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Cooperative Education

Cooperative Education offers students opportunities to participate in career related experiences designed to reinforce skills learned in different areas and to apply these skills in actual job situations. No more than 12 credits in any combination of independent study or cooperative education may be applied toward associate degree requirements. Procedural details and application forms may be obtained through an instructor, an academic counselor, or the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Online Education 

Online Education at Windward Community College provides flexible learning opportunities delivered over the internet through the University of Hawai‘i Learning Management System, Lamakū (http://lamaku.hawaii.edu). Delivered under UH EP 5.204, online courses maintain the same academic standards and regular and substantive interaction (RSI) as campus-based instruction.

Online course instruction occurs primarily online via the Internet either asynchronously (entirely online with no regularly scheduled class meetings), synchronously (with regularly scheduled, live class meetings delivered over video conferencing software) or a combination of synchronous and asynchronous instruction.

To succeed in an online course, students must have access to a compatible computer, reliable internet service, and an active UH email account. Instructors will provide any required software specifications prior to the start of class. For orientation resources, technical requirements, and online learning strategies, visit  Windward Community College’s online information page (https://windward.hawaii.edu/programs-of-study/online-education/) WCC Distance & Evening Education page.

Independent Study

Independent Study offers students the opportunity to participate in the creation of academic learning experiences designed to meet individual needs, interests, aptitudes, and desired outcomes. It is intended to serve the student, who after completing the requirements of an introductory course, may wish to continue an in-depth study of a particular topic or issue previously covered, or who may wish to reinforce understanding of concepts or relationships covered.

A student at the College, under faculty supervision, may design an independent study project (numbered as 99, 199, and 299). An independent study project may take the form of directed reading, research, or fieldwork experience. Students are encouraged to develop original projects, and the project must be appropriate to the student’s program of study, related to the existing college curriculum, and in the area of the supervising instructor’s and/or co-advisor’s expertise.

Independent study projects are undertaken with at least one student-selected faculty advisor. The advisor must be a member of the College faculty and participation by this faculty member is voluntary. The advisor serves as a facilitator of learning, guiding the student in establishing and achieving the goals of the independent project. An advisor may recommend particular preparation before a student undertakes a project.

No more than 12 credits in any combination of independent study or cooperative education can be applied to meet the associate degree requirements. Procedural details may be obtained through an instructor or the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The deadline for registration in an independent study course is October 10 for the Fall semester and March 1 for the Spring semester.  If these dates should fall on a weekend, the deadline is the following Monday. Students who request an Independent Study must meet the admission deadline. If students who request Independent Study are not enrolled in other classes, a late fee will apply.

Military Science Courses

Military science and air science courses are offered through UH Mānoa. Windward Community College students maintaining satisfactory academic progress may enroll in these courses as concurrent students. For further information, contact the military departments at the UH Mānoa campus.

Sustainability (S-designated) Courses

Sustainability (S) designated courses are designed to teach students about sustainability across various academic disciplines. They are part of a growing systemwide effort to teach students ecological literacy and make the University of Hawai‘i system a leader in sustainability. These courses are not a graduation requirement, but the designation can steer students toward courses that address environmental issues. Sustainability-designated courses encourage students to learn about the social, cultural, economic, political, scientific, and artistic approaches to sustainability, recognizing the valuable contributions from each academic discipline to thinking about the health of the planet and local communities. Sustainability-designated courses may be either S-focused or S-related.

S-focused – these courses focus primarily on sustainability from within a given academic discipline, and/or the course will examine an issue or topic using sustainability as a lens.

S-related – these courses include some assignments and course content that addresses sustainability issues.

S-Designation Hallmarks:

  • A significant component of readings, assignments, and other course materials address environmental topics.
  • The course teaches students to think critically and examine environmental challenges and debates on an international, national, and local level.
  • Students learn the underlying causes of environmental challenges and explore ways to address these challenges.

HAP Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues

Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues (HAP): HAP-designated courses focus on issues in Hawaiian and Asian or Pacific cultures and history and promote cross-cultural understanding between nations and cultures. Courses listed in the class schedule with the HAP designation are intended to fulfill HAP-focus requirements at any other UH campus. HAP-designated classes satisfy the following hallmarks:

  • The course content reflects the intersection of Asian and/or Pacific Island cultures with Native Hawaiian culture
  • The course encourages learning from the cultural perspectives, values, and world views rooted in the experience of peoples indigenous to Hawai‘i, the Pacific, and Asia
  • The course includes an understanding of one or more of the following: the histories, cultures, beliefs, the arts, the societal, political, economic, or technological processes of these regions (for example, the relationships of societal structures to the natural environment)
  • The course involves an in-depth analysis or understanding of the issues in order to foster multi-cultural respect and understanding