CAS

College of Arts & Sciences

Meaning, Quality, and Integrity of Degrees

Completing a degree from the UH Hilo College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is a transformative learning experience for graduates in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences enabling their success.  Students develop critical thinking and communication skills, engage in innovative research and scholarship, and become involved in the community.  CAS provides a unique combination of small class sizes, a core liberal arts curriculum, and dedicated faculty who actively engage students in intellectual partnerships. The mission of CAS is further enhanced through its diversity of degrees and programs and the diversity of our student body. Our students graduate with multicultural competence preparing them to be global citizens of Hawai‘i and the broader world community.

 

College of Arts and Sciences Program Review Table:

 

Program Last Review Next Review Current Self Study External Review Assessment
Administration of Justice 2015-2016

2015 AJ Self Study (PDF)^

2015 AJ External Review (PDF)^

2016 Assessment Data (PDF)

2021-2022 (on hold) AJ SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Anthropology 2004-2005

2004 Self Study

2005 External Review

2027-2028 2020-2021 ANTH Self Study (PDF)^

Appendix A Faculty CVs

ALO Review of Anthropology Self Study 2022

2022 ANTH Review by CAS Dean

2022 VCAA Review of Anthropology

ANTH SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Art 2015-2016

2016 ART Self Study

2016 ART External Review

2022-2023 2023 ART Self Study 2023 ALO Review of Art Program Review ART SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Communication 2012-2013 2022-2023 2012 COM Self Study (PDF) 2014 COM External Review (PDF) COM SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Counseling Psychology (MA) The MA in Counseling Psychology is accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (see documentation under Secondary Accreditation) NA NA NA  Core Competency Data 2017-present (please click on links for each year to see data for the MA Counseling Psychology in comparison to other programs)

Programmatic Assessment Data

Education (MAT) 2013-2014 The MAT is externally accredited by AAQEP and by the HTSB (see documentation under Secondary Accreditation) 2014 MAT Self Study(PDF)^ 2014 MAT External Review(PDF)^ MAT SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Education (MEd Program) 2015-2016 The MEd program is externally accredited byAAQEP (see documentation under Secondary Accreditation ) 2016 MEd Self Study (PDF) 2017 MEd External Review (PDF) MEd SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

English 2015-2016 2023-2024 2015 ENG Self Study (PDF) 2016 ENG External Review (PDF) English SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

 

Gender & Women’s Studies 2007-2008

2007-2008 Women’s Studies Self Study

Stopped out
Geography / Environmental Science 2015-2016

2015 ENVS Self Study

2015 GEOG/ENVS Assessment Data 

2027-2028 2021-2022 GEOG/ENVS Self Study(PDF)^ 2022 GEOG External Review (R. Sherriff)

ALO Review of Geography Self Study 2022

2022 VCAA Review of GEOG/ENVS

2022 GEOG/ENVS Review by CAS  Dean 

GEOG/ENVS SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Heritage Management
(MA)
The review of this program was included in the 2020-2021 self-study for the Department of Anthropology 2027-2028 2020-2021 ANTH Self Study (PDF)^ ALO Review of Anthropology Self Study 2022

2022 ANTH Review by CAS Dean

2022 VCAA Review of Anthropology

 Core Competency Data 2017-present (please click on links for each year to see data for the MA Heritage Management in comparison to other programs)

Programmatic Assessment Data

History 2015-2016

2015 HIST Self Study

2016 HIST External Review

2027-2028 2021-2022 HIST  Self Study (PDF)^

Appendix  X Faculty CVs

2022 HIST External Review (T. Long)

ALO Review of History Self Study 2022

2022 VCAA Review of History

HIST SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Japanese Studies/Languages

2006 -2007 Japanese Studies* Self Study

2006 Table 1-Required Data 

2008 External Review Response

2026-2027 2020-2021 Self Study of Languages

Appendix A Letters of Support

Other Appendices

2021 LANG External Review (Sellmann- UoGuam)

ALO Review of Languages Self Study(12.14.2020)

2021 LANG Language Review by CAS Dean

2021 VCAA Review of Languages Self Study

LANG SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Liberal Studies 1997-1998 2026-2027 2021-2022 Liberal Studies Self Study (PDF)^ 2021-2022 ALO Review of Liberal Studies Self Review(PDF)^ PA SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Performing Arts 2011- Self Study for BOR Proposal-Provisional to Established 

Archive of Performances

2026-2027 2020-2021 Self Study for Performing Arts

Appendix A Student Performances

Appendix I Letters of Support

Appendix I .1 Letter of Support

Other Appendices

2021 External Review (Harlan—CalArts)

ALO Review of Performing  Arts Self Study

2021 PA External Review by CAS Dean

2021 VCAA Review of Performing Arts

PA SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Philosophy 2018-2019 2024-2025 2018 PHIL Self Study -Draft (PDF) 2019 Philosophy External Review (PDF)

2022 Chancellor’s Program Review of Philosophy

 

 PHIL SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Political Science 2015-2016

2014-15 POLS Self Study

2015 POLS Assessment Data

 

2026-2027 2021-2022 POLS Self Study (PDF)

Appendices Self Study 2021-2022

2022 POLS External Review-Ryan Patten

ALO Review of Political Science Self Study 2022

2022 POLS Review by CAS  Dean

POLS SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Psychology 2009-2010

2009 PSY Self Study

2008 PSY External Review

2009 PSY External Review

 

2021-2022

 

PSY SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data

Sociology 2009 External Review Response

2007 SOC External Review

2005 – 2006 Self Study

 

2025-2026 2020 SOC -Self Study(PDF) 2020 SOC External Review(PDF)

2020 ALO Review for WASC Compliance

2020 Dean Designee Review

2020 VCAA Designee Review

 

SOC SLOs, Curriculum Matrix, and Rubrics

Core Competency Data

Programmatic Assessment Data