Multiple Baccalaureate Degrees and Majors

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Second Baccalaureate Degrees

A student who has already received a baccalaureate degree may earn a second baccalaureate degree of a different type (e.g., B.S. versus B.A.) or the same type of degree provided that:

• The major is different from the prior degree
• The student completes a minimum of 30 semester credit hours at UH Hilo after the first degree has been awarded.
• All degree requirements are met

Students seeking a second degree are classified as seniors for registration.

Students entering the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Economics, and Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language, who have completed a B.A. degree from a regionally accredited college or university (excluding other baccalaureate degrees), will be exempted from the General Education requirements for a second B.A. degree, unless specific prerequisites are needed for the new major.

Concurrent Degrees

A student may earn and graduate with two degrees simultaneously provided that

• The degrees are different (e.g., B.B.A. and B.S. but not two B.S. degrees)
• The degrees are in different majors

Double Majors

A student may earn one degree (e.g., a B.A.) and graduate with two majors (double major) provided that all degree requirements associated with each major are fulfilled before the degree is awarded.