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Master of Education in Secondary Education (Online)

Program Overview

Department(s)

Education

Program Level

GR - Graduate

Program Code

MED_SEC_ONL

Status

Active

Requisites

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6000
  • ED6100
  • ED6200
  • ED6300
  • ED6310
  • ED6430
  • ED6440
  • ED6480
  • ED6660
  • ED6700

Prior to admission to the clinical practice courses, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary English must have successfully passed the PRAXIS II Secondary English Content Knowledge Test.

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6521
  • ED6522

Next, teacher candidates must take the following capstone courses before being recommended for licensure:

Prior to admission to the English concentration, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary Education must have attained:

  • A passing score on a licensure test adopted by the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board in the content field; or

  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in the content field; or

  • A content major consisting of a minimum of thirty credit hours in the content field for a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited institution of higher education; or

  • A minimum of thirty credit 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.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6000
  • ED6100
  • ED6200
  • ED6300
  • ED6310
  • ED6430
  • ED6440
  • ED6480
  • ED6660
  • ED6700

Prior to admission to the clinical practice courses, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary Mathematics must have successfully passed the PRAXIS II Secondary Mathematics Content Knowledge Test.

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6521
  • ED6522

Next, teacher candidates must take the following capstone courses before being recommended for licensure:

Prior to admission to the mathematics concentration, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary Education must have attained:

  • A passing score on a licensure test adopted by the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board in the content field; or

  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in the content field; or

  • A content major consisting of a minimum of thirty credit hours in the content field for a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited institution of higher education; or

  • A minimum of thirty credit 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.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6000
  • ED6100
  • ED6200
  • ED6300
  • ED6310
  • ED6430
  • ED6450
  • ED6480
  • ED6660
  • ED6700

Prior to admission to the clinical practice courses, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary Science must have successfully passed the PRAXIS II Secondary Science Content Knowledge Test.

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6521
  • ED6522

Next, teacher candidates must take the following capstone courses before being recommended for licensure:

Prior to admission to the Science concentration, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary Education must have attained:

  • A passing score on a licensure test adopted by the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board in the content field; or

  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in the content field; or

  • A content major consisting of a minimum of thirty credit hours in the content field for a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited institution of higher education; or

  • A minimum of thirty credit 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.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6000
  • ED6100
  • ED6200
  • ED6300
  • ED6310
  • ED6430
  • ED6460
  • ED6480
  • ED6660
  • ED6700

Prior to admission to the clinical practice courses, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary Social Studies must have successfully passed the PRAXIS II Secondary Social Studies Content Knowledge Test.

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6521
  • ED6522

Next, teacher candidates must take the following capstone courses before being recommended for licensure:

Prior to admission to the Social Studies concentration, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary Education must have attained:

  • A passing score on a licensure test adopted by the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board in the content field; or

  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in the content field; or

  • An academic major consisting of a minimum of thirty credit hours in the content field for a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited institution of higher education; or

  • A minimum of thirty credit 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.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6000
  • ED6100
  • ED6200
  • ED6300
  • ED6310
  • ED6430
  • ED6470
  • ED6480
  • ED6660
  • ED6700

Prior to admission to the clinical practice courses, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary World Languages must have successfully passed the PRAXIS II Secondary World Languages Content Knowledge Test or equivalent proficiency exam

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6521
  • ED6522

Next, teacher candidates must take the following capstone courses before being recommended for licensure:

Prior to admission to the World Languages concentration, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary Education must have attained:

  • A passing score on a licensure test adopted by the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board in the content field; or

  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in the content field; or

  • An academic major consisting of a minimum of thirty credit hours in the content field for a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited institution of higher education; or

  • A minimum of thirty credit 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.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6000
  • ED6100
  • ED6200
  • ED6300
  • ED6310
  • ED6430
  • ED6480
  • ED6660
  • ED6700
  • AL6961

Prior to admission to the clinical practice courses, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary TESOL must have successfully fulfilled the Content Knowledge Requirement by either completing 30 credits of coursework in TESOL or have passed the PRAXIS II Secondary TESOL Content Knowledge Test.

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • ED6521
  • ED6522

Next, teacher candidates must take the following capstone courses before being recommended for licensure:

Prior to admission to the TESOL concentration, teacher candidates seeking licensure in Secondary Education must have attained:

  • A passing score on a licensure test adopted by the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board in the content field; or

  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in the content field; or

  • A content major consisting of a minimum of thirty credit hours in the content field for a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited institution of higher education; or

  • A minimum of thirty credit 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.

All coursework may be completed online, however the Clinical Practice component (student teaching) must be conducted in a school in the State of Hawaii.