Yes, any graduate certificate can be taken with any masters program. However, the program is set up so you are able to receive both the Teacher Leader Graduate Certificate and MEd Curriculum Studies, in 30 credits if you fulfill the requirements for both.

No, there are no specific prerequisite courses. Students must have at least 3-years of k-12 teaching experience.

The program does NOT lead to initial teacher licensure, but students may add-a-field of Teacher Leader to an existing HTSB-teacher license.

Yes, many of the courses are offered online.

Yes. Classes are typically offered during the evening hours of 4:30 – 7pm or are offered online to accommodate working professionals. Some programs offer coursework during the summer when the K-12 school session is on summer break.

Students need to check with their Reclassification Department Officer to find out if any course that they take advances them in their schedule. For teachers already in the Hawai‘i DOE system, it depends on their field of expertise and their school assignment responsibilities. From the UH side, the course needs to be within a degree granting program, and the course content needs to be related to the teacher’s field of expertise. Applications must be filled out with the Hawai‘i DOE Reclassification Department.