Ke Poʻolua – Dual Credit Courses

Expository Writing – ENG 100 [MH02106] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  Expository Writing (ENG 100) discovers and applies the concepts of purpose, audience, and tone in writing.  It emphasizes evaluating written texts and writing various types of essays, including writing from sources.  The course focuses on developing critical thinking skills.  This course is offered through UH Maui College.  Upon successful completion, students earn three (3) college credits.  Prerequisite: (KS) C grade or better in English 11 or Honors English 11, cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and successful completion of UH Maui placement test.

Survey of General Psychology – PSY 100 [MH03152] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  This advanced course surveys the major areas in the field of psychology.  Analyzes the five major perspectives in the field and how these perspectives apply to human behavior: memory, learning, personality, therapy and abnormal behavior.  Course is offered through UH Maui College.  Upon successful completion of the course, students earn 3 college credits.  Prerequisite: (KS) C grade or better in English 11, cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and UH Maui Accuplacer test placement at ENG 100.

Survey of General Sociology – SOC 100 [MH03154] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  This course introduces the study of basic social relationships.  It teaches socialization, concept of culture, social stratification, prejudice, cultural change, and trends in modern society.  Course is offered through UH Maui College.  Upon successful completion of the course, students earn 3 college credits.  Prerequisite: (KS) C grade or better in English 11, cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and UH Maui Accuplacer test placement at ENG 100.

Statistics – MATH 115 [MH01272]  – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  This intermediate course is designed to present basic statistical topics including measures of central tendency and dispersion, classification of variables, sampling techniques, elementary probability, normal and binomial probability distributions, tests of hypothesis, and linear regression and correlation.  Course is offered through UH Maui College.  Students earn 3 college credit hours upon successful completion.  Prerequisite: (KS) C grade or better in Algebra II, UH Maui test placement at MATH 27 or MATH 100 and ENG 100, or teacher consent; teacher recommendation.

Calculus IMATH 205 [MH01240] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  This advanced course explores the basic concepts of differential and integral calculus, with emphasis on differentiation. The various functions are revisited, focusing on differentiation and its applications. It is highly recommended if pursuing a field in business or science .  Course is offered through UH Maui College.  Upon successful completion, students earn 4 college credits.  Prerequisites: (KS) C grade or better in Pre-calculus with Trigonometry, UH Maui test placement at MATH 205 and ENG 100; teacher recommendation.

Digital Tools for the Information World – ICS 101 [MH05156] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  This college level dual credit course emphasizes production of professional level documents, spreadsheets, presentation, databases, and web pages for problem solving.  Includes concepts, terminology, and a contemporary operating system.  Required for Information Technology endorsement.  Open to grades 9-12. 

 Intro to Computer Programming – ICS 110 [MH04009] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  Using storyboarding as a metaphor for computer program and game design, students will use 3D graphics as the authoring medium to build interactive games and movies.  Students will use algorithmic thinking and expression, abstraction, appreciation of elegance to communicate complex ideas, solve problems logically and find alternative solutions.  Programming environment supports methods, functions, variable, parameters, recursion, arrays and events in a visual environment and an objects-first or objects-early approach.  This course is an innovative approach to teaching computer programming using object oriented programming.  Required for nformation Technology endorsement.  Open to grades 10-12.  Prerequisite: Successful completion of UH Maui placement test, ICS 101, and Principal approval. 

Introduction to Computer Security – ICS 171 [MH05167] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  Examines the essentials of computer security, including risk management, use of encryption, activity monitoring, intrusion detection; and the creation and implementation of security policies and procedures to aid in security administration.  Prerequisite: Successful completion of UH Maui placement test and ICS 184 either with grade C or better (or concurrent).

Introduction to Networking – ICS 184 [MH05166] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  Provides the student with the knowledge and skills to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, operate and configure basic network infrastructure, as well as to describe networking technologies, basic design principles, and adhere to wiring standards and use testing tools.  Prerequisite: Successful completion of UH Maui placement test and ICS 101 with grade C or better, or consent.

Public Speaking – COM 2000 [MH02441] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  Instruction and practice in the principal modes of public speaking: interpretive reading, informative speech, persuasive speech, debate, and formal presentation with use of aids. Theories of oral communication are introduced, and critiques of presentations are provided.  Through regular class attendance, participation, and conscientious application of course material, students will acquire a deeper understanding of communication theory and its application.  Prerequisite: Speech Communication. 

Intermediate Hawaiian – HAWN 2200 [MH02242] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  Conversation, reading, writing, grammar, and traditional Hawaiian culture.  This is the second semester of a two-semester sequence.  Prerequisite: Hawaiian 4 and/or Teacher recommendation with completion of placement exam. Please contact Kumu Kalei Aarona-Lorenzo for further information: kaaarona@ksbe.edu.

Intermediate Japanese I (JPE 2100) [MH03214] – Semester Daily

1 Credit.  Conversation, reading, grammar, and Japanese culture. This is the first semester of a two-semester sequence. Prerequisite: Japanese 3 and Japanese 4 and/or Teacher recommendation with completion of placement exam. Please contact Sensei Andy Scott for further information: anscott@ksbe.edu.