Program Requirements

Organizational and Professional Communication Certificate (graduate level)
Total credits required: 15-16 (not including prerequisites)

Core Requirements (6 to 7 credits)
Comm 5441 Communication in Human Organizations (3 cr.) or
Writ 4165 Managerial and Organizational Communication, Planning, and Change (3 cr.)
Comm 5411 Small Group Communications Research (3 cr.) or
Writ 4662W Emerging Technologies in Scientific and Technical Communication (4 cr.)

Core courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Elective Courses (choose any 3 courses for a total of 9 credits)

Wri t4561 Editing and Style for Technical Communicators (3 cr.)
Writ 4573 Writing Proposals and Grant Management (3 cr.)
Writ 5111 Information Design: Theory and Practice I (3 cr.)
Writ 5112 Information Design: Theory and Practice II (3 cr.)
Writ 4258 Information-Gathering Techniques in Scientific and Technical Communication (3 cr.)
Writ 4562 Theory and Practice in International Business Communication (3 cr.)
Comm 5402 Advanced Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)
Comm 5451W Intercultural Communication Processes (3 cr.)

Planning Your Program of Study

The Planning Chart may be downloaded and used as a guide in planning your schedule of course work. Please note that certificates are to be completed within four years of your admission date.

Course descriptions and the semesters in which they are offered are in the Graduate Catalog.

Course guide provides more detailed information on courses offered this current semester.

Class schedule provides information on current terms for help in course planning and registration.

Completion Requirements
You must complete 15 to 16 credits to earn your certificate (these credits do not include prerequisite work). To be awarded a certificate, you must submit a completed Certificate Completion Form to the College of Continuing Education.

Courses in the certificate must be completed with a grade of B- or better. Core courses must be taken for a letter grade (on the A/F grading basis). Elective courses may be taken on the A/F grading basis or the S/N grading basis. The cumulative g.p.a. for all certificate courses must be a 2.80 or better.