General Education Requirements (Bachelor Degree Seeking Students)
Foundation Skills (22-23 semester hours)
The foundational skills ensure that students meet the general competencies associated with written and oral communication, critical thinking, information literacy, quantitative reasoning, and knowledge of beauty and creativity. These are the fundamental skills needed by students for successful careers, citizenship, and further educational endeavors.
The major and minor fields of study differ in mathematics requirements. Some majors require a single course; others require a sequence.
MA102 is a developmental mathematics course and does not satisfy the terminal mathematics requirement for any major at Chaminade either online or on-ground.
Track A: General Mathematics. Terminal Requirement: MA 100
This track will satisfy the requirements in most areas in Humanities and Social Sciences and provides a basis in symbolic reasoning essential to descriptions of relationships and patterns in nature. This track will satisfy the math prerequisite required for the baccalaureate degrees in Nursing, Criminology and Criminal Justice, English, Historical and Political Studies, Environmental + Interior Design, Psychology, Religious Studies, Environmental Studies and Social Studies. Consult specific program requirements.
Track B: Algebra preparation for non-science majors. Terminal Requirement: MA 103
This track will satisfy the math general education requirement for the baccalaureate degrees in Accounting, Business Administration, Management, Behavioral Sciences and Environmental Studies.
Track C: Early Childhood & Elementary Education. Terminal Requirement: MA 105
This track will satisfy the requirements for teaching of mathematics at the Early Childhood and Elementary Education level and provides a basis in symbolic reasoning essential to descriptions of relationships and patters in nature. Consult requirements for Education programs.
Track D: Calculus series for science majors. Terminal Requirement: MA 210 or MA331.
Students whose majors require this terminal course should follow a sequence of MA104, MA110, MA210. Environmental Science students may elect MA210 or MA331 as their terminal mathematics requirements.
MA210 will satisfy the general education mathematics requirement in Biology, Biochemistry, Data Science and Forensic Sciences. These majors require additional mathematics courses to graduate. In addition to MA210, MA 211 is required for Biology, Biochemistry or Chemistry majors. In addition to MA210, MA211 or MA331 is required for Forensic Science students (students should consult their advisor to select the correct path based on career and graduate school planning). In addition to MA210, Data Science students are required to take MA331. Majors may have other mathematics or statistical requirements and students should consult the catalog.
Values (19 semester hours)
It is important that students leave Chaminade University with more than educational skills. Development of the whole person requires a values-based education. The Chaminade General Education program achieves this through six values based courses that intentionally align to the Marianist educational values and mission.
Capstone (3 semester hours)
The General Education capstone course enables students to solidify mastery of the foundational skills, Marianist and Native Hawaiian values and global awareness through a project based learning approach.
Core Curriculum Integrative Capstone (3 semester hours)
Total General Education Requirements: 44-45 semester hours
Life Skills & College Success | CUH 100 First Year Experience Seminar | 1 |
Writing | EN 101 Introduction to Expository Writing EN 102 Expository Writing | 6 |
Quantitative Skills | BU 254 Personal Finance MA 100 Quantitative Reasoning & Math Skills MA 103 College Algebra MA 104 College Algebra for Calculus Track MA 105 Math for Elementary Teachers I | 3 |
Oral Communication | COM 101 Introduction to Communication | 3 |
Quantitative Reasoning | BI 110/L People & Nature: Oceans and Human Health BI 131/L Human Nutrition BI 216/L Cellular and Organismal Biology II BI 250 People & Microbes: Microbiology & Cell Biology BU 202 Financial Literacy BU 254 Personal Finance CS 201 Programming in R CS 202 Programming in Python DS 101 Data Structures, Data Analytics, and Data Life cycle EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics ENV 115/L: Marine Environmental Science ENV 201/L Conservation Bio & Ecology MA 305 Math for Elementary Teachers II | 3-4 |
