requirements for licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. The program is accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC).
== Athletics ==
Until 1994 University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo belonged to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics or NAIA. Since 1992, it has been a member of the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference. It fields teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. The sports teams nickname is the Vulcans.
== Chancellors ==
Shared with University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu 1976–1997.
Bonnie D. Irwin (2019–present)
Marcia Sakai (Interim, 2017–2019)
Donald O. Straney (2010–2017)
Rose Tseng (1998–2010)
Kenneth Perrin (1993–1997)
Edward J. Kormondy (1986–1993)
Edwin Mookini (1975–1978)
Paul Miwa (1970–?)
== Argument for separation ==
There has been a growing movement throughout the last decade to separate the Hilo campus from the University of Hawaiʻi System, creating a "Hawaiʻi State University". …