How to Apply Instructions

The application process consists of TWO parts. The application period is open from May 1 to Oct 1. The College of Education Mākālei application opens on May 1 and the UH Mānoa application opens in July. Both applications need to be submitted by the deadline to be considered for admission. If you have any questions regarding these requirements or need assistance with the application process, please contact coeinfo@hawaii.edu

COE Mākālei Application (free)

• Select a Program
  • Category: Apply to a Licensure Track Program
  • Program: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Health & Physical Education
  • Semester: Spring <Year>
• Confirm Program Options
  • Program Track: Licensure
  • Major: Health & Physical Education
  • Delivery Option: Manoa Campus
  • Location: Oahu
• Complete Licensure Track Application Checklist
  • Be sure to review each item and make sure you understand before checking the box:
    • Acknowledge Gainful Employment Information
    • Acknowledge Completed Baccalaureate Degree
    • Acknowledge Cumulative GPA – 2.75 or higher (2.5 for math and science)
    • Acknowledge Major Cumulative GPA — 2.75 or higher (2.5 for math and science)
  • Checklist items requiring additional information/materials – more detailed information is at the bottom of this website:
    • Apply to UH System – More detailed instructions & links for submitting the UH application are provided in the next section of this website.
    • Upload & Submit 40 Hours of Group Leadership Experience form
    • Submit Content Knowledge Verification
    • Download Interview with Program information
    • Write your Personal Statement & Essay
    • Input Three Professional References (name, email, phone #)
    • List Repeated Courses (if any)
    • Prior Post-Secondary Program Enrollment – verify if you have ever been dismissed from a program previously. If yes, please share the circumstances for the dismissal.
• Submit Licensure Track Application

Note: Once you start your Mākālei application, an email with more detailed information and support for completing your application materials will be automatically sent to you. The steps for applying to the Hawai‘i Grow Our Own Teachers Initiative Stipend Application will also be provided within that email.

UH Mānoa System Application Form ($70 – fee waiver available for Hawaii residents) + official transcripts

Note: Because this program is charged undergraduate tuition rates, please do not submit a Graduate Division application when applying to this program. Use the link provided below.

Start a new UH System Application

Note: Please only use one email address for your UH application – if you log into your application and change the email address in your file during or after you submit your application, it will delay processing and admissions decisions.

• • About You
    • This section includes: Personal Information, Your Address, Your Family (skip), Citizenship, Race & Ethnicity, and Other Background
  • Your Academics
    • Your UH Mānoa Plans
      • Choose 2nd Bachelor
      • Planned Course of Study: Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Health & Physical Education
      • Number of transfer credits: You can skip by putting ‘0’
    • Previous College Coursework: Please list the institution where you received your bachelor’s degree and any coursework thereafter.
    • Unofficial Transcripts: Upload a copy if you have them
    • Personal Statement & Achievement sections: SKIP – not needed
  • Final Steps
    • Tuition Classifications – Complete the Residency Classification information
    • General Data Protection Regulation – Select ‘No’ (Unless you are physically in the European Union when you apply)
    • Request an Application Fee Waiver – All Hawaii residents are eligible for the application fee waiver. For non-residents, select “Other” and use the code PCERT to have your fee waived. Submit and wait for confirmation of approval before fully submitting the application.
    • Final Step: Verify everything is correct by checking ‘Yes’

Once you finish submitting your UH application, please send official transcripts if you received your bachelor’s degree or higher from a non-UH institution. If you received your degree from a University of Hawaiʻi System institution (i.e., UHM, UHH, UHWO, or any Hawaii Community College) you do not need to send any official transcripts.

Transcripts
Official transcripts must be submitted directly from your college or university to UH Mānoa. You are required to submit transcripts from the institution you received your bachelor’s degree from and any additional institutions you attended thereafter. Unofficial, faxed, hand-carried, or student copies of academic documents will not be accepted as official transcripts. 

Grade Point Average

A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 is required from all post-secondary institutions attended. Applicants who do not meet the GPA criterion to the College should consult with an academic advisor as soon as possible.

40 Hours of Documented Group Leadership Experience

Prior to applying, applicants must complete 40 hours of paid or voluntary group leadership field experience with the appropriate age group according to their major. Health and Physical Education B.S. majors may work with K-12 grade aged students. The experience must be primarily physical activity-related.

The experience must have been completed after high school and cannot have occurred more than 5 years prior to acceptance to a COE Licensure Track program.

See the Group Leadership Form used to document your group leadership experience

Verification of Content Knowledge

Candidates can choose to pursue the following certifications: (a) health, (b) physical education, or (c) health and physical education.

Candidates who have already met the content knowledge requirement would have a reduced courseload (34 credits) while pursuing the program. However, candidates may take additional credits within the program to meet the content knowledge requirement.

Content knowledge may be verified by one of the following options:

• Passing score on licensure test adopted by the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) in the content field
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in the content field
• Content major consisting of a minimum of thirty semester hours in the content field for a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited institution of higher education
• A minimum of thirty semester hours in the content field from an accredited institution of higher education, at least fifteen of which must be upper division level
• A master’s, specialist or doctoral degree in the license field awarded by an accredited institution of higher education

Applicants who choose to use a licensure test to demonstrate content knowledge, please see the HTSB for current passing scores. For registration information, please

• visit the ETS website OR
• contact the UHM Testing Office (808-956-3454) OR
• contact Prometric in Honolulu or Hilo (808-853-6773)

Complete an Admissions Interview

All students applying for any of the COE Licensure Track programs must participate in an admission interview with faculty from their prospective department. Only applicants who have successfully completed all admission requirements will be able to schedule a Personal Admissions Interview.

Applicants must contact the program coordinator for Health & Physical Education to schedule their interview.

Dr. Erin Centeio, ecenteio@hawaii.edu

Kinesiology & Rehabilitation Science
PE Athletic Complex Room 227
(808) 956-3882