The Sustainability Academic Subject Certificate (ASC-LBRT-SUSI) supports efforts to improve environmental stewardship and sustainability. It is interdisciplinary and integrates sustainability themes and practices across the Hawai‘i Community College curriculum, drawing from Hawaiian Studies, Natural Science, Social Science and other disciplines.
The ASC encompasses Hawaiʻiʻs geography, traditional sustainable practices, climate change mitigation and science, aloha ʻāina, and more. It provides students with the equivalent of a minor in Sustainability while meeting their general education requirements, and can be earned alongside any degree program.
Achieving the Academic Subject Certificate in Sustainability can connect students to community-oriented and green career opportunities and research. It can also prepare them for four-year degree programs related to sustainability at UH and beyond.
Requirements:
12 S-designated credits total
- 3 S-designated credits required in Hawaiian Studies
- 3 S-designated credits required in Natural Science
- 3 S-designated credits required in Social Science
- 3 S-designated credits in any discipline
View list of S-designated classes
View Advising Sheet, 2023-24
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- Sustainability Designated (S-designated): Courses that are considered part of the sustainability curriculum. Includes SF and SR designations.
- Sustainability Focused (SF-designated): A course taught through a lens of sustainability, with sustainability as a primary or thematic focus and/or one examining sustainability issues.
- Sustainability Related (SR-designated): A course that is related to sustainability. We currently do not have SR-designated courses at Hawaiʻi Community College, but students can petition to have SR-designated credits from another UH campus to be considered towards our ASC in Sustainability.
- Hawaiʻi CC can accept up to 6 S-designated credits from any other UH campus toward the ASC in Sustainability. SR-designated credits may be accepted subject to a student petitioning process.
- If transferring to another UH campus, S-designated credits from our campus may be accepted toward their sustainability program. Refer to each campus for their transfer acceptance policy.
- Fulfill requirements
- Add certificate in STAR
- Complete the Secondary curriculum form
- Filedrop to Admissions - To securely send the forms electronically, please use the UH File Drop Service:
- Go to: https://www.hawaii.edu/filedrop/
- Log in with your UH Username and Password.
- Once in UH File Drop, type "hawccar" in the Recipient box.
- Under the Expiration Timer section, change 5 days to 14 days
- Type a message in the box on the page.
- Then click on Proceed.
- Then, attach a scanned copy of your documents. Or you can take a photo of the forms and attach the photos.
- Await confirmation from the Registrar.
Notify Drew Kapp (dkapp@hawaii.edu) and Grace Funai (gfunai@hawaii.edu) that you have completed this process.