Career
Opportunities
for English Majors: Education
There are really only
three things that you need to know if you want to be a teacher of English at
the middle or high school level.
1.
Students can apply to the Integrated Bachelor's/Master's (IB/M)
program by January 15 of their sophomore year (students must have 54 credits by
the end of their sophomore year) or to the Teacher Certification Program for
College Graduates (TCPCG) after having completed an undergraduate degree in
English (students apply by December 1 of senior year). Students who plan to
apply in their sophomore year complete the University's General Education
requirements and get started on 2000-level or above English courses during
their freshman and sophomore years. Students planning to apply after completing
their undergraduate degree in English, follow all requirements for the English
major (also take HIST 1501 (131) OR HIST 1502 (132).
2.
Students can get a detailed description of the IB/M program
leading to certification in English, including prerequisites and requirements
online: www.education.uconn.edu/students/advising/.
TCPCG information is also online: www.education.uconn.edu/departments/teachered/TCPCG.cfm.
3.
All students contemplating application to the Neag School of
Education should see the English Education faculty advisor, Wendy Glenn (wendy.glenn@uconn.edu), or academic
advisor, Ann Traynor (ann.traynor@uconn.edu),
early in their academic careers. This admonition applies to both those applying
as undergraduates and those applying as post-baccalaureates. They can advise
students on which English courses to take.
Faculty in
the School of Education invite you to stop by to discuss the nature of the
Integrated Bachelor's/Master's Program.
We are extremely proud of the students in our program and the teachers
they become. We would welcome the
opportunity to tell you more about the interesting and exciting work that is
going on in the
Updated
4/8/08