Programs

Elementary school teachers play a pivotal role in society by helping to shape and educate youth. The Elementary Education program prepares students for a career teaching students in grades Kindergarten through six.

Majors, Minors, and Certificates

Elementary Education (BS)
Education Minor

Secondary teachers help shape the interests and attitudes of high school students. The Secondary Education program prepares students for a career teaching students in grades seven to twelve.

Majors, Minors, and Certificates

Art Education (BS)
Biology Education (BS)
Business Education (BS)
Chemistry Education (BS)
English Education (BA)
Exercise and Sports Science Education (BS)
History Education (BA)
Math Education (BS)
Physical Science Education (BS)
Physics Education (BS)
Social Science Education (BS)
TESOL Education (BA)
Education Minor

Hawaii residents with an earned baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education who desire to teach in the public schools, but do not have an initial teacher license, may apply for admission to the relevant licensing track in elementary or secondary education. Once admitted, the individual must complete the requirements as outlined for the chosen teacher licensing program.

In collaboration with the Seminaries and Institutes (S&I) and Brigham Young University–Hawaii, the International Teacher Education Program (ITEP) is a partnership created to provide professional development programs for S&I teachers and administrators in the Pacific. These programs are intended to provide them with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to more effectively teach and administer. The third partner in this program, the Church Missionary Department, provides an essential service to the success of this program.