This is a sample academic plan for students entering on the 2026-2027 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 Health, Culture and Diversity (3) , COM 260 Media and Culture (3) , COM 344 Sustainability, Com & Culture (3) , COM551 [Course Info Not Available], COM 359 Intercultural Communication (3) , or COM 461 Race and Gender in Media (3)
A student may choose COM 400 The Art of Mindful Dialogue (3) , COM 441 Leadership & Communication (3) , COM 444 Public Relations (3) , COM 451 Communication and Ethnography (3) , COM 456 Asian Perspectives on Commun (3) , COM 460 Mass Media Analysis (3) , COM 494 Special Topics in Subject Matter (To Be Arranged) or COM 499 Directed Studies (To Be Arranged) to complete the capstone course requirement. It is strongly recommended the student complete COM 350 Intro Human Commun Research (3) before pursuing COM 494 Special Topics in Subject Matter (To Be Arranged) or COM 499 Directed Studies (To Be Arranged) .
