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Kauaʻi Community College

Kaua‘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.

Interstate Passport

This example of a Passport Block was developed by faculty at Kaua‘i Community College. This member profile was developed as an example of how learning outcome-based transfer can be mapped onto a general education curriculum. The Interstate Passport program sunset at the end of 2023, and each member institution has different policies regarding their ongoing transfer relationships. The publication of their Passport Block is a part of the evergreen resources managed by WICHE to serve as an example and should not indicate any current or ongoing transfer relationships. For more information about transfer at Kaua‘i Community College please see their website at https://www.kauai.hawaii.edu/interstate-passport.

Passport Block

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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

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

Physical Sciences (DP)

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

Science Labs (DY)

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

FGB

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

FGC

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

DH

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

DL

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