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{Home > Graduate > Technical Communication Certificate : Degree Requirements }

Degree Requirements

• Admission
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• Transferring Credits to the M.S.

The certificate consists of 15 graduate credits drawn from the writing studies department.

Required: (12 credits)

• WRIT 5001 Introduction to Graduate Studies in Scientific & Technical Communication (3 cr.) (currently delivered online)
• WRIT 5561 Editing and Style for Technical Communicators (3 cr.) (currently delivered online)
• WRIT 5111 Information Design I (3 cr.) (currently delivered online)
  OR
  WRIT 5112 Information Design II (3 cr.) (currently delivered as blended – a combination of traditional class meetings and online classes)
• WRIT 5671 Visual Display of Technical Information (3 cr.) (currently delivered in a traditional classroom)

Plus, select one of the following courses: (3 cr.)

• WRIT 4501 Usability and Human Factors in Technical Communication (3 cr.) (currently delivered in a traditional classroom)
• WRIT 5511 Research in Scientific and Technical Communication (3 cr.) (currently delivered in a traditional classroom)

Note that none of the courses require prerequisite courses.  All courses are offered once a year, except for WRIT 5561 Editing and Style for Technical Communicators, which is usually offered online in the spring and summer semesters.

This program is designed with the working professional in mind. Academic advisors will work with you to help you complete the certificate. You may transfer all 15 credits of your certificate course work into the master of science in scientific and technical communication. (After being admitted to the M.S. program.)

This program has been reviewed by the Office of Student Finance and has been determined to meet the standard for federal financial assistance.

Completion

Each student will need to file an approved certificate program plan indicating the courses that will be taken. Completion of the certificate program requires completion of the indicated courses, with the core courses requiring a grade of B or better and with an overall GPA in certificate course work of 2.80 or better. No capstone course or final exam will be necessary for students to complete this certificate program.