WELCOME TO HAWAIIAN STUDIES PROGRAM AT KAUA'I COMMUNITY COLLEGE!
The Associate in Arts in Hawaiian Studies is a 60-credit 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.
Graduation Requirements:
The program will be governed by the same admission policies as the current Liberal Arts A.A. program, and advising and counseling will be available from a specially designated counselor at Student Services.
Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) approved 03/18/2015:
- Describe aboriginal Hawaiian linguistic, cultural, historical, and political concepts.
- Apply aboriginal Hawaiian concepts, knowledge, and methods to the areas of science, humanities, arts, and social sciences in academics and in other professional endeavors.
- Engage, articulate, and analyze topics relevant to the aboriginal Hawaiian community using college-level reading skills, research methods, and writing and speaking techniques.
- Apply appropriate mathematical and logical concepts and methods to understand, analyze, and explain issues.
- Synthesize aboriginal Hawaiian problem-solving skills and creative thinking strategies with other approaches then applying this learning to new and varied situations.
- Identify, allocate, and utilize technological and natural resources effectively and responsibly.
GUIDED PATHWAYS TO COMPLETION
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Hawaiian Studies Associate in Arts Degree, 60-63 credits
Fall Semester 1
- ENG 100 - Composition I (3 credits)
- HWST 101 - Elementary Hawaiian I (4 credits)
- HWST 107 - Hawai'i: Center of the Pacific (3 credits)
- Diversification (DS): ANTH 200, ANTH 220 or BOT 105 (3 credits)
Note:
- ENG 100: This course fulfills the Foundations: Written Communication (FW) category.
- HWST 107: This course fulfills the Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Island Issues (HAP) graduation requirement.
- 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.
Spring Semester 2
- HAW 102 - Elementary Hawaiian II (4 credits)
- Diversification: Biological Sciences (DB) or Physical Sciences (DP): ASTR 110 (DP); BIOL 123 (DB), BIOL 208 (DB); BOT 130 (DB); OCN 120 (DP), or OCN 201 (DP) (3 credits)
- Diversification: Laboratory (science) (DY): BIOL 123L or BOT 130L (1 credit)
- Diversification: Literatures (DL): ENG 261 or HAW 261 (3 credits)
- Electives - Hawaiian Studies AA (3 credits)
- Oral Communication: SP 151, SP 231, or SP 251 (3 credits)
Note:
- 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.
- 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.
- Diversification: Laboratory (science) (DY): Only 1 credit of DY is required (may be completed in semester 2 or 4). BOT 130L is recommended.
Fall Semester 3
- Diversification: Arts (DA), Humanities (DH), or Literatures (DL) (6 credits) - Hawaiian Studies A.A. (6 credits)
- Electives - Hawaiian Studies A.A.(3 - 4 credits)
- Foundations: Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG): Any FGA, FGB, or FGC course (3 credits)
- Foundations: Quantitative Reasoning (FQ): Any FQ course (3 credits)
Note:
- 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.
- 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.
Spring Semester 4
- Diversification: Biological Sciences (DB) or Physical Sciences (DP) - Hawaiian Studies A.A. (3 credits)
- Diversification: Social Sciences (DS) - Hawaiian Studies A.A. (3 credits)
- Electives - Hawaiian Studies A.A. (3 - 4 credits)
- Foundations: Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG): Any FGA, FGB, or FGC course (3 credits)
Note:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Total credits: 60-63
Graduation Requirements (to be satisfied within the 60-63 credit A.A. degree)
- Graduation Requirement: Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues (HAP): At least one HAP course
- Graduation Requirement: Writing Intensive (WI): At least 2 WI courses
Hawaiian Studies Academic Subject Certificate (ASC), 26 credits
Fall Semester 1
- HAW 101 - Elementary Hawaiian I (4 credits)
- HWST 107 - Hawai'i: Center of the Pacific (3 credits)
- Electives: Culture, History, and Arts (3 credits)
- Electives: Hawaiian Environment course (3 credits)
Spring Semester 2
- HAW 102 - Elementary Hawaiian II (4 credits)
- Electives: Culture, History, and Arts (3 credits)
- Electives: Any Hawaiian Environment (3 credits)
- Electives: Any Hawaiian Language (3 credits)
