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Check Instructor's Focus Approval Status
Proposal Forms
Focus Areas
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Contemporary Ethical Issues
Hawaiian, Asian, & Pacific Issues
Oral Communication
Writing Intensive

Announcements

Summer and Fall 2009 Focus forms now available (see below).

Summer deadline: Friday, January 16 (late deadline: March 6)
Fall deadline: Friday, January 30 (late deadline: April 3)

Check an Instructor's Focus Approval Status
(Last updated on August 24, 2008, with information current as of July 15, 2008.)

Search by UHM instructor name, department, or subject area to see if an instructor has a Focus approval. Those with "active" approval do not need to submit a Focus proposal form. As long as they are listed as the section's instructor of record in MyUH before continuing student registration begins, their approved Focus designation(s) will be added to their section(s).

SUMMER & FALL 2009 FOCUS PROPOSAL FORMS

-for UHM faculty members-

Focus forms should be submitted when an individual instructor wants a Focus designation for his/her Spring 2009 course (and does not already have approval).

Focus Designation Proposal Form for Individual Instructors

Summer

Fall

-for Department Chairpersons only-

"COURSE" forms should be submitted when a department has a course that inherently meets the Focus Hallmarks. Upon approval, all sections of the course will be designated with the requested Focus. Individual instructors will not have to submit Focus forms.
*Focus Designation Proposal Form for a "COURSE"*	Summer	Fall
Click here for examples of approved course descriptions for courses with a course-based Focus designation.

"STAFF" forms should be submitted when a department has unstaffed sections of courses that traditionally have a Focus designation. Upon approval, the unstaffed sections will be designated with the requested Focus. Once instructors are assigned, they must submit their own Focus form to explain how they will teach the course in accordance with the Focus Hallmarks.

Focus Designation Proposal Form for a "STAFF" Section

Summer

Fall

Click here for a SPRING 2009 Focus form (required for newly assigned instructors of Fall Focus sections).

Focus areas

Click on a Focus area for information and the proposal form (UHM only).

Contemporary Ethical Issues
Hawaiian, Asian, & Pacific Issues (UHM only)
Oral Communication
Writing Intensive

Focus Class Lists (by semester)

Please be advised that Focus sections vary every semester and designations may be added after the printed schedule is published. Students should consult the "Check Class Availability" web page before they register.

Focus section lists can also be found at STAR Data-Metrix (limited-access website):
Enrollment Management - Course Availability - Attribute.