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Foundations Designation Process
The Foundations Board reviews all requests that a course be designated as satisfying an AA degree Foundations requirement. Requests are submitted directly from the Department Chair to the Chair of the Foundations Board, Jean Okumura.
Carefully review the Hallmarks and the explanatory notes for the Foundations category of interest when deciding whether to propose a course, as your proposal will need to demonstrate clearly how the course meets each Hallmark. It may help to review proposals for other courses that have been accepted in that category. It is also suggested that course SLOs link with the hallmarks whenever possible.
Also, the departments should be aware that:
- If a course is accepted, all sections of the course will carry the Foundations designation and be required to meet the Hallmarks each time the course is taught.
- Once given a Foundations designation, the course cannot have a Focus or Diversification designation. Since Writing Intensive is a Focus requirement at UH-Manoa, when students transfer to UH-Manoa, a course cannot satisfy both a foundations designation and writing intensive focus.
- Effective March 2007, students may take Diversification courses from the same department as their Foundations Global & Multicultural courses.
- If the WCC Foundations Board approves your course, it will articulate to UH-Manoa, Honolulu Community College, Kapiolani Community College, and Leeward Community College as meeting their Foundations requirements. However, UH-Manoa’s College of Arts and Sciences specifies that their FS requirement cannot be met with Math 103, 115, nor 135.
- If the Board determines that the proposal does not adequately address the Hallmarks, the proposal may be revised and resubmitted. If the course needs substantial revision, Curriculum Committee action will be required.
- If a new course is being developed, it may be submitted simultaneously to both the Curriculum Committee and the Foundations Board, but the Board will wait for a Curriculum decision by Faculty Senate before acting.
- If approved, the course designation will last 5 years and require renewal during the final year.
Resources
Current Foundations Courses
Written Communications (FW) |
| Course |
Original Date |
Renewal Date |
End Date |
Application |
| ENG 100 |
Fall 2003 |
Fall 2008 |
Summer 2013 |
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Symbolic Reasoning (FS) |
| Course |
Original Date |
Renewal Date |
End Date |
Application |
| MATH 100 |
Fall 2003 |
Fall 2008 |
Summer 2013 |
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| MATH 103 |
Fall 2008* |
-- |
Summer 2013 |
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| MATH 112 |
Spring 2007 |
-- |
Fall 2011 |
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| MATH 115** |
-- |
-- |
Summer 2009 |
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| MATH 135 |
Fall 2008* |
-- |
Summer 2013 |
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| MATH 140 |
Fall 2003 |
Fall 2008 |
Summer 2013 |
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| MATH 203 |
Fall 2003 |
Fall 2008 |
Summer 2013 |
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| MATH 205 |
Fall 2003 |
Fall 2008 |
Summer 2013 |
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| PHIL 110 |
Fall 2003 |
Fall 2008 |
Summer 2013 |
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*Prior to Fall 2008, Math 103/135 satisfied FS for the AA degree only.
**Math 115 satisfies FS for the AA degree only. |
Global/Multicultural Perspectives (FG) |
| Course |
Original Date |
Renewal Date |
End Date |
Application |
| HIST 151 (A) |
Fall 2003 |
Fall 2008 |
Summer 2013 |
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| HIST 152 (B) |
Fall 2003 |
Fall 2008 |
Summer 2013 |
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| REL 150 (C) |
Fall 2008 |
-- |
Summer 2013 |
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Board Membership
| Barclay, Robert - English Instructor; Rainbird faculty advisor, Department of Language Arts | | | office: Na‘auao 127 phone: 236-9227 e-mail: rbarclay@hawaii.edu view webpage |
| Choi, Young-A - Mathematics Instructor, Department of Mathematics and Business | | | office: Mana‘opono 107 phone: 236-9277 e-mail: choiya@hawaii.edu |
| Chong, Patricia - Counselor; Professor | | | office: ‘Ākoakoa 208 phone: 235-7425 or 235-7413 (for appointment) e-mail: chongpat@hawaii.edu |
| Colmenares, Leticia - Chemistry Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciences | | | office: ‘Imiloa 116 phone: 236-9120 e-mail: leticia@hawaii.edu view webpage |
| French, Kathleen - Sociology Instructor, Department of Social Sciences | | | office: Na‘auao 123 phone: 236-9223 e-mail: kathleen.french@hawaii.edu |
| Lau Kong, Malia - History Instructor, Department of Humanities | | | office: Pālanakila 132 phone: 236-9132 e-mail: maliakon@hawaii.edu |
| Okumura, Jean - Mathematics Professor, Department of Mathematics and Business | | | office: Mana‘opono 112 phone: 236-9282 e-mail: jokumura@hawaii.edu |
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