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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 requirements and Integrative requirements went into effect.
- General Education Core: Basic Requirements (All Majors)
- General Education Core: Area Requirements (All Majors)
- Integrative Requirements (All Majors)
Admissions
- Residency Regulations for Tuition Purposes
- Admission Procedures
- Admission of First-Time Freshmen
- Admission of Transfer 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
- Information for Admitted Students
- Average Graduation and Persistence Rates
- Profile of Admitted Freshmen Students 2012
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
- Agriculture Minor
- Beekeeping Certificate
- Forest Resource Management and Conservation Certificate
- Plant Tissue Culture Certificate
- Tropical Farming Certificate
- Special Programs
- CAFNRM Courses
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
- Administration of Justice
- Anthropology
- Art
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese Studies
- Communication
- Computer Science
- School of Education
- Engineering Program
- English
- Environmental Studies/Science
- Filipino Studies
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Japanese Studies
- Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
- Languages
- Liberal Studies
- Marine Science
- Mathematics
- Natural Science
- School of Nursing
- Pacific Islands Studies Certificate
- Performing Arts
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Pre-Pharmacy Program
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Women’s Studies Certificate
College of Business and Economics (CoBE)
Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (CoP)
Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language (CHL)
- Hawaiian Studies Program
- Linguistics Program
- Kula Mauli Ola (Hawaiian Medium Laboratory Schools)
- Hale Kuamoʻo Center for Hawaiian Language
Undergraduate Courses
See how to read the course descriptions and a full listing of all undergraduate courses.
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- Baccalaureate Degree Requirements
- General Education Requirements for Transfer Students
- Students Pursuing a Second Baccalaureate Degree
- Upper-Division Requirement
- Multiple Baccalaureate Degrees and Majors
- Major, Minor and Certificate Requirements
- Admissions
- Residency Regulations for Tuition Purposes
- Admission Procedures
- Admission of First-Time Freshmen
- Admission of Transfer 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
- Information for Admitted Students
- Average Graduation and Persistence Rates
- Profile of Admitted Freshmen Students 2012
- 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
- Agriculture Minor
- Beekeeping Certificate
- Forest Resource Management and Conservation Certificate
- Plant Tissue Culture Certificate
- Tropical Farming Certificate
- Special Programs
- CAFNRM Courses
- College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
- Administration of Justice
- Anthropology
- Art
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese Studies
- Communication
- Computer Science
- School of Education
- Engineering Program
- English
- Environmental Studies/Science
- Filipino Studies
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Japanese Studies
- Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
- Languages
- Liberal Studies
- Marine Science
- Mathematics
- Natural Science
- School of Nursing
- Pacific Islands Studies Certificate
- Performing Arts
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Pre-Pharmacy Program
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Women’s Studies Certificate
- College of Business and Economics (CoBE)
- Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (CoP) Undergraduate Program
- Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language Undergraduate Programs
- College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS)
- Undergraduate Courses