Professional and Technical Communication Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate Admissions and Process

Students must apply and be admitted into the Graduate Certificate to be eligible to receive a Graduate Certificate. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Graduate Certificate Director prior to applying. 

Applicants must meet the following admission requirements:

1. University Admission Requirements, including English Proficiency    
2. Graduate Certificate Admission Requirements    
3. ​​Application Process 

Curriculum Requirements (15 Credit Hours)

• Complete the following (6 Credit Hours):

   

• ENC 6261 Professional and Technical Communication Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 6245 Teaching Professional and Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3

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  And select elective courses from the following (9 Credit Hours):

   

• ENC 6333 Contemporary Rhetorics Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 6336 Studies in the History of Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 6421 Studies in Rhetoric and Technology Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 6700 Studies in Composition Theory Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 6720 Studies in Composition Research Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 6740 Theory and Development of Writing Programs Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 6946 Professional Internship Credit Hours: 3
• LIT 6934 Selected Topics in English Studies Credit Hours: 1-6 * + (3 Credits for this program)

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  *With approval from the Graduate Certificate Director. 

  +May be repeated twice when the content is different with approval from the Graduate Certificate Director. 

   

  With approval from the Graduate Certificate Director, students may choose up to three (3) elective credits from the Department of English beyond what is listed here to count towards the Certificate.

Graduate Certificate Time Limit

Five (5) Years.

Graduate Certificate Completion

For procedures to confirm completion of the Graduate Certificate, please refer to the website.