WELCOME TO THE LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAM AT KAUA'I COMMUNITY COLLEGE!
Developing Essential Skills: A Dynamic and Supportive Program
The Liberal Arts program at Kaua‘i CC isn't just about credits—it's about opportunity. We offer courses that develop essential general intellectual capacities, such as reason and judgment. These studies encourage students to think clearly and creatively, effectively seek and assess information, and communicate effectively.
What Sets Us Apart?
- Real-world Focus: The liberal arts form the foundation for a strong education in any field. Many of our courses serve as prerequisites for career and technical programs.
- Flexible Pathways: Beyond preparing you for further education, the Liberal Arts program is committed to developing well-rounded individuals with the skills necessary to face life's challenges and make positive contributions to society.
- Skill Development: You will focus on building core skills that include critical thinking, effective communication, and sound decision-making.
Benefits of Our Program
- Versatility: Gain core intellectual skills applicable to any career field or advanced degree.
- Foundation Building: Satisfy prerequisites needed for a broad range of career and technical programs.
- Open Access: Our open-door policy allows any admitted student to easily designate themselves as a Liberal Arts student.
Program Admission Requirements
Kaua‘i Community College has an open-door policy. Once admitted to the College, students can designate themselves as Liberal Arts students and be in the program.
Graduation Requirements
The following requirements must be satisfied within the 60-credit AA degree:
- Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues (HAP) or Pacific Cultures (PC): Complete any HAP or PC course.
- Writing Intensive (WI): Complete at least 2 WI courses.
Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) updated 02/28/2022:
- Apply appropriate English language skills to effectively communicate complex ideas in academic and professional contexts.
- Apply an iterative, reflective approach to finding, evaluating, and using information.
- Apply mathematical concepts and quantitative literacy skills to solve problems.
- Engage with artistic expression by applying established aesthetic principles and analytical techniques.
- Apply evidence-based theories and methods of scientific inquiry to test ideas, predict outcomes, observe and measure results, and make informed decisions.
- Use knowledge of diverse human experiences and ways of knowing from different times, nations, cultures, ethnicities, classes, and identities to inform critical thought and intellectual empathy.
GUIDED PATHWAYS TO COMPLETION
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Liberal Arts Associate in Arts Degree (AA), 60 credits
Fall Semester 1
- Electives: Any 100-level or higher course (6 credits)
- Foundations: Quantitative Reasoning (FQ): Any FQ course (3 credits)
- Foundations: Written Communication (FW): Three credits of any FW course (3 credits)
- Oral Communication: SP 151, SP 185, or SP 251 (3 credits)
Spring Semester 2
- Diversification: Arts (DA), Humanities (DH), or Literatures (DL)(3 credits)
- Diversification: Biological Sciences (DB) or Physical Sciences (DP): Any DB or DP course (3 credits)
- Diversification: Laboratory (science) (DY): Any DY course (1 credit)
- Electives: Any 100-level or higher course (6 credits) (6 credits)
- Foundations: Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG): Any FGA, FGB, or FGC course (3 credits)
Note:
- Diversification: Arts (DA), Humanities (DH), and Literatures (DL): A total of 6 credits is required (maximum of 3 credits from any one group). Take 3 credits in Semesters 2 and 3
- Diversification: Biological Sciences (DB)/Physical Sciences (DP): Only 1 DB course and 1 DP course are required. If DB is taken in Semester 2, the DP course should be fulfilled in Semester 3 or vice versa
- Diversification: Laboratory (science) (DY): Only 1 DY course is required and can be fulfilled in Semester 2 or 3
- Foundations: Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG): A total of 6 credits is required. Take 3 credits in Semesters 2 and 3. Two courses from different time periods are required.
Fall Semester 3
- Diversification: Arts (DA), Humanities (DH), or Literatures (DL) (3 credits)
- Diversification: Biological Sciences (DB) or Physical Sciences (DP): Any DB or DP course (3 credits)
- Diversification: Social Sciences (DS): Any DS course (3 credits)
- Electives: Any 100-level or higher course (3 credits)
- Foundations: Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG): Any FGA, FGB, or FGC course (3 credits)
Note:
- Diversification: Arts (DA), Humanities (DH), and Literatures (DL): A total of 6 credits is required (maximum of 3 credits from any one group). Take 3 credits in Semesters 2 and 3.
- Diversification: Biological Sciences (DB)/Physical Sciences (DP): Only 1 DB course and 1 DP course is required. If DB is taken in Semester 2, the DP course should be fulfilled in Semester 3 or vice versa.
- Diversification: Social Sciences (DS): A total of 6 credits is required. Take 3 credits in Semesters 3 and 4. The courses must be from at least two different disciplines.
- Foundations: Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG): A total of 6 credits is required. Take 3 credits in Semesters 2 and 3. Two courses from different time periods are required.
Spring Semester 4
- Diversification: Social Sciences (DS): Any DS course (3 credits)
- Electives: Any 100-level or higher course (11 credits)
Note:
- Diversification: Social Sciences (DS): A total of 6 credits is required. Take 3 credits in Semesters 3 and 4. The courses must be from at least two different disciplines.
Total credits 60
Graduation Requirements
The following requirements must be satisfied within the 60-credit AA degree
- Graduation Requirement: Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues (HAP) or Pacific Cultures (PC): Any HAP or PC course
- Writing Intensive (WI): At least 2 WI courses
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