Academic Offerings
The BYU-Hawaii academic program awards a broad range of baccalaureate degrees in business, technology, education, science, and the arts. There are three categories of educational requirements: general education, the major, and religious education. Fulfillment of these interrelated requirements qualifies one for a baccalaureate degree. Approximately one-half of a student's time and effort is devoted to his or her major and to electives that supplement that major, while the other half is dedicated to general and religious education.
Major Education
A major is designed to provide intensive study that can lead to a vocation of the student's choice. Coursework is incremental; specific courses are required in a given semester before being able to pursue additional courses. In fulfilling a major requirement, a student probes a subject to increasing depths and learns to think, write, and perform with increasing understanding and precision. Through the major, a student develops the discipline and rigor necessary to achieve success in his or her field of choice.
BYU-Hawaii offers degrees in 40 disciplines:
- Accounting
- Art (2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional)
- Art Education
- Biochemistry
- Biology General
- Biology Education
- Biology Preprofessional
- Business Education
- Chemistry
- Education
- Computer Science
- Elementary Education
- English
- English Education
- Exercise and Sports Science
- Exercise and Sports Science Education
- Hawaiian Studies
- History
- History Education
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Information Systems
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- International Business Management
- International Cultural Studies (Anthropology, Communications, Humanities)
- Mathematics
- Mathematics Education
- Music Education
- Pacific Island Studies
- Physical Education
- Physical Science Education
- Physics Education
- Piano Pedagogy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social Sciences Education
- Social Work
- Special Education
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- TESOL Education
- Vocal Studies
General Education
In general education courses, students develop academic skills that are important to their progress at the university as well as their ability to continue learning throughout their lives. Students also encounter the fundamental disciplines of the arts and sciences. These courses help develop breadth, flexibility, and understanding of cultural and intellectual heritage. General education gives students an opportunity to learn about mankind's most valuable knowledge and to improve their abilities to think and communicate clearly, respond to others with sensitivity, make sound moral judgments, and act wisely.
Religious Education
Courses in religion help students understand the scriptures and their essential teachings and appreciate the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This ongoing study helps integrate religious understanding with all other learning at the university.