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Political Science (POLS)

GenEd/Focus/ Special Des.	CRN	Course	Section	Title	Credits	Instructor	Curr. Enrolled	Seats avail.	Rsrved. Seats avail.	Days	Time	Room	Dates
DS	65306	POLS 110	1C	Intro to Political Science	3	M T Kato	5	19	0	TR	0930-1050a	LAB E243	08/22-12/09
4/1/2022: Class added to schedule. This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65858.
DS	65858	POLS 110	1W	Intro to Political Science	3	M T Kato	6	19	0	TR	0930-1050a	WWW	08/22-12/09
4/1/2022: Session added to schedule. This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65306.
ETH,WI	65488	POLS 306	1C	Comparative Politics	3	J L Cooper	3	13	0	M	1230-0150p	CL D151	08/22-12/09
This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65627.
ETH,WI	65627	POLS 306	1W	Comparative Politics	3	J L Cooper	14	6	0	M	1230-0150p	WWW	08/22-12/09
3/21/2022: ETH and WI focus requirements added to this class, along with the WI prerequisite. This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65488.
DS,ETH	65282	POLS 326	1C	Environmental Politics	3	M T Kato	1	19	0	TR	1230-0150p	LAB E243	08/22-12/09
This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65405. 3/21/2022: Class times changed from Mondays/Wednesdays 11:00 am-12:20 pm to Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30 pm-1:50 pm. ETH focus designation added.
DS,ETH	65405	POLS 326	1W	Environmental Politics	3	M T Kato	10	19	0	TR	1230-0150p	WWW	08/22-12/09
This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65282. 3/21/2022: Class times changed from Mondays/Wednesdays 11:00 am-12:20 pm to Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30 pm-1:50 pm. ETH focus designation added.
DS,TXT0	65602	POLS 330	1	American Politics	3	M Mironesco	29	1	0	TBA	TBA	WWW	08/22-12/09
SF,SL,TXT0	65603	POLS 336	1C	Politics of Water	3	M Mironesco	2	17	0	TBA	TBA	WWW	08/22-09/23
										M	0500-0800p	WWW	08/22
										F	0500-0800p	WWW	09/23
										S	0900-0100p	FIELD	08/22-09/23
This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65668, 65604, and 65669. This class is offered in an accelerated format from 08/22 to 09/23/22. The following refund and withdrawal dates apply: August 23, 2022 Last day to receive 100% tuition refund August 29, 2022 Last day to receive 50% tuition refund September 12, 2022 Last day to withdraw from class (“W” on transcript) This class will have scheduled online sessions on the following dates: Monday, August 22, 2022 and Friday, September 23, 2022. This class will have scheduled Saturday field days. In order to participate in the scheduled Saturday field days with the class, the student must be registered for the Hybrid / Online Blend - IN-PERSON SESSIONS sections (CRNs 65603 or 65604). The Hybrid / Online Blend - ONLINE SESSIONS section (see CRNs 65668 & 65669) is recommended for the following students: (1) Students living on O'ahu who will attend lectures and complete service learning project online; and, (2) Neighbor island students who will attend lectures online and complete service learning projects at an approved site on their own island or online. Out-of-state students should not register for this class, as instructor is unable to accommodate an option of field day requirements. Hybrid / Online Blend - IN-PERSON SESSIONS – Students can choose to enroll in the online synchronous class and attend all class sessions online. Or, the student may choose to enroll in the Hybrid section of the course and attend in-person class sessions. All students will have some asynchronous online instruction as well. This class is being taught concurrently with CRN 65604, 65668 & 65669. Service-learning (SL) and community engagement link classroom curriculum to ‘āina-based and culturally appropriate education with hands-on experiential learning opportunities. SL connects real world problem-based learning with a focus on career pathways in order to match the needs of community partners and leads to student success. The SL course designation offers students high quality service learning experiences in their courses with a minimum of 15 hours of service in community, and 5 hours of reflection and/or writing connecting the service with the course curriculum."
SF,SL,TXT0	65668	POLS 336	1W	Politics of Water	3	M Mironesco	3	17	0	TBA	TBA	WWW	08/22-09/23
										M	0500-0800p	WWW	08/22
										F	0500-0800p	WWW	09/23
This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65603, 65604, and 65669. This class is offered in an accelerated format from 08/22 to 09/23/22. The following refund and withdrawal dates apply: August 23, 2022 Last day to receive 100% tuition refund August 29, 2022 Last day to receive 50% tuition refund September 12, 2022 Last day to withdraw from class (“W” on transcript) This class will have scheduled online sessions on the following dates: Monday, August 22, 2022 and Friday, September 23, 2022. This section is recommended for the following students: (1) Students living on O'ahu who will attend lectures and complete service learning project online; and, (2) Neighbor island students who will attend lectures online and complete service learning projects at an approved site on their own island or online. Field days scheduled at student and professor's discretion. Unable to accommodate out of state students Hybrid / Online Blend - ONLINE SESSIONS – Students can choose to enroll in the online synchronous class and attend all class sessions online. Or, the student may choose to enroll in the Hybrid section of the course and attend in-person class sessions. All students will have some asynchronous online instruction as well. This class is being taught concurrently with CRN 65603, 65604, & 65669. Service-learning (SL) and community engagement link classroom curriculum to ‘āina-based and culturally appropriate education with hands-on experiential learning opportunities. SL connects real world problem-based learning with a focus on career pathways in order to match the needs of community partners and leads to student success. The SL course designation offers students high quality service learning experiences in their courses with a minimum of 15 hours of service in community, and 5 hours of reflection and/or writing connecting the service with the course curriculum."
ETH,WI	65378	POLS 371	1	Global Futures	3	L G Herman	14	6	0	T	0200-0320p	CL D238	08/22-12/09
9/26/2022: Changed room from CL D146 to CL D238. 9/13/2022: Changed room from CL D238 to CL D146. 3/21/2022: ETH and WI focus designation added.
DS,TXT0,WI	65489	POLS 384	1	Women and Politics	3	M Mironesco	18	2	0	TBA	TBA	WWW	08/22-12/09
ETH,OC	65841	POLS 396	1C	Nonviolent Political Alterntvs	3	M T Kato	4	2	0	MW	1100-1220p	CL D141	08/22-12/09
3/21/2022: Class added to schedule. This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65841.
ETH,OC	65842	POLS 396	1W	Nonviolent Political Alterntvs	3	M T Kato	14	2	0	MW	1100-1220p	WWW	08/22-12/09
3/21/2022: Class added to schedule. This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65842.

