The English Department's Certificate Program in Teaching English in Two-Year Colleges is designed to prepare prospective teachers of introductory classes in English, writing, and the humanities in community college settings. Participants will learn to teach critical and analytical reading, the processes and disciplines of writing, and at least other aspects of the arts, humanities, or communication curriculum in two-year colleges.

Applications for the Certificate Program are accepted on a rolling basis.

Admission.
To be admitted to the Certificate program, students must have completed or be currently enrolled in a Master's degree in English, writing, or a related field.

Applicants must also submit the following to Dr Carolyn Goffman, Director of the Certificate program: a cover letter, a current CV, undergraduate and graduate academic transcripts, a sample of recent academic or professional writing, the names of two faculty references, and a statement describing the student's particular interests in teaching in two-year colleges.

Requirements.
The certificate requires 16 hours of graduate credit: three graduate-level courses in English and an internship in teaching English or writing:

• ENG 474 Teaching Literature (required).
• ENG 480 Teaching Writing (required).
• One additional course from ENG 406 Multicultural Rhetorics; ENG 409 Topics in Writing when the topic is appropriate (e.g., Teaching Writing Online; Teaching ESL); ENG 475 Topics in Literature when the topic is appropriate (e.g., Teaching Poetry; Teaching Women Writers); ENG 482 Writing Center Theory and Pedagogy; or another course approved by the Program Director.
• ENG 509 Teaching Internship.

Please submit all materials to the program's current director:

Carolyn Goffman
Department of English
802 W. Belden Ave
DePaul University
Chicago, IL 60614-3214