Kauaʻi Community College
Li‘hue, HawaiiKaua‘i Community College is a Hawaiian-serving Institution and the only institution of higher education in the County of Kaua‘i. Kaua‘i is the northernmost island of the eight major Hawaiian islands and is separated from Honolulu, the capital and main population and business center of the state, by 100 miles of the Pacific Ocean. Travel to any of the other islands is primarily by air. Ni‘ihau is a privately owned island, also located in the County of Kaua‘i, which is accessible only by boat and helicopter. It is home to the state’s largest concentration of people who learned Hawaiian as their first language. The College houses a University Center, which broadens the educational opportunities of island-bound residents by supporting distance education baccalaureate and graduate programs from sister UH campuses. This allows residents to further their education without leaving the island.
Last Updated: 2021-06-10
Passport Block
Required Passport categories are drawn from Kaua‘i Community College’s General Education course designations (Foundation Requirements and Diversification Requirements) with the addition of an Oral Communication course.
Further information may be found at:
https://catalog.kauai.hawaii.edu/liberal-arts/liberal-arts-associate-in-arts-degree
and here:
Any one Oral Communication course.
Examples of those courses are below. A full list of Oral Communication courses can be found under Oral Communication at
https://catalog.kauai.hawaii.edu/liberal-arts/liberal-arts-associate-in-arts-degree
Possibilities in Oral Communication| Courses in Possibilities in Oral Communication | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| SP | 151 | Personal and Public Speaking | ||
| SP | 181 | Interpersonal Communication | ||
| SP | 231 | Performance of Literature | ||
| SP | 251 | Principles of Effective Public Speaking | ||
Any Foundation Written Communication (FW) course .
Examples of those courses are below. A full list of FW courses can be found under Foundations (Written Communication) at
https://catalog.kauai.hawaii.edu/diversification
Written Communication (FW)
| Courses in Written Communication (FW) | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| ENG | 100 | Composition I | ||
Any Foundation Quantitative Reasoning (FQ) course.
Examples of those courses are below. A full list of FQ courses may be found under Foundations (Quantitative Reasoning) at
https://catalog.kauai.hawaii.edu/diversification
Quantitative Literacy (FQ)
| Courses in Quantitative Literacy (FQ) | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| MATH | 100 | Survey of Mathematics | ||
| MATH | 103 | College Algebra | ||
| MATH | 115 | Introduction to Statistics and Probability | ||
| MATH | 140x | PreCalculus | ||
| MATH | 241 | Calculus I | ||
| PHIL | 111 | Introduction to Inductive Logic | ||
Any Diversification Biological Sciences (DB) course +
Any Diversification Physical Sciences (DP) course +
Any Diversification Laboratory (DY) course that corresponds with the selected DB or DP course
Examples of those courses are listed below. A full list of DB, DP, and DY courses can be found under Diversification Requirements at
https://catalog.kauai.hawaii.edu/diversification
Biological Sciences (DB)| Courses in Biological Sciences (DB) | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| AG | 200 | Principles of Horticulture | ||
| BIOL | 171 | Introduction to Biology I | ||
| BIOL | 172 | Introduction to Biology II | ||
| BOT | 101 | General Botany | ||
| HLTH | 155 | Introduction to the Study of Diseases | ||
| MICRO | 130 | General Microbiology | ||
| PHYL | 141 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | ||
| PHYL | 142 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| SCI | 121 | Introduction to Science | ||
| ZOOL | 105 | Hawaiian Ethnozoology | ||
| Courses in Physical Sciences (DP) | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| AG | 122 | Soil Technology | ||
| ASTR | 110 | Survey of Astronomy | ||
| CHEM | 161 | General Chemistry I | ||
| CHEM | 162 | General Chemistry II | ||
| OCN | 201 | Science of the Sea | ||
| PHYS | 170 | General Physics I | ||
| PHYS | 272 | General Physics II | ||
| SCI | 122 | Introduction to Science: Physical Science | ||
| SSM | 275 | Basic Energy Production | ||
| Courses in Science Labs (DY) | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| AG | 200L | Principles of Horticulture Lab | ||
| BIOL | 171L | Introduction to Biology Laboratory I | ||
| BIOL | 172L | Introduction to Biology Laboratory II | ||
| BOT | 101L | General Botany Lab | ||
| CHEM | 161L | General Chemistry Lab I | ||
| CHEM | 162L | General Chemistry Lab II | ||
| MICR | 140L | General Microbiology Lab | ||
| PHYL | 141L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | ||
| PHYL | 142L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | ||
| PHYS | 170L | General Physics I Lab | ||
| PHYS | 272L | General Physics II Lab | ||
| SCI | 121L | Introduction to Science Lab | ||
| SCI | 122L | Introduction to Physical Science Laboratory | ||
Any two courses from a different group in Foundations Global Perspectives (FGA, FGB, or FGC).
