Motion to Endorse Articulation of General Education Transfer Policy:
A course first must be accepted as transfer credit to UH Hilo. Transfer courses are not
subject to GE certification.
Courses that transfer as courses listed in General Education and Integrative Requirements
will satisfy the same requirements the UH Hilo courses satisfy. Other transfer courses
should be applied as follows:
Basic requirements:
Once courses have transferred to UH Hilo as Eng 100 or ESL 100, they will apply to
composition requirement.
Courses that transfer to UH Hilo as Foreign Language Study (Not English), second-level
English composition courses, and Linguistics courses at any level will satisfy the Language
Arts requirement.
Courses that transfer to UH Hilo as math, statistics, or symbolic logic will satisfy the
quantitative requirement.
Courses whose titles/content indicate a focus on world cultures (such as World Religions,
Survey of World Music) will satisfy the World Cultures requirement. When in doubt,
transfer evaluators will refer courses to the Faculty Congress General Education committee
for evaluation.
Area Requirements:
For area requirements, any course that transfers to UH Hilo with the alpha of courses
approved for that area will satisfy that requirement. Courses at any level (lower division or
upper division) can be used for this purpose. Courses with alphas not represented in UH
Hilo’s curriculum (such as Humanities/American Studies) will be assigned to the area
requirement most closely related to the course title and content. When in doubt, transfer
evaluators will refer courses to the Faculty Congress General Education committee for
evaluation.
Integrative Requirements:
Courses whose titles/ content indicate a focus on Hawaii, Asia, or the Pacific will satisfy the
Hawaii-Asia-Pacific requirement. When in doubt, transfer evaluators will refer courses to
the Faculty Congress General Education committee for evaluation.
WI courses within the UH System should transfer as WI at UH Hilo. Courses outside the UH
System must document WI equivalency.
Courses whose titles/content indicate that they fulfill the criteria for Global Community
Citizenship will satisfy the GCC requirement. When in doubt, transfer evaluators will refer
courses to the Faculty Congress General Education committee for evaluation.