| Hawai‘i
English Language Program
College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature
Makai Campus 13-1
1395 Lower Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-6636
Fax: (808) 956-5100
The Hawai‘i English Language Program (HELP) is a
noncredit, comprehensive, intensive ESL program for students who wish to
improve their English language proficiency (speaking, listening,
reading, and writing) for academic, business, or professional pursuits.
Most students in the program are preparing to enter an American college
or university, although many are studying English for other reasons.
HELP offers an intensive TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
preparation course to students who require that examination for
college/university entrance. Admission to HELP is open to individuals
aged 18 or older who have completed high school or its equivalent. There
are four 10-week sessions each year beginning in January, April, July,
and October. For an application packet and information, call or write to
HELP.
Environmental Studies
Colleges of Arts and Sciences
Environmental Center
Crawford 317
2550 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7361
Fax: (808) 956-3980
E-mail: jackiem@hawaii.edu
Faculty
J. N. Miller, PhD (Coordinator/Adviser)--environmental studies
Degree and Certificate Offered: BA in liberal
studies (environmental studies), Certificate in Environmental Studies
The Academic Program
Environmental studies is an individually designed,
interdisciplinary program established in 1975 and coordinated by the
Environmental Center. Students wishing to earn a BA degree with a major
equivalent in environmental studies may do so under the Liberal Studies
Program. The program encourages a great deal of self direction to
accommodate the student’s individual goals and interests.
Environmental studies students may focus their
curriculum on either the social or natural/physical sciences and find
employment in both the public and private sectors as environmental
resource managers, environmental specialists, hazardous waste managers,
or any number of related fields. Others pursue graduate studies in
environmental sciences, law, chemistry, biology, public health,
planning, geography, resource management, etc. A unique feature of the
program is the ability to undertake an internship with a local agency or
organization chosen by the student. In this internship (IS 489),
students design and carry out an environmental research project complete
with proposal, progress and final reports, and formal oral presentation
to the internship sponsors. During the past 14 years, the EVS program
has enjoyed the consistent cooperation and enthusiasm of more than 40
federal, state, and county agencies and departments and many private
organizations as sponsors of EVS students.
Bachelor’s Degree
The equivalent of an undergraduate major in
environmental studies is available in the BA in liberal studies program.
For information, contact the Environmental Center or Liberal Studies
Program. Interested students should refer to the “Liberal Studies”
section within the Colleges of Arts and Sciences.
Requirements
•
Introductory courses:
BIOL 101/101L or BIOL 171/171L
BIOL 124/124L
CHEM 151/151L, 161/161L or 171/ 171L
ECON 120 or 130
• Major courses: Students must complete a
minimum of 36 credit hours, including:
BIOL 310
IS 489
BOT 454 or ZOOL 200/200L
OCN 320
GEOG 301
20 to 24 credit hours in courses specific to the student’s area of
environmental studies specialization
Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA in the major course
work.
Certificate in Environmental Studies
A Certificate in Environmental Studies signifies that
a student has completed substantial environmental course work in
addition to the requirements of his or her regular major. Certificate
candidates are required to submit a proposal and complete 15 credit
hours of course work, including two required courses and three electives
from an approved list of courses. The required courses are BIOL 310 and
IS 489. Electives for social science or humanities majors are two
courses in the natural sciences and one from the social sciences.
Natural science majors must select two courses from the social sciences
and one from the natural sciences.
• Electives for the
natural science courses include the following:
BIOL 360, 410, 490
BOT 453, 454, 455, 450
GEOG 300, 301, 305, 309, 401, 405, 410, 412
GG 454, 455
OCN 320, 330, 331
OEST 310
ZOOL 439/439L, 450, 485
• Electives for the
social science courses include the following:
ARCH 341
AREC 432, 456
AMST 320, 420
ANTH 303, 415, 435
ECON 358, 491
GEOG 326, 328, 330, 335, 380, 415
OEST 261, 680, 681
PH 415
PLAN 310
POLS 335G, 346E
SOC 412
For information, contact the Environmental Center. |