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2009-2010 University Catalog
Professional Writing and Rhetoric Graduate Certificate
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Banner Code: LA-CERG- PWR
This certificate provides graduate students with course work in nonfiction writing in specific genres, current writing practices and theories of writing in organizational settings, research methods in professional writing, and nonfiction literature.
This program of study is offered by the Department of English .
For policies governing all certificates, see the Academic Policies chapter of the catalog. |
Application Requirements
Applicants must submit an analytical writing sample of at least 1,000 words, a goals statement, two letters of recommendation, and a portfolio of writing or editing. Applicants must be currently admitted to a graduate degree program or approved for enrollment as nondegree students. Because only 6 credits earned as a nondegree student may be applied to the certificate, students who initially take courses as nondegree should apply for admission before completing 6 credits of course work. Completion of course work is not in itself a guarantee of admission to the certificate program.
The certificate may be pursued concurrently with any of several degree programs in English and elsewhere. Part of the course work toward the certificate may be applied to those degrees. Certificate Requirements
Students pursuing this certificate must complete 18 credits of English graduate courses, with a minimum grade of 3.00 in each course. One core course (3 credits):
One course (3 credits) in research methods:
Two courses (6 credits) in professional writing and rhetoric chosen from:
One course (3 credits) in nonfiction writing chosen from:
One elective course (3 credits)
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