The Professional Writing Certificate is a non-degree, graduate certificate program composed of 18 credit hours, including a course that provides an overview of the field, specialized courses designed to explore both theoretical and practical concerns of the professional who writes, and, optionally, a supervised course that includes an internship and development of a professional portfolio of work. The Professional Writing Certificate is appropriate for the working professional and for candidates in the technical, scientific, business, non-profit, and grant writing fields.<br><br>Credits earned toward the Professional Writing Certificate may apply to the Master of Arts in English (MAE) at the graduate program director's discretion. If certificate coursework is applied to the MAE program, this certificate coursework can be no more than six years old at the time of graduation from the MAE program. Candidates must complete all coursework for the certificate program within six years, including any transfer work.