Occupational Endorsement Certificate in Professional Writing

The Occupational Endorsement Certificate (OEC) in Professional Writing provides students focused training in writing, offering skills in multiple genres and styles of written communication used in the workplace.

Admission Requirements

Graduation Requirements

WRTG A111Writing Across Contexts3
Complete 3 credits from the following:3
Writing and the Humanities
Writing and the Professions
Writing and the Sciences
Arguing Across Contexts
Complete 6 credits from the following:6
Writing in Public Life
Technical Writing and Design
Professional Writing
Public Science Writing
Introduction to Grant Writing
Selected Topics in Writing
Internship in Community or Professional Writing
Complete 6 credits from the following:6
Research Writing
Literacy, Rhetoric and Social Practice
Internship in Professional Writing
Web Design
Principles of Strategic Communications
Planning and Writing for Strategic Communications
Professional Ethics
Total18

A minimum of 18 credits is required for the degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with an Occupational Endorsement Certificate in Professional Writing will be able to:

  • Construct texts that are responsive to audience, purpose, genre, and voice
  • Engage in written discourse in diverse communities
  • Revise texts based on evidence and style