Hawaiian Studies Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree

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GROUP 1. General Education Requirements (and Assigned Credits)

English Composition (3)
Quantitative Reasoning (3)
World Cultures (6)
Humanities (6 more) [LING 102 in Group 2, Major Requirements, fulfills 3 of the 9 required semester hours]
Social Sciences (9)
Natural Sciences (10)

GROUP 1 Total: 37 semester credits

GROUP 2. Major Requirements (and Assigned Credits)
Option I (Continuing the Culture)

Required courses (25 semester hours)
- HAW 303-304 (8) Third-Level Hawaiian
- HAW 403-404 (8) Fourth-Level Hawaiian
- HWST 205 (2) Hawaiian Music in Action
- HWST 405 (1) Hana Noʻeau
- HWST 497 (3) Hawaiian Studies Seminar
- HWST 111 (3) The Hawaiian ʻOhana OR HWST 211 (3) Hawaiian Ethnobotany OR HWST 213 (3) Hawaiian Ethnozoology
Electives (18 semester hours)
1. 12 semester hours selected from either (A) or (B):
  - (A) Language Emphasis
    - HAW 453 (3) Hawaiian Phonetics and Phonology
    - HAW 454 (3) Hawaiian Morphology and Syntax
    - HAW 455 (3) Hawaiian: A Polynesian Language
    - HWST 461 (3) Pana Hawaiʻi
    - HWST 462 (3) Haku Mele
  - (B) Performing Arts Emphasis
    - HWST 461 (3) Pana Hawaiʻi
    - HWST 462 (3) Haku Mele
    - HWST 471 (3) Mele ʻAuana
    - HWST 472 (3) Hula ʻAuana
    - HWST 473 (3) Oli/Mele Kahiko
    - HWST 474 (3) Hula Kahiko
2. AND 6 semester hours taken from any 300- or 400-level HAW or HWST course

Option II (Monitoring the Culture)

Required courses (25 semester hours)
- HAW 303-304 (8) Third-Level Hawaiian
- HAW 403-404 (8) Fourth-Level Hawaiian
- HWST 111 (3) The Hawaiian ʻOhana
- HWST 205 (2) Hawaiian Music in Action
- HWST 405 (1) Hana Noʻeau
- HWST 497 (3) Hawaiian Studies Seminar
Electives (18 semester hours)
- 12 semester hours selected from either (A) or (B) below, at least 9 of which must be in courses numbered 300 and above. Special topics courses pertaining to Hawaiʻi also may be counted as electives, if permission is obtained from the department head.
  - (A) Social Environment
    - ANTH/ENG 347 (3) Pidgins and Creoles
    - ANTH 357 (3) Change in the Pacific
    - ANTH 385 (3) Hawaiian and Pacific Prehistory
    - ANTH 386 (3) Hawaiian Culture before 1819
    - ANTH 387 (3) Modern Hawaiian Culture (1819 to present)
    - ECON 330 (3) Hawaiian Economy
    - ENG 323 (3) Literature of Hawaii
    - ENG 430 (3) Pacific Islands Literature
    - HWST 175 (3) Introduction to the Music of Polynesia
    - HAW 176 (3) The History and Development of Hawaiian Music
    - HIST 274 (3) History of Hawaiʻi
    - HIST 316 (3) Pacific History I
    - HIST 317 (3) Pacific History II
    - HIST 332 (3) Hawaiian Kingdom
    - HIST 333 (3) Twentieth Century Hawaiʻi
    - KANT 486 (3) Moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi Kuʻuna
    - POLS 337 (3) Politics of Hawaiʻi
    - SOC 370 (3) Political Economy of Hawaiʻi
  - (B) Natural Setting
    - AG 194 (1) Focus on Agriculture
    - ASTR/ANTH 220 (3) Archaeoastronomy
    - BIOL 156 (3) Natural History and Conservation of the Hawaiian Islands
    - BIOL 156L (1) Natural History Field Trips
    - BIOL 160 (3) Identification of Tropical Plants
    - BIOL/MARE 171L (1) Marine Biology Lab
    - GEOG/PHYS 120 (3) Weather and Climate of Hawaiʻi
    - GEOG 332 (3) Geography of the Hawaiian Islands
    - GEOL 205 (3) Geology of the Hawaiian Islands
    - HWST 211 (3) Hawaiian Ethnobotany
    - HWST 213 (3) Hawaiian Ethnozoology
    - HWST 461 (3) Pana Hawaiʻi
    - MARE 190 (2) Hawaiian Marine Field Experience
    - MARE 201L (2) Oceanography Lab
    - MARE 325 (3) Coral Reef Ecology (Hawaiian & Global Reefs)
    - MARE/BIOL 371L (1) Biology of Marine Invertebrates Lab (Hawaiian Forms)
    - MARE 372L (1) Biology of Marine Plants Lab (Hawaiian Forms)
    - MARE/BIOL 384L (1) Biology of Marine Fishes Lab (Hawaiian Forms)
- AND 6 semester hours taken from any 300- or 400-level HAW or HWST course

GROUP 2 Total: 43 semester credits

GROUP 3. Electives from the total university selection of courses: 37 Credits (Must include enough 300-400 level semester credits to meet graduation requirements for this major: See Note 2)
GROUP 3 Total: 37 semester credits

GROUP 4. Writing Intensive and Hawaiian/Asian/Pacific Courses. These must be fulfilled in GROUPS 1, 2, and 3 above: Credits vary.

Three Writing Intensive courses (one 300 level or above)
The major requirements fulfill the Hawaiian/Asian/Pacific requirement.

Total Semester Hours Required For The B.A. in Hawaiian Studies: 120

Notes:

Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in courses required for the major.
At least 45 semester hours must be earned in courses at the 300-400 level.
To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hawaiian Studies, students must fulfill the requirements for the major AND meet all of the University’s other baccalaureate degree requirements. (Please see the chapter on Baccalaureate Degree Requirements in the Catalog.)
Students should always check course prerequisites and the frequency with which courses are offered. This information is found in Course Listings in the back of the Catalog.
To ensure progress toward degree completion, students are strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor each semester before registering.