Writing Certificate

Description
The writing concentration is a declaration from ASU that a student has completed 19 credit hours of advanced writing instruction. It certifies that the student has had the training to be a successful writer in his or her chosen profession.

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 19 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
• A minimum 6 upper division hours must be taken in courses offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
• Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) in all Core Writing, Internship and Portfolio, and Writing Design courses required.
• Pass/Fail courses cannot be used for credit towards the concentration.
• * Prerequisites: Must have a Cumulative GPA of 2.50 or greater.
• Student must apply for admission to program, please see an English advisor for details.
• Application to the program requires a minimum GPA of 3.00 in ENG 101 and 102, 105, or 107 and 108. Students must also have completed at least 30 hours of course work and must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00. Please contact the English department for more information.
• ****Students are required to meet with an English advisor before this concentration is added to their academic plan and DARS. Take this check sheet to the office listed above and return a signed copy to your BIS advisor.****

Core 9 hours

ENG 216 OR ENG 301 Writing for the Professions, L (3)

ENG 372 Document Production, L (3)

ENG 412 Creative Nonfiction (3) (Prerequisites: ENG 310, 388 or 411 with C or better)

ENG 472 Rhetorical Studies, L (3) (Prerequisites: Must have 56 or more earned hours)

Internship/ Portfolio 4 hours (see an English advisor for details)

ENG 484 Internship: Writing Certificate

ENG 498 Pro-Seminar: Writing Certificate Portfolio

Writing/Design 3 hours

ENG 215 Strategies of Academic Writing, L (3)

ENG 216 Persuasive Writing on Public Issues, L (3)

ENG 217 Writing Reflective Essays, L (3)

ENG 218 Writing about Literature, L or HU (3)

ENG 310 Intermediate Creative Writing (3) (Prerequisites: ENG 210 with C or better)

OR ENG 387 Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop in Poetry (3) (Prerequisites: ENG 287 (210: Poetry) with C or better; Credit is allowed for only ENG 310 (Intermediate Poetry) or ENG 387)

OR ENG 388 Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction (3) (Prerequisites: ENG 288 (210: Fiction) with C or better; Credit is allowed for only ENG 310 (Intermediate Fiction) or ENG 388)

ENG 311 Persuasive Writing, L (3) 

ENG 374 Technical Editing (3)

ENG 391 Writing in Context (3)

ENG 411 Advanced Creative Writing (3)

OR ENG 487 Advanced Creative Writing Workshop in Poetry (3) (Prerequisites: ENG 387 (310: Poetry) with C or better; Credit is allowed for only ENG 411 (Poetry) or 487)

OR ENG 488 Advanced Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction (3) (Prerequisites: ENG 388 (310: Fiction) with C or better; Credit is allowed for only ENG 411 (Fiction) or 488)

ENG 412 Creative Nonfiction (3) (Prerequisites: ENG 310, 388 or 411 with C or better)

ENG 474 Review Writing (3) (Prerequisites: Must have 56 or more earned hours)

ENG 475 Popular Periodical Writing (3) (Prerequisites: Must have 56 or more earned hours)

MCO 418 History of Mass Communication, SB & H (3)

MCO 430 International Mass Communication, G (3)

MCO 450 Visual Communication, HU (3)

MCO 456 Political Communication, SB (3)

TWC 301 General Principles of Multimedia Writing, L (3)

TWC 347 Written Communication for Managers, L (3)

TWC 403 Writing for Professional Publication (3)

TWC 421 Principles of Writing with Technology, L (3)

TWC 431 Principles of Technical Editing, L (3)

TWC 443 Proposal Writing (3)

TWC 444 Manual and Instructional Writing (3)

TWC 445 Computer Documentation (3)

TWC 446 Technical and Scientific Reports, L (3)

TWC 451 Copyright and Intellectual Property in the Electronic Age (3)

TWC 452 Information in the Digital Age (3)

TWC 453 Information and Communications Technology in American History (3)

Students are required to meet with an English advisor before this concentration is added to their academic plan and DARS. Take this check sheet to the office listed above and return a signed copy to your Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) advisor.

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Student Name (please print) / ASU ID#

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 Writing Certificate Advisor Signature / Date