Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English Language Learners
Looking to complete a graduate certificate rather than a degree? If so, you may register for courses as a non-degree seeking student. It is a great way to get started on the path to advance your career! All 12 credit hours earned for the Certificate in Teaching English Language Learners may be applied to the English Studies MA.
Graduate Certificate in Teaching College Level Language and Literacy
The Certificate in Teaching College-Level Language and Literacy fulfills the needs of educators seeking to broaden their skills in teaching writing, language and literacy at a variety of levels and in a variety of contexts. Completion of this certificate will qualify you to teach at the college level. This certificate can be completed fully online, fully on campus, or a combination of the two.
Graduate Certificate in Teaching College Level Literature and Film
The Graduate Certificate in Teaching College-level Literature and Film fulfills the increasing needs of educators seeking to deepen and to broaden their content specialization.
Undergraduate Certificates
Undergraduate Certificate in Teaching English Language Learners (CTELL)
The Certificate in Teaching English Language Learners (CTELL) is designed to help you gain the skills necessary to teach English Language Learners at a variety of levels. It is built to serve those who want to teach in multilingual public and private schools in America as well as those who plan to teach English overseas. This certificate also serves the needs of international students wanting to teach English in their home country or other countries.
Undergraduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Writing (TPW)
The certificate in Technical and Professional Writing (TPW) offers students the opportunity to focus and sharpen their expertise in workplace and technical communication.
Undergraduate Certificate in Proposal and Grant Writing (PGW)
The TPW certificate prepares students to become innovative, collaborative, and technically proficient writers who can work across a range of fields, including business, health, nonprofits, technology, science, publishing, environment, and law.
Undergraduate Certificate in Writing and Editing with AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is upending how we write and communicate–in our workplaces, at school, creatively, and interpersonally. Writing professionals across many fields are increasingly expected to know how to use AI in a rapidly changing environment. By completing this certificate, students develop the capacity to question what this influx of AI writing tools means for us as writers, readers, and humans, and they gain the foundational skills needed to write and edit alongside AI.
Undergraduate Certificate in Creative Nonfiction
The Creative Nonfiction Certificate teaches students the research and writing skills that are essential for crafting literary accounts of real life. From personal narratives to biographical stories, creative nonfiction writing must be grounded in the facts and use them to fashion compelling protagonists, poetic images, and narrative arcs that heighten readers’ engagement with the subject matter. Courses in the Certificate provide a broad-minded survey of different forms across the genre, as well as opportunities to deepen one’s skills in a desired area.