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Copyediting II

WCWP-40237

In Copyediting II you will practice judicious and defensible editing so you can master how to thrive as a copyeditor (or copy editor) in the modern-day workplace. This class will acquaint you with a medium edit, one of the three levels of copyediting covered in the program, and prepare you for Copyediting III. It will give you a solid grounding in fostering healthy author-editor relationships, recognizing bias in language, mastering common editorial practices, and addressing subjective writing errors.

Copyediting II is focused not only on acquainting you with the purpose of a medium edit, but also conducting a medium edit. You will study parallelism and sentence structure, learn to use style guides such as The Chicago Manual of Style, and address editing for concision.

This course will also introduce you to the professional art of querying so you can practice communicating with the author through sensitive and appropriate copyediting inquiries. It will provide you with opportunities to practice maintaining the author’s voice and meaning, while correcting subjective errors that result in convoluted writing.

Furthermore, you will explore copyediting as a business venture, as well as how to freelance copyedit— and best practices associated with both. Finally, you’ll learn why the human element is important in the copyediting process, and how to use AI responsibly.

Copyediting I is a prerequisite for this ten-week online course.
 

What You Will Learn:

  • Gain additional practice with style sheets and electronic editing.
  • Delve deeper into The Chicago Manual of Style, editing for standardized content style.
  • Explore varying editorial best practices.
  • Perform a medium edit—revising and improving those language elements identified in class.
  • Find answers to usage questions in The Chicago Manual of Style.
  • Use professional queries to provide feedback to authors.
  • Nominalizations and tackling wordiness.
  • Apply bias-free language usage.
  • Demonstrate the essentials of web editing.
  • Learn how to use AI responsibly.

Quarters Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall | 10 weeks | Online
Prerequisite: Grammar Lab (WCWP-40234) & Copyediting I (WCWP-40236). You may enroll in a future section of Copyediting II while currently taking Copyediting I. Passing grades of prerequisites will be verified before the quarter begins.
Requirements: Microsoft Word 2016/Office 365 (PC or Mac) or higher required. Access to a printer and scanner or scanning app required.
Next class: To continue progress in the Copyediting Certificate, the next class is Copyediting III.
Note: Fulfills 3 units toward requirements for the Copyediting Certificate. This online course is not self-paced. There are assignments and readings with weekly due dates. Please purchase textbooks before class begins.

Course Information

Online
3.00 units
$705.00

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Section ID:

192592

Class type:

Online Asynchronous.

This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

Textbooks:

The Copyeditor's Handbook 4th
by Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520286726

The Copyeditor's Workbook 1st
by Amy Buky, Marilyn Schwartz, Amy Einsohn
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520294356

The Chicago Manual of Style (ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY, DO NOT USE PRINTED BOOK) Edition: 18th
ISBN / ASIN: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 10/3/25
  • 1st no meeting date: 11/11/2025
  • Prerequisite required

Note:

This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to this class on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.<br><b>Prerequisites for this section are Copyediting I (WCWP-40236).<br><b>NO CLASS 11/11 OR THE WEEK OF 11/24-28

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Instructor: Carol Reynolds-Srot

Carol Reynolds-Srot

A self-proclaimed wordsmith, Carol Reynolds-Srot is a seasoned professional journalist who has spent most of her career in the newspaper industry. She honed her proven ability as an eagle-eyed editor, proficient writer, accomplished page designer, and organized and productive manager at the Detroit Free Press, Long Island Newsday, the South Florida Sun Sentinel, and the Miami Herald. 

 In transitioning from newspapers to academia, Reynolds-Srot spent four years as a full-time freelancer. She worked for more than a decade in education—first as the associate editor at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in South Florida and then as the university editor for the University of Miami. She currently teaches copyediting and writing to college students as an adjunct professor and is a freelance editor. 

 A longtime member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the Asian American Journalists Association, Reynolds-Srot has held several leadership positions in both groups. She received her B.A. in Journalism from Long Island University and her M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media from NSU.

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Section ID:

192593

Class type:

Online Asynchronous.

This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

Textbooks:

The Copyeditor's Handbook 4th
by Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520286726

The Copyeditor's Workbook 1st
by Amy Buky, Marilyn Schwartz, Amy Einsohn
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520294356

The Chicago Manual of Style (ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY, DO NOT USE PRINTED BOOK) Edition: 18th
ISBN / ASIN: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 10/3/25
  • 1st no meeting date: 11/11/2025
  • Prerequisite required

Note:

This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to this class on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.<br><b>Prerequisites for this section are Copyediting I (WCWP-40236).<br><b>NO CLASS 11/11 OR THE WEEK OF 11/24-28

Schedule:

No information available at this time.
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Instructor: Andrea Ordonez

Andrea Ordonez

Andrea Ordonez is an award-winning editor currently based in Fort Worth, Texas. A Dow Jones News Fund alumna, she currently works as a copy editor and web producer at Texas Monthly. Andrea was the deputy copy chief of BuzzFeed Inc. and an assistant editor at Newsday in New York. She is a member of ACES: The Society for Editing's diversity, equity, and inclusion committee, and the Asian American Journalists Association's programming committee. At UCSD Extended Studies, she teaches Copyediting I and II in the Copyediting Certificate Program.
 

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