Hawaiian Studies: Associate in Arts Degree

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Hawaiian Studies

The Associate in Arts in Hawaiian Studies is a degree program intended to either provide the first two years of a baccalaureate program in Hawaiian Studies or prepare the student for study in other, broader fields of science, humanities, arts, and social sciences.

Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) approved 03/18/2015:

  1. Describe aboriginal Hawaiian linguistic, cultural, historical, and political concepts.
  2. Apply aboriginal Hawaiian concepts, knowledge, and methods to the areas of science, humanities, arts, and social sciences in academics and in other professional endeavors.
  3. Engage, articulate, and analyze topics relevant to the aboriginal Hawaiian community using college-level reading skills, research methods, and writing and speaking techniques.
  4. Apply appropriate mathematical and logical concepts and methods to understand, analyze, and explain issues.
  5. Synthesize aboriginal Hawaiian problem-solving skills and creative thinking strategies with other approaches then applying this learning to new and varied situations.
  6. Identify, allocate, and utilize technological and natural resources effectively and responsibly.

Fall (Semester 1)

Course
Title
Credits
  1. ENG 100: This course fulfills the Foundations: Written Communication (FW) category.
  2. HWST 107: This course fulfills the Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Island Issues (HAP) graduation requirement.
  3. Diversification: Social Sciences (DS): A total of 6 credits are required and are recommended to be completed in semesters 1 and 4. Any two courses from different disciplines are required. ANTH 220, BOT 105, and HWST 211 are recommended options.
Sub-Total Credits
13

Spring (Semester 2)

Course
Title
Credits
3
3
3 - 4
  1. Diversification: Arts (DA), Humanities (DH), or Literatures (DL): A total of 9 credits are required and are recommended to be completed in in semesters 2 and 3. Two of the three courses (6 credits) must be taken from different designations.
  2. Diversification: Biological Sciences (DB) or Physical Sciences (DP): Only 1 DB course and 1 DP course is required. If the DB course is taken in semester 2, the DP course should be completed in semester 4 or vice versa.
  3. Diversification: Laboratory (science) (DY): Only 1 credit of DY is required (may be completed in semester 2 or 4). BOT 130L is recommended.
Sub-Total Credits
17-18

Fall (Semester 3)

Course
Title
Credits
6
3 - 4
Foundations: Quantitative Reasoning (FQ): Any FQ course
3
  1. Diversification: Arts (DA), Humanities (DH), or Literatures (DL): A total of 9 credits are required and are recommended to be completed in in semesters 2 and 3. Two of the three courses (6 credits) must be taken from different designations.
  2. Foundations: Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG): A total of 6 credits are required and are recommended to be completed in semesters 3 and 4. Any two courses with different FG designations are required.
Sub-Total Credits
15-16

Spring (Semester 4)

Course
Title
Credits
3
3 - 4
  1. Diversification: Biological Sciences (DB) or Physical Sciences (DP): Only 1 DB course and 1 DP course is required. If the DB course is taken in semester 2, the DP course should be completed in semester 4 or vice versa.
  2. Diversification: Social Sciences (DS): A total of 6 credits are required and are recommended to be completed in semesters 1 and 4. Any two courses from different disciplines are required. ANTH 220, BOT 105, and HWST 211 are recommended options.
  3. Foundations: Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG): A total of 6 credits are required and are recommended to be completed in semesters 3 and 4. Any two courses with different FG designations are required.
Sub-Total Credits
15-16

Graduation Requirements (to be satisfied within the 60-63-credit A.A. degree)

Course
Title
Credits
Total Credits
60-63