The Professional Writing certificate offers students the opportunity to learn how to communicate effectively and apply their rhetoric and writing skills to a variety of professional audiences, such as business, industry, government, nonprofit, health care, and technology. Student are required to take two out of three professional writing courses at the 1000-level (ENGLI 1105 Workplace Writing, ENGLI 1110 Technical Writing, ENGLI 1115 Digital Writing), two out of three at the 2000-level (ENGLI 2105 Writing in the Professions, ENGLI 2110 Editing in the Professions, ENGLI 2115 Writing for Nonprofits), and one independent study (ENGLI 1840 Independent Study) in their graduating semester to curate their professional portfolio. This certificate requires 16 credits in the courses listed below.

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Certificate Requirements

Field of Study Code: ENGLI.CER.PROF

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Program Required Courses
Select one of the following courses:		3
ENGLI 1101	English Composition I
ENGLI 1102	English Composition II
Select two of the following courses:		6
ENGLI 1105	Workplace Writing
ENGLI 1110	Technical Writing
ENGLI 1115	Digital Writing
Select two of the following courses:		6
ENGLI 2105	Writing in the Professions
ENGLI 2110	Editing in the Professions
ENGLI 2115	Writing for Nonprofits
ENGLI 1840	Independent Study 1	1
Total Credits		16

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ENGLI 1840 Independent Study should be taken in the final semester of the program.