Academy Endorsement Requirements

Students complete three (3) credits from a selected career academy endorsement.  Academy requirements are generally completed during the junior and senior years.

Academy of Arts & Communication

Designed for students with career interests in performing, visual, literary or media arts.

Hawaiian Studies Endorsement

  • Haʻi Moʻolelo – Hawaiian Storytelling (0.5)
  • Hawaiian 4 – REQUIRED (1.0)
  • Hawaiian 5 (1.0)
  • Hāna Noʻeau (0.5)
  • He Aliʻi Ka ʻĀina (0.5)
  • Hula (0.5)
  • Papa Mele (1.0)
  • Papa Oli (0.5)

Literary Arts Endorsement

  • Journalism 1 (1.0)
  • Journalism 2 (1.0)
  • Yearbook I (1.0)
  • Yearbook II (1.0)
  • Creative Writing (0.5)
  • Literary Survey (0.5)

Media Arts Endorsement

  • Intro to Digital Arts & Design (1.0)
  • Digital Video Production 1 (1.0)
  • Digital Video Production 2 (1.0)

Performing Arts – Music Endorsement

  • Concert Band, Chorus, Jazz Rock Ensemble or Music Tech (1.0)
  • Dance, Hula or Theatre (0.5)
  • Music History & Theory (1.0)
  • Papa Oli (0.5)
  • Piano I/II/III/Advanced (1.0)
  • ʻUkulele I/II, Guitar I/II, Papa Mele (1.0)

Visual Arts Endorsement – Ceramics emphasis

  • Ceramics & Sculpture I (1.0)
  • Ceramics & Sculpture II (1.0)
  • Art History & Criticism (1.0)
  • AP Studio Art: 3-D Design (1.0)

Visual Arts Endorsement – Digital Photography emphasis

  • Digital Photography I (1.0)
  • Digital Photography II (1.0)
  • Art History & Criticism (1.0)
  • AP Studio Art: 2-D Design (1.0)

Visual Arts Endorsement – Drawing & Painting emphasis

  • Drawing & Painting I (1.0)
  • Drawing & Painting II (1.0)
  • Art History & Criticism (1.0)
  • AP Studio Art: 2-D Design (1.0)

Academy of Business

Designed for students who have career interests related to the business environment.

Business Endorsement

  • Accounting (1.0)
  • Business Law (1.0)
  • Entrepreneurship (1.0)
  • Global Studies (1.0)

Academy of Information Technology/Engineering

Designed for students who have career interests related to the fields of computer technology and electronics.

Information Technology Endorsement

  • Information Technology Foundations or

Digital Tools for the Information World – ICS 101 (1.0)

  • Computer Programming & Game Design or

Intro to Computer Programming – ICS 110 (1.0)

  • Robotics & Engineering (1.0)

Engineering Endorsement

  • Intro to Engineering and Design (1.0)
  • Intro to Design Studio: Engineering and Design (1.0)
  • Principles of Engineering (1.0)
  • Engineering Design & Development (1.0)
  • Robotics & Engineering (1.0)

Academy of Science & Natural Resources

Designed for students who have career interests associated with the health, environmental and/or natural resource fields.

Health Services Endorsement

  • Human Body Systems (1.0)
  • Biomedical Innovation (1.0)
  • Medical Intervention (1.0)
  • Issues in Medicine (1.0)
  • AP Biology (1.0)

Natural Resources Endorsement

  • Ag/Aquascience (1.0)
  • Environmental Science (1.0)
  • Marine Biology (1.0)