University of Hawaii-West Oahu

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The University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu (UHWO), is a public university and one of ten branches of the University of Hawaiʻi system. Currently located adjacent to the Pearl City CDP in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi,^[1] it is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and opened in January 1976. As a four-year institution, UH West Oʻahu offers baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts and professional studies. Academic programs stress the exploration of interdisciplinary studies, cross-cultural and international studies and communication skills.

A new UH West Oʻahu campus, to be located in Kapolei, Hawaiʻi, is scheduled for completion in Spring 2010.^{[citation needed]}

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Bachelor of Arts degrees are offered in Accounting, Anthropology, Early Childhood Education, Economics, English, General Business Administration, General Public Administration, Hawaiian-Pacific Studies, Health Care Administration, History, Justice Administration, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. The university also offers a Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education as well as Bachelor of Applied Science in Respiratory Care.

Certificate programs are offered in Applied Forensic Anthropology, Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management, Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Health Care Administration and Substance Abuse & Addictions Studies.

The university offers select baccalaureate degrees through distance learning programs in collaboration with University and Education Centers located on every Hawaiian island.

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