Hawai`i is well known as one of the most popular travel and tourism destinations in the world. HPU offers a dynamic travel and hospitality program with the goal of enhancing the skills of the travel industry professional. Courses in this certificate program focus on the: application of theoretical concepts to real world situations; development of critical thinking; analysis and synthesis of information leading to logical conclusions; and understanding holistic systems.

Certificate Requirements

It is recommended that applicants to the Travel and Hospitality Management Certificate have an educational and/or experiential background in travel industry or a related area.

Students must take a total of five courses in order to receive a Travel and Hospitality certificate.

Students must take two of the following courses:

And complete two of the following courses:

And complete one of the following courses or an upper division TIM elective:

Student Qualifications

The Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Certificate Program at Hawai'i Pacific University is designed for students who have completed a bachelor's degree. The program may be used as a refresher curriculum to upgrade the skills of those who are already classroom teachers of English. The program is also designed for those college graduates who wish to enter the field of TESL but do not wish to get a second bachelor's degree or go on to the graduate level. However, a student may use the program as preparation for graduate work in ESL or linguistics.

TESL Certificate Requirements

The TESL Certificate is awarded upon completion of at least 24 credit hours of specified courses. This work can be accomplished in no less than two full semesters. It can also be spread over a longer period of time. The required courses in the program are:

Required Courses (16-18 semester credits)

And one of the following:

Students should fulfill the rest of the 24-hour credit requirement by choosing from the following list of courses:

ELECTIVE COURSES IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS:

ELECTIVE COURSES IN OTHER FIELDS

Students may enter the program with some of the required or elective courses having been taken at another institution. If the HPU transcript evaluator accepts these courses, they need not be repeated at HPU, but the student must take other AL courses to make up the minimum 24-credit requirement. If the student has taken all courses from the list of the required and elective courses in applied linguistics, the student may choose from the following to fulfill the 24-credit minimum. Students are also encouraged to select from the following list to enhance their knowledge of English, English literature, psychology of learning, and pedagogy. Students are strongly encouraged to take more than the minimum 24 credits during their study for the TESL Certificate.

Practice Teaching

Ideally, the student would take three credits of AL 3950 Language Classroom Experience and three credits of AL 4960 Practice Teaching. Depending on individual circumstances, such as limited time or previous experience, the coordinator may allow the student to take only one or two credits of AL 3950 before practice teaching. Normally, the TESL Certificate student will undertake teaching in the English Foundations Program. Exceptions must be cleared through the TESL coordinator.

Minimum English Competency Requirement

Students whose native language is not English may fulfill the minimum English competency requirement in two ways. One way is that a TOEFL score of 550 and a TWE of 5 submitted at the time of entrance will satisfy the requirement. A second means is the successful completion of the advanced level (Level 3) of the English Foundations Program and Writing 1100 Writing and Critical Analysis at Hawaii Pacific. (Additional information about the EFP Program is delineated in the preceding section). Students who need to take ESL classes in the EFP must plan on being in the TESL Certificate Program for more than two semesters.

Minimum GPA Requirements

A student must have at least a 2.00 GPA in the 24 minimum credits in order to receive the TESL certificate. Furthermore, the student must pass required courses with a grade of C or better. Courses in which the student has received a D or an F must be repeated.

Receiving the Certificate

In the semester that the student is to complete all requirements for the TESL Certificate, he or she should file a Petition to Graduate with the Academic Dean. A certificate will be awarded to the student upon the successful completion of all requirements and payment of the graduation fee.

Forensic Science is on the threshold of biotechnical advancement. Individuals working in the human service area can facilitate a valuable service in the transition of trauma victims from health care institutions to the court of law. The forensically educated professional could be a critical component in facilitating the proper recognition and collection of evidence in complex forensic cases. With the application of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profiling, virtually any scrap of evidence can provide genetic evidence to assist in the apprehension (or elimination) of a perpetrator. These new technologies are helping to revolutionize the ability to bring justice criminals who commit violent crimes.

Anthropology is the study of human diversity. It explores the changing, multicultural world in which we live in order to understand the rich varieties of the human adventure. Its goal: to help people, despite their differences, live and work together in mutually meaningful and rewarding ways.

KEY ADVANTAGES OF AN ANTHROPOLOGY CERTIFICATE

Enhance your current degree major without necessarily taking additional courses.
Enrich your understanding of today's complex, multicultural, changing world.
Learn to navigate across different specializations to deal effectively with real world problems.
Broaden your education with concrete work experiences that allow you to apply classroom skills in real-life situations and add credibility to your job resume.
Reinforce reading and writing skills needed to succeed in today's competitive environment.
CERTIFICATE IN ASIAN STUDIES

For two centuries, Asia and Hawai`i have been intimately connected. Asia's remarkable economic growth, followed now by a decline, has reverberated throughout Hawai`i's economy. The challenge is to understand these processes and how they have shaped and reshaped Asian societies. The Asian Studies Certificate focuses on the political economy of the region. Through an exploration of four overlapping fields: anthropology, international relations, history, and political science, the certificate examines the plights and possibilities of development in Asia as well as the hopes and harms entwined with recent social changes. Particularly relevant to majors in Advertising, Communication (Speech, Theater, Visual Communication), Economics, History, Humanities, Human Resource Development, Human Services, International Relations, International Studies, Journalism, Justice Administration, Literature, Political Science, Psychology, Public Relations, Social Science, Business Economics, Entrepreneurial Studies, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Social Work.

The Certificate in Transcultural Nursing is intended for the nursing student &/or RN or LPN who is interested in enriching their understanding and application of Transcultural Nursing in order to become better equipped to provide culturally competent nursing care. The Transcultural Nursing Certificate program includes foundational theory and concepts of Transcultural Nursing as well as application to the diverse cultures of Hawaii, and to one specific culture experienced through study and cultural immersion. Supplemental courses will examine cultural diversity.