UHWO GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
There are two components to the General Education requirements—Core and Graduation requirements.
1. Core Requirements
a. Foundations (12 credits total)
i. FG – Global & Multicultural Perspectives (6 credits; 2 groups)
1. Group A – Content primarily before 1500 CE
2. Group B – Content primarily after 1500 CE
3. Group C – Content pre-history to present
ii. FS – Symbolic Reasoning (3 credits)
iii. FW – Written Communication (3 credits)
b. Diversification (19 credits total)
i. DA/DH/DL – Arts, Humanities, Literatures (6 credits; 2 areas)
1. DA – Arts
2. DH - Humanities
3. DL – Literatures
ii. DS – Social Sciences (6 credits; 2 areas)
iii. DB/DP/DY – Natural Sciences
1. DB – Biological Sciences (3 credits)
2. DP – Physical Sciences (3 credits)
3. DY – Science Laboratory (1 credit)
2. Graduation Requirements
a. Focus (6 classes total)
i. H – Hawaiian, Asian, & Pacific Issues (1 course)
ii. E – Contemporary Ethical Issues (1 course)
iii. O – Oral Communication (1 course)
iv. WI – Writing Intensive (9 credits upper division; minimum 6 credits from outside of a capstone course)
b. Eng 200 (Eng 209 accepted for BUSA and PUBA Majors)
General Education Requirements
Foundations RequirementsDiversification Requirements
Focus Requirements
Course Designation Proposals
FoundationsDiversification
Focus
Approved Courses
Foundation/Focus DesignationsDiversification Designations
Multicampus Agreements
FoundationsResponse to Foundations Board: UHWOs response to foundations
Hawaiian, Asian, Pacific
Writing Intensive (WI) Requirements
Requirements for Writing-Intensive ClassesWriting Intensive Course Approval Form
Writing Intensive Course Policies
Approved Courses
Meeting Notes 2007-2008
September 25, 2007October 30, 2007
November 27, 2007
January 29, 2008
February 26, 2008
March 8, 2008
April 29, 2008
Resources
Proposal to Establish a Lower Division and General Education Requirements (approved 11/06)General Education and Lower Division Presentation to the BOR (11/06)