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Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

A baccalaureate degree (also called a "bachelor's degree") is earned upon the completion of at least 120 college semester hours. In order to earn the degree, students must also meet a series of course requirements, explained in detail in the numbered sections within this chapter. Students may choose to graduate under the requirements in force at the time they entered the UH System (provided there has not been a break in enrollment of more than one semester, excluding summer), when they entered UH Hilo, or when they graduate. For more information, see the Catalog Choice and Retroactivity policy: hilo.hawaii.edu/policies/documents/Catalog_copy_and_retroactivity.pdf.

In Fall 2011, a new set of General Education Core and Integrative requirements goes into effect.

• General Education Core: Basic Requirements (All Majors)
• General Education Core: Area Requirements (All Majors)
• General Education Integrative Requirements (All Majors)
• Transfer Students with an Associate of Arts Degree
• Transfer Students from within the University of Hawaiʻi System
• Other Transfer Students
• Students Pursuing a Second Baccalaureate Degree

Admissions

• Residency Regulations for Tuition Purposes
• Admission Procedures
• Admission of First-Time Freshmen
• Admission of Transfer Students
• Admission of Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Program Students
• Admission of International Students
• Admission of Returnees
• Admission of Unclassified, Non-degree Students
• Admission of Auditors
• Running Start/Early Admission Program
• Admission to Summer Session
• Admission to Agriculture Development Program
• Profile of Admitted Freshmen Students 2010
• Average Graduation and Persistence Rates
• Information for Admitted Students

College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management (CAFNRM)

• Agriculture: Animal Science—Livestock Production Specialty
• Agriculture: Animal Science—Pre-Veterinary Specialty
• Agriculture: Aquaculture Specialty
• Agriculture: Coastal Resources and Watershed Management Specialty
• Agriculture: Tropical Horticulture Specialty
• Agriculture: Tropical Plant Science and Agroecology Specialty
• The Agriculture Minor
• The Certificate in Forest Resource Management and Conservation
• The Certificate in Plant Tissue Culture
• Special Programs
• CAFNRM Courses

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

• Administration of Justice
• Anthropology
• Art
• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Communication
• Computer Science
• Education Program
• Engineering Program
• English
• Environmental Studies/Science
• Geography
• Geology
• History
• Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
• Languages
• Liberal Studies
• Marine Science
• Mathematics
• Natural Science
• Nursing
• The Certificate in Pacific Islands Studies
• Performing Arts
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Pre-Pharmacy Program
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Women’s Studies Certificate

College of Business and Economics (CoBE)

• Business Administration
• Economics

College of Pharmacy (CoP)

• Pharmacy Studies

Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language

• The Hawaiian Studies Program
• The Linguistics Program
• Hawaiian Medium Laboratory Schools
• Hale Kuamoʻo Center for Hawaiian Language

Undergraduate Course Listings

See how to read the course descriptions and a full listing of all undergraduate courses.