Professional and Technical Writing, Certificate

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Available fully online, the certificate in Professional and Technical Writing offers students an additional employment qualification for careers in the sciences, technical industries, the military, and other professional environments requiring keen communication skills. Students become adept at analyzing audiences to anticipate their needs and fulfilling those needs with common workplace genres such as proposals, reports, presentations, memos, instructions, and more.

Additionally, students learn to produce effective, convincing documents in both print and digital formats and expand their ability to edit others’ writing.

Requirements for Certificate - 12 Hours, 2.0 G.P.A.

EN204 - Writing for Online Environments Credits: 3
EN207 - Professional and Technical Editing Credits: 3
EN306A - Scientific and Technical Writing Credits: 3 *
EN306B - Business Communications Credits: 3 *
^{Note: *EN306A and EN306B require EN105 and EN106 as prerequisites.}

Graduation Requirements

Park University confers Undergraduate Certificates at selected locations when a candidate has satisfied the following conditions:

Completion of residency requirement, at least 50% of the coursework completed at Park
Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0* (for courses in the certificate)
Meet all requirements of the specific program as outlined in this catalog
Submission of an Application of Graduation

*Individual departments may establish additional (or higher) requirements (refer to the Programs by Degree Type section of the catalog for program-specific requirements).