Certificate in Professional Writing
The Certificate in Professional Writing is a non-degree, graduate certificate program composed of 15 credit hours.The program is designed for working professionals and candidates in the technical, scientific, business, non-profit and writing fields. It includes specialized courses that explore the theoretical and practical concerns of the professional who writes and a supervised course that includes an internship and development of a professional portfolio of work.
Credits earned toward this certificate may apply to or be transferred into the Master of Arts in English at the program director's discretion. To be applied to MA in English, all certificate coursework must be completed within 6 years, including any transfer work.
No more than 25 percent of the required curriculum for the Certificate in Professional Writing may be transferred from a regionally accredited university or applied from previous NKU coursework.
Course requirements
The course requirements for the Certificate in Professional Writing are:
Core courses (6 hours)
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ENG 544 -- Research Methods in Professional Writing
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ENG 696 -- Internship/Portfolio Development
Electives (9 hours, select any three)
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ENG 546 -- Grant Writing
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ENG 632 -- Histories of Writing Technology
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ENG 636 -- Issues in Professional Writing
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ENG 638 -- Theories of Community Literacy
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ENG 639 -- Fieldwork in Community Literacy
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ENG 647 -- History of Rhetoric
Admission requirements
Registration for the Certificate in Professional Writing requires the following:
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Application for graduate admission to NKU
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Official transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate work
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Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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Undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
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Grade of 3.0 or above on all graduate work previously taken that may apply to the certificate