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2026-2027 UH Mānoa Catalog [DRAFT]

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2026-2027 UH Mānoa Catalog [DRAFT]

Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice, Certificate

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General Requirements

A 3.0 GPA in all required and related courses.
A grade of C or better is required for continuation, unless otherwise noted.
Minimum 15 cr (9 cr minimum for courses 600-level or higher)

15 Credit Hours of Required Coursework

Core Course (3 credits)

SLS 664 - Multilingual Multicultural Hawaiʻi Credits: 3

Electives (9 credits)

Elective courses are recommended due to availability and relevance. Substitutions are accepted with pre-approval by the advisor.

EDCS 644 - Multilingual/EL Pedagogy Credits: 3
OR SLS 644 - Multilingual/EL Pedagogy Credits: 3
EDCS 645 - Seminar In Multicultural Literacy Credits: 3
EDCS 630 - Cultural Diversity and Education Credits: 3
EDCS 670 - Indigenous and Postcolonial Perspectives in Education Credits: 3
EDCS 671 - Contemporary Native Hawaiian Education Credits: 3
EDCS 440 - Multicultural and Social Justice Education Credits: 3
STE 403D - Seminar in Educational Inquiry: international field study Credits: V
EDCS 647C - Classroom and School Literacy Assessment: multilingualism Credits: 3
SLS 618 - Language and Learning Technologies Credits: 3
SLS 630 - Second Language Program Development Credits: 3
SLS 660 - Sociolinguistics and Second Languages Credits: 3
LAW 590R - Workshops and Clinics: Child Welfare Clinic Credits: V
LAW 526 - Group Directed Study Credits: V
LWPA 587 - Comparative Law Credits: V
LWPA 514 - Law and Society in Japan Credits: V
LAW 548 - Immigration Law Credits: V
LING 416 - Language as a Public Concern Credits: 3
LING 417 - Language Endangerment and Revitalization Credits: 3
OR LING 617 - Language Acquisition and Language Revitalization Credits: 3
LING 680 - Introduction to Language Documentation Credits: 3

Capstone (3 credits)

A required course for students to present a synthesized project at a culminating end of program hōʻike.

EDCS 696 - Graduate Certificate Capstone Credits: V

TESOL Add-a-Field Requirements

A 3.0 GPA in all required and related courses.
A grade of C or better is required for continuation, unless otherwise noted.
Minimum 15 cr (9 cr minimum for courses 600-level or higher)

15 Credit Hours of Required Coursework

Core Courses (9 credits)

SLS 664 - Multilingual Multicultural Hawaiʻi Credits: 3
EDCS 644 - Multilingual/EL Pedagogy Credits: 3
OR SLS 644 - Multilingual/EL Pedagogy Credits: 3
EDCS 647C - Classroom and School Literacy Assessment: multilingualism Credits: 3

Electives (3 credits)

Elective courses are recommended due to availability and relevance. Substitutions are accepted with pre-approval by the advisor.

EDCS 645 - Seminar In Multicultural Literacy Credits: 3
EDCS 630 - Cultural Diversity and Education Credits: 3
EDCS 670 - Indigenous and Postcolonial Perspectives in Education Credits: 3
EDCS 671 - Contemporary Native Hawaiian Education Credits: 3
EDCS 440 - Multicultural and Social Justice Education Credits: 3
STE 403D - Seminar in Educational Inquiry: international field study Credits: V
SLS 618 - Language and Learning Technologies Credits: 3
SLS 630 - Second Language Program Development Credits: 3
SLS 660 - Sociolinguistics and Second Languages Credits: 3
LAW 590R - Workshops and Clinics: Child Welfare Clinic Credits: V
LAW 526 - Group Directed Study Credits: V
LWPA 587 - Comparative Law Credits: V
LWPA 514 - Law and Society in Japan Credits: V
LAW 548 - Immigration Law Credits: V
LING 416 - Language as a Public Concern Credits: 3
LING 417 - Language Endangerment and Revitalization Credits: 3
OR LING 617 - Language Acquisition and Language Revitalization Credits: 3
LING 680 - Introduction to Language Documentation Credits: 3

Capstone (3 credits)

A required course for students to present a synthesized project at a culminating end of program hōʻike.

EDCS 696 - Graduate Certificate Capstone Credits: V

Note

For more information about this program, visit the Department of Curriculum Studies .