HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

General Education Requirements

If you are transferring from a California Community College or a California State University, you can satisfy the General Education Requirements for admissions by completing a GE Certification, IGETC or the SDSU pattern described below. NOTE: majors in Liberal Studies should complete the GE pattern described in the SDSU General Catalog.

Communication & Critical Thinking

Complete one course from each of the following three sections (9 units)

Oral Communication

Courses at selected institution:   COM 2000
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Written Communication

Reading and Composition, College Writing, Rhetoric and Writing, 1st Semester Composition or Writing, Composition and Literature, English Composition, Expository Writing, Academic Writing, Writing Discourse, Freshman Composition, Composition I, Intensive Writing, Other

Critical Thinking

Courses at selected institution:   WRI 1200
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Natural Science and Quantitative Reasoning

Complete one course from each of the following four sections (10 units)

Physical Science

Courses at selected institution:   GEOL 1000
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Life Science

Courses at selected institution:   BIOL 1000, BIOL 2030
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Laboratory

Any lab course in the physical or life science fields consisting of two hours per week, Other

Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning

Courses at selected institution:   MATH 1123, MATH 1130, MATH 1140, PSY 1100
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Complete two courses (6 units)

Social Behavioral Sciences

Courses at selected institution:   HIST 1402, MC 1000, PSY 1000
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Humanities

Complete 9 units with a minimum of one course each in Arts and Humanities.
Arts includes: Art, Cinema, Dance, Music and Theatre.
Humanities includes: History, Languages other than English, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies.

Arts

Courses at selected institution:   MUS 1000
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Humanities

Courses at selected institution:   CLST 1000, SPAN 1100
Other courses that satisfy this requirement:

Lifelong Learning and Self-Development

Complete one course (3 units)

Lifelong Learning and Self-Development

Student Success Strategies, Human Behavior, Human Sexuality , Nutrition, Physical and Mental Health, Stress Management, Information Literacy, Social Relationships, Relationships with the Environment, Death and Dying, Lifelong Learning, Health & Lifestyle, Health & Society, Interpersonal Relations, College Success & Lifelong Learning, Career-Life Planning, Life Skills and Personal Adjustment, Child/Human Development, Psychology/Sociology of Death and Dying, Cultural Aspects of Nutrition, Nutrition for Fitness and Sports, Intro to Public Health, Other

Ethnic Studies

Complete one course (3 units)

Ethnic Studies

Afro-American History, The Black Family, Black Women: Myth and Reality, Black Religions and Spirituality, Modern Civil Rights Movement, Black Nationalism, History and Culture of Hip Hop, American Indian Heritage, U.S. History from an American Indian Perspective to 1870, U.S. History from an American Indian Perspective Since 1870, Indians Through Film and Television, Asian American Experiences, Contemporary Issues in Filipino-American Communities, Chicana and Chicano Heritage, Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies, Chicana and Chicano Role in the American Political System, Critical Issues in Chicana Studies, Mexican Immigration, Gender, Sex, and Politics in Colonial Mexico, Chicana Women¿s History: 1848-Present, Other

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