夏威夷太平洋大学的“以英语为母语的英语教学证书课程”（TESOL）是为那些已经获得学士学位或完成学士学位的学生而设计的。准学生可能是在毕业前寻求语言教学领域准备的大学生，希望进入TESOL领域但又不想获得第二个学士学位或不愿升读研究生级别的大学毕业生，或希望通过进修课程来提高其在该领域的技能或背景知识的在职教室教师。该证书计划还可以用作ESL，语言教育或语言学方面研究生课程的准备。
English teachers are needed in many countries around the world. A certificate in TESOL prepares you to begin this journey and launch your career.<br>The TESOL Program at Hawaii Pacific University offers 2 certificates:<br>The Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate consists of 15 undergraduate credits and provides fundamental training for HPU undergraduate students who are interested in teaching English to speakers of other languages abroad. With 160 hours of in-person instruction including feedback on teaching practice, HPU's TEFL Certificate exceeds the minimum entry-level requirement to teach English in most countries.<br>The TEFL Certificate is awarded upon completion of at least 15 undergraduate credit hours of specified courses. For those who have finished an undergraduate degree, the work can be accomplished in no less than two semesters or can be spread over a longer period. For undergraduate students, the work is normally spread over more than two semesters. Students earning the BA in TESOL may not later take the TEFL Certificate since the certificate is built on a subset of the same courses; however, transferring from one plan to another is possible during the course of study.