The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing in High School/Middle School is available only to those already certified as middle school or hiOtherder:
You can start the program any semester. See the certificate admissions page or contact Dr. Christopher De Santis, Director of Graduate Studies in English, for registration information.
With few exceptions, all students in these classes already hold teacher certification in a middle or secondary subject. Most are full time high school or middle school teachers and share a high level of investment in the courses.
We know high school and middle school teachers have especially full schedules. These courses will always be offered on weekends or weekday evenings to facilitate teachers’ busy weekday schedules. Weekend courses are usually offered in six-hour blocks every other Saturday during the semester.
The six certificate courses are typically offered in a three year rotation (with the exception of 409.6, "The Writing Project" which is offered each summer). Should you start work on the certificate and have to miss one of the courses, you can, with permission of the Graduate Coordinator, substitute an appropriate graduate level composition or rhetoric class.
Teachers of these courses are members of the ISU English Department faculty who have substantial experience as full-time middle or secondary educators or very substantial experience working with teachers in middle and secondary schools.
In addition to 18 hours of coursework, you complete the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing in High School/Middle School by doing the following:
For more information about the certificate, contact Dr. Christopher De Santis, Director of Graduate Studies in English.
For information on the specifics of the certificate courses, contact Dr. Robert Broad, Dr. James Kalmbach, or Dr. Janice Neuleib, .
For information about graduate certificates at ISU, go to