Critical Thinking | AN 200 Cultural Anthropology BU 202 Financial Literacy CIS 471 Cyberspace & Cyber security Essentials DS 100 Data Science Applications EC-202 Principles of Microeconomics EC 203 Critical Thinking ENV 100 Introduction to Environmental Issues GE 102 World Regional Geography GE 103 Human Geography HI 151 World Civilizations I HI 304 America Between the Wars POL 111 Comparative Government & Politics POL 211 American Government & Politics PSY 101 General Psychology PH 100 Introduction to Philosophy PH 105 Ethics | 3 |
Knowledge of Beauty and Creativity | AR 103 Visual Design AR 111 Drawing AR 201 Survey of Art I AR 202 Survey of Art II AR 250 Beginning Ceramics AR 255 Beginning Sculpture DS 403 Digital Humanities EID 216 Design Principles and Interior Composition PAR 101 Intro to the Great Composers PAR 201 Introduction to Motion Pictures PAR 205 Acting I PAR 208 Fundamentals of Music PAR 210 Fundamentals of Theatre | 3 |
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Education for Adaptation & Change | BU 254 Personal Finance COM 310 Intercultural Communication DS 122 Data Feminism EN 201 Types of Literature EN 308 Climate Fiction EN 319 Studies in Shakespeare EN 422 Modern Pacific Literature ENV 400: Current Global Environmental Issues HI 151 World Civilizations I HI 201 America Before the Civil War HI 202 America Since the Civil War HI 305 Contemporary America HI 444 Samurai Japan HI 450 Pre-Modern Hawai'i HI 451 Modern Hawai'i HI 452 Pre-Modern Pacific Islands HI 453 Modern Pacific Islands POL/HI 305 Contemporary America | 3 |
Education for Service, Justice, & Peace | COM 200 Introduction to Mass Communication DS 200 Data Ethics DS 316 Behind the Social Media Curtain DS 401 Healthcare Informatics and Analytics EN 255 Short Story and Novel ENV 400 Current Global Environmental Issues ENV/RE 431 Environmental Ethics HI 341 America Through Civil War HI 403 American Diplomacy POL 341 Vietnam War RE 390 Transformational Leadership SO 200 Introductory Sociology | 3 |
Education in the Family Spirit | BU 200 Introduction to Business DS 301 Community Engaged Computing EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics EN 285 Multigenerational Family Narratives EN 309 YA Fiction: Comas, Catastrophes & Cats EN 314 Backgrounds in American Literature HI 301 Early America HI 407 History of Rock-n-Roll HI 438 Globalization and Capitalism HI 444 Modern Japan PH 100 Introduction to Philosophy PSY 458 Psychology of Relationships | 3 |
Integral (Holistic) Education for Global Awareness | AN 200 Cultural Anthropology BU 202 Financial Literacy COM 310 Intercultural Communication DS 404 GEO tagging and GIS DS 407 Data Science for Environmental Sciences EID/PSY 336 Unpacking the Home: The Landscape of Modern Family and Culture EN 256 Poetry and Drama EN 432 Contemporary American Literature EN 482 Film and Literature EN 305 Multicultural Literature GE 102 World Regional Geography GE 103 Human Geography HI 151 World Civilizations I HI 443 Samurai Japan HI 446 Modern Middle East RE 460 Buddhism RE 357 Christians & Buddhists in Dialogue PH 380 Special Topics POL 111 Comparative Government & Politics POL 375 International Relations HI/POL 438 Globalization and Capitalism HI/POL 446 Modern Middle East | 3 |
Education for Formation in Faith | RE 301 Jesus: God and Man RE 308 Christian Ethics RE 314 Hebrew Scriptures RE 326 Christian Prayer RE 338 Religion, Philosophy & Social Ethics RE 346 Influential Women in Christianity RE/NUR 371 Nursing: Ethics and Spirituality RE/HI 322 Medieval Life and Thought | 3 |
Catholic Intellectual Tradition | RE 103 World Religions RE 205 Christian God and Human Experience RE 211 The Bible as Controversy | 3 |
Capstone | BU-471 Becoming a Data Jedi: Info Analytics CAP 400 General Education Capstone CIS 472 Cybersecurity Principles for a Changing World COM 461 Storytelling: My Heroic Journey So Far COM 462 Media Literacy for a Better World ED 482 Making the World Better EN 463 Movies That Matter: Worldly Doc Films EN 497 Hawai'i Images and Stories HI 405 African Americans and Racial Justice POL 498 Why No Aliens? Humanity's Challenges RE/PH/BI 488 Magic, Science, and Belief RE 489 Faith Reason and Sustainable Creation | 3 |