This is a graduate certificate in Composition and Rhetoric which will enable qualified secondary school English teachers to teach credit-bearing college composition courses in their high schools. As mandated by the state of Ohio, the certificate requires 18 graduate credit hours within the discipline (six courses) for completion. The certificate is designed to be completed within two years.
Program Requirements
Core: 6 Hours
ENG 7120 - Rhetoric Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 7200 - Teaching College Composition I Credit Hour(s): 3
(summer intensive only)
1 Course from each variable title course number: 12 Hours
ENG 7410 - Seminar in Composition Pedagogy Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 7420 - Seminar: Writing Practices Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 7430 - Seminar: Composition Theories Credit Hour(s): 3
1 approved elective in Composition and Rhetoric or TESOL (must be a 6000 or 7000-level ENG course) Credit Hour(s): 3
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
September 2025
College of Health, Education and Human Services
415 Allyn Hall,
DAYTON,
Ohio,
45435, United States
Secondary English teachers who wish to pursue the teaching certificate must submit to the Graduate school the following:
Proof of current Ohio Teachers License in Secondary Education Language Arts
Proof of current employment as a teacher
Application for graduate certificate status
Proof of master’s degree in any field
The Graduate School will review the applications. If the application meets the Graduate School’s minimum requirements, the Graduate Director in the Department of English Language and Literatures will review the applications for approval.
If the applicant’s native language is not English, a minimum score of 79/120 (IBT) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required or a band 6 through the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), 57 or higher on the Pearson PTE.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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