Education Major: Overview

Education

Education

Education

The outdoor play area of our preschool facility on-campus.

A Career in Education

Considering education as a career path? You are someone who values helping others. At Chaminade, we cultivate our students' awareness of other’s needs and broaden it into educational leadership, by emphasizing community service, social justice, and ethics. Our curriculum is based on liberal arts traditions, Catholic Marianist values, current educational theory, and best practices.

License for 40 states

All Chaminade University education licensure programs are approved by the Hawai'i Department of Education (HIDOE) and are 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.

Undergraduate degree

In our campus undergraduate program, Chaminade offers a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (K-6 Licensure). For further information please see

Personal guidance and mentoring

At Chaminade, teachers are closely involved with students. Your professors will know you. You can get help quickly if you need it. You will never be an unknown face lost in a crowd of hundreds of students in a lecture hall. Our ratio of students to faculty is 17 to 1. In this close-knit community, you will also get to know your classmates very well.

More advantages of a Chaminade education degree:

  • Chaminade’s program is highly respected in Hawai'i and our teachers are sought after.
  • Our preschool on campus provides an on-site learning environment for our education students
  • Our program includes plenty of hands-on fieldwork and student teaching experiences
  • You will have the opportunity to participate in compelling service learning projects that make a difference in people's lives