INSTITUTION INFORMATION
Kapiʻolani Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii
Institution Liaison: Anthony Silva
Last Updated: 2021-09-28
Kapiʻolani Community College Passport Block
The Passport Block listed here is for general information only. Students must see the institution's website for access to its official block.PASSPORT BLOCK OVERVIEW
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.
ORAL COMMUNICATION
Students must take one course in oral communication (OC) -- examples include the following:
Courses in Oral Communication
Required
Available Online
Course Prefix
Course Number
Course Title
SP
151
Personal and Public Speech
SP
181
Interpersonal Communication
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Students must take one course in written communication (FW) – examples include the following:
Courses in Written CommunicationRequired
Available Online
Course Prefix
Course Number
Course Title
ENG
100
Composition 1
ESL
100
Composition 1
QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
Students must take one course in quantitative reasoning (FQ) – examples include the following:
Courses in Quantitative LiteracyRequired
Available Online
Course Prefix
Course Number
Course Title
MATH
100
Survey of Mathematics
MATH
115
Introduction to Statistics and Probabilities
PHIL
111
Introduction to Inductive Logic
NATURAL SCIENCES
Students must take one course in biological sciences (DB), one course in physical sciences (DP), and one course in laboratory sciences (DY) that coresponds to the selected biological or physical science course – examples include:
Required
Available Online
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
Available Online
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
Available Online
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
HUMAN CULTURES
Students must take two courses in global / multicultural perspectives (FGA, FGB, FGC), each one from a different group – examples include the following:
Courses in Foundation Global / Multicultural Perspectives (FGA)Required
Available Online
Course Prefix
Course Number
Course Title
ANTH
151
Emerging Humanity
HIST
151
World History to 1500
Courses in Foundation Global / Multicultural Perspectives (FGB)
Required
Available Online
Course Prefix
Course Number
Course Title
GEOG
102
World Regional Geography
SSCI
102
Society and Food
Courses in Foundation Global / Multicultural Perspectives (FGC)
Required
Available Online
Course Prefix
Course Number
Course Title
MUS
107
Music in World Cultures
REL
150
Introduction to the World's Major Religions
CRITICAL THINKING
Critical thinking is a process and habit of mind that is developed in not just one course, but across multiple, courses. The learning outcomes for critical thinking will be met by taking all the courses in the other areas of the Passport Block. No additional courses are required in this area.
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Students must take two courses in arts, humanities, and literature (DA, DH, DL), each one from a different group – examples include the following:
Courses in Diversification in Arts (DA)Required
Available Online
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
Available Online
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
Available Online
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
Teamwork and value systems are developed in not just one course, but across multiple courses. The learning outcomes for teamwork and value systems will be met by taking all the courses in the other areas of the Passport Block. No additional courses are required in this area.
HUMAN SOCIETY AND THE INDIVIDUAL
Students must take two courses in social sciences (DS), each one from a different discipline – examples include the following:
Courses in Diversification in Social Sciences (DS)Required
Available Online
Course Prefix
Course Number
Course Title
ECON
120
Introduction to Economics
HWST
255
Introduction to the Hawaiian Kingdom
PSY
100
Survey of Psychology
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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