Terms & Acronyms
Foundation Requirements
- FW – Written communication (ENG 100, ESL100, or ENG 190
- FS or FQ – Symbolic reasoning (Mathematic courses)
- FG – Global multicultural perspective
- FGA* – Global multicultural perspectives in group A (Pre-history to 1500 CE)
- FGB* – Global multicultural perspectives in group B (1500 CE to Present)
- FGC* – Global multicultural perspectives in group C (Pre-history to Present)
*Need 6 credits from 2 categories (different time periods) to fulfill the General Education requirement
Diversification Requirements
- DA – Diversification course in Art**
- DH – Diversification course in Humanities**
- DL – Diversification courses in Literature**
- DB – Diversification courses in Biological Sciences
- DP – Diversification courses in Physical Science
- DY – Diversification courses in Laboratory Science
- DS – Diversification courses in Social Sciences (need 6 credits from 2 different departments)
**Need 6 credits from 2 categories
Focus
- H or HAP – Hawaiian, Asian & Pacific course
- E or ETH – Contemporary Ethical Issues course
- O or OC – Oral Communication course
- W or WI – Writing Intensive course
- HSL – Hawaiian or Second Language courses
Class Standings
- Freshmen – Students who have earned fewer than 25 semester credit hours.
- Sophomores – Students who have earned 25-54 semester credit hours.
- Juniors – Students who have earned 55-88 semester credit hours.
- Seniors – Students who have earned 89 or more semester credit hours.
Other
Transfer Applicants – Students currently or previously enrolled at a college or university OTHER than UH Manoa; this includes other University of Hawaii System Schools.
Core Requirements – Foundation Requirements and Diversification Requirements
Special Graduation Requirements – Focus Requirements and Hawaiian or Second Language Requirement
CLEP – College-Level Examination Program. Students should consult the Counseling and Student Development Center at UHM to apply, pay the fee, and take the corresponding subject examination.
AP – Advanced Placement Examination. They are administered in high school by the Educational Testing Service for the College Entrance Examination Board for students who have completed specific college-level courses in high school.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – Test required of students whose first language is not English.
Backtracking – Completion of a lower-level or prerequisite course after (or while) taking an advanced course.
Full-Time Students – Enrolled in 12 or more credits per semester (undergraduates) or 8 or more credits per semester (graduates).
Part-Time Students – Enrolled in fewer than 12 credits per semester (undergraduates) or fewer than 8 credits per semester (graduates).
Introductory Courses – All 100-level courses and those 200-level courses without explicit college course prerequisites.
Lower Division Courses – Courses numbered 100-299
Upper Division Courses – Courses numbered 300-499
Major – The area of academic concentration or specialization in which the degree was conferred.
Minor – Limited concentration of courses in an area other than the major and relating to an approved baccalaureate degree.