Kapiʻolani Community College
Honolulu, HawaiiLast Updated: 2020-12-14
Passport Block
Kapi‘olani Community College's Interstate Passport block is aligned with the general education foundation and diversification requirements of its Associate in Arts degrees, with the addition of an oral communication course. Visit the Kapi‘olani Community College website for information about its AA in Liberal Arts degree and its AA in Hawaiian Studies degree.
Any Oral Communication (OC) course – examples include the following:
Oral CommunicationCourses in Oral Communication | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
SP | 151 | Personal and Public Speech | ||
SP | 181 | Interpersonal Communication | ||
Any Foundation Written Communication (FW) course – examples include the following:
Written CommunicationCourses in Written Communication | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
ENG | 100 | Composition 1 | ||
ESL | 100 | Composition 1 | ||
Any Foundation Quantitative Reasoning (FQ) course – examples include the following:
Quantitative LiteracyCourses in Quantitative Literacy | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
MATH | 100 | Survey of Mathematics | ||
MATH | 115 | Introduction to Statistics and Probabilities | ||
PHIL | 111 | Introduction to Inductive Logic | ||
One Diversification Biological Sciences (DB) course +
One Diversification Physical Sciences (DP) course +
One Diversification Laboratory Science (DY) course that corresponds with the selected DB or DP course – examples include:
Courses in Biological Sciences (DB) | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
BIOL | 101 | Biology and Society | ||
BOT | 130 | Plants in the Hawaiian Environment | ||
ZOOL | 200 | Marine Biology | ||
Courses in Physical Sciences (DP) | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
CHEM | 161 | General Chemistry I | ||
GEOG | 101 | The Natural Environment | ||
OCN | 201 | Science of the Sea | ||
Courses in Laboratory Sciences (DY) | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
BIOL | 101L | Biology and Society Lab | ||
BOT | 130L | Plants in the Hawaiian Environment Lab | ||
CHEM | 161L | General Chemistry I Lab | ||
GEOG | 101L | The Natural Environment Lab | ||
OCN | 201L | Science of the Sea Lab | ||
ZOOL | 101L | Marine Biology Lab | ||
Two courses, each one from a different group (FGA, FGB, FGC), in Foundation Global / Multicultural Perspectives – examples include the following:
Foundation Global / Multicultural Perspectives (FGA)Courses in Foundation Global / Multicultural Perspectives (FGA) | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
ANTH | 151 | Emerging Humanity | ||
HIST | 151 | World History to 1500 | ||
Courses in Foundation Global / Multicultural Perspectives (FGB) | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
GEOG | 102 | World Regional Geography | ||
SSCI | 102 | Society and Food | ||
Courses in Foundation Global / Multicultural Perspectives (FGC) | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
MUS | 107 | Music in World Cultures | ||
REL | 150 | Introduction to the World's Major Religions | ||
Critical thinking is a process and habit of mind that is developed in not just one, but across multiple, courses. Therefore, this block is met upon completion of the oral communication (OC), written communication (FW), quantitative literacy (FQ), natural science (DB, DP, DY), human cultures (FGA, FGB, FGC), creative expression (DA, DH, DL), and human society and the individual (DS) requirements.
Two courses, each one from a different group, in Diversification in Arts (DA), Diversification in Humanities (DH), or Diversification in Literature (DL) – examples include the following:
Diversification in Arts (DA)Courses in Diversification in Arts (DA) | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
ART | 101 | Introduction to the Visual Arts | ||
DNCE | 212 | Traditional Hula | ||
MUS | 108 | Fundamentals of Western Music | ||
Courses in Diversification in Humanities (DH) | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
AMST | 201 | American Experience: Institutions and Movements | ||
HWST | 100 | Introduction to Hawaiian Culture | ||
PHIL | 100 | Introduction to Philosophy | ||
Courses in Diversification in Literature (DL) | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
EALL | 272 | Japanese Literature in Translation – Modern | ||
ENG | 270 | Introduction to Literature: Literary History | ||
HWST | 270 | Hawaiian Mythology | ||
Teamwork and value systems are developed in not just one, but across multiple, courses. Therefore, this block is met upon completion of the oral communication (OC), written communication (FW), quantitative literacy (FQ), natural science (DB, DP, DY), human cultures (FGA, FGB, FGC), creative expression (DA, DH, DL), and human society and the individual (DS) requirements.
Two courses from two different disciplines in Diversification in Social Sciences (DS) – examples include the following:
Diversification in Social Sciences (DS)Courses in Diversification in Social Sciences (DS) | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
ECON | 120 | Introduction to Economics | ||
HWST | 255 | Introduction to the Hawaiian Kingdom | ||
PSY | 100 | Survey of Psychology | ||
Program Highlights
Kapi‘olani Community College programs include an AA in Liberal Arts with pathways to Bachelor's degrees, and AS degrees in Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, Radiologic Technician, and Medical Assisting, among others, as well as award-winning AS in Natural Science, AS in New Media Arts (Animation and Interface Design), and AS in Culinary Arts programs.
Contact Info
Institutional Liaison: Anthony Silva
Student Contact: N/A
Interstate Passport is based at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, a 501c3 regional compact, located in Boulder, Colorado.
Funded in part by Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation.
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