Courses that fulfill the required Passport categories come from Honolulu Community College's general education (GE) courses that are reviewed and certified by the college's GE board.

Here's an overview of our Passport Block:

HonCC Passport Block Overview March 2019.pdf

Students must take one speech course. Examples appear below.

Students must take one written communication (FW) course.

Students must take one quantitative reasoning (FQ) course. Examples appear below. 

Students must take one biological sciences (DB) course, one physical sciences (DP) course, and one laboratory (DY) that corresponds to the biological or physical sciences course. Examples appear below.

Students must take two courses selected from different groups of courses in the Foundations Global Perspectives (FGA, FGB, or FGC). Examples appear below.

Critical Thinking learning outcomes are embedded in all courses in the Passport Block. Thus, a student does not need to take any additional courses to fulfill this area.

Students must take two courses selected from different groups in the following Diversification areas: Arts (DA); Humanities (DH); Literature (DL). Examples appear below.

Teamwork and Value Systems learning outcomes are embedded in many of the courses in the Passport Block. Such courses have the following general education designation: DY, Speech, WI (writing intensive), HAP (Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues), or Ethics. Thus, a student may not need to take any additional courses to fulfill this area.

Students must take rwo courses selected from different disciplines in the social sciences (DS). Examples appear below.