This certificate program has three primary outcomes:
- Students will understand the structure of the English language.
- Students will understand the centrality of reading and writing to the development of identity.
- Students will understand and be able to communicate the relationship among reading, writing, and language structures.
The undergraduate certificate consists of three courses:
Creative Writing (1 course unit)
Select one course:
- CWR 206: Creative Writing
- CWR/LIT 301: Writing Communities
Literature (1 course unit)
Select one course:
- LIT course at 100, 200, 300 levels
- A 400-level major author course offerings (LIT 421, 422, 427, 428)
Linguistics (1 course unit)
Select one course:
- LNG 201: Introduction to the English Language
- LNG 202: Structure and History of the English Language
- LNG 311: Understanding English Grammar