Education
Program Coordinator: Jeff Judd
Location: ED 210J
Phone: (808) 455-0434
Email: jjudd@hawaii.edu
Counselor: Jean StavRue-Pe'ahi
Location: ED 201C
Phone: (808) 455-0392
Email: jstavrue@hawaii.edu
The Associate in Science in Teaching (AST) is a 62 credit degree program intended to either provide the first two years of a baccalaureate program in elementary or secondary education (transfer degree) or prepare the student for employment as para-educators (terminal degree). The AST program is firmly rooted in the academic study skills and content courses of a strong general education program combined with a rigorous core of pre-professional education courses. The program also includes field experience embedded within education courses as well as a culminating Field Experience course with experienced professional teacher-mentors, and preparation for the Praxis Core exam, a test required nationally for admission into many teacher preparation programs. The program is designed to be flexible in order to best support transfer to any of our articulated partners and to allow focus on a range of teaching areas (e.g. elementary, secondary, and special education).
Education Degrees and Certificates
- Teaching: Associate in Science
- Alternative Certification in Teaching: Certificate of Competence (Track 1)
- Alternative Certification in Teaching: Certificate of Competence (Track 2)
- Culturally Responsive Teaching: Certificate of Competence
- Special/Inclusive Education: Certificate of Competence
- Special Education II: Certificate of Competence
- Special Education PK-12: Advanced Professional Certificate