This is a sample academic plan for students entering on the 2023-2024 catalog. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan. Please tap the button following each course to view course description and prerequisites or see the UH Hilo Catalog for more course information.
Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their advisor each semester before registering.
With Advisor approval 6 semester hours of total elective hours may be from a related discipline.
A minimum of 12 semester hours out of the total 33 semester hours required for the major must be taken from 300-level courses or above.
At least 45 total semester hours must be earned in upper division courses (300-level or above) for graduation.
Students should always check course prerequisites and frequency with which courses are offered.
COM Culture or Diversity Course - Choose one of the following courses:
COM 241 , COM 260 , COM 344 , or COM 359
A student may choose COM 400 , COM 441 , COM 444 , COM 451 , COM 456 , COM 460 , COM 494 or COM 499 to complete the capstone course requirement. It is strongly recommended student complete COM 350 (Research Methods) before pursuing COM 494 or COM 499 .
