Writing for Non-Profits, Certificate
Program Description
The Writing for Non-Profits Certificate is a fully online program available to students in all majors and disciplines who wish to develop or enhance their skills to obtain employment in hospital research and development departments, corporate writing departments, military installations, and non-profit agencies. Students completing this program will develop a portfolio, suitable for presentation to an employer, that will demonstrate the ability to adjust to real world expectations and engage a setting that is less controlled and less predictable than the classroom.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this certificate, students will:
- Demonstrate competence with the kinds of writing most commonly used in nonprofit agencies.
- Acquire experience working in conjunction with leaders/administrators of nonprofit agencies.
- Create a portfolio of professional work to present to their employers and to prospective employers.1
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Every semester, each student will store his/her projects in an e-portfolio. With each additional course, each student will continue to build the e-portfolio.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ENGL 3301 | Technical and Professional Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3378 | Document Design and Publishing | 3 |
| ENGL 3379 | Writing for the Web | 3 |
| ENGL 4123 | Nonprofit Writing Project | 1 |
| ENGL 4321 | Grants and Proposals | 3 |
| ENGL 4322 | Writing in the Nonprofit Agencies | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Course Sequencing
Certificate Coordinator: Dr. Christopher Andrews
Students should take the courses in the following sequence to complete in the most timely manner:
If completing the certificate in one year.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ENGL 3301 | Technical and Professional Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3379 | Writing for the Web | 3 |
| ENGL 4322 | Writing in the Nonprofit Agencies | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 3378 | Document Design and Publishing | 3 |
| ENGL 4321 | Grants and Proposals | 3 |
| ENGL 4123 | Nonprofit Writing Project (to be taken in the semester the student completes the program) | 1 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
If completing the certificate in two years.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ENGL 3301 | Technical and Professional Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3379 | Writing for the Web | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 3378 | Document Design and Publishing | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENGL 4322 | Writing in the Nonprofit Agencies | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 4321 | Grants and Proposals | 3 |
| ENGL 4123 | Nonprofit Writing Project (to be taken in the semester the student completes the program) | 1 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 16 | |