Foundations Board
Foundations Quantitative Requirement and the Phase out of Foundations Symbolic Requirement
Beginning Fall 2018, the Foundations Quantitative (FQ) Requirement will become effective. For all new or returning students, instead of the Foundations Symbolic (FS) requirement, there will be a Foundations Quantitative (FQ) Requirement for any of the AA degrees and the ASNS degree that they wish to pursue.
After Summer 2020, courses will no longer carry the FS designation at WCC (or any of the UH community colleges). Therefore, students who are planning to obtain an AA degree that has an FS requirement must complete their FS requirement by summer 2020.
Foundations Designation Process
The Foundations Board reviews all requests that a course be designated as satisfying an AA degree Foundations requirement. Requests are submitted directly from the Department Chair or Lead Instructor to the Chair of the Foundations Board, Malia Lau Kong.
Carefully review the Hallmarks and the explanatory notes for the Foundations category of interest when deciding whether to propose a course as your proposal will need to demonstrate clearly how the course meets each Hallmark. It may help to review proposals for other courses that have been accepted in that category. Course SLOs need to be linked with the hallmarks where possible.
Also, the departments should be aware that:
- If a course is accepted, all sections of the course will carry the Foundations designation and be required to meet the Hallmarks each time the course is taught.
- Once given a Foundations designation, the course cannot have a Focus or Diversification designation. Since Writing Intensive is a Focus requirement at UH-Manoa, a course cannot satisfy both a foundations designation and writing intensive focus.
- Effective March 2007, students may take Diversification courses from the same department as their Foundations Global & Multicultural courses.
- If the WCC Foundations Board approves your course for a particular Foundations requirement, then it will articulate to any of the colleges within the UH System as meeting that same specific Foundations requirement.
- If the Board determines that the proposal does not adequately address the Hallmarks, the proposal may be revised and resubmitted. If the course needs substantial revision, Curriculum Committee action will be required.
- If a new course is being developed, the new course proposal and the Foundations Designation Proposal may be submitted simultaneously to the Curriculum Committee and the Foundations Board, respectively. However, the Board will wait for a Curriculum decision by Faculty Senate before reviewing the Foundations Designation Proposal.
- If approved, the course designation will last 5 years beginning in the fall semester and require renewal during the final year.
- Beginning Fall 2018, the Foundations Quantitative (FQ) Requirement will become effective. For all new or returning students, instead of the Foundations Symbolic (FS) requirement, there will be a Foundations Quantitative (FQ) Requirement for any of the AA degrees and the ASNS degree that they wish to pursue. After Summer 2020, courses will no longer carry the FS designation at WCC (or any of the UH community colleges). Therefore, students who are planning to obtain an AA degree that has an FS requirement must complete their FS requirement by summer 2020.
- Forms and guidelines for proposing a course for Foundations Designation, and for renewing the Foundations Designation can be found in the WCC Intranet (select “Resources”, then “Committees and Departments”, then “Foundations Board”).
WCC FOUNDATIONS DESIGNATION APPROVALS AND DATES
Updated 3/1/23
Written Communications (FW)
| Course | Original Date | End Date | Next Renewal Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 100 | Fall 2003 | Summer 2028 | Fall 2027 |
Symbolic Reasoning (FS)
| Course | Original Date | End Date | Next Renewal Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICS 141 | Fall 2010 | Summer 2020 | |
| ICS 241 | Fall 2016 | Summer 2020 | |
| MATH 100 | Fall 2003 | Summer 2020 | |
| MATH 103 | Fall 2008* | Summer 2020 | |
| MATH 111*** | Summer 2008 | ||
| MATH 112 | Spring 2007 | Summer 2020 | |
| MATH 115** | Summer 2009 | ||
| MATH 135 | Fall 2008* | Summer 2020 | |
| MATH 140 | Fall 2003 | Summer 2020 | |
| MATH 203 | Fall 2003 | Summer 2020 | |
| MATH 241 (formerly MATH 205) | Fall 2003 | Summer 2020 | |
| PHL 110 | Fall 2003 | Summer 2020 |
*Prior to Fall 2008, Math 103/135 satisfied FS for the AA degree only.
**Math 115 satisfied FS for the AA degree only until summer 2009.
***Math 111 satisfied FS for the AA degree only until summer 2008.
Quantitative Reasoning (FQ)
| Course | Original Date | End Date | Next Renewal Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANSC 143 | Fall 2024 | Summer 2029 | Fall 2028 |
| ERTH 102 | Fall 2024 | Summer 2029 | Fall 2028 |
| ICS 141 | Fall 2018 | Summer 2008 | Fall 2027 |
| MATH 100 | Fall 2018 | Summer 2029 | Fall 2028 |
| MATH 101 | Fall 2020 | Summer 2025 | Fall 2024 |
| MATH 103 | Fall 2018 | Summer 2029 | Fall 2028 |
| MATH 112 | Fall 2018 | Summer 2029 | Fall 2028 |
| MATH 115 | Fall 2018 | Summer 2028 | Fall 2027 |
| MATH 135 | Fall 2018 | Summer 2029 | Fall 2028 |
| MATH 140 | Fall 2018 | Summer 2029 | Fall 2028 |
| MATH 203 | Fall 2018 | Summer 2028 | Fall 2027 |
| MATH 241 (formerly MATH 205 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2029 | Fall 2028 |
| PHIL 111 | Fall 2023 | Summer 2025 | Fall 2024 (previous 1-year extension granted in Fall 2022) |
Global/Multicultural Perspectives (FG)
| Course | Original Date | End Date | Next Renewal Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 151 (A) | Spring 2015 | Summer 2029 | Fall 2028 |
| ANTH 152 (B) | Fall 2015 | Summer 2025 | Fall 2024 |
| ART 175 (A) | Fall 2016 | Summer 2026 | Fall 2025 |
| ART 176 (B) | Fall 2016 | Summer 2026 | Fall 2025 |
| ERTH 135 | Fall 2024 | Summer 2029 | Fall 2028 |
| GEOG 102 (B) | Fall 2015 | Summer 2025 | Fall 2024 |
| HAW 100 (B) | Fall 2023 | Summer 2028 | Fall 2027 |
| HIST 151 (A) | Fall 2003 | Summer 2028 | Fall 2027 |
| HIST 152 (B) | Fall 2003 | Summer 2028 | Fall 2027 |
| REL 150 (C) | Fall 2008 | Summer 2028 | Fall 2027 |
