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Bachelor’s in Secondary Education

The Secondary B.Ed. program qualifies graduates to teach in grades 7-12. Students are admitted to the B.Ed. program after completing the majority of their academic major.
 
Teacher candidates complete a minimum of 124 credit hours:

  • UHM General Education Core for education majors or an AA degree
  • A major in a teaching field
  • Foundations and methods courses in secondary education
  • Student teaching

Delivery Options:

  • Campus-based only (at UH Manoa)

Admissions:

  • Applications accepted in the Fall and Spring
  • Fall Admission
    • Priority Deadline, February 1
    • Final Deadline, March 1
  • Spring Admission
    • Priority Deadline, August 1
    • Final Deadline, September 1
  • How to Apply

Content Areas

Languages

  • Chinese*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Hawaiian
  • Japanese
  • Latin*
  • Philippine*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish

Sciences

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Science
  • General Science
  • Physical Science
  • Physics

Vocational Areas

  • Agriculture
  • Family & Consumer Science
  • Industrial Arts
  • Marketing Education
  • Office Education
  • Trades & Industry - Community College Teaching**
  • Trades & Industry - High School Teaching

Social Studies

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • Hawaiian Studies
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Other Academic Majors

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Health & Physical Education

* These majors are dependent upon the availability of mentor teachers. Please see an academic advisor for further information.
 
** Does not lead to teacher certification.

Program of Study

Education Core:

  • ITE 401 - Introduction to Teaching (3)
  • TE 440 - Curriculum Implications of Multicultural Education (3)
  • ITE 310 - Education in American Society (3)
  • EDEP 311 - Psychological Foundations (3)
  • ETEC 414, 442, 430, 448 - Educational Technology (select one course)
  • SPED 445 - Educating Exceptional Students in Regular Classrooms - Secondary

Professional Teaching and Learning Core:
Courses to be taken in two consecutive semesters.

  • ITE 402 - Teaching Practicum - Observation, minimum of 60 hours
  • ITE 404 - Teaching in the Subject Field - Methods of teaching in the content area
  • ITE 405 - Teaching Residency
  • ITE 406 - Seminar in Teaching Residency

Required for English Majors:

  • EDCS 432 - Adolescent Literature

Required for Social Studies Majors:

  • SOCS 496 - Social Studies for Teachers
  • a Hawaiian history course