In order to be accepted to an undergraduate certificate program, a student must have completed 56 semester units of undergraduate course work with a 2.0 (C) grade point average. A maximum of 6 Technical and Professional Writing advisor-approved transfer units is allowed toward the certificate.
Before completing the certificate, students must demonstrate appropriate writing competency by successful completion of the required 18 units of upper-division, writing-intensive Technical and Professional Writing course work.
Technical and Professional Writing Certificate – 24 units
Core Courses (12 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 400GW | Fundamentals of Professional Writing and Rhetoric - GWAR | 3 |
| ENG 540 | Professional Editing | 3 |
| ENG 545 | Visual Rhetoric and Document Design | 3 |
| ENG 695 | Internship in Professional Writing and Rhetoric | 3 |
Skills Electives (12 units)
Chosen from skills electives courses described under the B.A. program, including a minimum of 6 Technical and Professional Writing units - see an advisor.
Note: All units applied to the Technical and Professional Writing certificate must be earned with a grade of C or better.