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Writing Instruction Specialist
Post-Baccalaureate Credit Certificate Program
Dr. Billie J. Jones
School of Humanities
Penn State Capital College
777 Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: 570-385-6195
Fax: 570-385-6135
E-mail: bjj6@psu.edu
The School of Humanities at Penn State Capital College offers a 15-credit postbaccalaureate certificate in the theory, pedagogy, and practice of writing. This Writing Instruction Specialist certificate is designed to serve the continuing educational and professional development needs of educators and other professionals in writing and writing instruction. Completion of the program will prepare candidates to provide specialized assistance in composition and to serve as a resource on writing pedagogy.
The Writing Instructional Specialist certificate program is composed of five courses (15 credits).
Admission Requirements
Admission to the Writing Instruction Specialist certificate program will be granted to those candidates who possess a requisite combination of education and classroom teaching experience. Candidates must hold a baccalaureate degree or a Master of Arts degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Candidates should also have completed 9-12 credits in English composition. All candidates must submit a letter of application indicating their interest in the program.
A candidate in the certificate program may also become a candidate in the Master of Arts in Humanities, Master of Arts in American Studies, or in the Master of Education Degree program (Teaching and Curriculum) if the candidate meets criteria for admission. Students enrolled in any of these Master's Degree programs may apply as electives credits earned in the program with program approval.
PRESCRIBED COURSES
ENGLISH (ENGL)
409. Composition Theory and Practice for Teachers (3)
503. Research Methods in Composition (3)
507. English Composition Studies (3)
553. Literacy Studies (3)
EDUCATION (EDUC)
452. Teaching Writing (3)
Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.
Effective Date: Fall Semester 2003
Expiration Date: Summer Session 2008
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Blue Sheet Item #: 32-01-114
Review Date: 9/2/03