Examples of those courses are below. A full list of FGA, FGB, or FGC courses can be found under Foundations: Global and Multicultural Perspectives at:
https://catalog.kauai.hawaii.edu/diversification
FGA
| Courses in FGA | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| HIST | 151 | World History to 1500 | ||
| Courses in FGB | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| HIST | 152 | World History Since 1500 | ||
| PHIL | 103 | Environmental Ethics | ||
| SSM | 101 | Sustainability in a Changing World | ||
| Courses in FGC | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| REL | 150 | Introduction to World Religions | ||
This block is met by completing a course with any of the following designations: DA, DL, DH, DB, DP, DY, DS, FQ, FW, FGA, FGB, or FGC–– each of which fulfills another Passport block.
Two courses (for 6 credits) each from a different group in Diversification Arts (DA), Diversification Humanities, (DH), or Diversification Literature (DL).
Examples of those courses are below. A full list of DA, DH, and DL courses found under Diversification Requirements at
https://catalog.kauai.hawaii.edu/diversification
DA
| Courses in DA | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| ART | 101 | Introduction to the Visual Arts | ||
| ART | 105 | Introduction to Ceramics | ||
| ART | 107D | Introduction to Digital Photography | ||
| ART | 113 | Introduction to Drawing | ||
| ART | 125 | Introduction to Graphic Design | ||
| CM | 110 | Introduction to Music Production | ||
| CM | 120 | Introduction to Digital Video | ||
| CM | 180 | Introduction to Website Technology | ||
| MUS | 121B | Voice 1 | ||
| MUS | 121C | Piano 1 | ||
| MUS | 202 | College Band | ||
| THEA | 221 | Beginning Acting 1 | ||
| Courses in DH | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| HIST | 242 | History of Asia since 1500 | ||
| HIST | 284 | History of the Hawaiian Islands | ||
| HPER | 170 | Beginning Yoga | ||
| HWST | 100 | The Hawaiian ‘Ohana | ||
| HWST | 107 | Hawai‘i: Center of the Pacific | ||
| PHIL | 100 | Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| PHIL | 101 | Morals and Society | ||
| Courses in DL | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| ENG | 250 | American Literature | ||
| ENG | 255 | Short Story and Novel | ||
| ENG | 272B | Multiethnic Literatures of Hawai‘i | ||
| ENG | 272P | Landscapes in Literature | ||
| HWST | 270 | Hawaiian Mythology | ||
This block is met by completing a course with any DY designation which also fulfills part of the Natural Sciences Passport block.
Two courses (or 6 credits) from two different disciplines in Social Sciences (DS).
Examples of those courses are below. A full list of DS courses can be found under Diversification: Social Sciences at
https://catalog.kauai.hawaii.edu/diversification
DS
| Courses in DS | ||||
| Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
| ANTH | 220 | Prehistory of Hawai‘i | ||
| BOT | 105 | Ethnobotany | ||
| ECON | 130 | Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| ECON | 131 | Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| POLS | 110 | Introduction to Political Science | ||
| SOC | 100 | Introduction to Sociology | ||
Program Highlights
Kaua‘i Community College offers career and technical education programs to prepare students for the workforce and academic programs to prepare students for transfer to 4-year institutions. These programs were developed to "inspire, engage, and empower learners and educators to enrich our community and world" as well as meet the community's changing workforce needs. Examples include Agriculture, Automotive Green Technology, Entrepreneurship, Medical Assisting, and Natural Science.
Contact Info
Institutional Liaison: Ryan Girard
Contact for Students: Wade Tanaka
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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