Undergraduate Program Overview

Overview of Undergraduate Education Program Options

Chaminade University’s undergraduate education programs are offered in a variety of formats as well as day and evening hours on and off campus.  This scheduling allows students to work and to participate in the field experiences required for the programs.  Classes are small and faculty is available to offer students individualized attention.  The education programs, both licensure and non-licensure, are offered both through the Day Undergraduate Program and the Accelerated Undergraduate Program (AUP).  The programs offered in the Day Undergraduate Program are held on the main campus of Chaminade and online.  The AUP offers most of their program courses at satellite locations and online.

Education course work progresses from introduction and foundational courses to methodology and field experiences.  Strategies presented in methods courses are solidly based on current research, best practices, and theory.  Field experiences are intended to provide exposure to current educational practice and trends in classrooms.  Field experience provides the synthesis for each student's program. 

All Chaminade University education licensure programs are approved by the Hawai'i Department of Education (HIDOE) and recognized by over forty states and the District of Columbia through the Reciprocity Agreement.  The Reciprocity Agreement and listed member states can be found at http://www.nasdtec.org.  Graduates in Elementary Education or the Secondary Education licensure programs may be recommended to the Hawai’i Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) for Initial Licensure in appropriate fields. 

Chaminade also has a partnership with the DOE for Education Assistants (EA).  This Cohort Program offers a Dual Licensure in Elementary Education and in Special Education.  Students who are employed with the DOE as an EA, may enter this program to earn their degree while continuing working.

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