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2026-2027 UH Mānoa Catalog [DRAFT]

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2026-2027 UH Mānoa Catalog [DRAFT]

Teacher Leader, Certificate

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Required Coursework

The Teacher Leader Graduate Certificate is an 18-credit program consisting of the following:

Core (9 credits):

EDCS 622 - (Alpha) Curriculum Leadership Credits: 3
EDCS 607 - New Literacies Leadership Credits: 3
EDCS 630 - Cultural Diversity and Education Credits: 3
OR EDEF 630 - Cultural Diversity and Education Credits: 3

Electives (9 credits): Pick 1 option from each group.

Elective Group 1 (3 credits):

EDCS 640 - (Alpha) Seminar Credits: 3
EDEF 652 - History of Education in Hawaiʻi Credits: 3

Elective Group 2 (3 credits):

EDEF 675 - Introduction to Educational Policy Studies Credits: 3
OR EDEA 675 - Introduction to Educational Policy Studies Credits: 3
EDEF 667C - Seminar in Educational Foundations-Selected Topics: leadership and governance in education Credits: 3

Elective Group 3 (3 credits):

EDCS 640 - (Alpha) Seminar Credits: 3
EDCS 642G - Seminar in Diversity Issues: K-14 Credits: 1 (x3)
EDEF 649 - Field Studies in Educational Foundations Credits: V

Culminating Requirement

Teacher Leader capstone project

Note

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