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 English - Secondary Education

If you can picture yourself sharing great works of literature and helping students express their thoughts through the English language, consider a major in English Secondary Education at Jamestown College. Our English Secondary Education degree program provides a comprehensive English background along with all of the requirements for secondary teacher licensure.

Jamestown College English Secondary Education Distinctions

As an English secondary education major at Jamestown College, you’ll benefit from:

  • Numerous hands-on opportunities to meet and work with educators and students in the community
  • The latest information with regard to legislation and regulations affecting the teaching profession
  • Creative opportunities to write for Jamestown College’s award winning student newspaper, The Collegian, and the College’s journal of literature and art, Plainsong
  • Small class sizes with the focus on excellence in teaching and student learning
  • Significant opportunities for international study, hands-on field experience, and co-curricular activities

Proven Success

Jamestown College education students score above the national average on the ACT test and maintain some of the top grade point averages among all students. We seek students who can face the demands and challenges of the teaching profession and are well-prepared and confident that they will make an important difference in the lives of children and young adults.

Education students are encouraged to join the Student North Dakota Education Association. Other organizations in early childhood education, reading, mathematics, and science also provide opportunities for participation.

Eligible students are invited to join Pi Lambda Theta, the international honor society and professional association in education.

Courses and Requirements outline the specific coursework for this major.

Our Academic Catalogs provide information on policies and procedures, the admissions process, programs of study, and degree requirements.

As course offerings can change from semester to semester, working with the Registrar’s office will ensure that your courses are kept on schedule so that you can graduate in four years.

David Godfrey, PhD
Professor and Department Chair
(PhD, University of Kentucky)
American Literature and Business and Professional Communication
Mark Brown, PhD
Professor
(PhD, Vanderbilt University)
Romantic and Victorian Literature, Modern Poetry, and English Literature Survey
Sean Flory, PhD
Assistant Professor
(PhD, Louisiana State University)
Shakespeare, British Survey, and other courses in British language and literature
Dorothy Holley, MA
Associate Professor
(PhD candidate, Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Writing and Composition courses, Grammar, Linguistics, and Images of Women in Literature
Larry Woiwode
Writer in Residence
(Honorary Doctor of Letters, NDSU; Honorary Doctor of Literature, Geneva College North Dakota State University and Geneva College; Poet Laureate of North Dakota)
Creative writing courses

Jamestown College
English & Theatre Arts Department
6046 College Lane
Jamestown, North Dakota 58405

Department Chair: Dr. David A. Godfrey
Email: dgodfrey@jc.edu

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