Application
Procedures
1. Submit a current College of Education application form with official
transcripts of all previous college work to the appropriate place.
a. Classified UHM undergraduate students submit the College of Education
application and official transcripts to the Office of Student Academic
Services, College of Education.
b. Undergraduate applicants from other campuses, classified/unclassified
UHM graduate students, and unclassified UHM undergraduate students
submit the College of Education application to the Office of Student
Academic Services and send a completed UH common application form and
transcripts to UHM’s Office of Admissions and Records.
2. Make arrangements for the interview, the PPST/CBT and state
Department of Health TB clearance certificate.
3. Additionally, for enrollment in the music education program, make
sure official transcripts of all university studies are on file in the
music department office by the date of application, arrange for a timely
interview with the music education faculty, and present evidence of
musical/vocational aptitude in support of application.
Application Deadlines
The deadline is March 1 for fall admission; September
1 for spring admission. Deadlines are subject to change. Call the
Office of Student Academic Services for updated information.
Residency (formerly known as Student Teaching)
The
College of Education plans, arranges, and supervises student teaching
experiences at the elementary and secondary levels in public and private
schools on O‘ahu. Since student teaching is a full-time experience,
students may not register concurrently for other courses or undertake
employment during school hours.
Prerequisites for registering for student teaching and
seminar, which are offered on a mandatory CR/NC basis, include the
following:
1. Enrollment in the College of Education as a classified
student and completion of all course work;
2. Completion of the required foundations and methods courses with a
grade of C or better;
3. A cumulative GPA of not less than that required for admission to the
college;
4. For BEd in secondary education majors:
A completed application for student teaching, verified by an
academic adviser, submitted to the Department of Teacher Education and
Curriculum Studies no later than September 1 or February 1 for a
practicum assignment for the subsequent semester (there is no student
teaching program during the summer session);
5. Recommendation by the student's college of education instructors;
6. For BEd in secondary majors:
An interview and recommendation by a designated
teacher education personnel for assignment processing and/or referral to
the student review committee;
7. A current, original TB health clearance certificate from the state
Department of Health that is valid through the student teaching
experience (TB certificate must be filed with the Office of Student
Academic Services).
Students should check with their academic adviser
concerning specific requirements.
Graduate Programs
Academic Policies
Extension, Correspondence, and 500-Level Course
Credits No graduate credit is allowed for extension or
correspondence courses. All 500-level courses at UH Manoa are
mandatory CR/NC and do not count towards fulfilling the requirements for
any degree or certificate programs.
Master’s Degrees
The College of Education offers MEd degrees in
counseling and guidance, educational administration, educational
foundations, educational psychology, educational technology, elementary
education, secondary education, special education, and teaching. The MEd
programs in elementary and secondary education are in the Department of
Teacher Education and Curriculum
The College of Education also offers the master of
education in teaching (MEdT). The two-year, interdisciplinary,
field-based program is designed for students who have earned
baccalaureate degrees in fields other than education. Graduates are
qualified for state teacher certification in either elementary or
secondary education at the professional certificate level. MEdT students
must be registered full-time and progress through the program in
cohorts. See Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies for more
information.
Doctoral Degrees
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Wist 113
1776 University Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7817
Faculty
*K. Au, PhD--literacy, multicultural education
*A. Bartlett, PhD--literacy
*A. Bayer, PhD--reading, composition, collaborative learning
*E. Beauchamp, PhD--history, comparative education, higher education
*R. Black, EdD--mental retardation transition, students at risk,
research design
*J. E. Cooper, PhD--higher education, community college curriculum,
leadership and reflective practice
*M. J. D’Andrea, EdD--developmental counseling, adolescent and family
life, counseling diverse populations
*J. A. Daniels, EdD--school, development, adolescent, group, homeless
children, loss and transition counseling
*P. Deering, PhD--curriculum and instruction, middle level education,
social studies education, qualitative research
*C. DeRenne, EdD--physical education and sports science
*P. Edelen-Smith, EdD--special education, assessment, learning
disabilities
*D. P. Ericson, PhD (educational policy studies coordinator)--philosophy
of education, curriculum theory, study of schooling
*E. Enomoto, EdD--organization technology, politics of education
*S. S. Feeney, PhD--early childhood education
*R. H. Heck, PhD (educational administration specialization
coordinator)--leadership and governance, organizational theory, policy
*K. Hijirida, EdD--Japanese teaching methodology, curriculum theory and
development, language teaching for special purposes
*K. W. Ho, PhD--physical education and exercise science
*R. Johnson, EdD--early childhood and elementary education
*A. A. Jenkins, PhD--mild/moderate disabilities, content
strategies/inclusive education, collaboration
*L. K. Johnsrud, PhD--academic governance and leadership, organizational
theory, ethics
*A. R. King, Jr., EdD--history of curriculum, higher education
*I. King, PhD--mathematics education, supervision
*E. B. Klemm, EdD--science education
*V. N. Kobayashi, PhD--comparative education, philosophy
*V. Krohn-Ching, MFA--art education
*P. G. LeMaieu, PhD--state of Hawai‘i superintendent of schools,
educational research methodology, statistical analysis, evaluations and
measurement
*B. J. Lum, PhD--philosophy of education, policy studies, social and
cultural studies, human development, moral education
*M. Maaka, PhD--developmental/cognitive psychology, language and
literacy in education; multicultural education
*S. E. Marlow, EdD--curriculum administration, policy, professional
socialization, school administration
*W. G. Martin, EdD--mathematics education
*L. P. McCormick, PhD--early education, communication disorders,
behavioral disorders, severe disabilities
*D. McDougall, EdD--behavioral self-control (self-management,
self-monitoring), behavioral disorders/learning disabilities,
inclusion/integration, applied behavior analysis, special education law
*H. McEwan, PhD--secondary English
*L. K. Menton, PhD--history of education, history of education in
Hawai‘i, 19th-century Hawaiian history
*H. D. Nielsen, PhD--policy studies, international development
education, politics of education
*M. J. Noonan, PhD (exceptionalities specialization
coordinator)--moderate and severe disabilities, early intervention
*M. M. Omizo, PhD--tests and measurements, research and evaluation,
school psychology
*N. A. Pateman, EdD--mathematics education
*M. E. Pateman, HsD--school and college health science
*F. Pottenger, PhD--science education
*M. A. Prater, PhD--learning disabilities, self-management, effective
teaching strategies, computer technology
*J. H. Prins, PhD--physical education and exercise science
*G. G. Reed, PhD--social and cultural foundations, values and education,
comparative education
*T. Sileo, EdD --mild/moderate disabilities, multicultural education,
family involvement, educational collaboration
*H. B. Slaughter, EdD--language arts, literacy, qualitative research
*D. C. Smith, PhD--school counseling, social and emotional development,
and assessment
*T. W. Speitel, PhD--science curriculum research and development,
computer communications
*D. L. Stephens, PhD--reading and literacy
*R. A. Stodden, PhD--mental retardation, career/vocational special
education
*E. H. Tamura, PhD--history of education, history of education in
Hawai‘i, Asian-American history
*S.L. Thomas, PhD--organizations, finance, research methods
*J. J. Tobin, PhD (curriculum and instruction specialization
coordinator)--ethnography, early childhood, elementary education
*N. C. Whitman, PhD--mathematics education
*D. Young, EdD--science education
*J. Zilliox, EdD--elementary mathematics
*Graduate Faculty |