University of Hawaii at Manoa : Hawaii
Disabled Students: 90% of the campus is accessible. Wheelchair ramps, elevators, special parking, specially equipped rest rooms, special class scheduling, lowered drinking fountains, and lowered telephones are available. Disability access information is available on request, and auxiliary aids and program adjustments can be arranged on an individual basis.
Services: Counseling and information services are available, as is tuŽtoring on a very limited basis. There is a reader service for the blind.
Campus Safety and Security: Measures include self-defense educaŽtion, escort service, shuttle buses, and informal discussions. There are pamphlets/posters/films, emergency telephones, and lighted pathways/sidewalks.
Programs of Study: UHM confers B.A., B.S., B.Arch., B.B.A., Bed., B.F.A., B.Mus., and B.S.W. degrees. Master’s and doctoral deŽgrees are also awarded. Bachelor’s degrees are awarded in AGRICULŽTURE (agricultural economics, agriculture, agronomy, animal science, and horticulture), BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (biology/biological science, botany, entomology, microbiology, and zoology), BUSINESS (accountŽing, banking and finance, business administration and management, business economics, fashion merchandising, human resources, internaŽtional business management, management information systems, manŽagement science, marketing/retailing/merchandising, real estate, recreŽation and leisure services, and tourism), COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS (art, Chinese, classics, communications, dance, dramatic arts, English, fine arts, French, German, Hawaiian, Japanese, journalŽism, Korean, music, Russian, Spanish, and speech/debate/rhetoric), COMPUTER AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE (atmospheric sciences and meteorology, chemistry, computer science, geology, geophysics and seismology, mathematics, and physics), EDUCATION (athletic training, elementary, physical, recreation, secondary, and special), ENGINEERŽING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (architecture, civil engineering, electrical/electronics engineering, and mechanical engineering), HEALTH PROFESSIONS (dental hygiene, health science, medical laboŽratory technology, nursing, and speech pathology/audio logy). SOCIAL SCIENCE (American studies, anthropology, Asian/Oriental studies, economics, ethnic studies, family/consumer resource management, food science, geography, Hawaiian studies, history, liberal arts/general studies, philosophy, political science/government, psychology, religion, social work, sociology, and women’s studies). Education, nursing, and social work are the strongest academically. Psychology, biology, and art are the largest.
Required: In most disciplines, a minimum GPA of 2.0 and a total of 124 credit hours are required for graduation. The total number of hours required in the major varies according to discipline. All students must fulŽfill general education core requirements, including 4 semesters of a forŽeign language or Hawaiian, 3 semesters each of arts and humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, 2 semesters of world civilization, and 1 semester each of expository writing and math/logic. In addition, 5 of the core courses must be writing-intensive. Special: Internships are available with the state legislature and through the honors and the environmental studies programs. Co-op and work-study programs, dual majors, nondegree study, and pass/fail options are available. The liberal studies program offers student-designed majors. Students may study abroad in any one of several countries for a sumŽmer, a semester, or a year. There are 13 national honor societies, inŽcluding Phi Beta Kappa, and a freshman honors program.
Faculty/Classroom: 67% of faculty are male; 33%, female. The avŽerage class size in an introductory lecture is 21.
Admissions: 70% of the 1997-98 applicants were accepted. The SAT I scores for the 1997-98 freshman class were: Math-19% below 500, 47% between 500 and 599, 29% between 600 and 700, and 5% above 700.