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BA Performing Arts

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Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Program

BA Performing Arts

Concentration

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No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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BA Performing Arts

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ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Program Recognition

•Strong emphasis on Hawaiʻi and Pacific performance traditions

•Connection to KEAKA Hawaiian Language Theatre Festival

•Inclusive casting policy

•Senior capstone project as culminating creative experience

Training

•Courses in acting, stagecraft, directing, and playwriting

•Beginning Acting and Directing are core concentration requirements

•Mainstage and studio production opportunities each semester

•Department Chair Dr. Justina Mattos received the UH Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence

•Resident Designer and Theatre Technician Ariana Bassett on staff

•Professor Emerita Jackie Pualani Johnson pioneered Hawaiian-language theatre

Academic info

Snapshot

3.51

Avg GPA (W)

61%

Admit Rate

school-wide

48%

Grad Rate

2.2K

Enrollment

$48K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Average Annual Cost

$11,856

after typical aid

In-State Tuition

$7,838

before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$20,798

before aid

Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.

$0-30k$8,983

$30-48k$9,243

$48-75k$11,535

$75-110k$14,734

$110k+$17,403

View full data on College Scorecard

Program info updated May 28, 9:21 PM

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

•Strong emphasis on Hawaiʻi and Pacific performance traditions

•Connection to KEAKA Hawaiian Language Theatre Festival

•Inclusive casting policy

•Senior capstone project as culminating creative experience

Training

•Courses in acting, stagecraft, directing, and playwriting

•Beginning Acting and Directing are core concentration requirements

•Mainstage and studio production opportunities each semester

•Department Chair Dr. Justina Mattos received the UH Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence

•Resident Designer and Theatre Technician Ariana Bassett on staff

•Professor Emerita Jackie Pualani Johnson pioneered Hawaiian-language theatre

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

•Strong emphasis on Hawaiʻi and Pacific performance traditions

•Connection to KEAKA Hawaiian Language Theatre Festival

•Inclusive casting policy

•Senior capstone project as culminating creative experience

Training

•Courses in acting, stagecraft, directing, and playwriting

•Beginning Acting and Directing are core concentration requirements

•Mainstage and studio production opportunities each semester

•Department Chair Dr. Justina Mattos received the UH Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence

•Resident Designer and Theatre Technician Ariana Bassett on staff

•Professor Emerita Jackie Pualani Johnson pioneered Hawaiian-language theatre

Key Info

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Fee

$50

Deadline

PriorityJul 1, 2026

Submission Requirements

Transcript (required)

•Official high school transcript

Official Source

Good to Know

Application Logistics

•Apply online via UH Hilo Admissions

•$50 application fee

Eligibility

•Denied applicants may reapply as transfer students after completing 24 college-level credits

What's The Process

Audition Process

•No audition or prescreen required

•Admission through the university application

•2.7 cumulative GPA minimum

•Below 2.7 may submit SAT/ACT for sliding-scale review

Academic info

Snapshot

3.51

Avg GPA (W)

61%

Admit Rate

school-wide

48%

Grad Rate

2.2K

Enrollment

$48K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Average Annual Cost

$11,856

after typical aid

In-State Tuition

$7,838

before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$20,798

before aid

Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.

$0-30k$8,983

$30-48k$9,243

$48-75k$11,535

$75-110k$14,734

$110k+$17,403

View full data on College Scorecard

Program Recognition

•Strong emphasis on Hawaiʻi and Pacific performance traditions

•Connection to KEAKA Hawaiian Language Theatre Festival

•Inclusive casting policy

•Senior capstone project as culminating creative experience

Training

•Courses in acting, stagecraft, directing, and playwriting

•Beginning Acting and Directing are core concentration requirements

•Mainstage and studio production opportunities each semester

•Department Chair Dr. Justina Mattos received the UH Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence

•Resident Designer and Theatre Technician Ariana Bassett on staff

•Professor Emerita Jackie Pualani Johnson pioneered Hawaiian-language theatre

Updated May 28, 9:21 PM

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