Hawaiʻi SIQ Courses
Complete your 6-credit SIQ requirement.
Plus earn graduate credits toward salary advancement.
HIDOE requires the SIQ by the start of SY 2026–2027 — these two courses get you there.
Your Two Hawaiʻi SIQ Courses
Each course is available two ways. The only difference is which university transcripts your credits: CSU Pueblo (one all-in payment of $185 — best value) or UMass Global (start at $65, add the $190 transcript later — most flexible).
Cultivating Cultural Responsiveness & Effective Sheltered Instruction
3 graduate credits • 100% online & self-paced • Supports your SIQ / TESOL requirement
$185 total
All-in — nothing to pay later
One payment covers the course and your 3 graduate credits from CSU Pueblo.
Enroll — CSU Pueblo $185 →$65 now
+ optional $190 later for 3 credits
Start for $65, then add the $190 UMass Global transcript fee anytime — even after you finish.
Enroll — UMass Global $65 →Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Teaching
3 graduate credits • 100% online & self-paced • Supports your SIQ / TESOL requirement
$185 total
All-in — nothing to pay later
One payment covers the course and your 3 graduate credits from CSU Pueblo.
Enroll — CSU Pueblo $185 →$65 now
+ optional $190 later for 3 credits
Start for $65, then add the $190 UMass Global transcript fee anytime — even after you finish.
Enroll — UMass Global $65 →How It Works
- ✓ Pick your two courses above — CSU Pueblo all-in or UMass Global pay-later.
- ✓ Finish at your own pace — 100% online, quiz-based, no live meetings, no busywork.
- ✓ Submit to HIDOE — send your transcript and the DOE 200-005 form for reclassification. We provide the form and walk you through it.
For Teachers By Teachers partners with two regionally accredited universities — UMass Global (WASC Senior College and University Commission, WSCUC) and CSU Pueblo (Higher Learning Commission, HLC) — and HIDOE accepts both for salary step reclassification.
Want to verify the requirement yourself?
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