The program will be offered contingent upon sufficient enrollment.

Complete the online Graduate Application Form:

• To ensure your application is routed to our department, on the Add Programs screen, choose “Teaching-MEdT (Fall)” by clicking the blue + in the add column.
• Pay application fee $100 (non-refundable)
• Submit Transcripts from each institution attended (except for UH system transcripts). Unofficial transcripts can be uploaded within the application, but admitted students must submit official transcripts in order to enroll.

International Students and/or Transcripts

• For applicants who graduated from institutions outside of the U.S- an evaluation of your transcripts from a NACES member is required.
• If the language of instruction as your institution was not English, submit TOEFL or IELTS Scores

Visit the UHM Graduate Division Applicant Help Center for additional guidance.

Submit the Mākālei Application Form: makalei.coe.hawaii.edu

The program will be offered contingent upon sufficient enrollment.

*Note: Once you start your MEdT Mākālei application, an email with more detailed information for completing the application will automatically be emailed to you.

• Select a Program
  • Program category: Apply to a Licensure Track Program
  • Program: Master of Education in Teaching (MEdT)
  • Semester: Fall 2025
• Select Program Options
  • Program Track: select one –
    • Combined BA – this is only for current UHM undergrads who are pursuing the BAM pathway in partnership with our Hawaiian Studies and Hawaiian Language departments
    • Licensure – this is for all other applicants
  • Major: Select the subject you want to obtain a license to teach.
  • Dual License Option: select one –
    • None
    • Hawaiian Language Immersion Ed – applicants must be fluent speakers of Hawaiian as demonstrated by a B or better in HAW 402 (UHM) or KHAW 404 (UHH)).
    • Mild/Moderate – for those pursuing dual licensure in special education
  • Program Delivery Option:
    • Select Manoa Campus if you intend to complete the program on ʻOahu, attending a portion of your classes in person.
    • Select Statewide if you intend to complete the program on any island Online/Hybrid delivery (Note: Dual licensure options are only available in the statewide format)
• Licensure Track Admission Checklist
  • Apply to UHM Graduate Division (Step 1 above)
  • Submitted Transcripts (Step 1 above)
  • Submit Content Coursework Inventory Worksheet (see section below)
  • Acknowledge Interview with Program
  • Write Personal Statement/Essay
  • List Three Professional References
  • Verify Prior Post-Secondary Program Enrollment
• Submit Application

Have questions or need assistance? Contact medt@hawaii.edu

All applicants must verify they have met the content knowledge requirement for their selected licensure field. Content knowledge can be met by taking and passing the Praxis exam in the licensure field or through previous coursework taken.

Watch these videos to learn more about this requirement and how to complete the content knowledge spreadsheet:

Elementary Content Knowledge Video (view script)

Secondary Content Knowledge Video (view script)

Option A: Passing Praxis Exam in Content Area

Applicants may choose to verify their content knowledge by submitting a passing score on the licensure test adopted by the Board in the content field. Submit official scores to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, institution code 4867.
OR

Option B: Demonstrate Content Knowledge through Prior Coursework

For Elementary Education (Grades K-6)

A minimum of thirty-six semester hours of coursework from an accredited institution of higher education with at least nine (9) semester hours in each of the following four core content areas: language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. At least three (3) semester hours in each of the core content areas must be upper division (300 or 400 level).

Submit an elementary content coursework inventory worksheet: http://tiny.cc/inventory-elementary

For Secondary Education (Grades 6-12)

The three alternatives for secondary education are:

• • 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; OR

• • 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; OR

• • A master’s, specialist, or doctoral degree in the license field awarded by an accredited institution of higher education.

To verify the above, submit a content coursework inventory worksheet for the subject you want to teach:

• • Art: http://tiny.cc/inventory-art

• • English: http://tiny.cc/inventory-english

• • Math: http://tiny.cc/inventory-mathematics

• • Science: http://tiny.cc/inventory-science

• • Social Studies: http://tiny.cc/inventory-socialstudies

• • Hawaiian Language: http://tiny.cc/inventory-hawaiian

• • World Language: Please email MEDT@hawaii.edu

For Dual Hawaiian Language Immersion (Grades K-6 or 6-12)

In addition to your content knowledge for elementary or secondary, Hawaiian Language Immersion candidates must be fluent speakers of Hawaiian as demonstrated by a B or better in HAW 402 (UHM) or KHAW 404 (UHH).

For Dual Special Education (Grades K-6 or 6-12)

The special education content knowledge requirement does not need to be completed at the time of application. In addition to your content knowledge for elementary or secondary, candidates pursuing licensure in special education will need to take and pass the Praxis Content Knowledge exam in Special Education while enrolled, prior to their final semester of student teaching.