Academic Programs
Undergraduate Certificate Programs
The University offers a number of undergraduate
certificate programs, some of which are interdisciplinary. Generally,
certificates are awarded to students who take at least 12-15 credit
hours of specified courses.
Undergraduate certificate programs are offered in the
following areas:
Aging
Environmental Studies
Ethnic Studies
European Languages
Indo-Pacific Languages Marine Option
Peace Studies
Russian Studies
Women’s Studies
Bachelor’s Degree
Objectives
The baccalaureate degree program provides the student
with a coherent undergraduate education that includes a comprehensive
set of integrated learning opportunities. There are three basic
components to undergraduate education: (a) the University-wide General
Education Core requirements, which are usually completed during the
first two years of the University experience; (b) individual college or
school requirements; and (c) an academic specialization comprising a
major, as well as electives that complement and enrich the other
requirements.
Requirements
General Education Core and Graduation Requirements
The General Education Core and graduation requirements
are based on the conviction that an educated person has access to a
shared body of knowledge; a comprehension of the major divisions of
learning; and an understanding of the commonality in our ways of
thinking, of experiencing self, and of acquiring new knowledge and
skills. The common body of knowledge focuses broadly on heritage;
values; political, economic, and social life; and a relationship with
nature. Its study requires critical reading and listening, careful
judgment, and clear exposition. The common thread in general education
is the interconnectedness of human knowledge. See the “Ma¯noa General
Education Core and Graduation Requirements” section for more
information.
College or School Requirements
Colleges or schools may specify which General
Education Core courses should be taken to meet their requirements. They
may also have additional requirements. Students should refer to specific
college or school sections for more information.
Major or Academic Specialization Requirements
Each program leading to the bachelor’s degree is
built around a field of concentration--the major, which consists of a
specific number of credit hours and required courses in a particular
field or discipline, together with related courses in other
subjects that are associated with and contribute to that discipline.
Students must satisfy the degree requirements for the
selected major and, if applicable, the minor or concentration selected.
Detailed information can be found in the appropriate major or academic
specialization sections.
Minor Requirements
Limited concentrations of courses in an area other
than the major (i.e., a minor) are offered in some programs. A minor is
defined as relating to an approved baccalaureate degree, with courses
completed in or coordinated by a single academic department. A minor
course of study consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours of
non-introductory course work (200-level courses that have a
college-level course prerequisite and upper division courses) that is
completed with a grade of C or better.
Minors are currently offered in American studies, art,
Asian studies, botany, chemistry, computer science, dance, economics,
geography, geology and geophysics (four concentrations), Hawaiian,
history, mathematics, microbiology, music, philosophy, physics,
political science, religion, sociology, speech, theatre, and zoology.
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