Program Requirements

Organizational and Professional Communication Certificate (undergraduate)

Total credits required: 15

Core Courses (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 (on the A/F grading basis) and completed with a grade of C- or better.

Elective Courses (choose any 3 courses for a total of 9 credits)
Writ 3257 Scientific and Technical Presentations (3 cr.)
Writ 3401 Internet Communication: Tools and Issues (3 cr.)
Writ 3562W Technical and Professional Writing (4 cr.)
Writ 3671 Visual Rhetoric (3 cr.)
Writ 3672 Project Design and Development (3 cr.)
Writ 4561 Editing and Style for Technical Communicators (3 cr.)
Writ4573 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 3422 Interviewing and Communication (3 cr.)
Comm 3441 Introduction to Organizational 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 Undergraduate 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 credits to earn your certificate, (these credits do not include prerequisite work).

To be awarded a certificate, you must submit a completed Application for Undergraduate Degree form online. NOTE: The words Degree and Certificate are used interchangeably on the form . It is important for you to check the deadlines if you want to graduate in a specific term.

All courses in the certificate must be completed with a grade of C- 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 gpa for all certificate courses must be a 2.00 or better.

You must complete the certificate within four years of your admission date.