Two Year College Teaching Certificate and Internship

ANNOUNCEMENT: Friday, October 23, is the deadline for applications for Two-Year College Teaching Internships for Spring SEMESTER 2010. (Please note: Internships operate on the semester calendar; however, Spring 2010 interns register for ENG 509 in Winter Quarter only.) Applications may be left in Carolyn Goffman's mailbox in McGaw 255. Questions: Email cgoffman@depaul.edu

Teaching in a two-year college can be an excellent part-time or temporary job; it can also be a great career. In this competitive market, it helps to have experience and knowledge of the world of the two-year college.

The Department of English at DePaul offers a Certificate Program in Two-Year College Teaching in English, which includes a semester-long internship. We also offer the opportunity to do a teaching internship without enrolling in the Certificate Program.

The Certificate Program requires four courses: Teaching Writing (WRD 540), Teaching Literature (ENG 474), an approved elective, and a semester-long internship working with an experienced instructor at an area community college (ENG 509). These courses are not “extra”; they may be built into your programs and will count both towards your Masters Degree and towards the Certificate. These courses provide an excellent theoretical and practical basis for your future teaching. Moreover, you gain confidence and expertise and learn how to present yourself as a job candidate in a community college system.

If your program of study is already advanced, or if scheduling conflicts prohibit you from taking all the Certificate courses, you may still apply to do the semester-long internship (ENG 509).

The first step is to contact Dr. Carolyn Goffman cgoffman@depaul.edu and set up an appointment to talk about what plan fits your needs the best and to plan when and where you might be able to intern.