Most in-person courses have an online component.
Computer requirements and Laulima tutorials are available at https://westoahu.hawaii.edu/distancelearning/student/.

General Education Requirements:
FGA	= Foundation GMP-A	DA	= Diversification-Arts	DP	= Diversification-Physical Science
FGB	= Foundation GMP-B	DB	= Diversification-Biological Science	DS	= Diversification-Social Science
FGC	= Foundation GMP-C	DH	= Diversification-Humanities	DY	= Diversification-Laboratory (science)
FQ	= Foundation Quantitative Reasoning	DL	= Diversification-Literatures
FS	= Foundation Symbolic Reasoning
FW	= Foundation Written Communication

Focus Requirements:
ETH	= Contemporary Ethical Issues
HAP	= Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues
OC	= Oral Communication
WI	= Writing Intensive

Special Designations:
SF	= Sustainability Focused	OI	= Off-Island	IDAP	= eBook Access	C19	= Online due to COVID-19 (Fall 2020-Spring 2022)
SL	= Service Learning	OS	= Off-Site	TXT0	= Textbook Cost $0

Class Meeting Days:
M	= Monday	R	= Thursday	U	= Sunday
T	= Tuesday	F	= Friday	TBA	= To Be Announced/Arranged
W	= Wednesday	S	= Saturday

Class Meeting Rooms:
ONLINE ASYNC	= Completely online, NO scheduled days/times
ONLINE SYNC	= Completely online at scheduled days/times