Requirements:
The following requirements are specific to the WCC MOP ASC and MOP Certificate. Other UH system campuses may have different requirements, please check with your specific campus for further information.
1 credit from the following course:
Minimum of one of the following 3 credit marine survey courses:
6 credits of marine related elective courses from the below list of courses offered at WCC
OR any marine related course accepted for the MOP certificate at other UH campuses:
MOP Skills Project
2 credits from either of the following courses (instructor approval code needed to register for these courses):
The following requirements are specific to the WCC MOP ASC and MOP Certificate. Other UH system campuses may have different requirements, please check with your specific campus for further information.
1 credit from the following course:
- OCN 101 (or IS/BIOL 104 at UH Mānoa) MOP Seminar
Minimum of one of the following 3 credit marine survey courses:
- OCN 201 Science of the Sea
- ZOOL 200 Marine Biology
6 credits of marine related elective courses from the below list of courses offered at WCC
OR any marine related course accepted for the MOP certificate at other UH campuses:
- AG 170 Introduction to Aquaponics (4)
- AQUA 201 The Hawaiian Fishpond (3)
- AQUA 201L The Hawaiian Fishpond Lab (1)
- AQUA 106 Small Scale Aquaculture (3)
- AQUA 106L Small Scale Aquaculture Lab (1)
- ANTH 175 Polynesian Surf Culture (3)
- ANTH 175L Polynesian Surf Culture Field Lab (1)
- ATMO 101 Intro to Weather and Climate (3)
- BIOL 124 Environment and Ecology
- BIOL 124L Environment and Ecology Lab
- BOT 130 Plants in the Hawaiian Environment
- BOT 130L Plants in the Hawaiian Environment Lab
- BIOL 172 Introduction to Biology II (3)
- BIOL 172L Introduction to Biology Lab II (1)
- BIOL 200 Coral Reefs (3)
- BIOL 200L Coral Reef Lab and Field Studies (1)
- BIOL 265 Ecology and Evolution
- BIOL 265L Ecology and Evolution Lab
- BOT 101 General Botany (3)
- BOT 101L General Botany Lab (1)
- BOT 130 Plants in the Hawaiian Environment (3)
- BOT 130L Plants in the Hawaiian Environment Lab (1)
- GG 103 Geology of the Hawaiian Islands
- ECON 220 Introduction to Environmental Economics (3)
- ERTH 101 The Natural Environment (3)
- ERTH 101L The Natural Environment Lab (1)
- ERTH 103 Geology of the Hawaiian Islands (3)
- ERTH 210 Oahu Field Geology (1)
- ERTH 211 Big Island Field Geology (1)
- ERTH 212 Maui Field Geology (1)
- ERTH 213 Molokai, Lanai, and Kahoolawe Field Geology (1)
- ERTH 214 Kauai and Niihau Field Geology (1)
- HIST 285 Environmental History of Hawaii (3)
- HWST 100 Intro to Hawaiian Culture
- HWST 107 Hawaii: Center of the Pacific (3)
- HWST 196 Special Topics in Polynesian Voyaging: Malama Honua
- IS 201 The Ahupua‘a (3)
- OCN 102 Introduction to the Environment and Sustainability (3)
- OCN 120 Global Environmental Challenges (3)
- OCN 201 Science of the Sea (if not counted as the required survey course)
- OCN 260 Pacific Surf Science & Technology (3)
- OCN 260L Pacific Surf Science & Technology Lab (1)
- PACS 108 Pacific Worlds: An Introduction to Pacific Islands Studies
- SCI 210 Polynesian Voyaging (3)
- SCI 210L Polynesian Voyaging Lab (1)
- ZOOL 105 Hawaiian Use of Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates (3)
- ZOOL 106 Hawaiian Marine Invertebrates (3)
- ZOOL 200 Marine Biology (if not counted as the required survey course)
- ZOOL 200L Marine Biology Lab
MOP Skills Project
2 credits from either of the following courses (instructor approval code needed to register for these courses):
- OCN 199VI MOP Skill Project-Volunteer/Internship
- SCI 295BL STEM Research Experience in Biology and/or Marine Biology