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2025-2026 UH Mānoa Catalog
English, BA
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 Return to: College of Arts, Languages & Letters
Admissions: Open
Process: Declaration
Min. Total Credits: 120 (85 in core & major + 35 in electives)
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UHM General Education Core Requirements
Written Communication (FW)
(3 credits) Quantitative Reasoning (FQ)
Note: This requirement changed in Fall 2018. If you entered the UH System prior to that, please see your college/school advisor. (FQ; 3 credits) replaces Symbolic Reasoning (FS; 3 credits) effective Fall 2018 Global and Multicultural Perspectives (FG)
(FGA, FGB, FGC; 6 credits) - Group A (FGA) courses cover the time period prehistory to 1500
- Group B (FGB) courses cover the time period 1500 to modern times
- Group C (FGC) courses cover the time period prehistory to modern times
Diversification
* See degree, college and major requirements for courses that can also fulfill these. Arts (DA), Humanities (DH), and Literatures (DL)
(6 credits from 2 categories) - Arts (DA*)
- Humanities (DH*)
- Literatures (DL*)
Natural Sciences
- Biological Science (DB*; 3 credits)
- Physical Science (DP*; 3 credits)
- Laboratory (science) (DY*; 1 credit )
Social Sciences (DS)
(DS*; a total of 6 credits from 2 different departments) UHM Graduation Requirements
Focus
**The STAR Degree Check indicates Focus classes by “E,” “H,” “O,” and “W.” Class Availability indicates Focus sections with “ETH,” “HAP,” “OC,” and “WI.” Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues (H)
(H or HAP**; 1 course, any level) Contemporary Ethical Issues (E)
(E or ETH**; 1 course, 300- or 400-level) Oral Communication (O)
(O or OC**; 1 course, 300- or 400-level) Writing Intensive (W)
(W or WI**; 5 courses, at least two of which are at the 300- or 400-level) Hawaiian Or Second Language (HSL)
- competence at the 202 level
Credit Minimums
- 120 total applicable
- 30 UH Mānoa credits
- 45 upper division (300+ level) credits
Grade Point Average
- 2.0 cumulative or higher (Note: Other GPAs may be required.)
- Good academic standing
Credit Maximums
- 8 KRS activity
- 9 Directed Reading / Research
- 12 Practicum / Internship
Note
This was prepared to provide information and does not constitute a contract. See below for major requirements. Meet regularly with your major advisor. Major Requirements for BA in English
- Admission: Freshmen = Open; Transfer = Completion of FW and one of ENG 270 , ENG 271 , ENG 272 , ENG 273 , or ENG 276 .
- Application: NA
- Min. major credits: 33 (39 with related requirements)
- Min. C grade (not C-) in core courses
Requirements
Students may opt to use a single ENG 44X to fulfill both the Single Author and the appropriate Historical Breadth requirement and take an additional ENG 3XX+ course. Students may opt to use a Studies course to fulfill both the Studies and the appropriate Historical Breadth requirement and take an additional ENG 3XX+ course. *ENG 300B , ENG 300C , and ENG 369 may be used to fulfill either a Breadth of Field or Historical Breadth requirement. Advising is mandatory for ENG majors every semester. English Related Requirements (6 credits)
*Check with an academic advisor for UHM equivalents. English Core Courses (33 credits)
Breadth of Field Requirements
ENG 3XX courses must come from at least two different categories: Composition/Language/Rhetoric
Literature of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific
Historical Breadth Requirements
Of the ENG 3XX, 4XX, and 300+ courses above, one must be from each of the following groups: Other ENG courses not listed here may satisfy requirements with departmental approval. Notes
Advising Center for the Colleges of Arts, Languages and Letters; Sakamaki D202; (808) 956-8755; advising@hawaii.edu
English Department: Kuykendall 402; (808) 956-7619; english.hawaii.edu/
English Undergraduate Chair: Anna Feuerstein, PhD; Kuykendall 429; (808) 956-3048; ugradeng@hawaii.edu 4-Year Plan
This is a sample academic plan. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan. Fall
- FW Credits: 3
- FG (A/B/C) Credits: 3
- DA/DH Credits: 3 *
- HSL 101 Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Spring
- ENG 300+ Credits: 3 (1700-1898)
- ENG 300+ Credits: 3
- DP (or DB) Credits: 3
- HSL 202 Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Fall
- ENG 300+ Credits: 3 (1898-present)
- ENG 300+ Credits: 3
- Elective 300+ Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Spring
- ENG 300+ Credits: 3
- ENG 400+ (Studies) Credits: 3
- Elective 300+ Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Fall
- ENG 44X (Single Author) Credits: 3
- ENG 300+ Credits: 3
- Elective 300+ Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Spring
- ENG 400+ (not ENG 495 or ENG 499 ) Credits: 3
- Elective 300+ Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 2
Total Credits 120
Notes: *Can be double counted with major; see your academic advisor for details.
Students must incorporate all focus requirements into this plan. Focus designations (i.e., W, E, O, H) are CRN specific & semester specific.
Minimum 45 upper division (300+ course) credits are required. |
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