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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalogue

Professional Writing Certificate


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Skill with written communication is crucial to career advancement in business, technology fields, the sciences, and other professional environments. A graduate in any discipline who is credentialed as a professional writer has greatly increased employability. The Certificate in Professional Writing advances writing skills by providing foundational education in rhetoric, design, and editing, and offering courses in areas including:

  • Business Writing
  • Digital Writing
  • Science Writing
  • Multimedia Writing
  • Journalism
  • Technical Writing

The Certificate in Professional Writing is a separate credential that does not replace your major or minor. Any UNCW undergraduate may earn the certificate by completing 21 hours of coursework, including a writing internship (which requires a 3.0 major GPA). Your transcript will list the certificate along with other degrees earned.

Requirements for Certification in Professional Writing:


3 hours from:


Total: 21 hours


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