The Certificate in the Teaching of Composition is designed to provide theoretical and pedagogical preparation for students who plan to teach writing and/or reading in post-secondary classrooms.
Program (12 Units)
ENG 700 Introduction to Composition Theory
ENG 704 Pedagogical Grammar for Composition
ENG 709 Seminar in Teaching Integrated Reading and Writing
ENG 710 Course Design in Composition and Post-Secondary Reading
September 2025
College of Liberal and Creative Arts
1600 Holloway Ave,
SAN FRANCISCO,
California,
94132, United States
Applicants educated outside of the United States must have earned a degree or diploma that SF State considers to be the equivalent of a 4-year U.S. bachelor鈥檚 degree from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants who hold a Bologna degree comprised of 180 ECTS may be eligible for admission following comprehensive evaluation of documents.
Students taking the Pierson Test of English (PTE) must post a minimum score of 65. TOEFL - minimum score of 550 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 80 on the internet-based test iBT; International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as an alternative must obtain a score of 7.0 overall band score.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
