V. Hawaiian/Asian/Pacific Requirement

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The College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Economics, and Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language require their students to take a minimum of three semester hours in courses whose content emphasizes Hawaiʻi, Asia, or some Pacific region, culture, or theme. This is a graduation requirement. Courses used to satisfy this requirement may also be used to satisfy a General Education, Writing Intensive, and/or major, minor, or certificate requirement. Select a minimum of three semester hours from the following (please note that some courses listed below are only 1 or 2 credits and therefore will not complete the requirement without additional coursework):

Anthropology: ANTH 200 (b) (c) (d) (e), 220, 347, 354, 356, 357, 358, 385, 386, 387, 435
Art: ART 280, 380, 381, 385
Astronomy: ASTR 220
Biology: BIOL156, 156L(1 cr), 190(2 cr), 309
Chinese: CHNS 101, 102, 201, 202
Communication: COM 359, 456, 457
Economics: ECON 310, 330, 381, 415
English: ENG 205, 323, 347, 365, 430
Geography: GEOG 101L(1 cr), 107, 120, 309, 326, 332, 335, 350, 385, 435, 496
Geology: GEOL 205
Hawaiian: HAW 100(2 cr), 101, 102, 107, 201, 202, 207, 303, 304, 403, 404, 453, 454, 455
Hawaiian Studies: HWST 111, 175, 176, 194, 205(2 cr), 211, 213, 294, 394, 405(1 cr), 461, 462, 471, 472, 473, 474, 494, 497
History: HIST 274, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 316, 317, 318, 321, 331,332, 333, 336, 392, 481
Honors HON 202, 203
Japanese: JPNS 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 340, 365, 382, 401, 425, 451, 452, 481
Japanese Studies: JPST 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 310, 311, 314, 315, 330, 340, 353, 356, 358, 365, 375, 380, 381, 382, 401, 425, 430, 450, 451, 452, 457, 481, 494
Linguistics: LING 347, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455
Management: MGT 333
Marketing: MKT 333
Marine Science: MARE 140, 140L(1 cr), 156, 190(2 cr), 310
Music: MUS 175, 176, 375
Natural Resources: NRES 320
Nursing: NURS 350
Philosophy: PHIL 101, 300, 301, 302, 430, 435, 450
Physics: PHYS 120
Political Science: POLS 351, 353
Psychology: PSY 323, 360, 475
Religious Studies: RELS 152, 302, 303, 304, 315, 385, 410, 430, 435, 450
Sociology: SOC 480
Women’s Studies: WS 330

Note: Students graduating with a major in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management are exempt from this requirement.