CERTIFICATE IN WRITING, OFFERED ONLINE & ON-CAMPUS
CURRICULUM HERE INCLUDES COURSE REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO FALL 2023

The ONLINE Certificate in Writing requires a student to successfully complete a minimum of 22 s.h. and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all course work.

Required Introductory Course:
WRIT:1500 Writing Commons: A Community of Writers

Three of the following:
WRIT:1003/LING 1003 English Grammar
WRIT:3742/CLSA:3742 Word Power: Building English Vocabulary
WRIT:4745/CW:4745 The Sentence: Strategies for Writing
WRIT:4760/CW:4760 The Art of Revision: Writing for Clarity

Focused Electives (9 s.h.) - must include courses from at least two of the categories:
Writing for the Professions:
BUS:3000 Business Communication and Protocol
COMM:1816 Business and Professional Communication
EALL:4130 Introduction to Grant Writing
WRIT:3005 Professional and Creative Business Communication

Writing and the Literary Arts:
CNW:1620 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
CW:2100 Creative Writing
CW:2870 Fiction Writing
CW:2875 Poetry Writing
CW:3870 Advanced Fiction Writing
CW:3875 Advanced Poetry Writing
CW:4897 Novel Writing
THTR:2301 Playwriting I

Writing and the Media    
CINE:1200 Screenwriting Fundamentals

Required Capstone must include at least 1 s.h. from one of the options:
WRIT:3900 Writing: Undergraduate Internship
WRIT:4000 Writing: Independent Project
WRIT:4001 Guided Capstone Project