The Professional Writing Graduate Certificate is a fully online program with a flexible curriculum designed for working professionals. The program provides students with practical and theoretical tools for creating traditional and multimodal texts in professional writing environments.
Please Note: The Professional Writing Graduate Certificate may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees. See http://ucf.edu/online for more information.
International students (F or J visa) are required to enroll in a full-time course load of 9 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters. Only 3 of the 9 credit hours may be taken in a completely online format. For a detailed listing of enrollment requirements for international students, please visit http://global.ucf.edu/. If you have questions, please consult UCF Global at (407) 823-2337.
UCF is not authorized to provide online courses or instruction to students in some states. Refer to State Restrictions for current information.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
6 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- ENC5337 - Rhetorical Theory (3)
- ENC6701 - Professional Writing Studies (3)
Elective Courses
9 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 3 of the following:
- ENC5237 - Writing for the Business Professional (3)
- ENC5276 - Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing (3)
- ENC5705 - Approaches to Teaching College Composition (3)
- ENC5930 - Current Topics in Professional Writing (3)
- ENC6216 - Editing Professional Writing (3)
- ENC6217 - Technical Editing (3)
- ENC6247 - Proposal Writing (3)
- ENC6257 - Visual Technical Communication (3)
- ENC6261 - Technical Writing, Theory and Practice (3)
- ENC6292 - Project Management for Technical Writers. (3)
- ENC6296 - Interactive Design in Technical Communication (3)
- ENC6297 - Production and Publication Methods (3)
- ENC6306 - Persuasive Writing (3)
- ENC6332 - Gendered Rhetoric (3)
- ENC6333 - Contemporary Rhetoric and Composition Theory (3)
- ENC6335 - Rhetorical Traditions (3)
- ENC6338 - The Rhetorics of Public Debate (3)
- ENC6339 - Rhetorical Movements (3)
- ENC6421 - Digital Rhetorics (3)
- ENC6425 - Hypertext Theory and Design (3)
- ENC6428 - Digital Literacies (3)
- ENC6429 - Teaching Writing With Computers (3)
- ENC6945 - Community Literacy Practicum (3)
- ENC6712 - Studies in Literacy and Writing (3)
- ENC6740 - Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (3)
- ENG5009 - Methods of Bibliography and Research (3)
- LIN5137 - Linguistics (3)
- LIN5675 - English Grammar and Usage (3)
- Note: Due to their similarity, students can apply either ENC 6216 or ENC 6217 to this program of study. Students cannot use both for elective credit for this program.
Exit Survey
0 Total Credits
- Students should complete the Exit Survey at the end of their program if they would like to receive a certificate of program completion in addition to their grade audit.
Grand Total Credits: 15
Application Requirements
Application Deadlines
