education Core (see
“Manoa General Education Core and Graduation Requirements”). All BS
candidates are required to complete the following science courses--
either as part of the program or major requirements or as electives:
CHEM 161/161L and 162/162L or 171/171L or 181A/181L; MATH 205 and 206;
and PHYS 170/170L and 272/272L, or PHYS 151/151L and 152/152L.
It is recommended that all entering students who have
had high school courses in mathematics through pre-calculus take the
following courses during their freshman year: CHEM 171/171L, MATH 205,
and perhaps PHYS 151/151L or PHYS 170/170L.
Introductory mathematics courses have placement tests.
Students who do not have a high school course equivalent to pre-calculus
should take MATH 140 at the University during the summer session prior
to their first semester. All BS degree candidates should consult the
appropriate departmental adviser before registering.
Special Programs
Freshman Seminars/Rainbow Advantage
Hawai‘i Hall 21
2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7141
Fax: (808) 956-3731
Director: M. Watts
Freshman Seminars
Freshman Seminars offer freshmen a variety of courses
that enable them to learn in small class environments. (Classes are
limited to 10 students.) The purpose of this program is three-fold:
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 taught varies from course
to course, several components integrated into all seminars serve to
unite them: 1) service learning,
2) opportunities to explore new technologies, and 3) integration of
information retrieval.
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 experience for both the students in the class and the
students leading the class. Courses offered vary each semester but have
included: peace studies, ethnic studies, geography, geology and
geophysics, philosophy, physics, political science, religion, sociology,
and speech. (They are listed in the Schedule of Classes under
each department.)
Rainbow Advantage Program
The Rainbow Advantage Program (RAP) is a tightly woven
learning community that provides a supportive academic environment
promoting a sense of community and shared values. Students are actively
engaged in their education and participate in a variety of approaches to
learning. Students who are admitted the University as freshmen are
invited to apply to participate in this program (enrollment is limited
to 75 students). They then take five courses together (15 credits) for
the year. Six of these credits are received in foundation courses that
foster the learning of communication and research skills and serve to
integrate all of the other courses. RAP also provides a myriad of
experiences that help to fuse academics with what is traditionally
called the real world. RAP attempts to prepare students for productive
careers, fulfilling personal lives, enlightened citizenship, and
lifelong learning.
The following is a partial list of the kinds of
activities and academic pursuits in which the students will find
themselves:
• Service learning is a
mandated component of the program. Students do community service work
for the entire year, integrating this with their academics.
• Students link with area K-12 students in a collaborative
effort to produce museum exhibits, which are then put on display at the
Bishop Museum.
• Students become members of a virtual community called Walden3
and learn how to be citizens of both their local community and the
emerging global village.
• Students have the resources of a librarian who is part of the
faculty of the learning community. This person serves to integrate
information retrieval into the content and context of the course.
• Students have access to mentors from the wider community.
These mentors offer a variety of experiences, from personal
conversations about the value of liberal education to allowing students
to shadow them at their job.
Honors Program
Sinclair Library 504-B
2425 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8391
Director: J. Caron
The Honors Program is designed to combine the
advantages of a small selective-admissions college with the resources
available only at a large research university. For further information,
contact the Honors Program office.
Selected Studies Program (lower division) The
Selected Studies Program provides academically promising freshmen and
sophomores the opportunity for enriched general education in
A-sections--small, intensive, and sometimes experimental versions of the
required core courses. Students may qualify for Sophomore Honors, and
special academic advising is available. Admission is by invitation to
students whose high school records and aptitude test scores, or whose
recommendations from high school or University faculty, indicate they
have the qualities needed to profit from the opportunity. Students may
also apply on their own initiative. |